Kanni Theevu Explained

Kanni Theevu should not be confused with Kannitheevu.

Director:	T. R. Ramanna
Screenplay:	Kanagashunmugam
Starring:	Jaishankar Radhika
Cinematography:	J. G. Vijayam Jothi
Editing:	V. Rajagopal
Music:	Ilaiyaraaja
Studio:	Sri Ayvar Arts Films
Runtime:	111 minutes
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

Kanni Theevu is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film, directed by T. R. Ramanna and produced by Sri Ayvar Arts films. The film stars Jaishankar, Radhika, C. L. Anandan, Seema. It was released on 10 April 1981.^[1]

Soundtrack

The songs were written by Panchu Arunachalam and music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[2]

!Title!Singer(s)!Duration

"Hey Onna Rendaa"	Malaysia Vasudevan, Saibaba, S. P. Sailaja	4:32
"Ithu Oru Pudhu Vitha"	S. Janaki	4:23
"Kandane Kandane Kaatil"	Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja	4:22
"Ponnana Neram Raja"	S. Janaki	4:05

Reception

Nalini Sastry of Kalki called the film an unhealthy child with a mixture of Vitthalacharya style and Hollywood science fiction.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kanni Theevu (1981) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211116053458/https://screen4screen.com/movies/kanni-theevu . 16 November 2021 . 16 November 2021 . Screen 4 Screen.
2. Web site: Kannitheevu . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211116053500/https://avdigital.in/products/kannitheevu . 16 November 2021 . 16 November 2021 . AVDigital.
3. சாஸ்திரி . நளினி . 7 June 1981 . கன்னித்தீவு . live . https://archive.today/20230407142404/https://archive.org/details/kalki1981-06-07/page/n61/mode/2up . 7 April 2023 . 7 April 2023 . . 61 . ta . Internet Archive.