Gnana Kirukkan (transl. Wise Fool) is a 2014 Indian Tamil language drama film written, produced and directed by Ilayadevan.[1] It was produced by Ilayadevan under the banner Thangammal Movie Makers[2] starring Jega, making his debut in Tamil cinema,[3] and Archana Kavi.[4] The movie is loosely based on the real-life story of a man Ganesan who is still alive in his native town.[5] The film was edited by Raja Mohammad and the song and background music score composed by Taj Noor.[6][7][8]

Gnana Kirukkan
Film poster
Directed byIlayadevan
Written byIlayadevan
Produced byIlayadevan
StarringJega
Archana Kavi
Daniel Balaji
Thambi Ramaiah
Senthi Kumari
CinematographyS. Selva Kumar
Edited byRaja Mohammad
Music byTaj Noor
Production
company
Thangammal Movie Makers
Distributed byThangammal Movie Makers
Release date
  • 14 November 2014 (2014-11-14)
Running time
148 min
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Veera Perumal (Jega) was born to Ganesh (Daniel Balaji) and Thangammal (Senthi Kumari). At the time of the birth of the newborn baby, Ganesh turns retard and tries to kill the newborn but fails. Veera grows into a teenager and decides to leave the village and head to Trichy in search of a job and a better life. He finds a job as washing dishes in a hotel. Due to his hard work and loyalty, the owner promotes him as a roomboy in a lodge. Veera starts to save every penny so that he may return to his hometown to his family with many gifts. Due to unfortunate circumstances, he gets fired from his job and decides to travel to Chennai to find work. He meets Sumathi (Archana Kavi), an innocent but mistreated girl. Veera decides to help Sumathi and gains a liking for her. The movie revolves around how he helps her and tries to become her better half and a better person despite having been born of bad circumstances.

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Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by Taj Noor.

Gnana Kirukkan
Soundtrack album by
Released2014
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length28:41
LanguageTamil
ProducerTaj Noor
Taj Noor chronology
Eththan
(2011)
Gnana Kirukkan
(2014)
Katham Katham
(2015)
Tracklist
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Madura Marikkozhundhe"Haricharan, Saindhavi5:11
2."Munnoru Naall"Shweta Mohan5:22
3."Otha Usura Kondu"Veera Shankar, Jaya Murasu4:48
4."Yaarai Nambi"Madhu Balakrishnan4:13
5."Sadha Sadha Shiva"Mukesh Mohamed3:54
6."Kanneera Edapooda"Nivas, Pooja5:13
Total length:28:41

References

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  1. ^ "Losing Fizz Halfway Through".
  2. ^ Kumar, Ashok (5 October 2013). "Audio Beat: Gnana Kirukkan - Tunes to match the tale". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Daniel Balaji is back with Gnana kirukkan - Tamil Movies Portal (TamilWire.net)". TamilWire. 28 September 2013.
  4. ^ Kurian, Shiba (18 October 2013). "Archana Kavi to play a village belle in Gnana Kirukan". The Times of India. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. ^ S, Venkadesan. "Living up to his role". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 June 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  6. ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (14 November 2014). "Gnanakirukkan: Sad lives, in a sad excuse for a movie". The Hindu.
  7. ^ "ஞான கிறுக்கன்". 14 November 2014.
  8. ^ https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/877/Gnana%20Kirukkan/
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