Kai (transl. Hand) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic action drama film directed by Vinod Raghavaa and starring newcomer Vijith, Joshna Fernando and Charan Raj while Bose Venkat plays the titular role. The film was released to negative reviews and was a box office failure.[1]
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| Directed by | Vinod Raghavaa |
| Screenplay by | Vinod Raghavaa |
| Story by | Vinod Raghavaa |
| Produced by | Kovur Ravi |
| Dialogue by | S. Anand |
| Starring | Vijjith Shivashanmugam Joshna Fernando Charan Raj Bose Venkat |
| Cinematography | Sajath Menon Raghava Raju |
| Edited by | R. S. Selvin |
| Music by | Ishaan Dev |
Production company | Kumudha Movies |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editKailash a.k.a. Kai and Siva are brothers. Kai is the right-hand man of don Guruji and Siva falls in love with Priya, who is the sister of the ACP Durai, who despises Kai and Guruji.[1]
Cast
edit- Vijjith Shivashanmugam as Siva
- Joshna Fernando as Priya
- Charan Raj as ACP Durai
- Bose Venkat as Kailash a.k.a. Kai
- Ganja Karuppu as Puyal Perumal
- Kadhal Dhandapani as Gurji
- Vadivukkarasi as Siva and Kailash's foster mother
- Sampath Ram as Sampath
- Shakeela as Student
- Soori as Siva's friend
- Sumathi G. as Selvi
- Yogi Babu as Puyal Perumal's friend
- Vengal Rao as Korangu Gopal
Production
editThe film was shot in Chennai and the songs were planned to be filmed in Kerala and North India.[2]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Ishaan Dev and the lyrics were written by Snehan and Pulamaipithan.[2]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kanne Kanne Aarariro" | K. J. Yesudas | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Ayyave" | Shweta Mohan, Ishaan Dev | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Meesariye" | Rita Thyagarajan, Rakesh Bhramanandan | 4:35 |
| 4. | "Kai - Theme Song" | Haricharan | 2:49 |
| 5. | "Annakiliye" | Anitha Shaiq, Jassie Gift | 3:38 |
| Total length: | 19:32 | ||
Reception
editA critic from Dinamalar wrote that "The confusions faced by debutant director Vinod Raghav are visible throughout the film. 'Every scene clearly shows that the director listened to all the talk about how the film won't work out and still took the film without believing in his story'".[4] A critic from Behindwoods rated the film zero out of five stars and wrote that "Overall, director Vinod, despite having a few experts in hand, has come up with a dull product".[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Kai box office collection". Behindwoods. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Kai in never-seen-before place in Chennai". Behindwoods. 19 June 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Kai". Wynk Music. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "கை" [Kai]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). 4 December 2012. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "KAI MOVIE REVIEW". Behindwoods. Retrieved 12 March 2024.