Vanna Kanavugal
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{{Infobox film
| image = Vanna Kanavugal.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Ameerjan
| writer = Vairamuthu (dialogues)
| story = M. T. Vasudevan Nair
| producer = Rajam Balachander
Pushpa Kandaswamy
| starring = Karthik
Murali
Jayashree
| cinematography = C. S. Ravibabu
| editing = S. S. Nazeer
| music = V. S. Narasimhan
| studio = Kavithalayaa Productions
| released = {{film date|1987|7|10|df=y}}
| runtime = 137 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Vanna Kanavugal ({{Translation|Colourful Dreams}}) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Ameerjan and produced by Kavithalayaa Productions. The film stars Karthik, Murali, and Jayashree. It is a remake of the 1984 Malayalam film Adiyozhukkukal.{{Cite web |title=Films |url=https://kavithalayaa.in/films/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213255/https://kavithalayaa.in/films/ |archive-date=2 June 2021 |access-date=2 May 2020 |website=Kavithalayaa Productions}}{{Cite web |last=சுரா |date=20 March 2015 |title=அஞ்சலி {{!}} அமீர்ஜான் - வைரமுத்துவைக் கதாசிரியராக அறிமுகப்படுத்தியவர்! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/35155-.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225114613/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/35155-.html |archive-date=25 February 2022 |access-date=25 February 2022 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}} The film, which notably features no songs,{{Cite magazine |date=19 July 1987 |title=வண்ணக் கனவுகள் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1987/jul/19-07-1987/p59.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220730044327/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1987/jul/19-07-1987/p59.jpg |archive-date=30 July 2022 |access-date=25 February 2022 |magazine=Kalki |page=59 |language=ta}} was released on 9 July 1987 and became a success.
Plot
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Cast
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- Karthik{{Cite web |last=சந்திரமோகன் |first=வெ. |date=7 August 2021 |title=40-வது ஆண்டில் நவரச நாயகன்!- நடிகர் கார்த்திக்கின் கலைப் பயணம் |url=https://kamadenu.hindutamil.in/amp/story/cinema/702290-40-years-of-karthik |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225113810/https://kamadenu.hindutamil.in/amp/story/cinema/702290-40-years-of-karthik |archive-date=25 February 2022 |access-date=25 February 2022 |website=Kamadenu |language=ta}}
- Murali
- Jayashree
- Anand
- Charle
- Nassar{{Cite web |date=1 April 2007 |title=ஜூ.வி.25: திரும்பிப் பார்க்கிறோம் |url=https://www.vikatan.com/business/share-market/76138 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220225122100/https://www.vikatan.com/business/share-market/76138 |archive-date=25 February 2022 |access-date=25 February 2022 |website=Ananda Vikatan |language=ta}}
- Sudha
- Typist Gopu
- Baby Aarthi
- Harathi Ganesh{{Cite web |date=26 June 2017 |title=Bigg Boss Tamil, hosted by Kamal Haasan, kicks off: Contestant list, updates from episode one |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bigg-boss-tamil-hosted-by-kamal-haasan-kicks-off-contestant-list-updates-from-episode-one-3745679.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111223129/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/bigg-boss-tamil-hosted-by-kamal-haasan-kicks-off-contestant-list-updates-from-episode-one-3745679.html |archive-date=11 November 2020 |access-date=25 February 2022 |website=Firstpost}}
- Babu Mohan
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Production
Vanna Kanavugal marks the feature film debut of Anand.{{Cite web |last=Praveen |date=30 June 2023 |title=காணாமல் போன 5 துணை நடிகர்கள்.. ஆள் அட்ரசே இல்லாமல் போன தேவதர்ஷினியின் ரமணி |url=https://www.cinemapettai.com/5-missing-supporting-actors/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429133252/https://www.cinemapettai.com/5-missing-supporting-actors/ |archive-date=29 April 2024 |access-date=29 April 2024 |website=Cinemapettai |language=ta}} The dialogues were written by Vairamuthu.{{Cite web |date=13 July 2020 |title=இன்று 66-வது பிறந்த நாள்: 7,500 பாடல்கள் எழுதி சாதனை படைத்த கவிஞர் வைரமுத்து |url=https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2020/07/13115516/Today-is-the-66th-birthday-Viramuthu-a-poet-who-has.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210805050223/https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2020/07/13115516/Today-is-the-66th-birthday-Viramuthu-a-poet-who-has.vpf |archive-date=5 August 2021 |access-date=25 February 2022 |website=Dina Thanthi |language=ta}}
Release and reception
Vanna Kanavugal was released on 9 July 1987.{{Cite news |date=9 July 1987 |title=Vanna Kanavugal |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870709&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=25 February 2022 |work=The Indian Express |pages=7 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} The Indian Express wrote, "Dreams glitter, but reality is forbidding. This truism blossoms in contrasty colours in Vanna Kanavugal" [...] Karthik has shown that he can play the tough guy too".{{Cite news |date=17 July 1987 |title=Grim World |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870717&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=2 May 2020 |work=The Indian Express |pages=5 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} Jayamanmadhan of Kalki appreciated the lack of songs, the dialogues, and the outdoor photography, but felt that the film had an abundance of unnecessary characters.{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=19 July 1987 |title=வண்ணக் கனவுகள் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1987/jul/19-07-1987/p16.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220730044329/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1987/jul/19-07-1987/p16.jpg |archive-date=30 July 2022 |access-date=25 February 2022 |magazine=Kalki |page=16 |language=ta}} Although Ameerjan was skeptical about the film's commercial viability due to its lack of songs, the film was a success and ran for over 100 days in theatres.
See also
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Category:1980s Tamil-language films
Category:Films directed by Ameerjan
Category:Films scored by V. S. Narasimhan