Karnan, a fearless village youth, must fight for the rights of the conservative people of his village, due to the torture given by a police officer.Karnan, a fearless village youth, must fight for the rights of the conservative people of his village, due to the torture given by a police officer.Karnan, a fearless village youth, must fight for the rights of the conservative people of his village, due to the torture given by a police officer.
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- 3 wins & 10 nominations total
Natarajan Subramaniam
- Kannapiran
- (as Nataraja Subramanian)
Gouri G. Kishan
- Kokila
- (as Gouri Kishan)
Shanmugarajan
- Abhimanyu
- (as Shanmugha Rajan)
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Karnan is a story of a youth who can't tolerate any injustice. This story has been shown in many films but what differs Karnan from other films is it's superb execution by Mari Selvaraj. From the opening song of the movie you'll start to feel goosebumps. The film is too long because it started slowly in the 1st half but it became a gripping tale in the 2nd half and then you can't move your eyes from the screen.
You'll find many Mahabharat references here but fully opposite way. The animals are used for visual storytelling. The music & specially the BGM is superb. Not just Dhanush but the entire cast did a commendable job. Finally, I can't say Karnan a masterpiece but I'm sure you'll have a wonderful experience.
Available on Amazon Prime Video.
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You'll find many Mahabharat references here but fully opposite way. The animals are used for visual storytelling. The music & specially the BGM is superb. Not just Dhanush but the entire cast did a commendable job. Finally, I can't say Karnan a masterpiece but I'm sure you'll have a wonderful experience.
Available on Amazon Prime Video.
© MandalBros.
A movie which is deliver our life incident that is a gud movie.karnan done it. Me also facing this issue in my life career. Hats off for the story, screenplay, dialogues,acting etc...every scenes create a goosebumps. Dhanush anna great for choosing such kind of story . Love u anna. Must watchable movie🔥🔥🔥🔥.
Karnan (2021) :
Brief Review -
A monumental achievement for Dhanush, Selvaraj and Tamil Cinema to blend a Superior Social Classic with A Grade Mass Appeal. What Asuran Missed, Karnan has got it alright. That aggresive climax which was missing in Dhanush's Asuran has been found here in Karnan. This is how you make a Cult Film with Massy elements. A chunk of Smart Movie Buffs and Art Lovers always complaint about B grade action in South films and their illogical entertainers, i happened to be one of them too. But there are some films which have that cinematic sense which we look for and stars like Dhanush are one of those countable stars who understand this. With Karnan, Dhanush porves his intelligent choice of scripts again and director Mari Selvaraj gets his second consecutive Classic after Pariyerum Perumal. Comparatively, Karnan is better than Pariyerum Perumal. If you have seen that film then you know how big this compliment is for Karnan. Karnan, a fearless village youth, must fight for the rights of the conservative people of his village, due to the torture given by a police officer. It's a soul-stirring fight against the entire system of those suppressed people who have been overlooked by the upper caste people and government for years. Dhanush acts like he's one of those villager who have endiree this torture for years. The supporting cast is fantastic. Screenplay, Dialogues, Cinematography everything hits the high bar. Even the action scenes have A Grade execution which is rare for South films. Selvaraj has done such a great job that i can't tell in words. I would be laughing on the standard of all prestigious awards if this man doesn't get Best Director Award. Yes he is that GREAT! Karnan deserves your watch like you owed it to them and it's like you'll be doing favour for yourself. Hats off to Team Karnan.
RATING - 8.5/10*
By - #samthebestest.
A monumental achievement for Dhanush, Selvaraj and Tamil Cinema to blend a Superior Social Classic with A Grade Mass Appeal. What Asuran Missed, Karnan has got it alright. That aggresive climax which was missing in Dhanush's Asuran has been found here in Karnan. This is how you make a Cult Film with Massy elements. A chunk of Smart Movie Buffs and Art Lovers always complaint about B grade action in South films and their illogical entertainers, i happened to be one of them too. But there are some films which have that cinematic sense which we look for and stars like Dhanush are one of those countable stars who understand this. With Karnan, Dhanush porves his intelligent choice of scripts again and director Mari Selvaraj gets his second consecutive Classic after Pariyerum Perumal. Comparatively, Karnan is better than Pariyerum Perumal. If you have seen that film then you know how big this compliment is for Karnan. Karnan, a fearless village youth, must fight for the rights of the conservative people of his village, due to the torture given by a police officer. It's a soul-stirring fight against the entire system of those suppressed people who have been overlooked by the upper caste people and government for years. Dhanush acts like he's one of those villager who have endiree this torture for years. The supporting cast is fantastic. Screenplay, Dialogues, Cinematography everything hits the high bar. Even the action scenes have A Grade execution which is rare for South films. Selvaraj has done such a great job that i can't tell in words. I would be laughing on the standard of all prestigious awards if this man doesn't get Best Director Award. Yes he is that GREAT! Karnan deserves your watch like you owed it to them and it's like you'll be doing favour for yourself. Hats off to Team Karnan.
RATING - 8.5/10*
By - #samthebestest.
The Movie delivers you to a whole new classical level.
Santhosh Narayanan era started.
Mari selvaraj is waiting for Oscar, get ready juries.
Dhanush outstanding as usual.
Finally, The story is not new but way the director moved is outstanding. I never seen a screen play and camera work earlier. Just awesome.
2:30 mins is going like flawlessly.
Worth watching. Never Miss in theatres.
Santhosh Narayanan era started.
Mari selvaraj is waiting for Oscar, get ready juries.
Dhanush outstanding as usual.
Finally, The story is not new but way the director moved is outstanding. I never seen a screen play and camera work earlier. Just awesome.
2:30 mins is going like flawlessly.
Worth watching. Never Miss in theatres.
The entire effort uplifted this wholesome masterpiece. How oppression strikes a set of peoples is the plot. With that plot,maari selvaraj writing for the screenplay and dialogues is perfectly splendid. Simple story with perfect output of music,art,dop,cinematography. All the actors gives their 100%. Each and every scenes elevation will haunt you for sure. How perfectly a team can work.? You will see the answers in Karnan. Highly recommended.
Did you know
- TriviaThe old lady who was paired against Lal, the boy who owns the horse and few other Oldman in the police station scenes are not professional artists. They're actually the villagers from where the movie was shot.
- ConnectionsRemade as Karnan
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- Карнан
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- Gross worldwide
- $3,817,585
- Runtime2 hours 38 minutes
- Color
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- 2.35 : 1
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