Kannadi Pookal

Kannadi Pookal
Directed by	K. Shajahan
Story by	Bobby-Sanjay
Based on	Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum (Malayalam)
Produced by	Howly P., Joy C., Joy N.
Starring	Parthiban Kaveri Sarath Babu Anand Raj Nizhalgal Ravi
Cinematography	Arthur Wilson
Edited by	V. Jaishankar
Music by	S. A. Rajkumar
Production company	Teamwork Productions
Release date	28 January 2005
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kannadi Pookal (English: Glass Flowers) is a 2005 Indian Tamil film released in 28 January 2005. It was directed by K. Shahjahan, who previously directed Punnagai Desam. The film was a remake of Malayalam film Ente Veedu Appuvinteyum, which in turn was inspired by a real-life incident in Kerala. The film received positive reviews from critics.

Plot

Meera marries her neighbour Sakthivel, after Sakthivel's wife dies giving birth to Vasu. Meera decides not to have children and raises Vadu as her own son, and the trio leads a very happy life. But, Meera's widowed father Natraj is unhappy as his lineage will die out and his wealth will get depleted, with Meera caring for someone else's child. When Vasu reaches age of 9, Meera accidentally becomes pregnant. This changes the focus of the entire family to the unborn child, deeply hurting Vasu. He is often belittled for his attention-seeking actions and ignored more when the baby boy is born. Within weeks, Vasu is pushed to the limits and he kills the baby using bug spray. Due to a complaint filed by Natraj, Vasu is arrested and put in a government-run juvenile prison. His family is devastated, but they forgive him wholeheartedly.

Slowly, Vasu regrets his actions, spirals into depression and his health worsens. The family doctor advises Sakthivel that the only way to save Vasu from depression is for them to have another baby, and make Vasu raise that baby. That way, he will get over the guilt of his mistake. The couple agrees. Slowly he begins to get along well with other children and wants to move back to his family. Eventually, Meera is pregnant but the doctor tells Sakthivel to not tell Vasu until his release day. On the day he's released, Vasu meets his former schoolmates at an inter-school event and realizes that society will always see him as a murderer. Vasu refuses to return home after the competition. But the family manages to console him and Vasu returns home to his waiting family. He sees his baby brother in the crib, is overjoyed and picks him up. Everything ends well with the family altogether.

Cast

• Parthiban as Sakthivel
• Kaveri as Meera
• Master Ashwin as Vasu
• Rajkapoor
• M. N. Nambiar
• Fathima Babu
• Pyramid Natrajan
• Sarath Babu
• Ponnambalam
• Anandaraj
• Nizhalgal Ravi
• Thalaivasal Vijay
• Mayilsamy
• Paravai Muniyamma

Soundtrack

Kannadi Pookal
Soundtrack album by S. A. Rajkumar
Released	2005
Recorded	2004
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	27:54
Label	Anak Audio
Producer	S. A. Rajkumar
S. A. Rajkumar chronology
Chatrapathy (2004) Kannadi Pookal (2005) Kannamma (2005)

The Music was composed by S.A. Rajkumar and Released on Anak Audio.

Track-List

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Hey Silu Silu"	Pa. Vijay	Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram, Nithyasree Mahadevan	3:54
2.	"Konjam Aasai"	Pa. Vijay	Karthik	4:58
3.	"Chinna Chinna"	K. Shahjahan	Srinivas	4:45
4.	"Koothu Pattra"	Kalaikumar	Manikka Vinayagam, S. A. Rajkumar, Srilekha Parthasarathy	4:35
5.	"Dey Vasu"	Pa. Vijay	Parthiban, Deepika, Kanmani, Paravai Muniyamma	4:59
6.	"Chinna Chinna" (Female)	K. Shahjahan	Chinmayi	4:43
Total length:				27:54