Intelligent tamizh cinema! There used to be a time when every year, there were gems from Manirathnam, KB, and Vasanth. A new generation of directors in tamizh cinema may just be in the process of bringing the golden years back!
Kanaa Kanden is path breaking in many ways - an intelligent scientist for a hero (ofcourse, he still resorts to adi dhadi, but hey, the producer has to make his money). I still cannot get over the heroine (Gopika) - She has the nerve to walk out of her arranged marriage. When the mapillai and her rowdy anna try to threaten her, instead of hiding behind the hero crying, she fights back and says "nee enna force panni thaali kattarapodhu naa enna summa irupena?" etc etc. Srikanth and Gopika are first roommates, and then.. hold your breath.. they actually have a live in relationship, and finally take their time to get married! No big lectures on whats right and whats wrong here.
There is no thangachi sentiment, and no small town hero beating up all the rowdies of Chennai. Instead the hero wants to establish his own salt water desalination plant and they get trapped by a ruthless "kandhu vaddi" lender - Prithviraj. Prithviraj is another big plus point of the movie. He is the perfect villain - smart, savvy, and infuriating enough. His "hey it hurts" dialogue rocks! Vivek is hilarious as usual (but dont watch it with your kids or your parents).
Watch Kana kanden! its truly different cinema.
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