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Karnan

  • 2021
  • 2h 38m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
25K
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Lal, Gouri G. Kishan, Dhanush, Yogi Babu, and Rajisha Vijayan in Karnan (2021)
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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.

  • Director
    • Mari Selvaraj
  • Writer
    • Mari Selvaraj
  • Stars
    • Dhanush
    • Lal
    • Rajisha Vijayan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    25K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mari Selvaraj
    • Writer
      • Mari Selvaraj
    • Stars
      • Dhanush
      • Lal
      • Rajisha Vijayan
    • 366User reviews
    • 17Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Photos58

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    Top Cast20

    Dhanush
    Dhanush
    • Karnan
    Lal
    Lal
    • Yeman
    Rajisha Vijayan
    Rajisha Vijayan
    • Draupathi
    Yogi Babu
    Yogi Babu
    • Vadamalaiyaan
    Natarajan Subramaniam
    • Kannapiran
    • (as Nataraja Subramanian)
    Gouri G. Kishan
    Gouri G. Kishan
    • Kokila
    • (as Gouri Kishan)
    Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli
    Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli
    • Padmini
    G.M. Kumar
    • Dhuriyodhanan
    Shanmugarajan
    Shanmugarajan
    • Abhimanyu
    • (as Shanmugha Rajan)
    'Poo' Ram
    'Poo' Ram
    • Karnan's father
    Subatra
    • Karnan's mother
    Azhagam Perumal
    Azhagam Perumal
    • Evil villager
    Akila
    • Village Female
    Deepa Baskar
    • Village Female
    Madhan Kumar Dhakshinamoorthy
    Dharshini
    • Village Female
    Janaki
    Prabu
    • Police Officer
    • Director
      • Mari Selvaraj
    • Writer
      • Mari Selvaraj
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews366

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    Related interests

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    Drama

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The 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.
    • Connections
      Remade as Karnan

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    Details

    • Release date
      • April 9, 2021 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Official site
      • Amazon Prime
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Карнан
    • Production companies
      • V. Creations
      • Vvproduction
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,817,585
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 38m(158 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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