Kana Kaanum Kaalangal
Kana Kaanum Kaalangal was a Tamil drama soap opera aired on weekdays on STAR Vijay.[1][2] It is about a school life drama. A sequel to the serial called Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Kallooriyin Kadhai has been made.[3][4][5][6][7][8] Later another sequel to the serial called Kana Kaanum Kalangal Kalloori Saalai was made, Both the sequels were focussed on college life.
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| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Tamil |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 500+ |
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| Cinematography | E. Martin Joe |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | Approx. 20 minutes |
| Production company | Time Frames |
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| Original network | STAR Vijay |
| Original release | 30 October 2006 – 25 April 2009 |
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Cast
Season 1
- Hemalatha as Raghavi
- S Sheva as Bala (Thala)
- Mohamed Irfan "Irfan" as Vineeth
- Lingeswaran (Black Pandi) as Pandi (Black Pandi)
- Hariharan "Hari" as Krishnamoorthy "Krishna"/"Krish"
- Vasudeva Krish Madhusudhan "Madhu" as Pachaiyappan "Pachai"
- Stalin Shanmugavel as Rishi
- Yuthan Balaji as Joseph Gabriel "Joe"
- Iyappan as Unni Menon "Unni"
- Monisha Ravishankar as Sanghavi
- Sheron as Deepa
- Kothai as Ragini
- Preethi (Pavithra) as Saraswathi "Sis"
- Sri Ram "Sri" as Sri Ram "Sri"
- Kiran Konda as Madan
- Dinesh as Rakesh "Rocky"
- Sarath as Ganesa Lingam "Lingu"
- Ravikumar as Aadhi
- Ramesh as Thomas "Tom"
- Krishna Priya "Priya" as Priya
- Raghavendran as Pulikesi "Puli"(Puli Gates/Sullan)
- Gadam Kishan as Ramakrishnan "Kichcha"/(Kishan)
- Poornima as Karthika "Karthi"
- Haritha as Mintu
- Vaishnavi as Mano
- Bhanu Chander as Rajendran, Raghavi and Sanghavi's father
- Rekha as Lakshmi, Raghaviand Sanghavi's mother
- Ilavarasan as Raghavi's father
- Meera Krishnan as Raghavi's mother
- Naren (Aadukalam Naren) as Chidambaram, correspondent
- Anbazhagan "Anbu" as PT Peeli Sivam
- Jeeva as Jeeva, teacher
- Kalpana Sri as Madhavi, principal
- Raviraj as Gabriel Arokyaraj, Joseph's father
- Senthi Kumari as teacher
- Kavyavarshini as Bharathi
- Saakshi Siva as Vineeth's father
- Peeli Sivam as Moorthy
- Brindha Das as Vineeth's mother
- Ramana Ramakrishnan as Bala's father
- Nesan as Deepa's uncle
- Jhayasundari as Deepa' mother
- Sachin as Bala's brother
- Kuyili as Jeeva's mother
- Shailaja as Krishnamoorthy's mother
- Engineer Srinivasan as Rajendran's father
- Kousalya Senthamarai as Rajammal, Rajendran's mother
- Rathnaraj as Kathiresan, police Inspector
- Chelladurai as Pandi's father
- Theni Murugan as Murugan, Pachaiyappan's father
- Sumathi Sri as Pachaiyappan's mother
- Pasi Sathya as Pandi's aunt
- Minnal Deepa as PT Peeli Sivam's wife
- Suchithra as Kalavathi, Raghavi's sister
- Ganesh Babu as teacher
- Jayakanthan as Shanmuganathan, teacher
- Karnaa Radha as teacher
- Vincent as Vincent, teacher
- Birla Bose as police inspector
- Vinoth as Ilam Parithi
- Master Udayaraj as mechanic
- Sivakarthikeyan as himself (special appearance)
- Cheran as himself (special appearance)
- Deepak Dinkar as himself (special appearance)
- Venkat as Himself (special appearance)
- Divyadharshini "DD" as herself (special appearance)
- Nisha Venkat as herself (special appearance)
- Swaminathan as Gaja/Aalaiyamani (Temple bell) (special appearance)
- Gauthami as herself (special appearance)
Season 2
- Sri Ram "Sri" as Sri Ram "Sri"
- Vignesh Kumar "Vicky Krish" as Vignesh "Vicky"
- Kiran Konda as Madan
- Dinesh as Rakesh "Rocky"
- Ravikumar as Aadhi
- Ramesh as Thomas "Tom"
- Krishna Priya "Priya" as Priya
- Hema as Hema
- Michael Thangadurai as Michael Varadharaj
- Raghavendran as Pulikesi "Puli"(Puli Gates/Sullan)
- Jhony as Jhony
- Prabhu as Prabhu
- Udhay as Udhay
- Gadam Kishan as Ramakrishnan "Kichcha"/(Kishan)
- Hemalatha as Raghavi
- Ligeswaran (Black Pandi) as Pandi (Black Pandi)
- Vasudeva Krish Madhusudhan "Madhu" as Pachaiyappan "Pachai"
- Stalin Shanmugavel as Rishi
- Iyappan as Unni Menon "Unni"
- Bhavya Rajan as Bhavya
- Anbazhagan "Anbu" as PT Peeli Sivam
- R. Raveendran "R. Ravi"/(Jeeva Ravi) as Sri Ram, Vignesh and Bhavya's father
- Y. V. Subaramaniam as Correspondent
- Deepa Nethran as Vicky and Bhavya's mother and Sri Ram's step mother
- Usha Elizabeth as Sri Ram's mother and Vignesh and Bhavya's step mother
- Kamal Haasan (Kamal Bharathi) as Kamal Haasan, English teacher
- Raviraj as Gabriel Arokyaraj, principal
- Rathnaraj as police inspector
- Chelladurai as Pandi's father
- Theni Murugan as Murugan, Pachaiyappan's father
- Pattukkottai Sivanarayana Moorthy as Pulikesi's grandfather
- Varalakshmi as Pulikesi's grandmother
- Suryakanth as Pechiyammal's father and Pandi's uncle
- Larawin as Larawin, dance master
- Vincent as Vincent, teacher
- Sivakarthikeyan as himself (special appearance)
- Shreekumar "Shree" as himself (special appearance)
- Dev Anand as himself (special appearance)
- Tinku as himself (special appearance)
- Divyadharshini "DD" as herself (special appearance)
- Swaminathan as Gaja/Aalaiyamani (Temple bell) (special appearance)
Soundtrack
The title song was composed by the music director Vijay Antony and the background score was composed by C. K. Ganesh with lyrics written by Thenmozhi Das
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Kanavugal Kaanum Vayasuachu" | Thenmozhi Das | Vijay Antony | C. Sathya, Maya | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Pasumai Niraintha Ninaivugale" | Kannadasan, Vaali, Thenmozhi Das | C. K. Ganesh | 1:55 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Role | Result |
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| 2014 | Vijay Television Awards [9][10] | Favourite Fiction Series | Kana Kaanum Kaalangal | Nominated | |
| Favourite Comedian Fiction | Lingeswaran | Black Pandi | Nominated |
International broadcast
The Series was released on 21 October 2013 on Vijay TV and Vijay TV HD. The Show was also broadcast internationally on Channel's international distribution.
- It was aired in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Vietnam, Japan, Hong Kong, United States, Europe, Malaysia, Mauritius and South Africa on Vijay TV.
United Kingdom the drama aired on Deepam TV from 2008.
It was aired in Sri Lanka Tamil Channel on Nethira TV at Monday to Friday at 20:00.
It is also being re-aired on Vijay Super since 16 January 2017, Monday through Friday at 8:00PM (IST).
Dubbed versions
- A dubbed version of the serial is being telecasted in Malayalam language as Classmates on Asianet Plus from March 31, 2014 at 9:00PM (IST) and aired every Monday to Friday.
Casting
STAR Vijay conducted a talent search and students between 14 and 22 years were shortlisted and selected for the serial except Hemalatha and Ligeswaran who had prior acting experience all others were students who were acting for the first time with an emphasis to make as natural as possible with real life emphasis with actors using there natural language, slangs and make it very close to real school life.[11][12] It is also being re-aired on STAR Vijay Super from 16 January 2017, Monday through Friday at 8:00PM (IST).
References
- "Stories from a classroom". The Hindu. 28 April 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- "A new talent hunt". The Hindu. 10 April 2006. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- "Teens rule on Tamil TV channels". M Suganth. The Times of India. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- "A dream come true". Rinku Gupta. The New Indian Express. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- "Time to dream". The Hindu. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
- "Targeting the youth". The Hindu. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- "The sequel begins". The Hindu. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- "Time to dream and enjoy humour". The Hindu. 13 January 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- "Vijay Television Awards launched". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- "Vijay Television Awards 2014 Winners". awardsandwinners.com.
- "A rare Chance". 4 May 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- "The Sivaji of Television". www.behindwoods.com. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
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