{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox film | image = Bambara Kannaley.jpg | caption = Poster | director = Parthe Bhaskar | writer = Parthe Bhaskar | producer = Senthil-Ganesh | starring = Srikanth<br />Aarthi Agarwal<br />Namitha | cinematography = S. Saravanan | editing = G. Sasikumar | music = Srikanth Deva | studio = Annamalai Films | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|11|01}} | runtime = 154 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil }} '''''Bambara Kannaley''''' ({{translation|With the eyes like spinning top}}; spelt onscreen as '''''Bambharakannaley''''') is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saravanan |first=T. |date=26 November 2005 |title=Success guaranteed |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/success-guaranteed/article28215420.ece |url-status=live |access-date=21 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121021344/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/success-guaranteed/article28215420.ece |archive-date=21 November 2021}}</ref> film directed by Parthi Bhaskar. The film stars Srikanth, Aarthi Agarwal and Namitha. Its title is based on a song from ''Manamagan Thevai'' (1957).
== Plot == {{More plot|date=October 2023}} Arumugam comes to Ooty for a job and falls in love with Pooja. However, Pooja already has a fiancé Gautham, who isn't as good as he appears to be. What happens to Arumugam's love is the rest of the film.
== Cast == {{cast listing| *Srikanth as Arumugam *Aarthi Agarwal as Pooja *Namitha as Mynaa *Vadivelu as Kadalai Muthu *Vikramadithya as Gautham *Shreekumar as Gunasekar *Ganja Karuppu *Singamuthu *Crane Manohar *Madhan Bob *Karate Raja *Bava Lakshmanan *Nellai Siva *Cool Suresh *Prema Priya }}
== Production == This was Aarthi Agarwal's first and only film in Tamil.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=7 June 2015 |title=I was shocked to hear the news: Shrikanth |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150607/entertainment-kollywood/article/i-was-shocked-hear-news-shrikanth |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306175238/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150607/entertainment-kollywood/article/i-was-shocked-hear-news-shrikanth |archive-date=6 March 2019 |access-date=6 March 2019 |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=7 June 2015 |title=Bambara Kannaley actress passes away |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/bambara-kannaley-actress-passes-away/articleshow/47572373.cms |url-status=live |access-date=21 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121022318/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/bambara-kannaley-actress-passes-away/articleshow/47572373.cms |archive-date=21 November 2021}}</ref>
== Soundtrack == The music was composed by Srikanth Deva and released by Star Music.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bambara Kannalae (2006) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/bambara-kannalae-songs-T0000749 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317053832/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/bambara-kannalae-songs-T0000749 |archive-date=17 March 2023 |access-date=18 October 2023 |website=Raaga.com}}</ref>
{{track listing | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | total_length = 33:12 | all_lyrics = Kabilan | title1 = Bambhara Kaanaley | extra1 = Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam | length1 = 5:30 | title2 = En Kaadhalum | extra2 = Mukesh Mohamed, Reshmi | length2 = 3:04 | title3 = Korukupettai | extra3 = Shankar Mahadevan | length3 = 5:23 | title4 = Mana Magale | extra4 = Mukesh Mohamed, Sriram Parthasarathy, Roshini | length4 = 4:36 | title5 = Om Muruga | extra5 = Ranjith | length5 = 5:39 | title6 = Om Muruga | extra6 = Srinivas | note6 = version 2 | length6 = 5:39 | title7 = Thakadhimi Thakadimi | extra7 = Sunitha Sarathy | length7 = 3:21 }}
== Critical reception == Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' wrote, "Bambara Kannaley" is a love story without much love. Romance is the basis for everything that happens in the film but the romance itself occupies very little of its running time. That by itself is not a bad thing. But the rest of the running time is occupied by things that range from the uninteresting to the outright bad".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=15 November 2005 |title=Bambhara Kannaale |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2005/11BambharaKannaale.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061015011922/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2005/11BambharaKannaale.asp |archive-date=15 October 2006 |access-date=26 July 2023 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref> Lajjavathi of ''Kalki'' wrote looking at the fresh approach in several scenes, we can expect aesthetic films from Parthi Bhaskar but panned the climax for wasting reels around 15 minutes.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=லஜ்ஜாவதி |date=27 November 2005 |title=பம்பரக் கண்ணாலே |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2005-11-27/page/n1/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240428144152/https://archive.org/details/kalki2005-11-27/page/n1/mode/2up |archive-date=28 April 2024 |access-date=28 April 2024 |magazine=Kalki |page=1 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}</ref> G. Ulaganathan of ''Deccan Herald'' wrote, "The director is confused whether he should make it a romantic film or a comedy film. He slips in between the two".<ref>{{cite web |last=Ulaganathan |first=G. |date=27 November 2005 |title=Bambara Kannaley |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov272005/movies16482720051126.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061007035056/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov272005/movies16482720051126.asp |archive-date=7 October 2006 |access-date=2 April 2025 |website=Deccan Herald}}</ref>
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Category:2005 Indian films Category:2005 Tamil-language films Category:2005 films Category:2005 romantic comedy films Category:Films scored by Srikanth Deva Category:Indian romantic comedy films Category:Tamil-language Indian films Category:Tamil-language romantic comedy films