{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Chellakannu | director = N. Rathnam | screenplay = N. Rathnam | story = Jayram | producer = R. V. Mahalingam<br />Vijaya Panneer Selvam | starring = Vignesh<br />Yuvarani | cinematography = M. Chandramouli | editing = Rajan – Kittan | music = Deva | studio = Poornima Shankar Enterprises | released = {{Film date|df=y|1995|05|12}} | runtime = 140 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil }}
'''''Chellakannu''''' is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by N. Rathnam. The film stars Vignesh and Yuvarani. It was released on 12 May 1995,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chellakannu ( 1995 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=chellakannu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119123559/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=chellakannu |archive-date=19 January 2013 |access-date=2012-12-26 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref> and ran for over 100 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sitaraman |first=Sandya |date=1996-01-09 |title=Tamil Movie News--1995 Review |url=https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.tamil/c/fwLpyN6aWTk/m/R4FfCjmQ3AsJ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106022218/https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.tamil/c/fwLpyN6aWTk/m/R4FfCjmQ3AsJ |archive-date=6 November 2023 |access-date=29 February 2024 |website=Google Groups}}</ref>
== Plot ==
Chellakannu and Chandra are cousins, and they have loved each other since their childhood. Chandra then leaves the village for studying in the city and Chellakannu cannot forget her. When she is back, their family decide to marry them.
Dhandapani, Chellakannu's father, is the village Panchayat headman. One day, he punishes Rajavel for his bad behaviour towards a woman. Rajavel and his father Kailasam decide to take revenge and to create a conflict between Dhandapani and Thangavel, Chandra's father. At the village Panchayat, Thangavel is punished by Dhandapani for a crime he did not commit, thus Kailasam and Rajavel succeed in their plan.
A humiliated Thangavel cancels his daughter's marriage. He then becomes friends with Kailasam and Thangavel contests the Panchayat headman's election but Dhandapani wins the election. Thangavel, who was upset with the election result, arranges his daughter Chandra's marriage with Rajavel.
Later, Thangavel realizes that Rajavel is a womaniser and cancels the marriage with Dhandapani's help. The rest of the story is what happens to Chellakannu and Chandra.
== Cast == {{Cast listing| *Vignesh as Chellakannu *Yuvarani as Chandra *Radha Ravi as Dhandapani, Chellakannu's father *Livingston as Thangavel, Chandra's father *R. Sundarrajan as Nagarajan *Manorama as Kaliyamurthy *Vadivelu *Vijay Krishnaraj as Kailasam *Babloo Prithviraj as Rajavel *Meesai Murugesan *Kavitha as Kamalamba, Chellakannu's mother *Vaiyapuri as Barber *Shankar as Chellakannu (child) *Monica as Chandra (child) }}
== Soundtrack == The soundtrack was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Pulamaipithan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-10-24 |title=Chella Kannu |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/chella-kannu/zcqQsCs46qE_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229050116/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/chella-kannu/zcqQsCs46qE_ |archive-date=29 February 2024 |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=JioSaavn |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration |- | "Bookampama" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam || 4:41 |- | "Chinna Kuruvi Rendu" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra || 4:55 |- | "Chinna Kuruvi Rendu" || Kalyan, Sangeetha Sajith || 5:02 |- | "Kallu Kuriya" || Deva, Manorama || 3:17 |- | "Rakku Muthu" || Malaysia Vasudevan, Swarnalatha || 4:14 |- | "Sikki Gichchi" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Kalyan || 4:48 |- | "Vandiyile" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha || 5:00 |}
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == *{{IMDb title|tt8929858}}
Category:1995 Indian films Category:1995 Tamil-language films Category:1995 films Category:1995 romantic drama films Category:Films scored by Deva (composer) Category:Indian romantic drama films Category:Tamil-language Indian films