

Despite ARR's assurances that they could work it out, she refused his proposal and decided to move to another city her parents committed suicide as they felt they were a hindrance to their daughter. Sarada was bewildered and ultimately frustrated by all this. Things worsened when Anu missed her mother and was unable to accept Sarada (or anyone else) as a replacement. Both her parents were deaf-mute, and she was the only way they could communicate with others this left her torn between her filial duty and her personal aspirations. The friendship evolved into a courtship, and ARR was about to propose marriage.Īs time went on, Sarada realised her own responsibilities. When ARR sought a tutor for Anu, Sarada took the position. ARR tried to help her cope with it and move on. When ARR lost his wife to an illness, Anu took this particularly hard. Anu, then five or six, attended school ARR worked and his wife managed the home. The film flashes back to several years before, when ARR had a happy family. Anu reveals a thread from her past that may explain her melancholic mood.

When Anu discusses the matter with Sasi, he expresses his support despite his grave sadness out of his love for her. Unknown to Anu, her father accidentally discovers it when the local pharmacist sends some prescription drugs through him. She may require an operation within that time, but the likelihood of her coming through it alive is minimal.Īnu asks the doctor to keep her illness a secret between them. On her 18th birthday, Anu visits her doctor who determines that she has bilateral renal artery stenosis and is almost certain to succumb within a year. ARR is a gentle old man who has devoted most of his life to his daughter. Rangaraj (ARR), a widower, tries to help her, but is not able to get to the bottom of the matter. All seems to be well, but Anu is strangely sad from time to time she repeats to Sasi that she senses an imminent danger to their relationship, but she is unable to pinpoint what the threat is or describe why it may materialise soon.Īnu begins to get frequent sharp headaches. Anu eventually admits her affection for Sasi and they begin a courtship. Sasi and Anu play various pranks on each other. It won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards (including Second Best Film) and Raadhika won the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil.Īnu is a college student her fellow student Sasi desperately tries to win her affection. Keladi Kannmanii was released on 27 July 1990 and became a commercial success, running for over 285 days at theatres. Raghunatha Reddy, editing was by the duo Ganesh–Kumar, and Maghi made his debut as art director. Ananthu created the story of Keladi Kannmanii, which Vasanth developed into a screenplay. Sundaram approached Vasanth to make a film for his production company, Vivek Chithra Productions, but Vasanth did not have a story. It revolves around a terminally ill woman who seeks to make amends for a past mistake before she dies. Balasubrahmanyam, Raadhika, Ramesh Aravind and Anju. Listen, sweetheart also spelt Keladi Kanmani) is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film that marked the directorial debut of Vasanth.
