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Kanchana
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Created byRaghava Lawrence
Original workMuni (2007)
Owners
Years2007–present
Films and television
Film(s)
Miscellaneous
Budgetest. ₹49 crore (4 films)
Box officeest. ₹361 crore (4 films)
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Kanchana[1][2][3][4] also known as Muni, is an Indian Tamil-language horror masala film series created and directed by Raghava Lawrence, consisting of Muni (2007), Kanchana (2011), Kanchana 2 (2015) and Kanchana 3 (2019). Kanchana 4 is in production. All films were successful at the box office and is currently the third highest grossing Tamil film franchise.

Kanchana was remade in Kannada as Kalpana (2012).[5] In 2016 the Sri Lankan remake Maya was released.[6] It was unofficially remade in Burmese as Tar Tay Gyi (2017).[7] In 2017, the Bengali language remake was released, titled Mayabini.[8] Lawrence himself directed the Hindi remake titled Laxmii (2020).[9] Kanchana 2 was remade in Kannada as Kalpana 2 (2016).

Films

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Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released
Film Release date Director Cast Producer(s)
Muni 9 March 2007 Raghava Lawrence Raghava Lawrence, Rajkiran, Vedika Saran
Kanchana 22 July 2011 Raghava Lawrence, R. Sarathkumar, Lakshmi Rai Raghava Lawrence
Kanchana 2 17 April 2015 Raghava Lawrence, Taapsee Pannu, Nithya Menen
Kanchana 3 19 April 2019 Raghava Lawrence, Oviya, Vedika, Nikki Tamboli Kalanithi Maran, Raghava Lawrence
Kanchana 4 † TBA Raghava Lawrence, Pooja Hegde, Nora Fatehi Manish Shah

Muni (2007)

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Main article: Muni (film)

The first installment of the series, based on fictional incidents. A young man, along with his wife and his parents, migrates to Chennai where he gets possessed by the spirit of a kind-hearted person who was murdered by an ambitious and corrupt political leader. Muni was released on 9 March 2007 and gained positive response.[10] It earned ₹15 crore against a budget of ₹4 crore.[11]

Kanchana

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Main article: Kanchana (2011 film)

After the success of Muni Raghava and Sarala Re-unite once again for sequel. The film was titled as Kanchana and also second installment in this series.[12] The film was released on 22 July 2011 worldwide. The film's soundtrack was composed by S. Thaman.[13] Kanchana opened to mostly positive reviews.[14] The film grossed ₹108 crore worldwide becoming the second highest grossing Tamil film of 2011.[15]

Kanchana 2

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Main article: Kanchana 2

A stand-alone sequel, Kanchana 2, was commissioned after the success of the previous films and was also directed by Raghava.[16] It stars Raghava Lawrence, Taapsee Pannu and Kovai Sarala in lead roles.[17] And also the third installment in this series. It was released on 17 April 2015 in around 750 screens worldwide alongside Mani Ratnam's O Kadhal Kanmani. The Telugu version titled Ganga[18] was released later on 1 May 2015 in around 550 screens.[19][20] Film received positive response from audience.[21] Proving to be similarly successful to the first entry in the series, the film emerged as a huge box office success, becoming the third highest grossing Tamil film of 2015.[22]

Kanchana 3

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Main article: Kanchana 3

The fourth installment in this series, written and directed by Raghava.[23] The film was titled as Naga,[24] then changed to Kanchana 3, produced by Sun Pictures.[25] The film stars Raghava in a dual role with Oviya, Vedhika, Nikki Tamboli,[26] Keerthi Pandian and Ri Djavi Alexandra. While Kovai Sarala, Soori, Tarun Arora, and Kabir Duhan Singh play supporting roles. Kanchana 3 was released on Good Friday in 2019.[27] The film received mixed reviews from audiences, comparisons of Kanchana 1 and 2.[28][29] It earned ₹130 crore worldwide against a budget of ₹20 crore, becoming one of the fourth highest grossing Tamil film of 2019.[30]

Kanchana 4

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Main article: Kanchana 4

The fifth installment in this series, written and directed by Raghava, and stars Pooja Hegde and Nora Fatehi in the lead roles is in production.[31]

Recurring cast and characters

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  • This table lists the main characters who appear in the film series.
  • An empty dark grey cell indicates that the character was not in the film, or that the character's presence in the film has yet to be announced.
Actors Films
Muni Kanchana Kanchana 2 Kanchana 3 Kanchana 4
2007 2011 2015 2019 TBA
Introduced in Muni
Raghava Lawrence Ganesh Raghava Raghava & Shiva (Dual role) Raghava & Kaali (Dual role) Raghava
Kovai Sarala Sarala
Vedhika Priya Priya
Introduced in Kanchana
Raai Laxmi Priya
Sriman Prasad
Devadarshini Kamakshi Kamakshi
Introduced in Kanchana 2
Taapsee Pannu Nandini
Nithya Menen Ganga
Introduced in Kanchana 3
Oviya Kavya
Nikki Tamboli Divya
Introduced in Kanchana 4
Pooja Hegde TBA
Nora Fatehi TBA

Crew

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Occupation Film
Muni Muni 2: Kanchana Kanchana 2 Kanchana 3 Kanchana 4
2007 2011 2015 2019 TBA
Producer(s) Saran Raghava Lawrence Kalanithi Maran
Raghava Lawrence
Director Raghava Lawrence
Story writer
Screenplay writer
Dialogue writer Ramesh Khanna Raghava Lawrence
Song composer(s) Bharadwaj S. Thaman S. Thaman
C. Sathya
Aswamithra
Leon James 		Doo Paa Doo TBA
Background Score Sangeetharajan S. Thaman TBA
Director of
photography 		K. V. Guhan Vetri
E. Krishnasamy 		Rajavel Oliveeran
R. B. Gurudev 		Vetri
Sarvesh Murari 		TBA
Editor(s) Suresh Urs Kishore Te. Ruben TBA
Art Director(s) Mohana Mahendran Jana TBA
Stunt co-ordinator Super Subbarayan TBA
Production companies Gemini Productions Raghavendra Productions
Sri Thenandal Films 		Raghavendra Productions
Raghavendra Productions
Sun Pictures 		Goldmines Telefilms
Distributing company Gemini Productions
Sri Thenandal Films 		Sun Pictures Sun Pictures
Wellborn International (Kerala) 		Sun Pictures TBA
Running time 153 minutes 170 minutes 164 minutes 166 minutes TBA

Release and revenue

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Box office

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Film Release date Budget Box office revenue Ref.
Muni 9 March 2007 ₹4 crore (US$470,000) ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million) [32][33]
Kanchana 22 July 2011 ₹7 crore (US$830,000) ₹108 crore (US$13 million) [15]
Kanchana 2 17 April 2015 ₹18 crore (US$2.1 million) ₹108 crore (US$13 million) [34]
Kanchana 3 19 April 2019 ₹20 crore (US$2.4 million) ₹130 crore (US$15 million) [35]
Total ₹49 crore (US$5.8 million) ₹361 crore (US$43 million)

Remakes

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Year Film Language Cast Notes Ref.
2012 Kalpana Kannada Upendra, Raai Laxmi, Saikumar, Babu Antony Remake of Kanchana [36]
2016 Maya Sinhalese Ranjan Ramanayake, Pubudu Chathuranga, Giriraj Kaushalya, Nilmini Kottegoda and Upeksha Swarnamali [6]
2017 Tar Tay Gyi Burmese Nay Toe and Shwe Thamee [7]
Mayabini Bengali Bangladesh Symon Sadik, Airin Sultana, Amit Hasan [37]
2020 Laxmii Hindi Akshay Kumar, Kiara Advani, Ayesha Raza Mishra, Rajesh Sharma, Ashwini Kalsekar and Sharad Kelkar [38][39]
2016 Kalpana 2 Kannada Upendra, Priyamani and Avantika Shetty Remake of Kanchana 2 [40]

Legacy

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Along with Chandramukhi (2005), Muni became a trendsetter for horror comedy films. The success of the film inspired several other horror comedy films including the Aranmanai film series (2014) and Darling (2015).[41][42][43]

References

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