Kanthaswamy

Kanthaswamy
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySusi Ganesan
Written bySusi Ganesan
Produced byKalaipuli S. Dhanu
Starring
CinematographyN. K. Ekambaram
Edited byPraveen K. L.
N. B. Srikanth
Rajesh Kumar
Music byDevi Sri Prasad
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • August 21, 2009 (2009-08-21)
Running time
195 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box officeest. 21 crore[1]

Kanthaswamy is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film directed by Susi Ganesan. The film stars Vikram as the titular character, with Prabhu, Shriya Saran, Ashish Vidyarthi, Mukesh Tiwari, Krishna and Vadivelu appearing in supporting roles. The film was mostly dubbed in Telugu as Mallanna with Vadivelu's scenes partially reshot with Brahmanandam. The film's soundtrack and background score were composed by Devi Sri Prasad.

The film was released on 21 August 2009 and received positive reviews and became a success at the box office.[2][3] It was remade in Bangladesh as Most Welcome, starring Ananta Jalil and Barsha.[4]

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  2. ^ "Mallanna film muhurat – Telugu cinema function – Vikram & Shriya". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Mallanna press meet function – Telugu cinema – Vikram & Shriya". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Kanthaswamy... When?". Behindwoods. 2 March 2009. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2012.