| Kannaki | |
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| Directed by | Jayaraj |
| Written by | Sajeev Kilikulam |
| Based on | Antony and Cleopatra |
| Produced by | Mahesh Raj |
| Starring | Lal Nandita Das Siddique Kalpana Geetu Mohandas Manoj K. Jayan Cochin Hanifa |
| Cinematography | M. J. Radhakrishnan |
| Edited by | N.P. Sathish |
| Music by | Kaithapram Vishwanathan Nambudiri |
Production company | Neelambari Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Kannaki (English: The Eye) is a 2002 Indian Malayalam-language tragedy film directed by Jayaraj and written by Sanjeev Kilikulam. It stars Nandita Das, Lal, Siddique, Kalpana, Geethu Mohandas and Manoj K. Jayan.[1] It is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra. This is Jayaraj's second film adaptation of a Shakespeare play, the first being Kaliyattam (1997).[2] Lal plays Manickam, the equivalent to Antony. Nandita Das plays Kannaki, the equivalent to Cleopatra and Manoj K. Jayan plays Gounder, Octavius Caesar's role. Nandita Das' role as Kannaki was critically acclaimed and is considered one of her finest acting performances in her career.[3]