Muni (film series)

Muni
Series logo
Directed byRaghava Lawrence
Written byDialogues:
Raghava Lawrence
(Kanchana, Kanchana 2, Kanchana 3)
Ramesh Khanna
(Muni)
Screenplay byRaghava Lawrence
Story byRaghava Lawrence
Produced bySaran
(Muni)
Raghava Lawrence
(Kanchana, Kanchana 2)
Kalanidhi Maran
(Kanchana 3)
StarringRaghava Lawrence
Kovai Sarala
Rajkiran
Sarathkumar
Devadarshini
Sriman
Vedhika
Vinu Chakravarthy
Raai Laxmi
Nithya Menon
Taapsee
Renuka
Oviya
Nikki Tamboli
Ri Djavi Alexandra
CinematographyK. V. Guhan
(Muni)
Vetri
E. Krishnasamy
(Kanchana)
R. B. Gurudev
Rajavel Olhiveeran
(Kanchana 2)
Vetri
Sarvesh Murari
(Kanchana 3)
Edited bySuresh Urs
(Muni)
Kishore Te.
(Kanchana, Kanchana 2)
Music byOriginal Songs:
Bharadwaj
(Muni)
S. Thaman
(Kanchana, Kanchana 2)
Leon James
(Kanchana 2)
C. Sathya
(Kanchana 2)
Ashwamithra
(Kanchana 2)
Doo Paa Doo
(Kanchana 3)
Background Score:
Sangeetharajan
(Muni)
S. Thaman
(Kanchana, Kanchana 2)
Doo Paa Doo
(Kanchana 3)
Production
companies
Gemini Productions
(Muni)
Raghavendra Productions
(Kanchana, Kanchana 2)
Sun Pictures
(Kanchana 3)
Distributed byTamil:
Gemini Productions
(Muni)
Sri Thenandal Films
(Kanchana, Kanchana 2)
Sun Pictures
(Kanchana 2, Kanchana 3)
Release dates
1: 9 March 2007 (2007-03-09)
2 : 22 July 2011 (2011-07-22)
3 : 17 April 2015 (2015-04-17)
4 : 19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 5 : TBA (TBA)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget 49 crore (see release and revenue below)
Box office 238 crore (see release and revenue below)

Muni is an Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film series created and directed by Raghava Lawrence who also appeared in lead roles in all the films. The first film is Muni (2007) and the second is Muni 2: Kanchana (2011) with the third installment of the franchise titled Muni 3: Kanchana 2: Ganga (2015). The latest movie, the fourth instalment is Muni 4: Kanchana 3 (2019). and stars Raghava Lawrence and Kovai Sarala with Rajkiran, Sarathkumar, Devadarshini, Sriman, Vedhika, Vinu Chakravarthy, Raai Laxmi, Nithya Menon, Taapsee, Renuka, Oviya, Nikki Tamboli, Alexandra Ri Djavi. All films were successful at the box office, continuing the trend of the comedy-horror genre in Tamil cinema that began with Chandramukhi (2005).

All four films revolve around the same plot of a coward who gets possessed by a ghost to take revenge on the people who killed them, and the rest of the film shows how he takes revenge. Raghava Lawrence and Kovai Sarala are the only actors to appear in every installment of the series.