At the age of nine, Amudha learns that she is an adopted child. Armed with a few bare facts, she desperately searches for her biological mother in war-ridden zones of Sri Lanka.
Movie : Kannathil Muthamittal (A Peck on the Cheek)
Year : 2002
Banner : Madras Talkies
Cast : R. Madhavan, Simran, P. S. Keerthana, Nandita Das, Prakash Raj, J. D. Chakravarthy, Pasupathy, Sashikumar, Easwari Rao, Siddharth
Music : A. R. Rahman
Lyrics : Vairamuthu, B. H. Abdul Hameed
Story : Sujatha Rangarajan
Dialogues : Sujatha Rangarajan
Direction-Screenplay : Mani Ratnam
Producer : Mani Ratnam, G. Srinivasan
Genre : War, Drama, Musical
Runtime : 137 min
Release Date : 14 February 2002
Awards
- 50th National Film Awards for Best Film - Mani Ratnam
- 50th National Film Awards for Best Musc - A R Rahman
- 50th National Film Awards for Best Child Artist - P. S. Keerthana
- 50th National Film Awards for Best Audiography - H. Sridhar, A. S. Laxmi Narayanan
- 50th National Film Awards for Best Editing - A. Sreekar Prasad
- 50th National Film Awards for Best Lyrics - Vairamuthu
- 50th Filmfare Awards South for Best Film - Mani Ratnam
- 50th Filmfare Awards South for Best Actress - Simran
- 50th Filmfare Awards South for Best Cinematography - Ravi K. Chandran
- Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Best Film - Mani Ratnam
- Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Best Direction - Mani Ratnam
- Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Best Actor - R. Madhavan
- Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Child Artist - P. S. Keerthana
DVD Features:
- Anamorphic Widescreen Enhanced (16:9) DVD
- English Subtitles
- Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
- DVD Text
- Jacket Picture
- NTSC - All Regions
- Interactive Menus of Songs & Scenes for Easy Access
Plot
A little girl is told by her parents that she is adopted. Determined to find her real mother, she begs to be taken to Sri Lanka, where her mother works with a militant group of activists.