Kannathil Muthamittal (Eng: A Peck on the Cheek) is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language musical war drama film written, produced and directed by Mani Ratnam.
It features Madhavan, P. S. Keerthana and Simran in the leading roles with Nandita Das, J. D. Chakravarthy, Prakash Raj and Pasupathy portraying other pivotal characters.
Kannathil Muthamittal’s score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman, while Ravi K. Chandran handled the cinematography.
Mani Ratnam presents the story of a child of Sri Lankan Tamil parentage adopted by Indian parents, who desires to meet her biological mother in the midst of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Directed by – Mani Ratnam
Produced by – Mani Ratnam & G. Srinivasan
Written by – Sujatha
Screenplay by – Mani Ratnam
Story by – Mani Ratnam
Starring – Madhavan, P S Keerthana, Simran, Nandita Das, Prakash Raj, J D Chakravarthy, Pasupathy, Siddharth
Music by – A. R. Rahman
Cinematography – Ravi K. Chandran
Edited by – A. Sreekar Prasad
Production – Madras Talkies
Distributed by – Madras Talkies
Release date – 14 February 2002
Running time – 137 mins
Country – India
Language – Tamil
