Konjam Pesinaal Yenna (transl. So what if you speak a little?) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Giri Murphy. The film features Vinoth Kishan and Keerthi Pandian in lead roles. Produced by Sameer Bharat Ram, the film was shot in Chennai under Super Talkies. The music of the film is composed by Deepan Chakravarthy.[1][2] The film was released on 23 May 2024 after a three year delay.
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| Directed by | Giri Murphy |
| Written by | Giri Murphy |
| Produced by | Sameer Bharat Ram |
| Starring | Vinoth Kishan Keerthi Pandian |
| Cinematography | Lenin |
| Edited by | Dhanasekar E |
| Music by | Deepan Chakravarthy |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editSanjana (Keerthi Pandian), whose dormant feelings for her childhood crush, Ajay (Vinoth Kishan), are reignited when they meet again virtually. Despite not confessing her past emotions, the two make phone conversations during the lockdown and begin to form a new bond without attaching any traditional relationship labels to it. However, their journey towards acknowledging their feelings is fraught with challenges typical of any love story.
Cast
edit- Vinoth Kishan as Ajay
- Keerthi Pandian as Sanjana
- Gowtham Sundararajan
- VJ Ashiq
- Kaamna Batra
- Akash Premkumar
- Sharai Benny
- Dharani Reddy
- Rajshree Rajan
- Sharmila
Production
editDevelopment
editIn February 2021, it was announced that Sameer Bharat Ram would produce a film initially called as Production No. 11 starring Vinoth Kishan and Keerthi Pandian.[3] In April 2022, the film's title was revealed to be Konjam Pesinaal Yenna. It was further reported that Lenin is the director of cinematography, while Akash and Nazrem Sam are the art directors. Dhanasekar is the film editor, while the costume design is by Riya and Jaiwanti.[4]
Casting
editKeerthi Pandian and Vinoth Kishan were selected to play the lead roles in the film in March 2021, where the former will be seen as a fashion designer and the latter as an artist. Giri Murphy, the director of the film, explains that the film is a feel-good rom-com. Both the characters have beautiful pasts, and the film shows how they get connected in the present and how their love goes on. There are two shades shown in the film. One portion would be a school portion one-sided love. And then the second portion would be a present love between the two protagonists.[5]
Filming
editThe film's shooting began in February 2021,[3] and wrapped a year later, in February 2023.[6]
Soundtrack
editThe music is composed by Deepan Chakravarthy. A single "Tholaigiren Naan Tholaigiren" released on 18 November 2022.[7]
Reception
editRoopa Radhakrishnan of The Times of India rated two point five out of five and stated that "Konjam Pesinaal Yenna is an easy breezy watch as long as it just follows the leads’ love story and doesn't try to be too inventive just for the sake of it or doesn't have a mother give a forceful lecture to her daughter."[8] Jayabhuvaneshwari B of Cinema Express rated one point five out of five and wrote that "When the film neared its climax, I wondered if it would have made better sense to release it during or immediately after the pandemic"[9]
References
edit- ^ "கீர்த்தி பாண்டியன் நடித்துள்ள படத்தின் டீசர் வெளியானது..!". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 2 September 2022. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ யுவநந்தினி (1 September 2022). "Vignesh Shivan: 'கொஞ்சம் பேசினால் என்ன' திரைப்படத்தின் டீசர்... விக்னேஷ் சிவன் வெளியிட்டார்!". ABP Nadu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Keerthi Pandian and Vinoth Kishan's film shooting begins today". The Times of India. 24 February 2021. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Vinoth Kishan & Keerthi Pandian's film titled 'Konjam Pesinaal Yenna'". The Times of India. 20 April 2022. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ Kumar, Vijaya (21 April 2022). "கொஞ்சம் பேசினால் என்ன ? ; யாருக்கு கோரிக்கை வைக்கிறார் கீர்த்தி பாண்டியன்". V4U Cinema (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Konjam Pesinaal Yenna: Vinoth Kishan, Keerthi Pandian-Starrer to be a Love Story that Breaks Stereotypes". Silverscreen India. 22 April 2022. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Tholaigiren Naan Tholaigiren from Konjam Pesinaal Yenna to be out on 18th November". Cinema Express. 16 November 2022. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ Radhakrishnan, Roopa (24 May 2024). "Konjam Pesinaal Yenna Movie Review : A mostly laid-back watch starring a commendable Keerthi Pandian". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ B, Jayabhuvaneshwari (24 May 2024). "Konjam Pesinaal Yenna Movie Review: All talk no show". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
