Kanni Raasi

Kanni Raasi is an upcoming 2018 romantic comedy drama film directed by Muthukumaran and produced by Shameem Ibraham. The film stars Vimal and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar in the lead roles, with Pandiarajan,Yogi babu Kaali Venkat and Robo Shankar amongst others in supporting roles.

Cast

• Vimal
• Varalaxmi Sarathkumar
• Pandiarajan
• Kaali Venkat
• Robo Shankar
• Chaams
• Shakeela
• PV Chandramoulli

Production

In November 2015, it was reported that actor Jiiva would work with newcomer Muthukumar for a romantic comedy film titled Gemini Ganesan.^[1][2] P. T. Selvakumar and Shibu Thameens were announced as the film's producers, and they cast Sathyaraj, Lissy and Rajendra Prasad amongst others in pivotal roles. Tamannaah was first choice to play the lead actress, but her unavailability meant that Lakshmi Menon replaced her. However, the failure of the producers' Puli (2015) and their collaboration with Jiiva in Pokkiri Raja, meant that they chose to drop the project.^[3][4]

The film was revived with a new producer in June 2017 and Vimal was cast in the lead role, and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar was signed on to play the lead actress. The makers also chose to change the films title from Gemini Ganesan to Kadhal Mannan (English: King of Romance), a moniker often associated with the actor Gemini Ganesan.^[5][6] In January 2018, the team renamed the film to Kanni Raasi.^[7]

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