Conjuring Kannappan
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| Conjuring Kannappan | |
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| Directed by | Selvin Raj Xavier |
| Written by | Selvin Raj Xavier |
| Produced by | Kalapathi S. Aghoram Kalapathi S. Ganesh Kalapathi S. Suresh |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | S. Yuva |
| Edited by | Pradeep E. Ragav |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Conjuring Kannappan (also marketed as Conjuring Kannappan: Dreams Come True) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language comedy horror film written and directed by Selvin Raj Xavier in his directorial debut and produced by AGS Entertainment. The film stars Sathish and Regina Cassandra, alongside Nassar, Anandaraj, Saranya Ponvannan, VTV Ganesh, and Redin Kingsley.
The film was announced in September 2023. Principal photography had commenced and ended before the announcement. The film has music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography was handled by S. Yuva and editing by Pradeep E. Ragav.
Conjuring Kannappan was released theatrically on 8 December 2023 and was opened to positive reviews from critics.
Plot[edit]
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Kannappan’s mother was an aspiring influencer, but he just wanted a job for himself. Despite his efforts, he was not able to get it. Kannappan loved playing games, so he wanted to turn his hobby into a career but luck wasn’t favouring him, making him lose all hope. Around that same time, Kannappan started talking to a young boy who played games with him, he advised him to make a few in-game purchases and that boy ended up spending 10 lakh rupees. After that, the boy's uncle who's named Devil Armstrong and was a goon, asked Kannappan to pay for it since he was the one who instigated him, threatening him to pay the amount in two weeks.
One day, there was some issue with the water supply, and Kannappan went to the well that had not been used for months, but he had no other option as he wanted to take a bath. He took out the water, and with it came a dream catcher that had probably been lying there for ages. Kannappan didn’t know what it was and just plucked a feather from it, careless of the consequences. That night, he had a dream where he was in a palace and there were ghosts after his life. Kannappan woke up feeling anxious, thinking it was just a bad dream but it was not. That dream catcher with a voodoo doll attached to it was a cursed object, and because Kannappan had plucked a feather, he was stuck in his dream. Whenever he went to sleep, he got transported to the same palace and faced the same ghosts time and again. Not knowing what to do, he called an expert named Exorcist Ezhumalai and asked him for help. Ezhumalai started his research work and told Kannappan not to let that dream catcher come into contact with anybody else. But accidentally, Kannappan’s family members, Devil Armstrong and even his therapist, Dr. Johnny, plucked feathers from it and all got trapped in the same dream. They were all heavily banking on Ezhumalai’s research work so that they could find a solution to end this nightmare.
Ezhumalai found out about the infamous Robert Langdon and Magdalene Ellis cases. They both lived in that same palace which Kannappan saw in his dream in the 1930s. Robert was a wretched man and a molester who abused a lot of women during his stay there. He forcefully married Magdalene and kept abusing her. Magdalene loved a soldier named William, but as long as Robert was there, he wouldn’t let them unite. She wasn’t able to take it any more and asked William to do something about it, so he contacted a white witch and asked her to help their cause. That white witch created the dream catcher that Kannappan had found and told them that though she wouldn’t be able to unite them in the real world, she could create a dream world where they could stay without any hindrance. Magdalene and William readily agreed to it and were transported there. Whatever happened in the dream world had an impact on reality and both worlds were not exclusive to each other. Robert found out about it and unknowingly plucked a feather from the same dream catcher, upon reaching there, he killed William and then Magdalene pierced a sword into his body killing him too, but before Robert died, he took out that same sword and killed Magdalene with it. Now, all their souls were trapped there in the dream world. The only way to get out of there was to use a monkey paw and chant a specific spell that the white witch had told William. Unbeknownst to Magdalene, the white witch trapped Robert in the dream world using the voodoo doll, now Kannappan and the others had to go there to kill Robert and find a way to end that dream.
Exorcist Ezhumalai and paranormal investigator Dark Deves figured out that the white house, which was the latter’s grandmother, and the Kannappans’ house were built on the same ground where the palace once stood in the 1930s. Ezhumalai wanted to go together with Kannappan and others but he suffered a heart attack, so they had to wait since they knew they needed his guidance to end things once and for all. Kannappan didn’t have the monkey claw, so Ezhumalai found another way to end the dream. He said that if they took the dream catcher with them in the dream world and plucked a feather, then it might have some impact similar to the paw, but it was a huge risk as Ezhumalai was not sure, telling everyone that if the feather trick didn’t work, they would be trapped there forever. Kannappan knew that he would have to take the risk, and others came on board because they wanted to end things together.
Unfortunately, the feather trick didn’t work but Kannappan didn’t give up, he burned the voodoo doll and got the better of Robert's spirit. With the help of Dark Deves, not only did he kill the spirit of Robert but he also made sure that the spirits of William and Magdalene got salvation and was able to take everybody back to the real world, ending their nightmare.
Cast[edit]
- Sathish as Kannappan aka KP
- Regina Cassandra as Dark Daves
- Nassar as Exorcist Ezhumalai
- Anandaraj as Devil Armstrong
- Saranya Ponvannan as Lakshmi, Anjanenjan's wife and Kannappan's mother
- VTV Ganesh as Anjanenjan, Lakshmi's husband and Kannappan's father
- Redin Kingsley as Dr. Johnny
- Elli AvrRam as Dr. Magdalene Ellis
- Jason Shah as Soldier J. William Blake
- Benedict Garrett as Commander Robert Langdon
- Hella Stichlmair as Malkin Daves
- Namo Narayana as Sekar
- Soundarya Priyan as Interviewer
- Apollo Ravi as Interviewer
- Adithya Kathir as Devil Armstrong's sidekick
Production[edit]
On 18 September 2023, AGS Entertainment announced their next project, which is titled Conjuring Kannappan and written and directed by debutant Selvin Raj Xavier and stars Sathish in the lead role, alongside Regina Cassandra, Nassar, Anandaraj, Saranya Ponvannan, VTV Ganesh and Redin Kingsley. The project marks Sathish's second collaboration with the production banner after Naai Sekar (2022).[1][2] On 28 October, music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja was announced part of the crew, along with more crew technicians including cinematographer S. Yuva, editor Pradeep E. Ragav, art director Mohana Mahendran, costume designer N. Meenakshi, stunt choreographer Miracle Michael.[3][4] The film was mostly shot on a set in Chennai.[5]
Music[edit]
The music and background score is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, in his maiden collaboration with Sathish and Xavier. The audio rights were acquired by T-Series.[6][7]
Release[edit]
Theatrical[edit]
Conjuring Kannappan released theatrically on 8 December 2023.[8]
Home media[edit]
The streaming rights were bought by Netflix.[9]
Reception[edit]
Times Now gave the film 3/5 and wrote "Selvin Raj Xavier's directorial vision, coupled with the stellar cast and technical excellence, promises a cinematic experience that transcends genres."[10] Janani K of India Today said the film has "sporadic laughs. But, mostly, the film lacks new ideas".[11]
References[edit]
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- ^ "Actor Sathish gets Yuvan for his horrorcom". The Times of India. 28 October 2023. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ Conjuring Kannappan Trailer | Sathish | Regina Cassandra | Yuvan | Elli | Selvin Raj Xavier. AGS Entertainment. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Sathish's next titled Conjuring Kannappan". Cinema Express. 18 September 2023. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Conjuring Kannappan – Yuvan on board to compose music!". Only Kollywood. 28 October 2023. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Conjuring Kannappan is back as the hero.. ?". indiaherald.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Sathish starrer 'Conjuring Kannappan' gets a release date, to be out in December". The Times of India. 23 November 2023. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Conjuring Kannappan: THIS leading platform has bagged the digital rights of the Regina Cassandra- Sathish film". OTTPlay. 28 October 2023. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Conjuring Kannapan Movie Review: Satish, Regina Cassandra Film Is Hilariously Haunting". Times Now. 8 December 2023. Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ K, Janani (8 December 2023). "'Conjuring Kannappan' Review: Sathish's film offers sporadic laughs". India Today. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
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