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A grown man sleeps with his mom because he's scared of ghosts. What could go wrong?
TMDB
54
IMDb
67
Rotten Tomatoes
44
Audience Score
44
Google
66
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Kanchana (2011)

Horror-Comedy ChaosMasala MayhemPossession Pandemonium

Overview

ComedyHorror

Raghava (Lawrence) is a happy go lucky guy who loves to play cricket but is a chicken at heart. The very mention of the word ghost gives him shivers so much that he sleeps with his mom (Kovai Sarala). He is also in love with Priya (Lakshmi Rai). However, an attempt to play a cricket match in an unused ground leads Raghava to get something dark to his home. The dark spirit begins to cause few weird things at home and one day it enters the body of Raghava which goes on killing few specific people. Who is that evil spirit? Why is it killing few people? Can Raghava get rid of the spirit? All this forms the rest of the story.

Flag of ININTamil
Content warning
Gender identity and revengeFound family vs blood familySocietal hypocrisy and corruption

Standout Aspects

Acting

Lawrence playing three distinct energies in one body

Direction

Lawrence directing himself into possession scenes

Editing

Sudden genre switches that shouldnt work but do

Best for:Friends: Group watch where everyone screams AND laughs·Solo: When you want tonal whiplash at 2am·Rewatch: Catching all the chaotic editing choices
Heads up:Violence: Stabbings and supernatural kills with comedic timing·Disturbing: Transphobic setup that the film partially subverts
Raghava Lawrence

Director

Raghava Lawrence

ReleasedJul 22, 2011
Runtime2h 50m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonemixed
Feelmedium

Top Cast

Raghava Lawrence

Raghava Lawrence

Raghava

R. Sarathkumar

R. Sarathkumar

Kanchana

Kovai Sarala

Kovai Sarala

Raghava´s mother

Devadarshini

Devadarshini

Raghava´s sister-in-law

Sriman

Sriman

Raghava's brother

Raai Laxmi

Raai Laxmi

Priya

Devan

Devan

local MLA

Babu Antony

Babu Antony

Bhai

Manobala

Manobala

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Lawrence wrote, directed, choreographed AND starred—this launched the Kanchana franchise that became a Tamil horror-comedy staple with four sequels.

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