Multifaceted
actor
Dhanush
is
basking
in
the
success
of
his
recent
venture
Karnan.
Despite
the
second
wave
of
COVID-19
pandemic,
the
film
made
it
to
theatres
on
April
9.
Upon
its
release,
the
film
written
and
directed
by
Mari
Selvaraj
received
huge
applause
from
the
audience,
thanks
to
its
intriguing
storyline,
excellent
dialogues,
impressive
acting
chops
of
Dhanush
and
other
actors,
brilliant
music
composition
and
breathtaking
cinematography.
Partially
inspired
by
the
1995
Kodiyankulam
riot
that
happened
in
Tamil
Nadu's
Thoothukudi,
the
film
revolves
around
a
fearless
young
man
who
is
on
a
mission
to
safeguard
the
rights
of
his
villagers.
Made
on
a
budget
of
Rs
46
crore,
Karnan
has
acquired
a
total
collection
of
Rs
61.8
crore
from
the
worldwide
box
office.
The
satellite
and
streaming
rights
of
the
film
were
sold
to
Zee
Tamil
and
Amazon
Prime
Video
for
Rs
9
crore
and
Rs
12
crore
respectively.
The
total
profit
garnered
by
the
film
stands
at
Rs
15.8
crore.
It
is
to
be
noted
that
the
film
was
released
one
day
before
the
Tamil
Nadu
government
ordered
to
slash
down
the
seating
capacity
in
theatres
to
50%,
which
might
have
also
affected
the
box
office
collection
of
Karnan.
Also
featuring
Rajisha
Vijayan,
Lal
Paul,
Yogi
Babu,
Natarajan
Subramaniam,
Gouri
G
Kishan
and
Lakshmi
Priyaa
Chandramouli,
Karnan
is
backed
by
Kalaipuli
S
Thanu
under
his
production
company
V
Creations.
'Enjoy
Enjaami'
fame
Santhosh
Narayana
has
composed
music
for
the
film,
which
has
camera
cranked
by
Theni
Eswar.
Selva
RK
has
carried
out
the
editing
for
the
rural
drama.