Kannathil Muthamittal

A Peck on the Cheek

Tamil / 2002 / Color / Sound / 136 min.

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  • India
A few words...On her nineth birthday Amudha is told by her parents that she had been adopted as a baby. Amudha is restless and wants to find her biological mother. At the orphanage, where she was born, she learns that her mother came from the north of Sri Lanka, where she returned after Amudha's birth. Though that region of Sri Lanka is affected by a civil war, Amudha is adamant to find her mother.
image of a red chilli Spicy Comments:
  • Reactions to the movie were quite controversial. While admirers of Mani Ratnam state, that he is among a few directors, who bring political topics onto to the commercial screen, some critics are irritated by the way Ratnam characterizes terrorists Roja, Dil Se and Kannathil Muthamittal.