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Kandukondain Kandukondain (Tamil: கண்டுகொண்டேன் கண்டுகொண்டேன்) (English: I Have Found It) is a 2000 Tamil musical and romantic film. Directed and co-written by Rajiv Menon and produced by Kalaipuli S. Dhanu, it stars Mammooty, Aishwarya Rai, Tabu, Ajith Kumar and Abbas in the lead roles. Srividya and Raghuvaran, prominent actors from the south Indian film industry, played other pivotal roles in the movie.
The film based around, Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility features two young sisters with differing views on love find themselves with three suitors. The elder sister attracts the attention of an aspiring film director, while a wounded commando falls for her younger, hopelessly romantic sister but hesitates because he is much older than she. Meanwhile, the younger sister meets and falls for a businessman with a passion for poetry. However problems lap up from different directions, resulting in emotional turmoil for both sisters. Whom the sisters marry at the end of the film form the crux of the story.
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The film opened to Indian audiences after several delays, on May 4, 2000 just after the Tamil New Year, and in the process, becoming one of the biggest multi-starrers in Tamil cinema gistory. The film received positive reviews on the actors' performances and the complex storyline, with the film went on to become a major hit at the South Indian box office. Owing to its success, it was later dubbed into the Telugu language and released as Priyuraalu Pilichindi. Furthermore, the film went on to win several awards in different competitions, with Shankar Mahadevan winning a National Award in the process.
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