Kanchana (2011 film)

Kanchana (also known as Muni 2: Kanchana) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film written and directed by Raghava Lawrence, with produced by N. Radha, under the banner of Sri Thenandal Films, and co produced by Raghava Lawrence under Raghavendra Productions. It is a sequel to his previous venture, Muni (2007) and the second instalment in the Kanchana film series. The film stars Lawrence and R. Sarathkumar in the titular roles alongside Devan, Babu Antony, Lakshmi Rai, Kovai Sarala, Devadarshini, Sriman and others in supporting roles. The film revolves around Raghava, who is scared to venture outside but gets possessed by a ghost and starts behaving weirdly.

The film's cinematography and editing were handled by Vetri and Kishore Te, respectively. The film's soundtrack was composed by S. Thaman. The film's distribution rights were bought by Sri Thenandal Films.

Kanchana's Tamil version was released on 22 July 2011 while a same-titled Telugu dubbed version was released a week earlier on 15 July 2011. The film became a commercial success in both languages and has been remade in several languages.