Question 1

What real-life story inspired Kannathil Muthamittal?

Accepted Answer

The movie is inspired by a Time magazine article about an American couple who took their daughter to the Philippines to meet her biological mother.

Question 2

Which festivals featured Kannathil Muthamittal?

Accepted Answer

It premiered at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival, was at the 2003 San Francisco International Film Festival, and was India's official entry to the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.

Question 3

Where were the Sri Lankan scenes in the film actually shot?

Accepted Answer

Scenes depicted as Colombo, Sri Lanka, were shot in Pondicherry, India, and the opening civil war scenes were filmed in the forests of Kerala.

Question 4

What is the central conflict in Kannathil Muthamittal?

Accepted Answer

A little girl, after learning she is adopted, travels with her family to Sri Lanka to find her birth mother, encountering the militant Tamil Tigers.

Question 5

Who wrote the short story that Kannathil Muthamittal is based on?

Accepted Answer

The film is based on the short story 'Amuthavum Avanum' by Sujatha Rangarajan, who also contributed as a writer under the pen name Sujatha.

Question 6

What real-life article inspired the story of Kannathil Muthamittal?

Accepted Answer

The movie is inspired by a Time magazine article about an American couple who took their daughter to the Philippines to meet her biological mother.

Question 7

Where were the scenes set in Colombo, Sri Lanka actually filmed?

Accepted Answer

Scenes depicted as taking place in Colombo, Sri Lanka were shot in Pondicherry (Pudhuchery), India, with the first few minutes of civil war scenes shot in the forests of Kerala.

Question 8

What unusual detail connects the male protagonist and the dialogue writer in the film?

Accepted Answer

The male protagonist is a part-time author who writes under a female pen name, and the dialogue writer for the movie is also a male writing under the female pen name Sujatha.

Question 9

Which major international festivals featured Kannathil Muthamittal?

Accepted Answer

The film premiered at the 2002 Toronto International Film Festival, was selected for the San Francisco International Film Festival in 2003, and was India's official entry to the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.

Question 10

What is the central conflict that drives the plot of Kannathil Muthamittal?

Accepted Answer

A little girl learns she is adopted and, determined to find her birth mother, her family takes her to Sri Lanka, where they encounter the militant group known as the Tamil Tigers.

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