The other gang is essentially the 'local' one. One of the them, being the very 'hi-fi' one where all the students travel in bikes to school and speak in English (peter - as you would call it). The story basically revolves around two 'gangs'.
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It's a serial about school life, society, crushes and, most importantly, friendship. 'Kana Kaanum Kaalangal' is a show aired on Star Vijay four days a week. It is finally time for 'Kana Kaanum Kaalangal' As I stare wide eyed into the television set, I am transported to another world, into a world where friends are greeted as 'machi' and 'mama', teachers are the indisputable victims and where for once, studies take a back seat. The chirpy tune, 'Kanavugal Kaanum Vayasaachu, Ilamaikku Mukavari Kadachachu.' breaks the deafening silence.
In a flash, I grab the remote and switch to Vijay TV. I'll pack up when the students finish high school." Will they do a mega serial flip-flop? "No," said Prabhu. The focus will be on friendship, though there's a subtle `crush' angle." "We collected 200-300 phrases from students," said Prabhu's wife Sheeba who designed the uniforms. The serial's strongest point is the dialogue. "This is no different from what we do off the sets." "We've got our school life back," said the boys. "I'm learning to act all over again," said Raghavi. For all of them, however, the serial is turning out to be a fresh experience. Pandi (Lingeswaran) has acted in several movies. You've seen Raghavi (Hemalatha) in "Basha" and "Suryavamsam" and as kutti Kaveri in "Chitti." "We work around college and work hours." But not all are greenhorns. "Schedules are a nightmare," agreed Prabhu. Sanghavi (Monisha) is a BDS intern, others are in college or are employed. None of the actors except one is a school student.
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A two-day workshop taught them how to face the camera." They picked the actors from the 5,000 applications received in response to an ad. Harendra, senior project executive, Timeframes, "The groundwork was done by Vijay TV. Getting them to speak naturally was a challenge." Said L. "I spent the first two weeks de-toxing the cast of overacting and exaggeration. "It took us eight months to get it on the floor," he said. Balachander and Balu Mahendra called to pat him. Your surprise loses its edge when you discover it is being directed by Film Institute-trained Prabhu Kannaa whose "Paramapadam" won him a national Best Director award and "LN Chandru 4th B" was on a festival panorama. Change the language, the episodes could have been set in any part of the country. The girls are not obsessed by the need to be "good" and parents have shades of grey in their portrayals. They jibe, fight, throw impulsive pranks, forget quickly and move on. KKK, with high school life at its heart, is a sitcom in which boys are everyday boys conditioned only by their screen backgrounds.
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If you're familiar with the sibling rivalry between Sangavi and Raghavi, the rib-tickling banter of Pandi, Pachai, Joe and Bala, the high jinks of the well-heeled Vineet, Unni, Rishi and Krish - innocent fun with a scheming Principal as backdrop, you have been watching "Kanaa Kaanum Kaalangal" aired on Vijay TV at 8 p.m. HAVING A GOOD TIME The cast of the serial