Growing Fangs: How "Ginger Snaps" Ties Puberty to Werewolves
John Fawcett’s "Ginger Snaps" intertwines the lore of the werewolf to the hellish experience of a young girl going through puberty.
Paththini
Kannagi (Pooja) born in the Chola kingdom, one of the three kingdoms in South India around 1,500 years ago, is happily married to Kovalan (Uddika), a millionaire. Kovalan attends the crowning ceremony of the Chola dancing queen, Princess Madhavi (Aruni). Pleased with he performance the king wants Madhavi to indicate whom she would pick to become her husband from among the wealthy male guests present. She selects Kovalan. Spellbound by Madhavi's beauty and her dancing skills, Kovalan too likes Madhavi. The happy marriage crashes. Kovalan spends all his wealth on Madhavi. Broken-hearted, the weeping Kannagi bears up the agony.
- / 5
PopScore
Representation
Pictures and Videos
Movie Information
Kannagi (Pooja) born in the Chola kingdom, one of the three kingdoms in South India around 1,500 years ago, is happily married to Kovalan (Uddika), a millionaire. Kovalan attends the crowning ceremony of the Chola dancing queen, Princess Madhavi (Aruni). Pleased with he performance the king wants Madhavi to indicate whom she would pick to become her husband from among the wealthy male guests present. She selects Kovalan. Spellbound by Madhavi's beauty and her dancing skills, Kovalan too likes Madhavi. The happy marriage crashes. Kovalan spends all his wealth on Madhavi. Broken-hearted, the weeping Kannagi bears up the agony.
Rating:
Genre:History, Drama
Written By:Sunil Ariyarathna
In Theaters:
Box Office:
Runtime:135 minutes
Studio:
Cast
Sunil Ariyarathna
Director
Pooja Umashankar
Kannaki
Uddika Premarathna
Kovalan
Aruni Rajapaksha
Madhavi
Nita Fernando
Chithrapathi
Ravindra Randeniya
Pandya King
Awanthi Aponsu
Devanthi
Sanath Gunathilake
Soli King
Daya Alwis
Royal goldsmith
Lucky Dias
King Gajaba
Wasantha Wittachchi
Paththini Hami
Sampath Tennakoon
Athura's father
Articles You May Like
The Wedding Banquet (2025): A Window into Modern Day Queer Relationships
In this remake of the 1993 film of the same name, The Wedding Banquet follows the life of two queer couples as they struggle with life-changing decisions.
"A Different World" Welcomes Us Back To Hillman College
Dwayne Wayne and Whitley's youngest daughter takes us back to Hillman College in this iconic 90s sequel.
Women can have it all! Right?! A review of HBOMax’s “Expecting Amy”
I didn’t love Expecting Amy, the mini-series following Amy Schumer’s pregnancy, but it brought up a lot of great unspoken side-effects of working and growing a human in America.
Incluvie News - YouTube Overtakes Netflix with Teen Viewers
YouTube surpasses Netflix but there is more to the story.
Dreams Come True in the Color-Blind Casting of Cinderella (1997)
"Rodgers' & Hammerstein's Cinderella" wasn’t just a fairytale, it's a Black girl's fairytale. It was a fantasy world where the undeniable beauty of Black girls and Women was celebrated and beloved.