Akka Kuruvi (transl. Sister Sparrow) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language family drama film directed by Samy and produced by Madurai Muthu Movies and Kanavu Thozhirsalai.[1] The film stars newcomers Master Maheen and Baby Davia in the lead roles with a cameo appearance from Kathir and Varsha Bollamma.[2] The film's music is composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with cinematography handled by Utpal V Nayanar and editing done by Manigandan Sivakumar.[3] The film is an official remake of the 1997 Iranian film Children of Heaven written and directed by Majid Majidi, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in the same year.[4] The film was released in theatres on 6 May 2022.[5]

Akka Kuruvi
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Samy
Screenplay by	Samy
Based on	Children of Heaven by Majid Majidi
Produced by	M. Muthukkaruppan Anitha Saminathan
Starring	Master Maheen Baby Davia V. S. Kumar
Cinematography	Utpal V Nayanar
Edited by	Manigandan Sivakumar
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production companies	Percept Pictures Madurai Muthu Movies Kanavu Thozhirsalai
Distributed by	PVR Pictures
Release date	6 May 2022 (2022-05-06)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Synopsis

To not burden their impoverished parents, two siblings decide to share a pair of shoes after the brother loses the sister's. While this turns out to be more difficult than they imagined but fate offers a chance in the form of a marathon.

Cast

• Master Maheen as Deva
  • Kathir as older Deva (cameo appearance)
• Baby Davia as Sara
  • Varsha Bollamma as older Sara (cameo appearance)
• V. S. Kumar as Deva's and Sara's father
• Thara Jagathambi as Deva's and Sara's mother

Reception

M Suganth of The Times of India rated the film with 2/5 stars, stating that, "An underwhelming remake of a beloved Iranian film. The film largely banks on Ilaiyaraaja's background score to make us invested, and the maestro comes up with a suitably Insistent score that keeps nudging us towards the emotions that we are meant to feel. This and the inherent feel-goodness in the story are what keep the film afloat."[6] A critic from Newstodaynet.com said Akka Kuruvi is a movie that deserves a good watch.[7] Dinamalar rated the film with 2.75/5 stars.[8] A reviewer from Maalaimalar gave a rating of 5.5 out on 10 and called the film a summer feast.[9]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack and score is composed by Ilaiyaraaja and the album featured three songs. All the songs were written by Ilaiyaraaja himself.

See also

• Children of Heaven, a 1997 Iranian film.
• Homerun, a 2003 Singapore adaptation of Children of Heaven.
• Bumm Bumm Bole, a 2010 Indian Hindi adaptation of Children of Heaven.

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