Muni (film series)

Muni
Muni
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Directed by	Raghava Lawrence
Written by	Dialogues:; Raghava Lawrence; (Kanchana, Kanchana 2, Kanchana 3); Ramesh Khanna; (Muni)
Screenplay by	Raghava Lawrence
Story by	Raghava Lawrence
Produced by	Saran ; (Muni); Raghava Lawrence ; (Kanchana, Kanchana 2); Kalanidhi Maran ; (Kanchana 3)
Starring	Raghava Lawrence; Kovai Sarala; Rajkiran; Sarathkumar; Devadarshini; Sriman; Vedhika; Vinu Chakravarthy; Raai Laxmi; Nithya Menon; Taapsee; Renuka; Oviya; Nikki Tamboli; Ri Djavi Alexandra
Cinematography	K. V. Guhan; (Muni) ; Vetri; E. Krishnasamy; (Kanchana) ; R. B. Gurudev; Rajavel Olhiveeran ; (Kanchana 2); Vetri; Sarvesh Murari ; (Kanchana 3)
Edited by	Suresh Urs; (Muni); Kishore Te.; (Kanchana, Kanchana 2)
Music by	Original Songs:; Bharadwaj; (Muni); S. Thaman; (Kanchana, Kanchana 2); Leon James; (Kanchana 2); C. Sathya; (Kanchana 2); Ashwamithra; (Kanchana 2); Doo Paa Doo; (Kanchana 3); Background Score:; Sangeetharajan; (Muni); S. Thaman; (Kanchana, Kanchana 2); Doo Paa Doo; (Kanchana 3)
Production; companies	Gemini Productions; (Muni); Raghavendra Productions; (Kanchana, Kanchana 2); Sun Pictures; (Kanchana 3)
Distributed by	Tamil:; Gemini Productions; (Muni); Sri Thenandal Films ; (Kanchana, Kanchana 2) ; Sun Pictures ; (Kanchana 2, Kanchana 3)
Release dates	1: 9 March 2007; 2 : 22 July 2011; 3 : 17 April 2015; 4 : 19 April 2019 5 : TBA
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	₹ 49 crore (see release and revenue below)
Box office	₹ 238 crore (see release and revenue below)

Muni is an Indian Tamil-language horror comedy film series created and directed by Raghava Lawrence who also appeared in lead roles in all the films. The first film is Muni (2007) and the second is Muni 2: Kanchana (2011) with the third installment of the franchise titled Muni 3: Kanchana 2: Ganga (2015). The latest movie, the fourth instalment is Muni 4: Kanchana 3 (2019). and stars Raghava Lawrence and Kovai Sarala with Rajkiran, Sarathkumar, Devadarshini, Sriman, Vedhika, Vinu Chakravarthy, Raai Laxmi, Nithya Menon, Taapsee, Renuka, Oviya, Nikki Tamboli, Alexandra Ri Djavi. All films were successful at the box office, continuing the trend of the comedy-horror genre in Tamil cinema that began with Chandramukhi (2005).

All four films revolve around the same plot of a coward who gets possessed by a ghost to take revenge on the people who killed them, and the rest of the film shows how he takes revenge. Raghava Lawrence and Kovai Sarala are the only actors to appear in every installment of the series.