{ "id": "epqxsby3ka", "slug": "kana-kaanum-kaalangal", "title": "Kana Kaanum Kaalangal", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia", "label": "South and Southeast Asian serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.tamil_serials", "label": "Tamil serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.tamil_serials" } ], "geo": [ { "id": "geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.tamil_serials", "label": "India · 2001 to 2020: Tamil serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.tamil_serials", "path": [ { "id": "geo.ind", "label": "India", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2001", "label": "India · 2001 to 2020", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2001" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2001.culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2001.culture" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials", "label": "International serial drama and telenovelas", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_international_serials" }, { "id": "geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.tamil_serials", "label": "Tamil serials", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/geo/geo.ind.t2001.culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.tamil_serials" } ] } ], "excerpt": "Kana Kaanum Kaalangal (கனா காணும் காலங்கள்), Tamil school drama: 2006 Star Vijay serial (~500 episodes, Vijay Antony theme song) and 2022 Disney+ Hotstar web series reboot at Siragugal school, three seasons, 132/112/102 episodes.", "snippet": "Kana Kaanum Kaalangal (கனா காணும் காலங்கள்), Tamil school drama: 2006 Star Vijay serial (~500 episodes, Vijay Antony theme song) and 2022 Disney+ Hotstar web series reboot at Siragugal school, three seasons, 132/112/102 episodes.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_int_serials_south_asia.tamil_serials", "markdown": "# Kana Kaanum Kaalangal\n\n**Kana Kaanum Kaalangal** (கனா காணும் காலங்கள், roughly \"Era of Dreams\") is a Tamil-language school drama franchise built around two rival groups of students. The name covers an original television serial that premiered on [Star Vijay](https://www.edgepedia.org/star-vijay) on 30 October 2006, a web series reboot that premiered on [Disney+ Hotstar](https://www.edgepedia.org/disney-hotstar) in April 2022, and two television sequels set in college.[1](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/kana-kaanum-kaalangal) • [2](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/kana-kaanum-kaalangal-reunion-now-has-a-release-date-nostalgic-promo-unveiled.html) • [6](https://www.ottplay.com/news/kanaa-kaanum-kaalangal-ott-release-date-where-and-when-to-watch-third-season-of-campus-drama-series/86354b809f633)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Original serial | Premiered 30 October 2006 on Star Vijay; aired Monday to Thursday at 8 PM; over 500 episodes[1](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/kana-kaanum-kaalangal) • [4](https://nettv4u.com/about/tamil/tv-serials/kana-kaanum-kaalangal) |\n| Premise | 12 students split into two rival groups; themes of healthy competition, fights, jealousy, and friendship[4](https://nettv4u.com/about/tamil/tv-serials/kana-kaanum-kaalangal) |\n| Theme song | Composed by music director Vijay Antony[1](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/kana-kaanum-kaalangal) |\n| Web series reboot | Premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 21/22 April 2022; set at Siragugal school[6](https://www.ottplay.com/news/kanaa-kaanum-kaalangal-ott-release-date-where-and-when-to-watch-third-season-of-campus-drama-series/86354b809f633) • [7](https://thetvdb.com/series/kanaa-kaanum-kaalangal) |\n| Seasons (reboot) | Season 1 (2022): 132 episodes; Season 2 (2023): 112 episodes; Season 3 (2024): 102 episodes[5](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Aug/08/kanaa-kaanum-kaalangal-renewed-for-the-third-season) • [7](https://thetvdb.com/series/kanaa-kaanum-kaalangal) |\n| IMDb rating | 7.1/10 from 220 votes; unweighted mean 7.8[11](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19862876/ratings/) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Sequels and reunion\n\nThe serial's success produced two sequels set in college: *Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Kallooriyin Kadhai* and *Kana Kaanum Kalangal Kalloori Saalai*.[2](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/kana-kaanum-kaalangal-reunion-now-has-a-release-date-nostalgic-promo-unveiled.html) The theme song, composed by [Vijay Antony](https://www.edgepedia.org/vijay-antony), remained an earworm for a generation of viewers.[1](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/kana-kaanum-kaalangal) • [13](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/wow-this-popular-tamil-serial-cast-comes-together-for-a-reunion-after-a-decade.html)\n\nFifteen years after the serial began, the cast of its various seasons reunited for a special broadcast on Star Vijay on 18 July 2021; the reunion promo featured Mohamed Irfan, Nisha Ganesh, Karthik Vasu, Swetha Subramanian, Sai Pramodita, Haripriya, and Ganesh Prabhu, among others.[2](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/kana-kaanum-kaalangal-reunion-now-has-a-release-date-nostalgic-promo-unveiled.html)\n\n## The 2006 television serial\n\nThe original *Kana Kaanum Kaalangal* was directed by Prabhu Kanna and set in a school, portraying 12 students separated into two groups whose rivalry drives the plot. Nettv4u's synopsis describes it as departing from conventional serial scenes and emotions, with casual dialogue and everyday student experiences of competition, jealousy, and friendship, and it credits the series with creating a massive fan following.[4](https://nettv4u.com/about/tamil/tv-serials/kana-kaanum-kaalangal) When the show's students were promoted from eleventh to twelfth standard, the production ran a fresh audition cycle: from more than 5,000 applicants, 225 were selected at the first level and 11 were chosen for the new batch, after acting training.[3](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/july-07-01/03-07-07-vijay.html)\n\n**Run length.** Sources state different end dates. Behindwoods describes the serial as airing on Vijay TV from 2006 to 2009;[2](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/kana-kaanum-kaalangal-reunion-now-has-a-release-date-nostalgic-promo-unveiled.html) [IndiaGlitz](https://www.edgepedia.org/indiaglitz) says the high school soap aired from 2006 to 2013.[9](https://indiaglitz.com/kana-kaanum-kaalangal-season-2-release-date-announced-latest-viral-promo-video-disney-hotstar-tamil-news-335437) [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) records that the series launched in October 2006 and aired some 500 episodes.[1](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/kana-kaanum-kaalangal)\n\nThe 2007 run was, by one contemporary account, a commercial standout: [Behindwoods](https://www.edgepedia.org/behindwoods) reported in July 2007 that the serial was \"ruling the roost with the highest TRP\" among Vijay TV soaps and attracted audiences of all age groups, with younger viewers identifying with characters such as Vineet, Raghavi, Bala, Pandi, and Joe.[3](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/july-07-01/03-07-07-vijay.html)\n\n## The 2022 web series reboot\n\nThe franchise returned as a Hotstar Specials web series on Disney+ Hotstar, with the first season premiering on 21/22 April 2022 and running to 132 episodes.[5](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Aug/08/kanaa-kaanum-kaalangal-renewed-for-the-third-season) • [7](https://thetvdb.com/series/kanaa-kaanum-kaalangal) The reboot kept the school setting, now at the fictional Siragugal school, and follows high school students through jealousy, rivalry, misunderstandings, arguments, and personal grudges.[8](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/201375-kana-kaanum-kaalangal) Its opening premise has the school reopening after a long break and the students joining hands to save it.[7](https://thetvdb.com/series/kanaa-kaanum-kaalangal)\n\nThe main cast of the reboot includes Irfan as Vineeth \"Jerry\", Teja Venkatesh as Nandhini, Deepika Venkatachalam as Abirami \"Abi\", Aravind Seiju as Kalaiarasan \"Kalai\", Raja Vetri Prabhu as Gautham, Bharath Kumar as [Gunasekhar](https://www.edgepedia.org/gunasekhar), Aashik Gopinath as Kicha, Aegan as Chellamuthu, and Abeneya Nethran as Parvathy.[7](https://thetvdb.com/series/kanaa-kaanum-kaalangal) • [8](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/201375-kana-kaanum-kaalangal)\n\n**Seasons.** Following strong response to the first two seasons, Disney+ Hotstar renewed the series for a third season in August 2024.[5](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Aug/08/kanaa-kaanum-kaalangal-renewed-for-the-third-season) Season 2 began streaming on 21 April 2023 and continues from where season 1 ended.[9](https://indiaglitz.com/kana-kaanum-kaalangal-season-2-release-date-announced-latest-viral-promo-video-disney-hotstar-tamil-news-335437) • [10](https://www.chennaipatrika.com/entertainment/post/disney-hotstar-to-stream-season-2-of-kanaa-kaanum-kaalangal-from-april-21st) Season 3 premiered on Disney+ Hotstar on 30 August 2024; its listed directors are Ramesh, Bharathi, Jaswini, Shiva Aravind, Manoj, and Chidambaram Manivanman.[6](https://www.ottplay.com/news/kanaa-kaanum-kaalangal-ott-release-date-where-and-when-to-watch-third-season-of-campus-drama-series/86354b809f633) Season 3 ran 102 episodes, closing with the finale \"Friendship is the Real Treasure\" on 14 February 2025.[7](https://thetvdb.com/series/kanaa-kaanum-kaalangal) • [8](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/201375-kana-kaanum-kaalangal) Season 2's episode count is reported differently across databases: Cinema Express and TheTVDB list 112 episodes, while Moviefone and FilmNoir list 8.[5](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Aug/08/kanaa-kaanum-kaalangal-renewed-for-the-third-season) • [7](https://thetvdb.com/series/kanaa-kaanum-kaalangal) • [14](https://www.moviefone.com/tv-shows/kana-kaanum-kaalangal/coPgSdJS71WRXtjSFtwoH/)\n\n## Reception and viewership\n\nOn IMDb, the reboot holds a rating of 7.1/10 from 220 user votes, with an unweighted mean of 7.8 and ratings concentrated in India, Sri Lanka, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Malaysia.[11](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19862876/ratings/) Ormax Media's 2024 streaming report placed *Kana Kaanum Kaalangal* Season 3 among the most-watched Tamil OTT originals of the year, with 2.8 million viewers, in a top 10 dominated by Disney+ Hotstar titles.[12](https://www.ormaxmedia.com/data/library/StreamingOriginals-The2024Story-OrmaxMedia.pdf) The series is currently available on VI movies and tv by subscription and free with ads on JioHotstar, and is rated U/A 16+ with roughly 30-minute episodes.[1](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/kana-kaanum-kaalangal)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Kana Kaanum Kaalangal – streaming tv show online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/in/tv-show/kana-kaanum-kaalangal)\n2. [Kana Kaanum Kaalangal Reunion now has a release date! Nostalgic promo unveiled, Behindwoods (15 July 2021)](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/kana-kaanum-kaalangal-reunion-now-has-a-release-date-nostalgic-promo-unveiled.html)\n3. [The Sivaji of Television, Behindwoods (3 July 2007)](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/july-07-01/03-07-07-vijay.html)\n4. [Tamil TV Serial Kana Kaanum Kaalangal synopsis, Nettv4u](https://nettv4u.com/about/tamil/tv-serials/kana-kaanum-kaalangal)\n5. [Kanaa Kaanum Kaalangal renewed for the third season, Cinema Express (8 August 2024)](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/Aug/08/kanaa-kaanum-kaalangal-renewed-for-the-third-season)\n6. [Kanaa Kaanum Kaalangal OTT release date: third season of campus drama series, OTTplay (28 August 2024)](https://www.ottplay.com/news/kanaa-kaanum-kaalangal-ott-release-date-where-and-when-to-watch-third-season-of-campus-drama-series/86354b809f633)\n7. [கனா காணும் காலங்கள் – Kanaa Kaanum Kaalangal, TheTVDB](https://thetvdb.com/series/kanaa-kaanum-kaalangal)\n8. [Kana Kaanum Kaalangal (2022), The Movie Database](https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/201375-kana-kaanum-kaalangal)\n9. [Kana Kaanum Kaalangal season 2 to stream on Disney Plus Hotstar from this date!, IndiaGlitz (10 April 2023)](https://indiaglitz.com/kana-kaanum-kaalangal-season-2-release-date-announced-latest-viral-promo-video-disney-hotstar-tamil-news-335437)\n10. [Disney+ Hotstar to stream Season 2 of Kanaa Kaanum Kaalangal from April 21st, Chennai Patrika (10 April 2023)](https://www.chennaipatrika.com/entertainment/post/disney-hotstar-to-stream-season-2-of-kanaa-kaanum-kaalangal-from-april-21st)\n11. [Kana Kaanum Kaalangal (TV Series 2022–) – Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19862876/ratings/)\n12. [Streaming Originals in India: The 2024 Story, Ormax Media](https://www.ormaxmedia.com/data/library/StreamingOriginals-The2024Story-OrmaxMedia.pdf)\n13. [This popular Tamil serial cast comes together for a reunion after a decade, Behindwoods (12 July 2021)](https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/wow-this-popular-tamil-serial-cast-comes-together-for-a-reunion-after-a-decade.html)\n14. [Kana Kaanum Kaalangal (2022): Season 3, Cast & Where to Watch, Moviefone](https://www.moviefone.com/tv-shows/kana-kaanum-kaalangal/coPgSdJS71WRXtjSFtwoH/)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › International serial drama and telenovelas › South and Southeast Asian serials › Tamil serials*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/kana-kaanum-kaalangal", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/kana-kaanum-kaalangal.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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