realizes that Kanchana has been doing this for a good cause and allows her to possess him. Raghava/Kanchana fights Shankar and his henchmen but Shankar seeks refugee in a Narasimha temple into which spirits cannot enter. Kanchana prays to the god to let her enter his temple so that she could kill Shankar for justice to win. She gets to enter the temple and kills Shankar the way Narasimha had killed Hiranyakashipu. A few years later, Raghava, Priya and the family participate in the inauguration ceremony of the hospital built in the plot of land as per Kanchana's wishes. A few local goons come to threaten them for money for Kanchana possesses Raghava indicating that she will return when help is needed. Cast Raghava Lawrence as Raghava / Kanchana (Possessed by R. Sarathkumar) R. Sarathkumar as Karthik alias "Kanchana" Aryan Preet as young Karthik alias Kanchana Kovai Sarala as Sarala - Raghava's mother Lakshmi Rai as Priya - Raghava's girlfriend (Kamakshi's Younger sister) Devadarshini as Kamakshi - Raghava's sister-in-law and Priya's elder sister Sriman as Prasad - Raghava's elder brother and Kamakshi's husband Devan as MLA Shankar [Main Antagonist] Babu Antony as Akbar Bhai Priya as Krishnan alias "Geetha" Sarvesh Rao as young Geetha Manobala as fake priest 1 Mayilsamy as fake priest 2 Minnal Deepa as Madhavi - Shankar's girlfriend Jasper as Shahnawaz Peer Baba Boys Rajan as School Head Master Munnar Ramesh as Manickam - Karthik's father Soundtrack The film's original soundtrack has been composed by S. Thaman. Reception Critical response The film received mixed reviews from critics. Rediff wrote "It is torturous and tedious to watch, the chills and thrills are not spine-chilling and a soundtrack that is supposed to be eerie is anything but. There's quite a bit of unintended comedy too". Great Andhra wrote "As for Lawrence, his intention was to target the mass audience and he has been fairly successful in his attempt as compared to his prequel by infusing good depth and emotional intensity". Sify wrote:"On the whole, Kanchana is an entertaining affair and can be watched once". Box office According to Sify, Kanchana emerged 2011's most successful Tamil film based on return on investment. The film, made on a budget of and marketed for , had its Telugu dubbing rights sold to Bellamkonda Suresh for . The film grossed around share from Tamil Nadu alone at the end of its run. Accolades