Kanaa is a 2018 Indian Tamil-language sports drama film starring Sathyaraj, Aishwarya Rajesh and Darshan in the lead roles while Sivakarthikeyan appears in an extended cameo appearance. The film is written and directed by Arunraja Kamaraj, in his directorial debut. It was released theatrically on 21 December 2018. The film has music composed by Dhibu Ninan Thomas, cinematography by Dinesh B. Krishnan, editing by Ruben and production by Sivakarthikeyan under his newly established Sivakarthikeyan Productions banner. It was remade in Telugu as Kousalya Krishnamurthy, with Aishwarya Rajesh reprising her role and Sivakarthikeyan and the cricket team's footage reused.

Plot

Kousalya Murugesan aka Kowsi is the daughter of Murugesan, a farmer in Kulithalai, Karur. She aspires to become an international cricketer which puts a smile on her cricket-loving father's face by helping the country win. The reason for this is portrayed in the initial scenes where Murugesan is very eager to see India's matches in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. However, he gets heartbroken seeing India's crashing defeat to Sri Lanka in the group stages, which sees India getting subsequently knocked out. Murugesan controls his feelings before his daughter, but she witnesses him crying and heartbroken throughout the night. Hence, this inspires an 11-year-old Kowsi, to take up cricket seriously, represent her country, and win the World Cup one day for her father's sake.