Mannin Maindhan
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| Directed by | Rama Narayanan |
| Screenplay by | Karunanidhi |
| Produced by | Rama Narayanan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | N. K. Viswanathan |
| Edited by | Raj Keerthy |
| Music by | Bharathwaj |
Production company | Azhagar Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Mannin Maindhan is a 2005 Indian Tamil film, directed by Rama Narayanan, starring Sibiraj and Adhu fame Suhain lead roles. Sathyaraj plays an extended cameo role. The film, a remake of successful Telugu film Yagnam.[1] The film was produced by Rama Narayanan, had musical score by Bharathwaj and was released on 4 March 2005 to negative reviews.[2][3][4]
Plot
Bhairavamurthy (Manoj K. Jayan) and Gajapathy (Ponnambalam) are two landlords in a village who fight with each other. Bhairavamurthy's wife and his car driver get killed by Gajapathy's henchmen.
Kadhir (Sibiraj), the car driver's son, decided to take revenge on Gajapathy one day and grew him up in Bhairavamurthy's house.
Amutha (Suha), Bhairavamurthy's daughter, returns to the village from her college and she falls in love with Kadhir. Bhairavamurthy decides, to join his hands with Gajapathy, to kill his faithful henchman.
The couple elopes from the house and runs around village. Pratap (Sathyaraj), an honest cop, saves them. The henchmen, who worked with the landlords, lay down their arms and support the couple. Bhairavamurthy and Gajapathy decide to kill both Kadhir, but they kill each other.
Cast
- Sibiraj as Kadhir
- Suha as Amudha
- Manoj K. Jayan as Bhairavamurthy
- Ponnambalam as Gajapathy
- Sathyaraj as Pratap (extended cameo)
- Vadivelu as 'Quarter' Vadivelu
- Suman Setty as Dheena
- Bala Singh as Joseph
- Indhu as Joseph's wife
- Kumari Muthu as a police constable
- Thyagu as a police constable
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Raghavan (guest appearance)
Soundtrack
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Bharathwaj. The soundtrack, released in 2005, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Karunanidhi, Vaali, Na. Muthukumar, Vairamuthu and Snehan.[5] Indiaglitz.com said : "Bharadwaj's music is very flat with none of the song sounding impressive".[4]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Andravin Ponnu" | Mano, Reshmi | 4:04 |
| 2 | "Idhu Ladies Hostel" | Jay Laxmi | 4:41 |
| 3 | "Kannin Manipola" | K. S. Chitra, Master Sathiya | 3:41 |
| 4 | "Kilakku Killakku" | Muralidharan | 5:15 |
| 5 | "Yeamma Yeamma" | Sujatha Mohan, Tippu | 4:22 |
Reception
Indiaglitz.com stating that the film was "more dusty than being earthy".[4]
References
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/13277.html
- ^ "Find Tamil Movie Mannin Maindhan". jointscene.com. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ "Mannin Maindhan". popcorn.oneindia.in. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ a b c "IndiaGlitz - Mannin Maindhan Tamil Movie Review Review". indiaglitz.com. 2005-03-04. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ "Mannin Mainthan - Bharathwaj". thiraipaadal.com. Retrieved 2012-01-19.