Manthiran | |
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Directed by | Ravichandran |
Written by | Ravichandran |
Produced by | Ravichandran |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Karthik Raja |
Music by | Dhina |
Production company | Sai Baba Creations |
Release date |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Manthiran is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Ravichandran and starring Hamsavardhan and Shruthi Raj. The film is based on the story of Pon Navarasu. [1]
Ravichandran made his debut as a director with this film. The film stars his son, Hamsavardhan, in the lead role, and his co-produced by Balaji, Hamsavardhan's brother. Raga debuts as the heroine with this film and Abhinayashree worked on an item number. The songs are choreographed by Sridhar and K. Sivasankar. [2]
Sify wrote that "Hardly a twist, Mandiran is as soggy as the recent rains". [3] Chennai Online wrote "The young actor [Hamsavardhan], with some forgettable films behind him, has handled his role with competence, using his body language and voice modulation to good effect". [4] The film was unsuccessful at the box office. [5]
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