Minmini (2024 film)

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Minmini
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Halitha Shameem
Written byHalitha Shameem
Produced by Manoj Paramahamsa
R. Murali Krishnan
Starring
CinematographyManoj Paramahamsa
Edited byRaymond Derrick Crasta
Music byKhatija Rahman
Distributed byTentkotta
Simbaaaa productions
Release date
  • 9 August 2024 (2024-08-09)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Minmini (transl. Firefly) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Halitha Shameem. The film stars Esther Anil, Praveen Kishore, and C. Gaurav Kaalai. [1]

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Cast

Production

The film went on floors in 2015. The makers decided to wait for the child actors to grow up and play their parts as young adults and resumed the shoot in 2022. [2] The music of the film was composed by Khatija Rahman as debuted film as music composer [3]

Release

The film is scheduled to be released on 9 August 2024 in theatres. [4] [5] [ needs update ]

Music

Music composed by Khatija Rahman [6] [7]

All lyrics are written by Halitha Shameem.

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Iru Perum Nadhigal" Shakthisree Gopalan 3:17
2."Minmini Nee"Sarthak Kalyani
Sireesha Bhagavatula
3:33
3."Uyirai"Suryansh2:18
4."Jananam" Khatija Rahman
Sireesha Bhagavatula
3:05
Total length:12:13

Reception

Roopa Radhakrishnan of Times of India rated it 3.5/5 and stated that "Esther Anil, Pravin Kishore and Gaurav Kalai make us care for their characters. The former two actors’ fun banter is amplified by the natural chemistry that they share with each other." [8]

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