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Directed by | Halitha Shameem |
Written by | Halitha Shameem |
Produced by | Manoj Paramahamsa R. Murali Krishnan |
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Cinematography | Manoj Paramahamsa |
Edited by | Raymond Derrick Crasta |
Music by | Khatija Rahman |
Distributed by | Tentkotta Simbaaaa productions |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
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]
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]
The film is scheduled to be released on 9 August 2024 in theatres. [4] [5] [ needs update ]
Music composed by Khatija Rahman [6] [7]
All lyrics are written by Halitha Shameem.
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Iru Perum Nadhigal" | Shakthisree Gopalan | 3:17 |
2. | "Minmini Nee" | Sarthak Kalyani Sireesha Bhagavatula | 3:33 |
3. | "Uyirai" | Suryansh | 2:18 |
4. | "Jananam" | Khatija Rahman Sireesha Bhagavatula | 3:05 |
Total length: | 12:13 |
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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