Thayumanavan

Thayumanavan
DVD cover
Directed by	Saravanan
Written by	Saravanan
Produced by	Kandhasamy
Starring	Saravanan Prema Srichandana
Music by	Vaigundavasaan
Production company	Atthanur Amman Arts
Release date	18 July 2003 (2003-07-18)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Thayumanavan is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written, produced and directed by Saravanan, who also stars in the lead role alongside actresses Prema and Srichandana. Babloo Prithviraj, Sriman and Yugendran appear in supporting roles. It was not a box office success. ^[1]

Cast

• Saravanan as Senbagapandian and Duraipandian
• Prema as Janaki
• Srichandana as Anandavalli
• Babloo Prithviraj as Kanna
• Sriman as Chellamuthu
• Yugendran as Veeramuthu
• Lavanya as Thenmozhi
• Bhuvaneswari
• Alex
• Ponnambalam

Production

Thayumanavan marked the directorial debut of actor Saravanan who also portrayed lead role in the film. ^[2] A fight sequence between Saravanan and Ponnambalam was shot at a forest near Yercaud. ^[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by debutant Vaigundavasaan. ^{[4] [5]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Puyal Adikkakandomey"	Roshini, Tippu
2.	"Ezhumalaiyane"	Manikka Vinayagam
3.	"Poonguyile"	Mano, Harini
4.	"Aariraro"	Swarnalatha
5.	"Anbe Manithan"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
6.	"Oh Aasai"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Reception

Malini Mannath of Chennai Online gave a negative review, citing "The scripting is poor and the narration confused. The film is a lesson on how not to make a film". ^[2]

References

1. Praveenkumar, K (23 February 2022). "#UnforgettableOnes: 'Paruthiveeran' actor Saravanan". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 31 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
2. Mannath, Malini (26 February 2003). "Thaayumanavan". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 19 August 2003. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
3. Mannath, Malini (15 August 2002). "Thaayumanavan". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 18 November 2004. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
4. "Singing the success tune". Lakshman Sruthi . Archived from the original on 3 January 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
5. "Thayumanavan (1998)". Raaga.com . Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.

External links

• Thayumanavan at IMDb