Thirumagan

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Thirumagan
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Directed byM. Rathnakumar
Written byM. Rathnakumar
Produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu
Starring S. J. Suryah
Meera Jasmine
Malavika
Lakshana
Preethi Varma
Cinematography Venu
Edited by Anthony
Music by Deva
Distributed byV Creations
Release date
  • 9 March 2007 (2007-03-09)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Thirumagan is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by M. Rathnakumar. The film stars S. J. Suryah, Meera Jasmine, Malavika, Lakshana and Preethi Varma. Vijayakumar, Radha Ravi, Ranjith, Saranya Ponvannan, and Manivannan play supporting roles. The music was composed by Deva with editing by Anthony and cinematography by Venu. The film was shot completely in Tirunelveli and is a village story based on the relationships between a father and son. The film released on 9 March 2007.

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Plot

Thangapaandi (S.J. Suryah) is the son of Malaiswamy (Vijayakumar), who is financially mediocre but well respected and loved in the Tirunelveli village. Thangapaandi, however, is immature and spends his time gallivanting about the village and dancing at temple functions, while failing his +2 examinations with regularity every year.

His niece Rasathi (Preethi Varma) is in love with him, as their parents have informally promised them to each other from childhood itself. However, Thangapaandi pursues his own agenda and falls for loud-mouthed orphan girl Ayyakka (Meera Jasmine), who makes and sells pots for a living.

Thangapaandi, despite his lack of a regular job or prospects, appears to be the most sought after bachelor in the village. In the midst of this love 'square', the elders add their own two cents of interference, causing more chaos. How Thangapaandi and his ladies deal with this is the fodder for the rest of the film.

Cast

Production

Rathnakumar, who directed Senathipathi with Sathyaraj, announced in 2005 that S. J. Suryah would act in his film titled Thirumagan. [1] During the shooting, Suryah had a misunderstanding with Rathnakumar, and many of the crew claimed that they felt difficult to work with the director. [2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. [3]

SongSingers
PoranthathuDeva, Tippu
Shock Adikkuthu KK, Anuradha Sriram
Thatti Thatti Naresh Iyer, Madhushree
IdhukuthanaNaresh Iyer, Madhushree
Koora Sela Swarnalatha
Thirumagane Sadhana Sargam

Reception

Shwetha Bhaskar Rediff wrote "Director Ratnakumar has made so many twists to the formula, and added so many dimensions to the characters, that the movie ultimately comes across as a hotchpotch, but with bursts of freshness here and there". [4] Lajjavathi of Kalki praised the acting of Suryah, Meera Jasmine and other actors, Venu's cinematography but panned the vulgarity and double meaning dialogues and concluded saying since director has assisted Bharathiraja, he has given a village centric film which is fine but he should have made it into a quality film, he should have concentrated more on screenplay and other aspects and totally messed up. [5] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote "Finally, what's surprising is that whether it's Surya who directs himself ('New', 'Anbe Aaruyire', or Surya who is directed by another director 'Kalvanin Kadhali', 'Thirumagan'), the style and feel of the film, and his own demeanour and performance, are all uncannily similar. It just totally puts you off!". [6] Sify wrote "There is nothing new in the plot of Thirumahan, it has been played out in many village milieu films of the past. But here the melodrama and mush is limited as the screenplay moves fast in the first half, giving you enough reason to smile". [7]

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References

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  2. ↑ "தாணு தயாரித்த 'திருமகன்' ஹீரோ டைரக்டர் மோதல்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 30 October 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
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  4. ↑ Bhaskar, Shwetha (12 March 2007). "Thirumagan is confusing". Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
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