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. [1] 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. [2] There were rumours that Suryah and Meerajasmine were dating, [3] which was eventually denied by Suryah. [4] During the shooting, Suryah had a misunderstanding with Rathnakumar, and many of the crew claimed that they felt difficult to work with the director. [5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Vairamuthu. [6]

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

Reception

Behindwoods wrote "Summing up the movie, one might not be wrong in saying that the movie begins and ends within the last thirty minutes and those thirty minutes are truly riveting. The first half, looking at the depth of the story, is a let down. Scripting done by the director himself certainly needed more attention". [7] 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". [8] 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. [9]

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  2. ↑ "S J Surya in Thirumagan". Behindwoods. 9 May 2005. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Meera – S J Suryahh grapevine, what lies beneath?". Behindwoods. 22 November 2006. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "SJ Suryah slams rumors on wedding with Meera". Behindwoods. 17 November 2006. Archived from the original on 29 January 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Thirumagan". JioSaavn . January 2007. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Thirumagan: Strong story, weak script". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  8. ↑ Bhaskar, Shwetha (12 March 2007). "Thirumagan is confusing". Rediff.com . Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  9. ↑ லஜ்ஜாவதி (25 March 2007). "திருமகன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 80. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024– via Internet Archive.
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