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{{Infobox film
| name = Kasthuri Maan
| image =
| director = [[A. K. Lohithadas]]
| producer = Sindhu Lohithadas
| writer = A. K. Lohithadas [[Jeyamohan]] (dialogues)
| starring = [[Prasanna (actor)|Prasanna]] [[Meera Jasmine]] [[Shammi Thilakan]]
| music = [[Ilayaraja]]
| cinematography = Kichas [[Vaidy S]]
| editing = [[Raja Mohammad]] Sundar
| studio = Sumangala Arts
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| runtime = 140 minutes
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2005|10|28}}
}}

'''''Kasthuri Maan''''' is a 2005 [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film directed by Malayalam director [[A. K. Lohithadas]]. The film, a remake of the director's own Malayalam film of [[Kasthooriman|same name]], and his only Tamil project to date, stars [[Prasanna (actor)|Prasanna]] and [[Meera Jasmine]], who reprised her role from the original.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20071209035442/http://thehindujobs.com/thehindu/fr/2005/03/18/stories/2005031800210200.htm</ref><ref>http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/oct/28lohit.htm</ref> It also features [[Shammi Thilakan]], [[Sarath Babu]], [[V. M. C. Haneefa]], [[Bharathi Kannan]], [[Pawan (actor)|Pawan]], [[Vinodini]] and [[Suja Varunee|Suja]]. ''Kasthuri Maan'''s story revolves around a young college girl who helps her lover realize his dream of becoming an IAS officer amidst her own problems.<ref>http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/feb/24ss.htm</ref> The film released during Diwali 2005<ref>http://www.rediff.com/movies/2005/oct/27south4.htm</ref> and had a generally positive reception.

==Plot==
The movie starts with a mature Arun Kumar ([[Prasanna (actor)|Prasanna]]), now a district collector. The story is narrated in a flashback where his father Palaniappan ([[Sarath Babu]]) wants him to get married. Palaniappan used to be a rich film producer and had borrowed money from a rich person, but is unable to repay his debt. The rich man wants his daughter to marry Arun, but Arun does not want to marry.

Umashankari ([[Meera Jasmine]]) and Arun study in the same college. Uma is a lively, mischievous girl on campus, but at home, faces acute poverty and takes up various odd jobs to take care of her house and to stay away from her sister's husband, who makes advances towards her. In the meantime, Palaniappan attempts suicide because he is deeply in debt. Uma steps in and helps Arun, who is preparing for I.A.S. exams. She does everything to ensure that he becomes an I.A.S. officer. He in turn, promises to marry her and rescue her from her situation. However, Uma, after an unfortunate encounter with her brother-in–law, lands in prison, and the couple is reunited in the climax.{{Vague|date=February 2020}}.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Prasanna (actor)|Prasanna]] as Arunachalam Palaniappan
* [[Meera Jasmine]] as Umashankari Vetrivel
* [[Shammi Thilakan]] as C. K. Nagarajan
* [[Sarath Babu]] as Palaniappan
* Geetha Ravishankar as Arun's mother
* [[Vinodini]] as Prema
* [[Suja Varunee]] as Sunitha
* [[Kulappulli Leela]] as Muniyamma
* Anjali Devi as Vadivammal
* Devi Chandana as Arunachalam's sister
* [[V. M. C. Haneefa]]
* [[Karunas]]
* [[T. K. Kala]]
* [[Bharathi Kannan]]
* [[Pawan (actor)|Pawan]]
* [[Sai Pallavi]] as College girl (uncredited junior artist)
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja while the lyrics for all the songs were written by Vaali, Muthulingam, Na. Muthukumar, PazhaniBharathi & Mu. Metha.<ref>http://starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_free_download.asp?MovieId=1056</ref>
*"Oru Porkaalam" - [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Manjari
*"Ketkalyo" - [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], Manjari
*"Nethu Varaikkum" - [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]]
*"Ennai Ketkum" - Tippu
*"Vaanin Kadhal" - Manjari

==Critical reception==
[[The Hindu]] wrote, "Sumangala Arts and maker Lohitdas...deserve to be lauded for not succumbing to the lure of the commercial format and dwelling on a moving storyline that has comedy, sentiment, romance and passion in right proportions. And all these blend with the story to form a cohesive whole".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20100205113139/http://thehindujobs.com/thehindu/fr/2005/10/28/stories/2005102802900200.htm</ref> Indiaglitz.com wrote, "A dominant performance by Meera Jasmine coupled with a touchy screenplay by director Lohitha Dass makes ''Kasthoori Maan'' an engrossing movie. With unpredictable sequence of events and crisp dialogues by Jaya Mohan, the movie is certainly an offbeat entertainer worth a watch".<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/kasthoorimaan-tamil-movie-review-7456.html</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films]]
[[Category:2005 films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by A. K. Lohithadas]]

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MavisHelena6948 at 16:19, 10 March 2026

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