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{{Infobox film<br />
| image = Mann 2006.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --><br />
| director = R. Pudhiyavan<br />
| writer = <br />
| screenplay = Raj Kajendra<br />
| story = R. Pudhiyavan<br />
| based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --><br />
| producer = Raj Kajendra<br />
| starring = Vijith<br />Shana Mahendran<br />
| narrator = <br />
| cinematography = C. J. Rajkumar<br />
| editing = [[Suresh Urs]]<br />
| music = German Vijay<br />
| studio = Cine Range Films<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2006|11|24|Sri Lanka|ref1=<ref name="Interview"/>|2006|12|1|Tamil Nadu, India|ref2=}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />Sri Lanka<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = [[Sri Lankan rupee|Rs.]] 25,000,000<ref name="Interview"/><br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Mann''''' ({{Translation|Earth}}) is a 2006 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[drama film]] directed by R. Pudhiyavan and starring Vijith and Shana Mahendran.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
Due to civil unrest, Thankaiya and his family including his daughter Lakshmi and her fiancé Raja leave their village for another village. Raja is keen to get Lakshmi educated. However, Lakshmi falls in love with Ponrasa in school and becomes pregnant with their son. Ponrasa later rejects her and leaves to another country and a depressed Lakshmi passes away. After eighteen years, Ponrasa returns and how their son avenges their mother's death forms the rest of the story.<ref name="C"/><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
As per the film's end credits:<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KDUyr4yYm0 |title=Mann |date=2016-02-10 |access-date=2024-05-31 |url-status=live |work=[[YouTube]] |archive-date=2024-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240608154652/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KDUyr4yYm0 }}</ref><br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
*Shana Mahendran as Lakshmi <br />
*Vijith as Ponrasa<br />
*[[Vagai Chandrasekhar]] as Thankaiya<br />
*S. Selvasegaran as Sinnathambi<br />
*[[Kadhal Sukumar]] as Raja<br />
*Dharsan as Gunaseelan<br />
*Ratnajothi as Nallathambi<br />
*Nimali as Ponnamma<br />
*Maheswari Ratnam as Sivapakiyam<br />
*Mithun as Thillai<br />
*Chris as Ganesh<br />
*Sornan as Jayam<br />
*Thesara as Kethesse<br />
*Pushpika as Suguna<br />
*Udesthran as Chinrasa<br />
*Janagan as Kajan<br />
*Sri as Nakulan<br />
*Vijayamighai as Eswari<br />
*Thevar as Rasamanickam<br />
*Master Jeeva as Sridharan<br />
*Davidraj as Sivaraj<br />
*K. Mohankumar as Sidamabrampillai<br />
*Vani as Kannamma<br />
}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The director Pudhiyavan Rasaiah, a lecturer at [[Kingston University]], wanted to direct in his hometown of [[Kanakarayankulam]], but did not get permission from the [[LTTE]] to shoot there. The entire film was shot in [[Udappu]]wa Tamil village in [[Puttalam]], Sri Lanka with mostly Sri Lankan actors including Shana Mahendran from [[Batticaloa]] and Vijith apart from Indian actors [[Vagai Chandrasekhar]] and [[Kadhal Sukumar]].<ref name="Interview">{{Cite web|url=https://movieearth-ha.blogspot.com/2006/11/|title=Cine Range Films' - "Mann" - Earth|date=21 November 2006|work=Movie Earth|access-date=31 May 2024|archive-date=30 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530054313/https://movieearth-ha.blogspot.com/2006/11/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Ch">{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=12 December 2006 |title=Mann |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/index.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070207100914/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/index.asp |archive-date=7 February 2007 |access-date=30 May 2024 |work=Chennai Online}}</ref> Filming began in July 2005 and ended in August 2005.<ref name="Interview"/><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by German Vijay.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006 |title=Mann (2006) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/mann-songs-T0001095 |access-date=31 May 2024 |work=[[Raaga.com]] |archive-date=30 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530174429/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/mann-songs-T0001095 |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
{{Track listing<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Kadhal <br />
| lyrics1 = R. Pudhiyavan<br />
| extra1 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]<br />
| length1 = 4:42<br />
| title2 = Kadhal Katre<br />
| lyrics2 = R. Pudhiyavan<br />
| extra2 = [[Mathangi Jagdish|Mathangi]]<br />
| length2 = 4:59<br />
| title3 = Kezhvanam Suriyanai <br />
| lyrics3 = R. Pudhiyavan<br />
| extra3 = [[P. Jayachandran]]<br />
| length3 = 5:02<br />
| title4 = Landanukku Pogavillai <br />
| lyrics4 = R. Pudhiyavan<br />
| extra4 = [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], R. Sathya, [[T. K. Kala]]<br />
| length4 = 4:46<br />
| title5 = Silonu Payala Kelu <br />
| lyrics5 = [[Pa. Vijay]]<br />
| extra5 = Dev Prakash, R. Sathya, T. K. Kala<br />
| length5 = 4:44<br />
| total_length = 21:13<br />
}}<br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
The film had a limited release in Colombo and Batticaloa before being released in India.<ref name="Interview"/><br />
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''Chennai Online'' wrote that "The film takes us to an ambience of about two decades ago".<ref name="Ch"/> A critic from ''Cinesouth'' wrote that "Director Pudhiyavan should be congratulated for his courage in making a film of this stature. ''Mann'' is fertile" while also praising the acting and cinematography and criticising the editing.<ref name="C">{{Cite web|url=http://cinesouth.com/scopes/reviews/new/mann.shtml|title=Mann|date=27 December 2006|work=Cinesouth|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070110044901/http://cinesouth.com/scopes/reviews/new/mann.shtml|archive-date=10 January 2007|access-date=30 May 2024}}</ref> Malini Mannath of<br />
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Shana Mahendran won the best actress award at a Tamil film festival in Canada in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.battinews.com/2015/01/sms-shana-mahendran-show.html|title=ஷனா மகேந்திரன் தொகுத்து வழங்கும் புதியதொரு பிரமாண்ட நிகழ்ச்சி SMS (Shana Mahendran Show ) - Video|work=Battinews|date=1 January 2015|access-date=31 May 2024|language=ta|archive-date=30 May 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530180647/https://www.battinews.com/2015/01/sms-shana-mahendran-show.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title}}<br />
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[[Category:2006 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Sri Lanka]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Sri Lankan drama films]]<br />
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