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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Thanimai<br />
| image = <br />
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| director = S. Sivaraman<br />
| producer = S.Sundaravalli<br />
| writer = S. Sivaraman<br />
| starring = [[Sonia Agarwal]]<br>[[Ganja Karuppu]]<br />
| music = [[Dhina]]<br />
| cinematography = Venkidarshan<br />
| editing = Dinesh G<br />
| studio = Foot Steps Production<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2019|05|03}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Thanimai''''' ({{trans|Loneliness}}) is a 2019 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[drama film]] written and directed by S. Sivaraman. It stars [[Sonia Agarwal]] in the lead role with choreographer turned actor Sandy, [[Swaminathan]] and [[Ganja Karuppu]] in supporting roles.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/jan/10/sonia-aggarwals-next-thanimai-1922928.html|title=Sonia Aggarwal's next, Thanimai|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=10 January 2019|first=Navein|last=Darshan|access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref> The film follows the life of a [[Sri Lanka|Sri Lankan]] refugee woman in [[Malaysia]] who returns to her home country in search of her long-lost daughter.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/sonia-agarwal-play-sri-lankan-refugee-mother-thanimai-94932|title=Sonia Agarwal play Sri Lanka refugee mother in Thanimai|website=www.thenewsminute.com|date=12 January 2019|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref> [[Principal photography]] for ''Thanimai'' commenced during late 2018. The film is scheduled to release on 26 April 2019 as [[List of Tamil films of 2019|a lone release in Tamil for the week]], coincidentally following the [[2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings|Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka]] which happened on 21 April.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://silverscreen.in/news/sonia-agarwal-starrer-thanimai-to-release-on-april-26/|title=Sonia Agarwal starrer 'Thanimai' To Release On April 26|date=21 April 2019|first=Adithya|last=Narayan|website=Silverscreen.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment|title=Latest Bollywood News & Gossip {{!}} Hollywood News and Celebrity News - Times Now News|last=TimesNow|website=TimesNow|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref><br />
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== Synopsis ==<br />
The film traces the lonely journey of a Sri Lankan refugee who returns from Malaysia to India where she gave birth her child while taking shelter in India in 2009.<ref name=":3" /><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
* [[Sonia Agarwal]] as Yazhini<br />
* [[Ganja Karuppu]]<br />
* [[Sandy Master]] as Advocate Govindhan<br />
* [[Swaminathan]]<br />
* [[Mohan Raman]]<br />
* [[Bonda Mani]]<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The film is directed by lawyer turned filmmaker S. Sivaraman and marks his second directorial after ''Kaagitha Kappal''.<ref name=":0" /> The first look poster of the film through [[Twitter]] was unveiled by Producer [[G.Dhananjayan]] on 8 January 2019.<ref name=":1" /> The official teaser of the film was unveiled on 8 March 2019 coinciding with the [[International Women's Day]] by actor [[Dhanush]], a former [[Sibling-in-law|brother-in-law]] of actress Sonia Agarwal.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/dhanush-launches-thanimai-teaser/|title=Dhanush launches Thanimai teaser|date=2019-03-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref> The film marks Sonia's first woman-centric lead role film in Tamil.<ref name=":2" /> Most of the portions of the film were shot in [[Rameswaram]] and in [[Chennai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2019/mar/26/i-finally-got-an-opportunity-to-fulfil-my-grandmothers-lifelong-dream-sonia-agarwal-1955878.html|title=I finally got an opportunity to fulfil my grandmother's lifelong dream: Sonia Agarwal|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-04-25}}</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
Soundtrack was composed by Dhina.<ref>https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/thanimai-songs-T0004755</ref><br />
*"Enna Pannuna" - Dhina<br />
*"Nangala Gethu" - Gana Vinoth, Rap MC Vicky<br />
*"Veral Regai" - [[Chinmayi]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* {{IMDb title|id=tt9784486}}<br />
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[[Category:2019 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2019 thriller drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian thriller drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films shot in Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Sri Lanka]]</div>->Citation bot