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Mannin Maindhan
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| Mannin Maindhan | |
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| File:Mannin Maindhan DVD cover.jpg DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Rama Narayanan |
| Produced by | Rama Narayanan |
| Screenplay by | Karunanidhi |
| Story by | Eetaram Films Unit |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Bharathwaj |
| Cinematography | N. K. Viswanathan |
| Edited by | Raj Keerthy |
Production company | Azhagar Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Mannin Maindhan (English: Son of the soil) is a 2005 Indian Tamil action comedy film, directed by Rama Narayanan, starring Sibiraj and Adhu fame Suha in lead roles. Sathyaraj plays a cameo role. The film, a remake of successful Telugu film Yagnam.[1] The film was produced by Rama Narayanan, had musical score by Bharathwaj and was released on 4 March 2005 to negative reviews.[2][3][4]
Plot[edit]
Bhairavamurthy (Manoj K. Jayan) and Gajapathy (Ponnambalam) are two powerful landlords who fight against each other in their village. Bhairavamurthy's wife and car driver got killed by Gajapathy's henchmen in the past, then Kadhir (Sibiraj), the car driver's son, decided to take revenge on Gajapathy one day and grew up in Bhairavamurthy's house. Amutha (Suha), Bhairavamurthy's daughter, returns to her village after studying in the city college and then falls in love with Kadhir. Bhairavamurthy decides to join hands with Gajapathy and to kill his faithful henchman Kadhir. The couple elopes from the house and runs around the village. Pratap (Sathyaraj), an honest cop, saves them. The henchmen, who worked with the landlords, lay down their arms and support the couple. Bhairavamurthy and Gajapathy decide to both kill Kadhir, but they eventually kill each other.
Cast[edit]
- Sibiraj as Kathir
- Suha as Amudha
- Manoj K. Jayan as Bhairavamurthy
- Ponnambalam as Gajapathy
- Alex as Handicap
- Vadivelu as 'Quarter' Vadivelu
- Suman Setty as Dheena
- Bala Singh as Joseph
- Indhu as Joseph's wife
- Kumarimuthu as Police Constable
- Thyagu as Police Constable
- Sathyaraj as Pratap (cameo appearance)
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam as Raghavan (guest appearance)
Soundtrack[edit]
| Mannin Maindhan | ||||
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| Released | 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 22:03 | |||
| Producer | Bharathwaj | |||
| Bharathwaj chronology | ||||
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Bharathwaj. The soundtrack, released in 2005, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Karunanidhi, Vaali, Vairamuthu, Na. Muthukumar and Snehan.[5] Indiaglitz.com said : "Bharadwaj's music is very flat with none of the song sounding impressive".[4]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Andravin Ponnu" | Mano, Reshmi | Snehan | 4:04 |
| 2 | "Idhu Ladies Hostel" | Jay Laxmi | Na. Muthukumar | 4:41 |
| 3 | "Kannin Manipola" | K. S. Chitra, Master Sathiya | Karunanidhi | 3:41 |
| 4 | "Kilakku Killakku" | Muralidharan | Vairamuthu | 5:15 |
| 5 | "Yeamma Yeamma" | Sujatha Mohan, Tippu | Vaali | 4:22 |
Reception[edit]
Indiaglitz.com stating that the film was "more dusty than being earthy".[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/13277.html
- ↑ "Find Tamil Movie Mannin Maindhan". jointscene.com. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ↑ "Mannin Maindhan". popcorn.oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "IndiaGlitz — Mannin Maindhan Tamil Movie Review Review". IndiaGlitz. 4 March 2005. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ↑ "Mannin Mainthan — Bharathwaj". thiraipaadal.com. Retrieved 19 January 2012.