Dhonima is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Jagadeesan Subu. The film stars Kaali Venkat, Roshni Prakash, and Vishav Raj in the lead roles. Vivek Prasanna, Kannan Ponniah, Rajesh Sharma, P. L. Thenappan, Kalki Rajan and others appear in supporting roles.[1] The film has music composed by EJ Johnson, cinematography handled by Packiaraj and Sajith Kumar and editing by Tamil Arasan.[2]

Dhonima
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJagadeesan Subu
Written byJagadeesan Subu
Produced by
  • Sai Devanand S
  • Sasikala S
  • Sai Venkateswaran S
Starring
CinematographyPackiaraj
Sajith Kumar
Edited byTamil Arasan
Music byEJ Johnson
Production
companies
SSBV Learn and Teach Production Private Limited
Release date
  • 20 September 2024 (2024-09-20)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Dhonima released theatrically on 20 September 2024.

Summary

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The story revolves around 'Dhonima', a female Golden Retriever puppy rescued by Dhanam from a dustbin and she takes it to her home. Her husband, Kotti is an alcoholic who doesn't care about his son Dravid who has a hearing issue, while Dhanam's only goal is to save enough money for her son's surgery.[3]

Cast

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Production

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Jagadeesan Subu, who earlier directed Sigai (2017) and Bakrid (2019) announced through a title reveal video, the title of his next film Dhonima starring Kaali Venkat who was last seen in Kurangu Pedal (2024), along with Roshni Prakash, and Vishav Raj in the lead roles.[4][2][5]

Principal photography took place around Chennai, mainly in areas like Anna Nagar and Kolathur and wrapped up after 36 days in early June.[3][6]

Music

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The music and background score is composed by EJ Johnson. All the songs were penned by S Gnanakaravel. The first single, "Moradaa Un Thaali", released on 26 June 2024, which had vocals performed by Shankar Mahadevan, and Vandana Srinivasan.[7] The second single,"Kaalam Oda", released on 10 September 2024, which had vocals performed by G. V. Prakash Kumar.[8]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Singer(s)Length
1."Moradaa Un Thali"S GnanakaravelShankar Mahadevan, Vandana Srinivasan5:04
2."Kaalam Oda"S GnanakaravelG. V. Prakash Kumar3:07

Release

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Theatrical

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Dhonima is scheduled to release theatrically on 20 September 2024.[9]

Reception

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Narayani M of Cinema Express rated two out of five and stated that "Dhonima has its heart in the right place and holds great potential to become a heart-winning drama."[10] Roopa Radhakrishnan of The Times of India rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and opined that "even though Dhonima gets many moments right, it falls short of becoming a solid drama."[11]

References

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  1. ^ "'தோனிமா' திரைப்படத்தின் டிரெய்லர் வெளியீடு". Daily Thanthi (in Tamil). 16 September 2024. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "'Bakrid' director Jagadeesan Subu's next with Kaali Venkat titled 'Dhonima'". The Hindu. 11 June 2024. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Bakrid director Jagadeesan's next is titled Dhonima". DT Next. 11 June 2024. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. ^ Spark, RK (12 June 2024). "காளி வெங்கட் ஹீரோவாக நடித்து இருக்கும் தோனிமா! இயக்குனர் யார் தெரியுமா?". Zee News (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Director Jagadeesan Subu's next titled 'Dhonima'". The Times of India. 11 June 2024. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Kaali Venkat, Roshni Prakash team up for 'Dhonima'". The New Indian Express. 11 June 2024. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  7. ^ "First single from Dhonima Moradaa Un Thaali out". Cinema Express. 26 June 2024. Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  8. ^ "'Kaalam Oda' song from Dhonima out". Cinema Express. 10 September 2024. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Kaali Venkat's Dhonima gets a release date". Cinema Express. 28 August 2024. Archived from the original on 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  10. ^ M, Narayani (21 September 2024). "Dhonima Movie Review: Even Kaali Venkat's acting can't save this meandering drama". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Dhonima Movie Review : Falls short of becoming a solid drama". The Times of India. 20 September 2024. Archived from the original on 20 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
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