Manthiran is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Ravichandran and starring Hamsavardhan and Shruthi Raj. The film is based on the story of Pon Navarasu.[1]

Manthiran
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Directed byRavichandran
Written byRavichandran
Produced byRavichandran
Starring
CinematographyKarthik Raja
Music byDhina
Production
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Sai Baba Creations
Release date
  • 8 December 2005 (2005-12-08)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

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Production

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Ravichandran made his debut as a director with this film. The film stars his son, Hamsavardhan, in the lead role, and his co-produced by Balaji, Hamsavardhan's brother. Raga debuts as the heroine with this film and Abhinayashree worked on an item number. The songs are choreographed by Sridhar and K. Sivasankar.[2]

Reception

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Sify wrote that "Hardly a twist, Mandiran is as soggy as the recent rains".[3] Chennai Online wrote "The young actor [Hamsavardhan], with some forgettable films behind him, has handled his role with competence, using his body language and voice modulation to good effect".[4] The film was unsuccessful at the box office.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Yesteryear Tamil film hero Ravichandran dead". The New Indian Express. 26 July 2011. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Action laced with romance". The Hindu. 24 June 2005. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Manthiran". Sify. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Manthiran". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 14 October 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Never say die". The Hindu. 31 December 2005. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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