Manthiran

Manthiran
Manthiran
	Poster
Directed by	Ravichandran
Written by	Ravichandran
Produced by	Ravichandran
Starring	Hamsavardhan; Sruthi;
Cinematography	Karthik Raja
Music by	Dhina
Production; company	Sai Baba Creations
Release date	8 December 2005;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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]

Cast

Hamsavardhan as Hamsa
Shruthi Raj as Abhi
Rajan P. Dev as a local gangster
Sukumar
Delhi Ganesh as House owner
Ravichandran in a cameo appearance
Abhinayashree in a cameo appearance

Production

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

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

^ "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.
^ "Action laced with romance". The Hindu. 24 June 2005. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
^ "Manthiran". Sify. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
^ "Manthiran". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 14 October 2006. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
^ "Never say die". The Hindu. 31 December 2005. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

External links

Manthiran at IMDb

[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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