Marina (2012 film)

Marina is a 2012 Tamil-language comedy drama film written, produced, and directed by Pandiraj and starring Sivakarthikeyan in his feature film debut along Oviya, Pakkada Pandi, and Gautham Purushoth. The music was composed by Girishh G. The movie released on 3 February 2012. It won 2 Tamil Nadu State film Awards for Best Dialogues and the Special Jury Award for Best Film. It received good reviews and had a decent run at the box-office.[2][3][4][5][6]

Marina
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPandiraj
Written byPandiraj
Produced byPandiraj
Starring
CinematographyVijay
Edited byAthiappan Shiva
Music byGirishh G
Production
company
Pasanga Productions
Release date
  • 3 February 2012 (2012-02-03)
[1]
Running time
134 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹80 lakh
Box office₹3 crore

Plot

Ambikapathy (Pakkada Pandi) is an orphan runaway who escapes from his cruel uncle to Chennai and eventually ends up at Marina Beach. He earns his livelihood by selling drinking water packets and later poached chickpeas to people visiting the beach. His calm and mature manners win him the admiration and later the friendship of other boys employed at the beach. Ambikapathy dreams of being educated, so he works in the day to save money for schooling whilst trying to study at night on his own. His desire to be enrolled in a proper school slowly begins to rub off on the other children at the beach. An old man (Sundararajan) and postman (Jithan Mohan) are the guardians of sorts for these street-children. The beach also attracts many lovebirds; one such couple is Senthilnathan (Sivakarthikeyan) and Swapnasundari (Oviya).

Cast

Special appearances in Promotional song by :

Production

Like Pandiraj's debut film Pasanga, Marina too revolves around children, focusing on the street-children at Chennai's the Marina beach, who peddle snacks and knick-knacks to survive. The film is said to be inspired from Mira Nair's critically acclaimed Hindi film Salaam Bombay! (1988).[8]

Box office

Marina opened at No.1 accounting for 51% of the takings in Chennai box office[9] and 39% in its second weekend.The movie had a long run at the box-office.[10]

Critical reception

Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff.com rated Marina 3/5 stating that it is "worth a watch."[11] Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com rated it 2/5 calling it a "failed attempt at making a companion piece to Pasanga."[4] Sify's Moviebuzz dismissed the film as "boring."[12] Behindwoods Review Board rated it 2.5/5 calling Marina a "pleasant beach".[13]

Soundtrack
Marina
Soundtrack album by
Girishh G
Released9 January 2012
Recorded2011
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length25:45
LabelSa Re Ga Ma
ProducerGirishh G
Girishh G chronology
Marina
(2012)		 Vidiyum Munn
(2013)

The soundtrack of Marina, composed by the debut music director London based musician Girishh G, was released on 9 January 2012 at the Marina Beach.[14] The song "Vanakkam Vaazhavaikkum Chennai", penned by Na. Muthukumar, which talks about life in Chennai, would feature several noted film personalities.[15] The songs received positive reviews.

Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Vanakkam Chennai"Na. MuthukumarMukesh Mohamed, Shilpa Natarajan, Ramshanker4:40
2."Kadhal Oru Devadhai"Na. MuthukumarHaricharan, M. M. Manasi4:51
3."Marina Marina Theme"Na. MuthukumarMadras Youth Choir, Manasi, Monissha2:34
4."Yelelo"YugabharathiBenny Dayal, Sandhya, Andrea Jeremiah4:42
5."Nanban"YugabharathiVijay Prakash5:14
6."Life In Marina" Instrumental3:44

References
  1. "'Marina' releases on February 3". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  2. "Marina is Boring". Sify. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  3. "Marina Movie Review". kollyinsider.com. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  4. "Marina Review - Tamil Movie Review by Rohit Ramachandran". Nowrunning.com. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  5. "Pandiraj's next is 'Marina' - Breaking News - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 24 September 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  6. "Siva Karthikeyan & Oviya team with Pandiraj - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  7. Kannan, Sindhu (8 September 2012). "Face of 'Marina' dies in accident on beach". The Times of India.
  8. "Salam Bombay, says Pandiraj - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  9. Marina opened at No.1 in Chennai box office
  10. Marina remains at No.1 in Chennai on its second weekend
  11. "Review: Merina is worth a watch - Rediff.com Movies". Rediff.com. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  12. "Movie Review:Marina". Sify. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  13. "Marina Review - Marina Movie Review". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  14. "Marina In Marina! - Marina - Pandiraj - Tamil Movie News". Behindwoods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  15. "Vikram, Sneha in 'Marina'!". IndiaGlitz. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
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