Raja Manthiri
Raja Manthiri (transl. King, Minister) is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Usha Krishnan and produced by V.Mathiyalagan and P. G. Muthiah Productions. The film stars Kalaiyarasan, Kaali Venkat, Shaalin Zoya and Vaishali. Featuring music composed by Justin Prabhakaran, the film was released on 24 June 2016.
| Raja Manthiri | |
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| Directed by | Usha Krishnan |
| Produced by | V. Mathiyalagan, P. G. Muthiah |
| Starring | Kalaiyarasan Kaali Venkat Shaalin Zoya Vaishali Bala Saravanan |
| Cinematography | P. G. Muthiah |
| Edited by | Selva R. K. |
| Music by | Justin Prabhakaran |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Auraa Cinemas |
Release date | 24 June 2016 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
- Kalaiyarasan as Karthik
- Kaali Venkat as Suriya
- Shaalin Zoya as Subha
- Vaishali Radhakrishan as Maha
- Bala Saravanan as Satish
- Naadodigal Gopal as Sivakumar. Karthik and Suriya's father
- Florent Pereira as Subha's father
- Saravana Sakthi as Chithappu
- Meenakshi as Karthi and Surya's mother
- S. R. Pandiyan as Muneesh, Subha's brother
- Gajaraj as Maha's father and drunk astrologer
- Supergood Subramani as the alliance broker
- Rindhu Ravi
- Anandhi
- Gunalan
Production
Usha Krishnan, an assistant of Suseenthiran, worked on the film's script in 2013 and selected Kalaiyarasan to play a leading role before he had signed on to star in his breakthrough role in Madras (2014).[1] After being impressed by Usha's commitment as an assistant director, cinematographer Muthiah chose to make Raja Manthiri as his first production.[2] The film was shot throughout the middle of 2015 and had entered post-production by September 2015. The film's release was put on hold for several months until the team could find an apt release date.[3]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the movie was composed by Justin Prabhakaran.
| Raja Manthiri | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Film soundtrack | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | T-Series Tamil | |||
| Producer | Justin Prabhakaran | |||
| Justin Prabhakaran chronology | ||||
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- "Kootatha Kootti" — Gnana Anthony Daasan, Reetha Anthony Daasan
- "Leguva" — V. V. Prasanna, Sharanya Srinivas
- "Snegithiye" — Naresh Iyer
- "Ethutha Veetu" — ACS Ravichandran
- "Bam Bam" — Chinnaponnu
Release
The film released in June 2016 to mixed reviews from critics. Sify noted the film "is an average entertainer and people, who watch village comedies, might find this as a decent watch",[4] while Behindwood.com added it "entertains with its comical script and endearing performances by the cast".[5] Baradwaj Rangan of the Hindu wrote "Raja Mandhiri follows the formula where practically nothing happens in the first half, and the big blow-up at interval point is where the story really gets going. But some bits work."[6]
References
- Subhakeerthana, S. (26 March 2016). "There's a market for realistic films: Usha Krishnan". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- "Meet the Woman who didn't Allow Fate to Call the Shots". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- "Kalaiyarasan's Raja Manthiri completes its post production work". Behindwoods. 11 September 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- "Raja Manthiri review:Average". Sify. Archived from the original on 27 June 2016.
- "Raja Mandhiri (aka) Raja Manthiri review". Behindwoods. 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
- Rangan, Baradwaj (24 June 2016). "Raja Mandhiri review: Sibling revelry". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2019 – via www.thehindu.com.