Thendral (film)
Thendral (English: Breeze) is a 2004 Indian Tamil drama film directed by Thangar Bachan. The film features Parthiban and Uma in lead roles with Rajashree in a pivotal role. The film, produced by Venu Ravichandran, had musical score by Vidyasagar and was released on 6 February 2004.[1]
| Thendral | |
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| Directed by | Thangar Bachan |
| Produced by | Viswanathan Ravichandran |
| Starring | Parthiban Uma |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | Thangar Bachan |
| Edited by | S. Satish B. N. Harsha |
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Release date |
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Running time | 162 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
- Parthiban as Nalangili
- Uma as Thamaraichelvi
- Ranjani as Thamaraichelvi (younger)
- Swathi as Sundari
- Aravind Bachan as Killi Vallavan
- Ravichandran as Singara Velu Nayagar
- Ramesh Khanna as Sundarakanth
- Madhan Bob as Venkatrama Iyer
- Raghava Lawrence in a special appearance
- Priyanka as Callgirl
Production
Thangar Bachan had initially approached Karthik to play the lead role in the film, but the actor turned it down.[2]
Soundtrack
| Thendral | ||||
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| Released | 2004 | |||
| Recorded | Varsha Vallaki Studios | |||
| Genre | Feature film Soundtrack | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Hit Musics | |||
| Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
| Vidyasagar chronology | ||||
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The music was composed by Vidyasagar.[3][4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Adi Thozhi" | Kalyani | Thamarai |
| 2 | "Aazhakkadalu" | Madhu Balakrishnan | Pazhani Bharathi |
| 3 | "Pachai Kili" | Karthik, Harini | Na. Muthukumar |
| 4 | "Pathrakotta Mama" | Malathy, Manikka Vinayagam, Vidya, Karthik | Arivumathi |
| 5 | "Putham Puthu Paattu" | Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Yugabharathi |
| 6 | "Vaanavillin Vannam" | Sadhana Sargam | Yugabharathi |
| 7 | "Yei Penne" | Shreya Ghoshal | Thamarai |
Release
The film won positive reviews, with a critic noting "the movie moves on without the usual cinematic trends at the start but to make the movie interesting, in the end, the director makes use of those trends. Yet, Thendral has jointly touched the audience with its absorbing story."[5]
References
- "Thendral-A Poetic film sans logic | itimes". ww.itimes.com. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "Reel Talk". Archived from the original on 12 December 2003. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- "Thendral Songs". raaga. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- "Thendral Songs". mio.to. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- "Online edition of Daily News - Features". archives.dailynews.lk. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
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