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<div>{{Short description|2005 film}}<br />
{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Manthiran<br />
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| director = [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]]<br />
| producer = Ravichandran<br />
| writer = Ravichandran<br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
*[[Hamsavardhan]]<br />
*Sruthi <br />
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| music = [[Dhina]]<br />
| cinematography = Karthik Raja<br />
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| studio = Sai Baba Creations<br />
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2005|12|8}}<br />
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| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
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'''''Manthiran''''' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language [[romantic film|romantic]]-[[drama film|drama]] directed by [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] and starring [[Hamsavardhan]] and [[Shruthi Raj]]. The film is based on the story of [[Murder of Pon Navarasu|Pon Navarasu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2011/jul/26/yesteryear-tamil-film-hero-ravichandran-dead-275229.html|title=Yesteryear Tamil film hero Ravichandran dead|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[Hamsavardhan]] as Hamsa <br />
*[[Shruthi Raj]] as Abhi <br />
*[[Rajan P. Dev]] as a local gangster<br />
*Sukumar<br />
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as House owner<br />
*[[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] in a cameo appearance<br />
*[[Abhinayashree]] in a cameo appearance<br />
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== Production ==<br />
[[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|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 (choreographer)|Sridhar]] and [[K. Sivasankar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/action-laced-with-romance/article28583872.ece|title=Action laced with romance|date=June 24, 2005|work=The Hindu}}</ref><br />
== Release ==<br />
''[[Sify]]'' wrote that "Hardly a twist, ''Mandiran'' is as soggy as the recent rains".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/manthiran-review-tamil-pclvOlefjbfeh.html|title=Manthiran|website=Sify}}</ref> The film was unsuccessful at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/never-say-die/article28219572.ece|title=Never say die|date=December 31, 2005|work=The Hindu}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:2005 directorial debut films]]<br />
[[Category:2005 films]]<br />
[[Category: Indian romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]<br />
[[Category:2005 romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
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