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{{Infobox film
| name = Amirtham
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Vedham Puthithu Kannan|K. Kannan]]
| producer = K. Kannan
| writer = K. Kannan
| starring = Ganesh<br>[[Navya Nair]]
| music = [[Bhavatharini]]
| cinematography = K. V. Mani
| editing = [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| distributor =
| studio = Ezhuttu Pattarai
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2006|02|10}}
| runtime = 125 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Amirtham''''' (English: [[Amrita]]) is a [[Tamil films of 2006|2006]] [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[drama film]] produced, written and directed by [[Vedham Puthithu Kannan|K. Kannan]], making his directorial debut. The film features newcomer Ganesh and [[Navya Nair]] in lead roles, with [[Girish Karnad]], Anuradha Krishnamoorthy, [[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]], [[Rekha (South Indian actress)|Rekha]], [[Yugendran]] and Madhura playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by [[Bhavatharini]] and was released on 10 February 2006.<ref name="hindu"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com:80/movies/Kollywood/Amirtham/1793|title=Find Tamil Movie Amirtham|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831043207/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Amirtham/1793|archive-date=31 August 2009|accessdate=21 September 2018|publisher=jointscene.com|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Plot==

In a village called [[Mukkudal]], the devout [[Brahmin]] Ramaswamy Iyengar ([[Girish Karnad]]) is a poor temple priest living a peaceful life with his wife Rukkumani (Anuradha Krishnamoorthy) and his soft-spoken daughter Amirtha ([[Navya Nair]]). The villagers greatly respect Ramaswamy Iyengar for his goodness. In the same temple, Pasupathi Pillai ([[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]]) is a [[Nadaswaram]] exponent and a rich person, he has a good relationship with Ramaswamy Iyengar. He has a wife ([[Rekha (South Indian actress)|Rekha]]), a son studying in the city and a daughter born to him and his wife's sister. Pasupathi Pillai's son Amirtham (Ganesh) returns to the village after completing his engineering degree. Amirtham is an outspoken atheist and rationalist. Thereafter, Amirtha falls in love with Amirtham while Amirtham's half-sister Sorna (Madhura) is killed by her sadist husband Veerayan ([[Yugendran]]).

Rukkumani then learns of her daughter's love with the Nadaswaram exponent's son Amirtham and she supports her daughter's love affair. Rukkumani even convinced Amirtham's mother to support their love. However, when Amritha declares his feelings to Amirtham, he rejects her proposals because he doesn't want to affect the friendship between his father and her father. Amirtham then leaves the village and returns in the city.

In the meantime, [[petroleum geologist]]s find [[petroleum]] under the temple belt and the government ask the villagers to leave the village for oil drilling and extracting the petroleum in the village. The villagers oppose the move by the government and in the process, the police arrest Ramasamy Iyengar. Amirtham comes back to the village to protest against the demolition of the temple. In a fight between the villagers and the police, Amirtham is shot dead. Afterwards, the Supreme Court stops the demolition of the temple and forces the people to vacate the village. Pasupathi Pillai and his wife leave their place with a heavy heart but to their great surprise, Amirtha decides to go with them thus becoming their daughter.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*Ganesh as Amirtham
*[[Navya Nair]] as Amirtha
*[[Girish Karnad]] as Ramaswamy Iyengar
*Anuradha Krishnamoorthy as Rukkumani
*[[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]] as Pasupathi Pillai
*[[Rekha (South Indian actress)|Rekha]]
*[[Yugendran]] as Veerayan
*Madhura as Sorna half-sister
*[[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Police Inspector
*[[Ranjitha]] as Collector
*[[Subhalekha Sudhakar]] as Sadagopan
*Priyadarshini as Journalist
{{colend}}

==Production==
[[Vedham Puthithu Kannan|K. Kannan]], who was the dialogue writer of ''[[Vedham Pudhithu]]'' (1987), made his debut as director of this venture. The film will deal with the ever-existing divide between rationalism and theism. [[Navya Nair]], heroine of ''[[Azhagiya Theeye]]'' (2004), signed to play an Iyengar girl opposite Ganesh, a new face. [[Girish Karnad]] (voice dubbed by [[Mohan Raman]]) played the role of a temple priest and [[carnatic music]]ian Anuradha Krishnamurthy would make her big screen debut.<ref name="hindu">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/05/27/stories/2005052700010403.htm|title=Entertainment Chennai / Cinema : Kannan's 'Amirtham'|date=27 May 2005|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=21 September 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/change-of-image/article3216733.ece|title=Change of image|date=13 January 2006|accessdate=21 September 2018|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/navya-nairs-next-is-amirtham-tamil-news-11204|title=Navya Nair's next is Amirtham|date=1 November 2004|accessdate=21 September 2018|publisher=IndiaGlitz}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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| name = Amirtham
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Bhavatharini]]
| cover =
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| released = 2006
| recorded = 2006
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 13:14
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| producer = Bhavatharini
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Bhavatharini]]. The soundtrack, released in 2006, features 4 tracks with lyrics written by [[Piraisoodan]], [[P. Vijay]], [[Yugabharathi]] and Kiruthiya .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mio.to/album/Amirtham+(2006)|title=Amirtham (2006) - Bhavatharini|accessdate=21 September 2018|publisher=mio.to}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Enga Enga" || [[Ilaiyaraaja]] || 1:14
|-
|2 || "Enn Kadhale" || [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Mathangi Jagdish]] || 4:17
|-
|3 || "Mugalineme" || [[Sujatha Mohan]] || 4:04
|-
|4 || "Thee Thee" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Chinmayi]] || 3:39
|}

==Reception==
Balaji Balasubramaniam of ''bbthots.com'' said, "It brings up some serious issues in a different setting but fails to make build on the issues in an interesting manner".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/2006/amirtham.html|title=AMIRTHAM|accessdate=21 September 2018|author=Balaji Balasubramaniam|publisher=bbthots.com}}</ref> ''Indiaglitz'' stated, "Kannan has an idea and has pursued it without any compromise. That in itself deserves credit, and he has also made a good job of it. It is by no means a perfect film" and added that "Navya Nair is the scene-stealer".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/amirtham-review-tamil-movie-7334|title=Amirtham review|date=10 February 2006|accessdate=21 September 2018|publisher=indiaglitz.com}}</ref> P. V. Sathish Kumar of ''nowrunning.com'' rated the film 3 out of 5 and wrote, "Be it the cast or the storyline or the direction everything is different and Kannan has shown his deftness in all these elements of filmmaking. He must be lauded for making a sincere attempt with an absorbing story".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/2827/tamil/amirtham/702/review.htm|title=Amirtham review|accessdate=21 September 2018|author=P. V. Sathish Kumar|publisher=nowrunning.com}}</ref> A reviewer of ''[[The Hindu]]'' said, "Kannan brings in the commercial element through duets and dream songs. His profound, thought-provoking dialogue in 'Vedam Pudhidhu' and now in 'Amirtham' will remain unforgettable for long. As a dialogue writer Kannan shines. But his story is bogged down by too many issues".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/walking-the-tightrope/article3217150.ece|title=Walking the tightrope|date=17 February 2006|accessdate=21 September 2018|work=The Hindu}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2006 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films about the caste system in India]]
[[Category:2006 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2006 drama films]]

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