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{{Infobox film<br />
| image = Asthamanam poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[Bandi Saroj Kumar]]<br />
| writer = Bandi Saroj Kumar<br />
| screenplay = <br />
| story = <br />
| producer = C. Sudhir Reddy<br />S. Siva Rajasekhar<br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
*Rajesh IS<br />
*Rajesh Kanagasabai<br />
*Sharan<br />
*Victoria<br />
*Sri Vidya<br />
*Raghu<br />
}}<br />
| narrator = <br />
| cinematography = Bandi Saroj Kumar<br />
| editing = <br />
| music = [[Siddharth Vipin]]<br />
| studio = Char Productions<br />
| distributor = <!-- or: | distributors = --><br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|4|6}}<br />
| runtime = 90 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
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'''''Asthamanam''''' ({{translation|Sunset}}) is a 2012 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[thriller film]] directed by [[Bandi Saroj Kumar]] and jointly produced by C. Sudhir Reddy and S. Siva Rajasekhar. The film stars six newcomers: Rajesh IS, Rajesh Kanagasabai, Sharan, Victoria, Sri Vidya, and Raghu in the lead roles, while [[Munnar Ramesh]] plays a pivotal supporting role. The film released on 6 April 2012.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Manigandan |first=K. R. |date=28 March 2012 |title=Keeping it short |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/shot-cuts-live-in-london/article3254064.ece?homepage=true |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925154346/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/shot-cuts-live-in-london/article3254064.ece?homepage=true |archive-date=25 September 2022 |access-date=26 November 2022 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*Rajesh IS as Karna<br />
*Rajesh Kanagasabai as Raju<br />
*Sharan as Rudra<br />
*Victoria as Sneha<br />
*Sri Vidya as Priya<br />
*[[Munnar Ramesh]] as Guide<ref name="N" /><br />
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== Production ==<br />
The film is based on a nightmare that the director had.<ref name=":0" /> It was shot in forest locations in [[Talakona]] and [[Tada, Tirupati district|Tada]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 March 2012 |title=Keeping it new |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2012/Mar/21/keeping-it-new-351091.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250221184358/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2012/Mar/21/keeping-it-new-351091.html |archive-date=21 Feb 2025 |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=[[The New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref> <br />
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== Reception ==<br />
A critic from ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote that "In his sophomore effort, Saroj displays the same visual bravado that characterized his debut film. In fact, characters are bludgeoned to death with an instrument that seems to have been borrowed from the props of his previous film".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asthamanam Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/asthamanam/movie-review/12567609.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928200627/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/asthamanam/movie-review/12567609.cms |archive-date=28 September 2022 |access-date=26 November 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> On the contrary, a critic from ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' opined that "At just a crisp 90 minutes of viewing time, 'Asthamanam' is an experiment worth a watch".<ref name="N">{{Cite web |date=8 April 2012 |title=Asthamanam |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2012/apr/08/asthamanam-356489.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124201458/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2012/apr/08/asthamanam-356489.html |archive-date=24 January 2025 |access-date=26 November 2022 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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