''60 Vayadu Maaniram'' also known as ''Arubathu Vayadu Maaniram'' ( 60 years old, wheatish complexion) is a 2018 Indian

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-language

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written and directed by

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. This movie is the remake of 2016 Kannada box office hit film ''

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''. The film stars

Prakash Raj Prakash Raj (born Prakash Rai; 26 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. Known for his works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Hindi, and Malayalam-language films, he is the recipient of several ...

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Samuthirakani Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who predominantly works in Tamil films and Telugu films besides appearing in a number of Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K Balachander. He won the N ...

and

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in main lead roles. This film is produced by popular producer and distributor

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under his production company V Creations. The film's score and soundtrack are scored by

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. The film's cinematography is handled by Manush Nandan while editing is handled by T.S.Jay. The

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of the film is handled by K. Kathir.

Plot

Govindarajan (

), a 60-year-old man, suffers from

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. One day, he suddenly goes missing. His son Shiva (

), who is worried by his father's disappearance, embarks on a search with a female doctor named Archana (

). Govindarajan gets entangled with Ranga (

), a killer who has committed a murder. The rest of the film involves whether Shiva finds his father or not.

Cast

as Govindarajan *

as Shiva Govindarajan *

as Ranga *

as Dr. Archana * Bharath Reddy as ACP Badrinath (Badri) *

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as Rajappan *

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as Janaki Rajappan (Jaanu) *

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as Balachandran (Balu) * Meena Vemuri as Archana's mother * Daddy Saravanan as Inspector S. Thangaraj * Raghavan as S.I. Raghunath * Radha Ramakrishnan as Maria * Ramesh V as Maria's husband Johnny * Sarath as Kaasi * Aroul D. Shankar as Guna * Anu Krishna as Madhavi

Production

Prakash Raj purchased the rights to remake the 2016 Kannada box office hit film ''

'' in Tamil, Telugu. and Hindi. The production venture of the film commenced in late 2016 which also marked the first remake film in Radha Mohan's filmography. The official trailer of the film was released on 14 August 2018 and received positive reviews from the audience.

Soundtrack

The background music for the film was composed by

, while the lyrics were penned by

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, Pazhani Bharathi and

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Reception

''Times of India'' wrote "The movie appeals to those who haven't watched the original version or love watching stories on beautiful bonding". ''Firstpost'' wrote "On the whole 60 Vayathu Maaniram is refreshingly fresh and likeable for its characters." ''Behindwoods'' wrote "With interesting writing for Samuthirakani's portions and an engaging screenplay, 60 Vayadu Maaniram could have looked a lot more complete." ''India Today'' called it "Average drama with overdose of emotions". ''Deccan Chronicle'' wrote it "is a neatly self-contained film that achieves what it set out to through delicate acting, nuanced cinematography, and serene music".

References

External links

* {{Radha Mohan 2010s Tamil-language films Indian films about Alzheimer's disease Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Tamil remakes of Kannada films Indian drama films 2018 drama films Films directed by Radha Mohan