''Asthamanam'' is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Bandi Saroj Kumar and starring six newcomers.
Cast
The film features six newcomers (Rajesh, Rajesh Kanagasabai, Victoria, Vidya, Sharan, Raghu) who play friends, and
Munnar Ramesh
Munnar Ramesh is an Indian actor who works in Tamil-language films. He is known for his character and villain roles. He has acted in over 100 films. He is known for his frequent collaborations with Vetrimaaran.
Career
Ramesh worked in a tra ...
plays their guide.
Production
The film is based on a nightmare that the director had. This is Kumar's second film after ''
Porkkalam
''Porkkalam'' () is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language action film Directed, Saroj Kumar. Starring Kishore of '' Polladhavan'' and ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' fame, Tinnu Anand, who starred in Mani Ratnam's ''Nayakan'' and ''Bombay'', comedy actor Sath ...
'' (2010) and features no songs.
Reception
A critic from ''
The Times of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...
'' 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". A critic from ''Behindwoods'' stated that "The performance of the all the artists are sub-par. The dialogues sound completely vague and the dialogue deliverance is another matter of annoyance altogether". On the contrary, a critic from ''
The New Indian Express
''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naid ...
'' opined that "At just a crisp 90 minutes of viewing time, 'Asthamanam' is an experiment worth a watch".
Box office
The film had a below average box office run in Chennai.
References
{{India-film-stub