''Munnar'' is a 2009

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-language

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directed by K. Thambi Durai. The film stars

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, Prem and K. Thambi Durai. The film had musical score by

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and was released on 2 October 2009.

Plot

Vaithyaraman ( R. Sundarrajan) is looking for his brother Chandra Mouli (K. Thambi Durai) who went missing during his honeymoon. Chandra Mouli's wife Sandhya ( Reethima) is admitted into a mental hospital. The CBI officer Karthikeyan (

) is assigned to find Chandra Mouli.

Cast

as Karthikeyan * Prem as Shankar *K. Thambi Durai as Chandra Mouli *

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as Vandana * Reethima as Sandhya *

K. R. Vijaya Deivanayaki better known by her stage name K. R. Vijaya is an Indian actress who has featured in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films. She started her career in 1963 and has been acting for more than five decades in South Indian cinema. ...

as a judge *

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as Sandhya's mother * R. Sundarrajan as Vaithyaraman *

Vaiyapuri Vaiyapuri (born 23 October 1968 as Ramakrishnan) is an Indian actor who has worked in Tamil-language films. He rose to fame by appearing in supporting roles in the late 1990s and early 2000s, often portraying supporting comedic characters. His ...

as Kanagavel *

O. A. K. Sundar O. A. K. Sundar (born 3 January 1970) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Tamil cinema and television. He is known for his antagonistic roles starting with ''Virumaandi''. He played the main character in the television series, ''Romapuri Pan ...

as Kathirvel *

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as Inspector Rajakumaran *Master Karthik *Thideer Kanniah *

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Production

K. Thambi Durai, a former assistant director to Seventh Channel's Manickam Narayanan, announced the film with

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to play the second hero in the film. Music is by

and the camera work is by C. Marimuthu who has done 24 Malayalam films, and also the British film ''In The Name Of God'' and the Tamil film '' Kannamma'' (2005). Reddy master does the choreography while L. Kesavan is the editor. The film launch was attended by KRG, Manickam Narayanan, Kaja Mydeen, Ibrahim Rowther, Abirami Ramanathan, Kalipuli G.Sekar and

among others. Riyaz Khan revealed that he is playing the second hero in the film. "The film is a thriller and my character in the film is attracted by the fragrance of the heroine in the car she has sat in and left just before I enter. I don’t see her but only feel her presence through the fragrance. It’s a heroine oriented subject," he revealed. Riyaz Khan was later replaced by

. The scenes have been mainly shot in

Munnar Munnar () is a town and hill station in the Idukki district of the southwestern Indian state of Kerala. Munnar is situated at around above mean sea level, in the Western Ghats mountain range. Munnar is also called the "Kashmir of South Indi ...

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and

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Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by

. The soundtrack, released in 2009, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Piraisoodan, P. Vijay,

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and newcomer Muniyappa Raj.

References

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