''Meendum Oru Mariyathai'' () is a 2020 Indian

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written and directed by

Bharathiraja Bharathiraja (born 17 July 1941) is an Indian film director and actor who works mainly in the Tamil film industry. Making his debut in 1977 with '' 16 Vayathinile'', he is known for realistic and sensitive portrayals of rural life in his films. ...

. The film starring him, Nakshatra,

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and Mounika is bankrolled by Manoj Kumar under his banner Manoj Creations. The music for the film is composed by N.R. Ragunanthan and score is by Sabesh–Murali while cinematography is handled by Salai Sagadevan. The film premiered at the 2018 South Asian Short Film Festival which was held in

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. The film which began production in 2014 faced production delays before releasing on 21 February 2020.

Cast

as Om * Rasi Nakshatra as Venba * Mounika as Meenakshi, Om's deceased wife *

* Fenon J Rodriguez as Venba's Brother-in-law * Sinthia Soosai as Venba's sister * Jey Jey as Om's son

Production

It was announced in November 2014 that P. Bharathirajaa would portray the lead role in a film titled ''Om''. Nirmalkumar was said to be directing the film with

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composing the music. The title was an acronym for "Old Man". However, due to some reasons, Nirmalkumar left the project midway with Bharathi himself handling the direction. After a brief period of inactivity, the film's title was changed from ''OM'' to ''Meendum Oru Mariyathai'' in October 2019.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by N. R. Raghunanthan with Sharran Surya composing two songs and

composing one song. Soundtrack was released under the label Saregama.

Marketing

The official teaser of the film was unveiled on 21 July 2018 after the release of the first look poster in the same month.

References

External links

* {{Bharathiraja 2020 films 2020s Tamil-language films Indian drama films Films directed by Bharathiraja Films scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja 2020 drama films