''Raja Manthiri'' () is a 2016 Indian

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film written and directed by Usha Krishnan and produced by V.Mathiyalagan and P. G. Muthiah Productions. The film stars

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and Vaishali. Featuring music composed by

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, the film was released on 24 June 2016.

Cast

as Karthik *

as Suriya *

as Subha *Vaishali Radhakrishan as Maha *

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as Satish *

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as Sivakumar. Karthik and Suriya's father *

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as Subha's father *

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as Chithappu *Meenakshi as Karthi and Surya's mother *S. R. Pandiyan as Muneesh, Subha's brother *Gajaraj as Maha's father and drunk astrologer *Supergood Subramani as the alliance broker *Rindhu Ravi *Anandhi *Gunalan

Production

Usha Krishnan, an assistant of

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, worked on the film's script in 2013 and selected

to play a leading role before he had signed on to star in his breakthrough role in ''

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'' (2014). After being impressed by Usha's commitment as an assistant director, cinematographer Muthiah chose to make ''Raja Manthiri'' as his first production. The film was shot throughout the middle of 2015 and had entered post-production by September 2015. The film's release was put on hold for several months until the team could find an apt release date.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the movie was composed by

. *"Kootatha Kootti" — Gnana Anthony Daasan, Reetha Anthony Daasan *"Leguva" — V. V. Prasanna,

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*"Snegithiye" —

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*"Ethutha Veetu" — ACS Ravichandran *"Bam Bam" —

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Release

The film released in June 2016 to mixed reviews from critics.

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noted the film "is an average entertainer and people, who watch village comedies, might find this as a decent watch", while Behindwood.com added it "entertains with its comical script and endearing performances by the cast". Baradwaj Rangan of the Hindu wrote "Raja Mandhiri follows the formula where practically nothing happens in the first half, and the big blow-up at interval point is where the story really gets going. But some bits work."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 5849126 2016 films 2010s Tamil-language films Indian comedy-drama films Films scored by Justin Prabhakaran 2016 directorial debut films