''Theenda Theenda'' is a 2006 Indian

Tamil language Tamil (; ' , ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore, and the Indian territory of Pudu ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by A. B. Mughan. The film stars newcomer Shivhasan, Vinod, Preethi Varma and newcomer Shravya Sudhakar, with Vijayan, Rajesh,

Vadivukkarasi Vadivukkarasi is an Indian actress. She made her acting debut in the Tamil film ''Sigappu Rojakkal'' (1978) and has acted in more than 350 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam and 40 television serials in Tamil. Film director A. P. Nag ...

Sethu Vinayagam Sethu Vinayagam was an Indian stage and film actor who worked in Tamil films. He is the member of Visu's drama troupe and mostly seen in all Visu's movies. He has acted more over 100 films and plays and has made his mark as a villain, supportin ...

, Kumarimuthu, Priyanka, Gemini Rajeshwari, and Gowthami Vembunathan playing supporting roles. The film, produced by A. S. Maryson, had musical score by Shankar–Ganesh and was released on 7 April 2006.

Plot

Azhagesan (Shivhasan) is a jobless youngster and chain smoker who spends his time roaming with his friends in the village. His mother Ponnatha (

) loves him more than anything and spoils him, while his father Paramasivam ( Rajesh) hates him for being a wastrel. Azhagesan and Deivanai (Shravya), the daughter of the village bigwig Ramasamy (

), fall in love with each other. Their love affair crosses through mild hassles, like when Deivanai's cousin Vinod (Vinod), an army man on a trip to his village, seeks her hand in marriage. Vinod realises that she is in love with him, so Anand genuinely accepts their love and leaves the village. Meanwhile, Azhagesan's cousin Valli (Preethi Varma) arrives at his village and starts to woo him. Meanwhile, the villagers decide to not consume alcohol until the end of the village festival. The last day of the festival, the angry arrack traders create a ruckus in the village. The huts of the villagers catch fire, and many villagers have died, including Deivanai. The incident disturbs the peace of the place causing friction between two communities. The fire was, in fact, caused by Azhagesan who had inadvertently tossed out his cigarette butt in a haystack that day. When the villagers come to know about it, they beat him up. A remorseful Azhagesan begs them to kill him for his carelessness, but they let him go. The film ends with a saddened Azhagesan leaving the village.

Cast

*Shivhasan as Azhagesan *Vinod as Vinod *Preethi Varma as Valli * Shravya Sudhakar as Deivanai * Vijayan as Village President * Rajesh as Paramasivam *

as Ponnatha *

as Ramasamy * Kumarimuthu as Villager *Gowthami Vembunathan as Deivanai's mother *Gemini Rajeshwari as Deivanai's grandmother *Priyanka as Marikozhundhu *

Scissor Manohar Scissor Manohar is an Indian comedian and actor. Career Manohar began to work as a production assistant working on films such as ''Puthiya Vaarpugal'' (1979). Manohar earned the name Scissor for his character in '' Gokulathil Seethai'' (1996 ...

as Thar Road *

Crane Manohar Crane Manohar (born 4 October 1965) is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil films, mostly in comedy roles. He appeared in many Vadivelu and Vivek comedy tracks. Career Manohar initially worked as a crane technician for films and when he start ...

as Puli Moottai * Vellai Subbaiah as Villager * Munnar Ramesh * Master Udayaraj as Vandu *M. P. Paul as Bell *Raani *Frank Kothas *Muniraj *Kalai *Udumalai Royal Karthik *Vandar Kuzhazhi Smitha in a special appearance *Risha in a special appearance

Production

A. B. Mughan made his directorial debut with ''Theenda Theenda'' under the banner of Maryson Films. The new faces Shivhasan and Sharvya (Kavitha) who won the Fairever Miss South India (2003), were selected to play the lead roles alongside Vinod and Preethi Varma.

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Shankar–Ganesh. The soundtrack, released in 2006, features 6 tracks written by Thamizhnathan, Gopal Daasan and A. B. Mughan.

Reception

Malini Mannath said, "It's a film with a relevant message no doubt, fairly well communicated, but with a lot more room for improvement in the crafting of it".

References

{{reflist 2006 films 2000s Tamil-language films Indian drama films Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh 2006 directorial debut films Films about smoking 2006 drama films