''Theneer Viduthi'' () is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by music composer

S. S. Kumaran S. S. Kumaran is an Indian music composer and director. He made his debut as composer with '' Poo''. He also directed two films '' Theneer Viduthi'' (2011) and ''Kerala Nattilam Pengaludane'' (2014). Early life and career Kumaran belong to the ...

and starring

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and

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Plot

A hardworking man in the day, Kumaran (

), turns a drunkard by night. He introduces himself as a marriage decorator and falls in love with Valli (

). Her father (Prabhakar) is a petty (snack) shop owner and a pious man who dislikes drunkards. How Kumaran and Valli fall in love with the approval of Valli's father forms the rest of the story.

Cast

as Kumaran *

as Valli * Prabhakar as Valli's father * Kodumudi as Kumaran's brother * Swetha *Ravivarma *Theni SN Madhavan

Production

Music director S. S. Kumaran made his directorial debut with this film.

and

, who previously starred in ''

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'' together, collaborate again for this film. The film is a romantic story with no violence. After screening the film to a select group of people, the film was trimmed based on their feedback. Kumaran wanted

M. S. Bhaskar Muthupettai Somu Bhaskar (born 13 September 1957) is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil films. Before entering the film industry, he was a theatre artist, he made his film debut in 1987 in a small role in the film ''Thirumathi Oru Vegumathi' ...

to portray the heroine's father, but he was replaced by Prabhakar, an associate of Sasi, due to the film's low budget. Kumaran had previously collaborated with Sasi in '' Poo''. Adith Arun practiced his Tamil and dubbed for his character in the film.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. S. Kumaran, who became a playback singer for this film.

Release and reception

The film released on July 1, 2011. ''Indiaglitz'' wrote "Due credit should be given to Kumaran for avoiding commercial cliches as he ensures that he gives a simple movie. There are some lagging moments but considering this to be Kumaran's maiden venture, they can be over-looked." ''Behindwoods'' wrote "The consoling factors in this otherwise bland fare are the soothing lush locations and the picturization of few songs. It would have been positive for the film if S S Kumaran had paid the same diligence that he paid to the songs to the main story as well. In short Theneer Viduthi fails to impress."

References

{{Reflist 2011 romantic comedy-drama films 2011 films 2011 directorial debut films Indian romantic comedy-drama films