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Anthimanthaarai (pronunciation (help·info)) is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language historical drama film. The film stars Vijayakumar and Jayasudha. It is produced by Chandraleela Bharathiraja and Thilaka Ganesh The director of this film is Bharathiraja. The film won the National Award for the Best Feature Film in Tamil for the year 1997.

Anthimanthaarai
DVD cover
Directed byBharathiraja
Written byR. Selvaraj
Produced byChandraleela Bharathiraja
Thilaka Ganesh
StarringJayasudha
Vijayakumar
Sanghavi
CinematographyC. Dhanapal
Edited byK. Pazhanivel
Music byA. R. Rahman
Production
company
Megaa Movies
Release date
  • 1 June 1996 (1996-06-01)
Running time
131 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

The music for the film is composed by A. R. Rahman. The film is relatively unknown and it had a brief run lasting for a week in major cinemas.[1]


Plot


An aged man at his retirement (Vijaykumar) pursues a relationship that he could not experience when younger. He was once a freedom fighter and activist, but as time passes by, his efforts become gradually forgotten. Towards the end of his life, he grapples to financially support himself and loses his respect and identity in society. His desires to lead a peaceful retirement with his companion (Jayasudha) is tragically taken away from him by the ungrateful and ignorant community.


Production


Anthimanthaarai is a low budget production targeted primarily at the arthouse movie audience. It features period contemporary backdrop settings. Originally, it was set to be released without a soundtrack. When the film got the tax break from the Govt of India, the director Bharathiraja had included music and songs for commercial purpose. A.R. Rahman accepted no payment for the music of this film.


Cast



Soundtrack


The soundtrack of the film was composed by A. R. Rahman[3] and was a promotional audio for the film which had just a few snatches of these songs in the background. It has 4 songs including a Carnatic song written in Sanskrit and 3 instrumental themes. The lyrics were written by Vairamuthu.

SongSinger(s)
"Bharathiraja" Voice IBharathiraja
"Sakiyae Nee"Unnikrishnan
Theme Music IInstrumental
Bharathi Raja's Voice IIBharathiraja
"Oru Naal Oru Pozhudu"Swarnalatha
Theme Music IIInstrumental
"Pullai Thinkum"Sumangali
Music Bit IInstrumental
Music Bit IIInstrumental

Accolades


Anthimanthaarai won the National Award for the Best Feature Film in Tamil.[4] According to Vijayakumar, he was a strong contender for the Best Actor award, but lost by a single vote.[5]


References


  1. Gaekwad, Manish (6 January 2017). "You've heard the AR Rahman song? Now listen to the background score". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  2. "நடிகர் விஜயகுமார் பிறந்த நாள் ஸ்பெஷல்: அனைத்து பரிமாணங்களிலும் ரசிக்க வைத்த கலைஞர்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 29 August 2020. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. "Anthimanthaarai – Andha Naal – Ullathai Allitha". IsaiShop. Archived from the original on 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  4. "43rd National Film Festival" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  5. Ashok Kumar, S.R. (8 December 2005). "For Vijayakumar, work is always worship". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 December 2005. Retrieved 18 October 2022.




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