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Thanimai

Thanimai (transl. Loneliness) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by S. Sivaraman. It stars Sonia Agarwal in the lead role with choreographer turned actor Sandy, and Ganja Karuppu in supporting roles. The film follows the life of a Sri Lankan refugee woman in Malaysia who returns to her home country in search of her long-lost child. Principal photography for Thanimai commenced during late 2018. The film was theatrically released on 26 April 2019 as a lone release in Tamil for the week.

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Thanimai
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. Sivaraman
Written byS. Sivaraman
Produced byS.Sundaravalli
StarringSonia Agarwal
CinematographyVenkidarshan
Edited byDinesh G
Music byDhina
Production
company
Foot Steps Production
Release date
  • 3 May 2019 (2019-05-03)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Thanimai (transl. Loneliness) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by S. Sivaraman. It stars Sonia Agarwal in the lead role with choreographer turned actor Sandy, and Ganja Karuppu in supporting roles.1 The film follows the life of a Sri Lankan refugee woman in Malaysia who returns to her home country in search of her long-lost child.2 Principal photography for Thanimai commenced during late 2018. The film was theatrically released on 26 April 2019 as a lone release in Tamil for the week.345

Cast

Production

The film is directed by lawyer turned filmmaker S. Sivaraman and marks his fifth directorial after Kaagitha Kappal and was his first film not to feature newcomers.16 The first look poster of the film through Twitter was unveiled by Producer G.Dhananjayan on 8 January 2019.27 The film marks Sonia's first woman-centric lead role film in Tamil.3 Most of the portions of the film were shot in Rameswaram and in Chennai.8

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Dhina.9

  • "Enna Pannuna" – Dhina
  • "Nangala Gethu" – Gana Vinoth, Rap MC Vicky
  • "Veral Regai" – Chinmayi

Release

Agarwal expressed her discontent on the film's low key release citing that it is a good subject.6

References

References

  1. Darshan, Navein (10 January 2019). "Sonia Aggarwal's next, Thanimai". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. "Sonia Agarwal play Sri Lanka refugee mother in Thanimai". www.thenewsminute.com. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. Narayan, Adithya (21 April 2019). "Sonia Agarwal starrer 'Thanimai' To Release On April 26". Silverscreen.in. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. "'தனிமை'யில் நடித்து வரும் சோனியா அகர்வால்!". Samayam Tamil.
  5. "The release date of Thanimai has been revealed". The Times of India. 17 April 2019.
  6. Sekhar, Arunkumar (13 May 2019). "Directors want me to play the mother of a 35-year-old hero: Sonia Agarwal". Cinema Express.
  7. "Dhanush launches Thanimai teaser". The Indian Express. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  8. "I finally got an opportunity to fulfil my grandmother's lifelong dream: Sonia Agarwal". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  9. "Thanimai songs download". Raaga. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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