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, Swaminathan 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 daughter.[2] Principal photography for Thanimai commenced during late 2018. The film is scheduled to release on 26 April 2019 as a lone release in Tamil for the week, coincidentally following the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka which happened on 21 April.[3][4]

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

Synopsis

The film traces the lonely journey of a Sri Lankan refugee who returns from Malaysia to India where she gave birth her child while taking shelter in India in 2009.[4]

Cast

Production

The film is directed by lawyer turned filmmaker S. Sivaraman and marks his second directorial after Kaagitha Kappal.[1] The first look poster of the film through Twitter was unveiled by Producer G.Dhananjayan on 8 January 2019.[2] The official teaser of the film was unveiled on 8 March 2019 coinciding with the International Women's Day by actor Dhanush, a former brother-in-law of actress Sonia Agarwal.[5] 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.[6]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Dhina.[7]

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

References
  1. Darshan, Navein (10 January 2019). "Sonia Aggarwal's next, Thanimai". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. "Sonia Agarwal play Sri Lanka refugee mother in Thanimai". www.thenewsminute.com. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. Narayan, Adithya (21 April 2019). "Sonia Agarwal starrer 'Thanimai' To Release On April 26". Silverscreen.in. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. TimesNow. "Latest Bollywood News & Gossip | Hollywood News and Celebrity News - Times Now News". TimesNow. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. "Dhanush launches Thanimai teaser". The Indian Express. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  6. "I finally got an opportunity to fulfil my grandmother's lifelong dream: Sonia Agarwal". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  7. https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/thanimai-songs-T0004755
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