Agathinai

Agathinai
Theatrical release poster
Directed byU. P. Maruthu
Produced byT. R. Srikanth
StarringMahima
Aadukalam Naren
Varma
CinematographyV. Akhilan
Edited byG. Sasikumar
Music byMaria Manohar
Production
company
Sri Harini Pictures
Release date
  • 20 March 2015 (2015-03-20)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Agathinai is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film starring Mahima, Aadukalam Naren and newcomer Varma. The film follows the bond between a father and his daughter.[1]

Plot

The daughter, Karthika, and her father develop a close relationship after the mother passes away. The daughter falls in love with a man, Ayyanaar, who is also a servant who works for Karthika's family, after he saves her one-day when she falls in a well while riding on her motorcycle. However, the daughter is engaged to another man. Whom she marries and the issues that arise forms the rest of the story.[2]

Cast

Source[3]

Production

The film is directed by Maruthu, who previously was a director for the television series Athipookal. Actor Varma and Mahima and Aadukalam Naren were signed to enact the lead roles.[4] [3] The film is a love story that is intended to be family friendly since the film is sans inappropriate content.[3] Mahima plays Naren's daughter in the film, which is set in a village near Karaikudi.[5] Varma made his film debut with this film.[5]

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Maria Manohar.[6] All of the songs from the film were written by Vairamuthu.[3]

  • "Thanthaiyum Neeye, Thaai Madi Neeye" - Maria Manohar, Sruthi Jeyamoorthy
  • "Ilaigalile Sadugudu Nadathuthu" - Maria Manohar, Shakthisree Gopalan
  • "Adiye Kadhaliye" - Maria Manohar, Haricharan
  • "Munthaanai Selakulle" - Maria Maonhar, Velmurugan, Akshaya

Release

A critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "With very few moments to relish, the film is an average entertainer".[7] A critic from Maalai Malar praised the performances of the lead cast, the story, the music, and the cinematography.[2] A critic from iFlicks opined that "Having chosen a casual village story director U.P.Maruthu has roped in a perfect cast but he could have concentrated more on the climax".[8]

References

  1. ^ "Mahima loves to perform action sequences". The Times of India.
  2. ^ a b c "அகத்திணை [Agathinai]". Maalaimalar (in Tamil). 20 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d Kumar, S. R. Ashok (21 February 2015). "A clean love story". The Hindu.
  4. ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (9 August 2014). "Etcetera: Bharathiraja's lookalike". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Mahima plays Naren's daughter in her next". The Times of India.
  6. ^ "Ahathinai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify. 15 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Average Entertainer on Predictable Lines".
  8. ^ "Agathinai". 24 March 2015.