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"Thanga Meengal", set to release July 26, has already won the hearts of the people from the industry, including filmmakers such as Venkat Prabhu and Ramasamy. Directed by Ramsubramaniam, "Thanga Meengal" is based on the relationship of a father and his daughter. " 'Thanga Meengal' (is) a heartwarming movie. (I) watched it with my daughter! Both of us loved it! Awesome performances from everyone! Don't miss it," filmmaker Venkat Prabhu posted on his Twitter page. Filmmaker Seenu Ramasamy also took to the microblogging platform, and described the film as "realistic" and "touchable". Popular Tamil lyricist Madhan Karky said, "'Thanga Meengal' is not just a father-daughter movie. It has something meaningful to offer to everyone, especially for parents and teachers." Director Ram plays the lead in the film, alongside child artist Sadhana, who plays his daughter. Shelly Kishore, Padmapriya and Rohini will be seen in important roles. "Thanga Meengal" is produced by filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon along with Reshma Ghatala and Venkat Somasundaram.
Confirmed! Ram's Thangameenkal is getting a Sequel
Director Ram's national award winning movie Thangameenkal has now been confirmed to have a sequel very soon. Thanka Meengal, was much appreciated for protraying the relationship between a father and a daughter.Producer JSK Sathish Kumar has recently revealed this information. He said “Director Ram and I have already made plans, and once he finishes work on his next film, we will get back to make the sequel.”
Thangameengal, Haridas win top laurels at CIFF
Tamil films "Thangameengal" and "Haridas" Thursday won the best film and the second-best film awards in the competition section of the 11th Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF). Thursday's closing ceremony was graced by Bollywood filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. The eight-day extravaganza concluded after screening 163 films from 58 countries. Actress-filmmaker Sripriya, director R.V. Udayakumar and writer S. Ramakrishnan constituted the jury. Filmmaker Ramsubramaniam's "Thangameengal" was lauded by the jury for portraying the sensitive relationship between a father and his daughter with a special focus on primary school education. The director and the producer J. Satish Kumar received a cash prize of Rs.1 lakh each along with a trophy. "I dedicate this award to all the fathers who have daughters because only they can understand the pain of the protagonist in the film," Ramsubramaniam said. "I was touched when some people told me that they changed the school of their children after watching my film." Ramsubramaniam also played the lead role in the film, which featured child artiste Sadhana in the role of the daughter. The second-best film was awarded to G.N.R. Kumaravelan's "Haridas", a touching story of a father (Kishore) and his autistic son (Prithviraj Das). A cash prize of Rs.1 lakh was presented to the director and producer V. Ramadoss. "The true hero of my film is my producer because it's easy to find someone to fund a project like this. But my producer believed in me and encouraged me to complete the film. He was all along with us through the shooting for 60 days. I dedicate this award to him," Kumaravelan said while receiving the award. Child actors Sadhana and Prithviraj Das were presented the special mention award for their outstanding performances. The special jury award was given to actor Atharva Murali for his performance in Tamil period-drama "Paradesi", a story of tea plantation workers in pre-independent India. This year, CIFF instituted a new award as a tribute to Amitabh Bachchan called "Amitabh Bachchan Youth Icon Award" following his presence at the closing ceremony of the festival last year. This award along with a cash prize of Rs.1 lakh was presented to composer Anirudh Ravichander, who received the award from chief guest Rakeysh Mehra. Mehra lauded the efforts of the organisers and said all of them were emotionally involved. "Looking at the response to the festival, the cheer from the audience I can feel that everyone was emotionally involved in this. I believe audiences invest emotions and get connected with a film. I felt that connection with the audience as well as the organisers of this festival today," Mehra said. Critically-acclaimed Italian drama "Great Beauty", French romantic-drama "Young and the Beautiful" and Japanese drama "Like Father Like Son" were showcased as part of the fest, along with several award-winning films from international film festivals such as Cannes, Berlin and Venice. In the Indian panorama section, 17 films such as "Ship of Theseus", "Lucia" and "Sala Budha" were screened. A special section on documentaries featured Hindi-Tamil "An American in Madras", veteran actor Gemini Ganeshan's Tamil romantic-drama "Kadhal Mannan" and a Tamil documentary on poet K. Subramanyam. Apart from the films, the organisers this year also held several recreational activities like flash mob dances and musical performances.
Thangar is ready
It looks likely that Thangar Bachchan might finally kick off his Pallikoodam this season. Vishwas Sundar has taken the task of producing the movie. The movie to be directed by Thangar Bachchan also features him in a prominent role. Chithiram Pesuthadi Naren would do an important role. Music is by Ilayaraja. The movie witnessed a few other problems including director Myskin pulling out at the last moment from acting in the movie. Now all troubles seem to be over and it is get, set and go for Thangar Bachchan. Thangar, the cinematographer, is however, busy working in Periyar movie.
Thangar on the prowl
Thangar Bachchan is optimistic of rendering a success in Pallikoodam. Says the cinematographer-director , "The movie is laced with emotions in the likes of Azhagi and would bring the school days of the audience back before their eyes." Known for his realistic portrayals, Thangar is hopeful of making it big with Pallikoodam. Thangar has also cranked the camera for Periyar. "With Periyar completed, I am immersed fully in Pallikoodam," he says and adds, "The whole crew including Sneha, Naren and Meenal have given their best." Thangar records the nostalgic memories of childhood days in the screen. He also plays a prominent role in the film.
Thangar's lessons in Pallikoodam
Cinematographer 'director Thangar Bachchan is brimming with joy. He is busy with the post production works of Pallikoodam which will be compete in the international film section for honors at the acclaimed Cannes film Festival. Speaking about the film to media persons on Monday, Thangar says, 'It is a movie for the common man. We shot in Pandipuram, Andimadam, Chennai and abroad.' 'It is unfortunate that no director has tried his hands at doing a movie on the schools, which has created so many doctors, advocates, politicians and worthy citizens for this nation. Pallikoodam will fill the void.' 'Today technology has overtaken cinema and the screenplay and story has taken a back stage. Pallikoodam has lively screenplay and is sure to rock the man on the streets.' The movie is based on the novel Kalavupona Pagudhigal by Thangar Bachchan himself. 'The entire star cast and the technicians have contributed their best for the movie. It is a movie which would take everyone to the classrooms,' he adds.