Mannaru

2012 Indian Tamil-language film by Jai Shankar

  • Appukutty
  • Swati
CinematographyAgu AjmalMusic byUdhayan
Release date
  • 7 September 2012 (2012-09-07)
CountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Mannaru (transl. King) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Jai Shankar and starring Appukutty and Swathi.[1][2]

Plot

Cast

  • Appukutty as Mannaru
  • Swathi as Anjali
  • Thambi Ramaiah
  • Vaishali
  • Naadodigal Gopal
  • Thavasi
  • Rama
  • Scissor Manohar
  • Pandiarajan (special appearance in a song)

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Udhayan.[3]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Dappa Dappa"Kampadi Amali, Vaigai Kovith, Vaigai Selvi, Krishnaraj[disambiguation needed] 
2."Do Do Dubai"Udhayan 
3."Dubu Dubu Dubaayie"Bavan 
4."Ingu Ethvum Sariyila"Velmurugan 
5."Ooraiyellam Kaaval"S. P. Sailaja , Krishnaraj 

Reception

A critic from The Times of India gave the film 2/5 and criticised the subplot and numerous flashbacks.[4] A critic from News18 wrote that "The highlight is Jai Shankar's sincere attempt to stay away from the clich's. The film begins on a sweet note and proceeds the same way all through".[5]

A critic from Sify wrote that "Once again Appukutty goes through the village simpleton act which he does with consummate ease, in a film which has no story or script".[6] A critic from Maalai Malar praised the film, but called the concept old.[7] A critic from Dinamalar called the film average, but praised Appukutty's performance.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Appukutty is back with 'Mannaru'". Sify. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  2. ^ "MANNARU MOVIE PREVIEW". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Mannaru (2012) Tamil Mp3 Songs Free Download Masstamilan". May 2019.
  4. ^ "Mannaru Review {2.0/5} by The Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. ^ "Tamil Review: 'Mannaru' has a good storyline". News18. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Mannaru". Sify. Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  7. ^ "மன்னாரு [Mannaru]". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  8. ^ "மன்னாரு [Mannaru]". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 24 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  • Mannaru at IMDb