Mundhinam Paartheney
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- Sanjay
- Ekta Khosla
- Lizna
- Pooja B.
- Sai Prashanth
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| Directed by | Magizh Thirumeni |
| Written by | Magizh Thirumeni |
| Produced by | Manickam Narayanan |
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| Cinematography | Arul Vincent |
| Edited by | Anthony |
| Music by | Thaman S |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Mundhinam Paartheney (transl. Saw you the day before) is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant director Magizh Thirumeni, starring Sanjay, Ekta Khosla, Lizna, Pooja B. and Sai Prashanth in the lead roles. The film, produced by Manickam Narayanan's Seventh Channel Communications, was released on 19 March 2010, and did not perform well at the box office.
The story unfolds in London, where Sanjay, narrates about his 'kind' of girl, and talks about love. Cut to flashback, the hero meets Pooja. He repeatedly tries to impress her. But he learns that she plans to marry a NRI youth. Then comes Aarthi, a dance tutor. She is a girl with traditional ideas but a modern outlook. Unfortunately, the hero's attempts to settle down with her gets jinxed. Then enters Anu, Sanjay's colleague. How he tries to woo her forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Sanjay as Sanjay
- Ekta Khosla as Aarthi
- Lizna as Anu
- Pooja B. as Pooja
- Sai Prashanth as Dinesh
- Deepak Dinkar as Rajiv
- Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli as Prashanthi
- Priyadarshini as Priya
- Subbu Panchu in a guest appearance
Production
Mundhinam Paartheney was the directorial debut of Magizh Thirumeni.[1] The film's title is inspired by a song from Vaaranam Aayiram (2008).[2] Sanjay Vellanki made his Tamil film debut in the role of a software professional.[3] Ekta Khosla also made her Tamil debut with the film and plays a salsa dance instructor.[4] Newcomer Lakshmi Priyaa Chandramouli played a supporting role in the film and shot for the film for ten days.[5] A song choreographed by Ramash was shot on Khosla with Thota Tharani handling the art direction.[6] The song "Maya" was shot at White Cliffs of Dover and Dover Castle.[7]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Thaman S and was released on Sony Music India. Karthik Srinivasan from Milliblog wrote that "After last year's Eeram, Thaman displays tremendous confidence and delivers a sweet whopper!"[8]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Indre Indre" | Priyan | Ranjith | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Pesum Poove" | Viveka | Krish, Suchitra | 4:07 |
| 3. | "Manadhin Adiyil" | Priyan | Priyadarshini | 4:18 |
| 4. | "Maya" | Rohini | Naresh Iyer, Janani Bharadwaj | 5:10 |
| 5. | "Kanavena" | Rohini | Haricharan, Suchitra | 3:06 |
| 6. | "Mun Dhinam Paarthen" | Priyan | S. Thaman, Suchitra | 3:18 |
| Total length: | 24:04 | |||
Release
Mundhinam Paartheney was released on 19 March 2010, alongside Kacheri Arambam and Oru Kathalan Oru Kathali. It secured the "best of screens and prime shows in multiplexes" among the releases and was projected to have a good opening due to its promotions and the popularity of its music.[9] However, the film did not perform well at the box office.[1]
