Thanga Meengal
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Thanga Meengal is an Indian drama film written and directed by Ram
, directing his second film after his highly acclaimed Kattradhu Thamizh. Ram, besides, plays the lead role as well alongside several newcomers. A joint production of Gautham Menon
's Photon Kathaas
and R. S. Infotainment, the film features score and soundtrack composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja
. The film's shooting commenced in mid-January 2011 and is expected to be completed by late 2011.
, Ram took a break before starting work on his next project. He had penned a story titled Thanga Meengal and, as claimed by reports in August 2009, had eventually found a producer to fund this film under the banner of Touch Stone. Comedian Karunas
, school mate of Ram, who essayed a pivotal in the director's first film, too, was roped in to play the lead role in this film. The film's shoot was supposed to begin in late 2009, but got delayed and didn't take off until mid 2010. Media reports claimed that the producer got into a financial crisis
and decided to drop the film, which prompted Karunas to take up the film and produce it himself. However, the film was subsequently taken over by director-producer Gautham Menon
, whose Photon Kathaas
Productions along with R. S. Infotainment would produce the film. Ram also decided to replace Karunas and play the lead role himself, while declaring that the female lead and other characters would be enacted by newcomers, one of them being an eight year old Chennai-based girl Sadhana. Filming was finally started on 18 January 2011 in Nagercoil
.
to compose film score and soundtrack for Thanga Meengal. The lyrics have been penned by Na. Muthukumar
, who also penned the lyrics in Kattradhu Thamizh.
Ram (director)
Ram is a Indian film director, who works in Tamil cinema. After assisting Hindi directors Rajkumar Santoshi and Govind Nihalani and working under Balu Mahendra, he made his directorial debut with Kattradhu Thamizh , which fetched him strong critical acclaim...
, directing his second film after his highly acclaimed Kattradhu Thamizh. Ram, besides, plays the lead role as well alongside several newcomers. A joint production of Gautham Menon
Gautham Menon
Gautham Vasudev Menon is an Indian film director and producer. Mainly working in Tamil cinema, he has also directed Hindi and Telugu films which are remakes of his Tamil films...
's Photon Kathaas
Photon Kathaas
Photon Kathaas is an Indian film production company led by director Gautham Menon. It was established in 2010 by Menon along with Venky Somasundaram and Reshma Ghatala, who since work as the co-promoters...
and R. S. Infotainment, the film features score and soundtrack composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
. The film's shooting commenced in mid-January 2011 and is expected to be completed by late 2011.
Production
After his debut directorial Kattradhu Thamizh, which despite gaining universal critical acclaim bombed at the box officeBox office bomb
The phrase box office bomb refers to a film for which the production and marketing costs greatly exceeded the revenue regained by the movie studio. This should not be confused with Hollywood accounting when official figures show large losses, yet the movie is a financial success.A film's financial...
, Ram took a break before starting work on his next project. He had penned a story titled Thanga Meengal and, as claimed by reports in August 2009, had eventually found a producer to fund this film under the banner of Touch Stone. Comedian Karunas
Karunas
Karunaas is a Tamil comedic film actor in the Tamil film industry. He has acted with many prominent actors and starred in successful films. Appearing mostly in supporting roles and providing comical relief, he also played lead roles in Dindigul Sarathy and Ambasamudram Ambani...
, school mate of Ram, who essayed a pivotal in the director's first film, too, was roped in to play the lead role in this film. The film's shoot was supposed to begin in late 2009, but got delayed and didn't take off until mid 2010. Media reports claimed that the producer got into a financial crisis
Financial crisis
The term financial crisis is applied broadly to a variety of situations in which some financial institutions or assets suddenly lose a large part of their value. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, many financial crises were associated with banking panics, and many recessions coincided with these...
and decided to drop the film, which prompted Karunas to take up the film and produce it himself. However, the film was subsequently taken over by director-producer Gautham Menon
Gautham Menon
Gautham Vasudev Menon is an Indian film director and producer. Mainly working in Tamil cinema, he has also directed Hindi and Telugu films which are remakes of his Tamil films...
, whose Photon Kathaas
Photon Kathaas
Photon Kathaas is an Indian film production company led by director Gautham Menon. It was established in 2010 by Menon along with Venky Somasundaram and Reshma Ghatala, who since work as the co-promoters...
Productions along with R. S. Infotainment would produce the film. Ram also decided to replace Karunas and play the lead role himself, while declaring that the female lead and other characters would be enacted by newcomers, one of them being an eight year old Chennai-based girl Sadhana. Filming was finally started on 18 January 2011 in Nagercoil
Nagercoil
Nagercoil is the 12th largest city in the southernmost Indian state of Tamil Nadu and a municipality and administrative headquarters of Kanyakumari District...
.
Soundtrack
After the success of Kattradhu Thamizh in 2007, Ram again joins his hands with Yuvan Shankar RajaYuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
to compose film score and soundtrack for Thanga Meengal. The lyrics have been penned by Na. Muthukumar
Na. Muthukumar
Na. Muthukumar is a Tamil poet and lyricist, who writes lyrics for Tamil film songs.-Career:Muthukumar began his career wanting to be a director and worked under Balu Mahendra for four years. But then he became a lyricist, beginning with the lyrics for the songs of the Tamil film Veera Nadai,...
, who also penned the lyrics in Kattradhu Thamizh.