Manthiran

Manthiran is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Ravichandran and starring Hamsavardhan and Shruthi Raj. The film is based on the story of Pon Navarasu.

Cast

 * Hamsavardhan as Hamsa
 * Shruthi Raj as Abhi
 * Rajan P. Dev as a local gangster
 * Sukumar
 * Delhi Ganesh as House owner
 * Ravichandran in a cameo appearance
 * Abhinayashree in a cameo appearance

Production
Ravichandran made his debut as a director with this film. The film stars his son, Hamsavardhan, in the lead role, and his co-produced by Balaji, Hamsavardhan's brother. Raga debuts as the heroine with this film and Abhinayashree worked on an item number. The songs are choreographed by Sridhar and K. Sivasankar.

Reception
Sify wrote that "Hardly a twist, Mandiran is as soggy as the recent rains". Chennai Online wrote "The young actor [Hamsavardhan], with some forgettable films behind him, has handled his role with competence, using his body language and voice modulation to good effect". The film was unsuccessful at the box office.