Thanne Vandi

2021 Indian film

  • 31 December 2021 (2021-12-31)
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Thanne Vandi (transl. Water Tanker) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by debutant Manika Vidya and produced by Sri Saravana Film Arts.[1] The film stars Umapathy Ramaiah and Samskruthy Shenoy in the lead roles with a supporting cast including Bala Saravanan, Vinutha Lal, Thambi Ramaiah, Devadarshini and Vidyullekha Raman.[2] The film was released in theatres on 31 December 2021.[3] The film was renamed as Pithala Maathi and rereleased on 14 June 2024.[4]

Cast

  • Umapathy Ramaiah
  • Samskruthy Shenoy as Thamini
  • Bala Saravanan
  • Vinutha Lal as Prema Shankaran
  • Thambi Ramaiah
  • Devadarshini
  • Vidyullekha Raman
  • Aadukalam Naren
  • Kadhal Sukumar
  • Mullai
  • Kothandam

Soundtrack

The soundtrack and score is composed by Moses and the album featured four songs. The audio rights were acquired by Trend Music.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Seeli Nikkan"MohanrajaAnthony Daasan04:55
2."Ottha Kannula"Kadhir MozhiRakshitha Suresh, Ananthu04:15
3."Vetri Bodha"Manika Vidya, Kavignar Ve. Madhan KumarMonisha Soundararajan02:13
4."Avana Nee"Kavignar SaarathiVM Mahalingam, Jaya Moorthy04:52

Release and reception

The film was released in theatres on 31 December 2021. Navein Darshan of Cinema Express wrote, "Thanne Vandi was promised to be a tale of a man with drinking issues and also happens to own a water truck (hence the title). But the film ends up delivering a feel similar to a never-ending drunk talk of a distressing acquaintance, who assumes to be the star of the evening".[5][6] A critic from Maalai Malar gave a mixed review for the film during its rerelease.[7]

References

  1. ^ "'Thanne Vandi is not just another film where the hero will spend all his time in bars'". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Thanne Vandi is not about Tamil Nadu's water crisis". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Thanne Vandi will be a different film, says Manika Vidya". News Today. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. ^ "'பித்தல மாத்தி' ஆக மாறிய 'தண்ணி வண்டி' : இப்படியும் ஒரு ரீ-ரிலீஸ்". cinema.dinamalar.com.
  5. ^ "Thanne Vandi Movie Review: Horny people lock horns for nothing in this cringefest". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 1 January 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  6. ^ "அதிகாரியுடன் மோதும் நாயகன் - தண்ணி வண்டி விமர்சனம்". Maalai Malar.
  7. ^ maalaimalar (14 June 2024). "Pithala Maathi". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 18 June 2024.