Mynaa

Mynaa
Theatrical poster
Tamilமைனா
Directed byPrabhu Solomon
Written byPrabhu Solomon
Produced byJohn Max
Starring
CinematographyM. Sukumar
Edited byL. V. K. Doss
Music byD. Imman
Production
company
Shalom Studios
Distributed by
Release date
  • 5 November 2010 (2010-11-05)
Running time
146 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹ 5 crore[1]
Box office₹ 30 crore

Mynaa is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed and written by Prabu Solomon. Jointly distributed by Udhayanidhi Stalin and Kalpathi S. Aghoram,[2] it stars Vidharth, Amala Paul and Thambi Ramaiah. The soundtrack by D. Imman[3] garnered much anticipation prior to release,[4][5] on 5 November 2010, coinciding with the Diwali festival.

The film received critical acclaim and won the Best Film Award at the 58th Filmfare Awards South.[6][7][8] Ramaiah went on to win the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2011. Mynaa became a major success and ended as a blockbuster among 2010 Diwali releases and was released along with Dhanush's Uthamaputhiran. The core plot was reported to be loosely inspired by the 2006 Hong Kong film Dog Bite Dog.[9]।This film was remade in bengali name "Poramon" directed by Jakir Hossain Raju.

  1. ^ "The new darlings of Kollywood". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  2. ^ IndiaGlitz – More praise on ‘Mynaa’ – Tamil Movie News
  3. ^ "I found my true self with Mynaa: Imman". The Times of India. 18 October 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Mynaa comes in for praise, again!". The Times of India. 11 October 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
  5. ^ Prabhu Solomon – Tamil Movie News – Highly expected movie for Diwali! – Prabhu Solomon | Mynaa | Udhayanidhi Stalin | Red Giant Movies – Behindwoods.com
  6. ^ "Myna Movie Review". Behindwoods. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Mynaa: A breath of fresh air". Rediff. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Mynaa Tamil Movie Review". IndiaGlitz. 5 November 2010. Archived from the original on 31 May 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Bypassing copycats, Sandalwood style".