| Minnale | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Gautham Vasudev Menon |
| Written by | Gautham Vasudev Menon Vipul D. Shah Nagarajan |
| Produced by | Sunanda Murali Manohar |
| Starring | Madhavan Abbas Reema Sen |
| Cinematography | R. D. Rajasekhar |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
| Music by | Harris Jayaraj |
Production company | Cee (I) TV Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 174 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Minnale (transl. Lightning) is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon in his directoral debut. The story was written by Menon and Vipul D. Shah. The film stars Madhavan in the main lead role alongside Abbas and Reema Sen. It tells the story of a love-struck man, stealing the identity of his former college foe, to pursue his lady love, and the eventual repercussions he has to face when his cover is blown before he could come clean. The film's original soundtrack composed by debutant music composer Harris Jayaraj, became popular prior to the film's release. The cinematography of the film was handled by R. D. Rajasekhar and it was edited by Suresh Urs. Reema Sen made her Tamil debut through this film.
Minnale released on 2 February 2001 to positive reviews and became a commercial success.[1] Menon remade the film in Hindi which was released in the same year, the film was titled as Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein, with Madhavan reprising his role, and making his Bollywood debut. The film was also remade in Kannada as Mr. Duplicate (2011).[2]
- ^ Kamath, Sudhish (27 October 2001). "More for Maddy's crowd". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Kannada film review: 'Mr Duplicate' is a remake after all". Daily News & Analysis. 6 August 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.