| Thanga Meenkal | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Ram |
| Screenplay by | Ram |
| Story by | Ram Shri Sankara Gomathy Ram |
| Produced by | Gautham Vasudev Menon Reshma Ghatala Venkat Somasundaram |
| Starring | Ram Sadhana Shelly Kishore |
| Cinematography | Arbhindu Saaraa |
| Edited by | A. Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Yuvan Shankar Raja |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Thanga Meenkal (transl. Gold Fish) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Ram in his second directorial venture after Kattradhu Thamizh.[1] The story was written by Ram and his daughter Shri Sankara Gomathy Ram, with the former, besides, played the lead role as well alongside newcomers Sadhana and Shelly Kishore.[2] The film is jointly produced by Gautham Vasudev Menon and J. Satish Kumar under the banners Photon Kathaas and JSK Film Corporation, respectively.
It follows, Kalyani a poor man who is forced to live under the shade of his father, takes up a job beyond his reach to provide his daughter a good living. The film's cinematography was handled by Arbhindu Saaraa, and editing done by A. Sreekar Prasad. The film's score and soundtrack composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.[3] The film's shooting commenced in mid-January 2011 and was completed by late 2011.[4] The film was released on 30 August 2013,[5] opening to positive reviews from critics,[6] but was declared as an average grosser by box office analysts.[7]
The film won three prizes at the 61st National Film Awards, which includes the Best Tamil Film Award, Best Child Artist Award for Sadhana, and Best Lyricist for Na. Muthukumar. The film won 3 Filmfare Awards, 3 South Indian International Movie Awards and one Vijay Award.[8] It was the only Tamil film to be screened at Indian Panorama in International Film Festival of India, held at Goa in 2013. The film was also screened at the 11th Chennai International Film Festival in 2014, with a Special Award for Sadhana.
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- ^ "Ram's Thanga Meengal from Aug 30". The Times of India. TNN. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ "'Thanga Meengal' Review Roundup: Heart-Warming Film; Worth a Watch - International Business Times". Ibtimes.co.in. 31 August 2013. Archived from the original on 28 October 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ^ Chennai Box-Office - 6 to 9 September
- ^ "Thangameengal wins 3 National Awards". The Times of India. 16 April 2014. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2014.