title: Manthiran
text: # 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.
  
  ## Release
  
  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.
  
  