Asthamanam

Asthamanam is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Bandi Saroj Kumar and starring six newcomers.

Asthamanam
Official poster
Directed byBandi Saroj Kumar
Produced byC. Sudhir Reddy
S. Siva Rajasekhar
Starring
  • Rajesh
  • Rajesh Kanagasabai
  • Victoria
  • Vidya
  • Sharan
  • Raghu
Music bySiddharth Vipin
Production
company
Char Productions
Release date
  • 6 April 2012 (2012-04-06)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

The film features six newcomers (Rajesh, Rajesh Kanagasabai, Victoria, Vidya, Sharan, Raghu) who play friends,[1] and Munnar Ramesh plays their guide.[2]

Production

The film is based on a nightmare that the director had.[3] This is Kumar's second film after Porkkalam (2010) and features no songs.[4]

Reception

A critic from The Times of India wrote that "In his sophomore effort, Saroj displays the same visual bravado that characterized his debut film. In fact, characters are bludgeoned to death with an instrument that seems to have been borrowed from the props of his previous film".[5] A critic from Behindwoods stated that "The performance of the all the artists are sub-par. The dialogues sound completely vague and the dialogue deliverance is another matter of annoyance altogether".[6] On the contrary, a critic from The New Indian Express opined that "At just a crisp 90 minutes of viewing time, 'Asthamanam' is an experiment worth a watch".[2]

Box office

The film had a below average box office run in Chennai.[7]

References
  1. "ASTHAMANAM MOVIE PREVIEW". Behindwoods.
  2. "Asthamanam". The New Indian Express. 8 April 2012.
  3. Manigandan, K. R. (28 March 2012). "Keeping it short". The Hindu.
  4. "Asthamanam is U/A". Behindwoods. 26 March 2012.
  5. "Asthamanam Movie Review". The Times of India. 16 April 2012.
  6. "Asthmanam Review". Behindwoods.
  7. "Ranking based on Chennai Box Office Collections from Apr 06th 2012 to Apr 08th 2012". Behindwoods.


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