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Kasthuri Maan

Field	Value
name	Kasthuri Maan
image	Kasthuri Maan.jpg
caption	Poster
director	A. K. Lohithadas
producer	Sindhu Lohithadas
writer	A. K. Lohithadas
Jeyamohan (dialogues)
starring	Prasanna
Meera Jasmine
Shammi Thilakan
music	Ilaiyaraaja
cinematography	Kichas
Vaidy S
editing	Raja Mohammad
Sundar
studio	Sumangala Arts
country	India
language	Tamil
runtime	140 minutes
released

Jeyamohan (dialogues) Meera Jasmine Shammi Thilakan Vaidy S Sundar

Kasthuri Maan is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language film directed by A. K. Lohithadas. The film, a remake of the director's Malayalam film of the same name, and his only Tamil project, stars Prasanna and Meera Jasmine, who reprised her role from the original. It also features Shammi Thilakan, Sarath Babu, V. M. C. Haneefa, Bharathi Kannan, Pawan, Vinodini and Suja. Shammi and Haneefa also reprised their respective roles from the original. ''Kasthuri Maan'''s story revolves around a young college girl who helps her lover realize his dream of becoming an IAS officer amidst her own problems. The film released during Diwali 2005 and had a generally positive reception.

Plot

The movie starts with a mature Arunachalam (Prasanna), now a district collector. The story is narrated in a flashback where his father Palaniappan (Sarath Babu) wants him to get married. Palaniappan used to be a rich film producer and had borrowed money from a rich person, but is unable to repay his debt. The rich man wants his daughter to marry Arun, but Arun does not want to marry.

Umashankari (Meera Jasmine) and Arun study in the same college. Uma is a lively, mischievous girl on campus, but at home, faces acute poverty and takes up various odd jobs to take care of her house and to stay away from her sister's husband, who makes advances towards her. In the meantime, Palaniappan attempts suicide because he is deeply in debt. Uma steps in and helps Arun, who is preparing for I.A.S. exams. She does everything to ensure that he becomes an I.A.S. officer. He in turn, promises to marry her and rescue her from her situation. However, Uma, after an unfortunate encounter with her brother-in–law, lands in prison, and the couple is reunited in the climax.

Cast

Prasanna as Arunachalam Palaniappan IAS, District Collector
Meera Jasmine as Umashankari Vetrivel
Shammi Thilakan as S. K. Nagarajan
Sarath Babu as Palaniappan
V. M. C. Haneefa
Bharathi Kannan
Pawan as Kasi
Vinodini as Prema, Umashankari's sister
Suja Varunee as Sunitha
T. K. Kala
Anjali Devi as Vadivammal
Geetha Ravishankar as Arun's mother
Kulappulli Leela as Muniyamma
Devi Chandana as Arunachalam's sister ;Uncredited
Sai Pallavi as College student
Kadhal Saravanan as Supervisor

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

Song	Singers	Lyrics
"Oru Porkaalam"	Karthik, Manjari	Palani Bharathi
"Ketkalyo"	Tippu, Manjari, Chorus	Muthulingam
"Nethu Varaikkum"	Sujatha	Na. Muthukumar
"Ennai Ketkum"	Tippu	Vaali
"Vaanin Kadhal"	Manjari, Tippu, Ganga	Mu. Metha

Critical reception

The Hindu wrote, "Sumangala Arts and maker A.K.Lohithadas...deserve to be lauded for not succumbing to the lure of the commercial format and dwelling on a moving storyline that has comedy, sentiment, romance and passion in right proportions. And all these blend with the story to form a cohesive whole". Lajjavathi of Kalki praised the acting of Prasanna, Meera Jasmine and other actors, realistic fights, Jayamohan's dialogues and Ilaiyaraaja's music.

Accolades

Meera Jasmine won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize for Best Actress. The film won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film Portraying Woman in Good Light.

References

(2005-03-18). ""Kasturi Maan" frisks in from Kerala".
(2005-10-28). "Lohitadas: My conscience is clear".
(2005-02-24). "Remake season down south!".
(27 October 2005). "Tamil releases this Diwali/ Eid".
"Kasthuri Maan".
(2005-10-28). "Wholesome treat for the festive occasion".
லஜ்ஜாவதி. (6 November 2005). "கஸ்தூரிமான்".
"Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 2005".
"Tamil Nadu State Film Awards 2006".
Naresh. "Rajnikant, Kamal Haasan adjudged Best Actors".

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