Marina (2012 film)

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Marina
File:Marina film.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Pandiraj
Produced by Pandiraj
Written by Pandiraj
Starring Sivakarthikeyan
Oviya
Music by Girish G
Cinematography Vijay
Production
company
Pasanga Productions
Release dates
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  • 3 February 2012 (2012-02-03)
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Running time
 134 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil

Marina is a Tamil film directed by Pandiraj starring Siva Karthikeyan, in his feature film debut and Oviya in the lead roles. The movie released on 3 February 2012. It received mixed reviews.[2][3][4][5][6]

Plot

Ambikapathy ('Pakoda' Pandian) is an orphan runaway who escapes from his cruel uncle to Chennai and eventually ends up at Marina beach. He earns his livelihood by selling drinking-water packets and later poached chickpeas to people visiting the beach. His calm and mature manners win him the admiration and later the friendship of other boys employed at the beach. Ambikapathy dreams of being educated, so he works in the day to save money for schooling whilst trying to study at night on his own. His desire to be enrolled in a proper school slowly begins to rub off on the other children on the beach.

An old man (Sundararajan) and postman (Jithan Mohan) are the guardian of sorts for these street-children. The beach also attracts many lovebirds; one such couple is Senthilnathan (Sivakarthikeyan) and Swapna Sundari (Oviya).

Cast

  • Sivakarthikeyan as Senthilnathan
  • Oviya as Swapnasundari
  • 'Pakoda' Pandian as Ambikapathy
  • Gautham Purushoth as Kailasam
  • Jayaprakash as guest appearance
  • Senthikumari
  • Sathish - This boy died in an accident on 8 September 2012.
  • ‘Jithan' Mohan
  • Sundararajan
  • Sathish

Special appearances in Promotional song by :

Production

Like Pandiraj's debut film Pasanga, Marina too revolves around children, focusing on street-children at Chennai's the Marina beach, who peddle snacks and knick-knacks to survive. The film is said to be inspired from Mira Nair's critically acclaimed Hindi film Salaam Bombay! (1988).[7]

Release

The satellite rights of the film were secured by STAR Vijay. The film was given a "U" certificate by the Indian Censor Board.

Box Office

Marina opened at No.1 accounting for 51% of the takings in Chennai box office[8] and 39% in its second weekend.[9]

Critical Reception

Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff.com rated Marina 3/5 stating that it is "worth a watch."[10] Rohit Ramachandran of Nowrunning.com rated it 2/5 calling it a "failed attempt at making a companion piece to Pasanga."[4] Sify's Moviebuzz dismissed the film as "boring."[11] Behindwoods Review Board rated it 2.5/5 calling Marina a "pleasant beach"[12]

Soundtrack

Marina
Soundtrack album by Girishh G
Released 9 January 2012
Recorded 2011
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label Sa Re Ga Ma
Producer Girishh G

The soundtrack of Marina, composed by the debut music director London based musician Girishh G, was released on 9 January 2012 at the Marina Beach.[13] The song "Vanakkam Vaazhavaikkum Chennai", penned by Na. Muthukumar, which talks about life in Chennai, would feature several noted film personalities.[14] The songs received positive reviews.

Tracklist
No. Title Lyrics Singer(s) Length
1. "Vanakkam Chennai"   Na. Muthukumar Mukesh, Shilpa Natarajan, Ramshanker 4:40
2. "Kadhal Oru Devadhai"   Na. Muthukumar Haricharan, Manasi 4:51
3. "Marina Marina Theme"   Na. Muthukumar Madras Youth Choir, Manasi, Monissha 2:34
4. "Yelelo"   Yugabharathi Benny Dayal, Sandhya, Andrea Jeremiah 4:42
5. "Nanban"   Yugabharathi Vijay Prakash 5:14
6. "Life In Marina"     Instrumental 3:44

References

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