''Thoondil'' () is a 2008 Indian

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film written and directed by

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. The film stars

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, Sandhya, and Ramya, while Vivek and

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play supporting roles. The music was composed by

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with editing by V. M. Udhayashankar and cinematography by T. Kaviyarasu. The film was released on 22 February 2008, and failed at the box office.

Plot

Pooja a.k.a. Divya is an upcoming model in London who meets Sriram, an IT worker, and falls in love. They sleep together, but Sriram leaves her when Divya's boss tells him to stay out of her life if he wants to see her make it big. Divya feels betrayed when she finds out but does not know that her boss is the reason behind the split. Divya does achieve her dream and becomes a top model but is on a revenge romp to wreak havoc in Sriram's happily married life to Anjali. Anjali is a cheerful girl whose only sorrow in life is that she does not have a child, and when she finally has a baby after four years of marriage to Sriram, Divya comes into her life and takes the baby away, saying that it is her baby. What happens after that forms the climax.

Cast

Production

The film was shot extensively in London. Sandhya, despite being hardly 20 years old when signing the film, agreed to play an older woman who is a mother.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by

Critical reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote, "Generally in a story of thrill and supsence, you would expect verve and vibrancy. But in 'Thoondil' things take their own sweet time to move – hence the momentum is missing". Pavithra Srinivasan from ''

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'' wrote, "All in all, a supposedly suspense-filled love story that is anything but". A critic from ''

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'' wrote, "The basic problem with the film is that the story is clichéd, unimaginative and amateurish to say the least. The presentation is old fashioned and the dialogues are banal."

References

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* * 2000s Indian films 2000s romantic thriller films 2000s Tamil-language films 2008 films Films directed by K. S. Adhiyaman Films scored by Abhishek Ray Films set in London Films shot in London Indian romantic thriller films Tamil-language Indian films Tamil-language romantic thriller films {{Improve categories, date=April 2025