''60 Vayadu Maaniram'' () is a 2018 Indian

Tamil-language Tamil (, , , also written as ''Tamizhil'' according to linguistic pronunciation) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. It is one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world,. "Tamil is one ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

written and directed by

Radha Mohan Radha Mohan is an Indian film director and screenwriter of the South Indian film industry. He is known for his work in the films ''Mozhi (film), Mozhi'' (2007) with Jyothika, ''Abhiyum Naanum (film), Abhiyum Naanum'' (2008) with Prakash Raj, ...

. This movie is the remake of 2016 Kannada box office hit film '' Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu''. The film stars

Vikram Prabhu Vikram Prabhu is an Indian actor working in Tamil language films who made his debut in Prabhu Solomon's ''Kumki (film), Kumki'' (2012). He also played the protagonist in ''Ivan Veramathiri'' (2013) and ''Vellaikaara Durai'' (2014). He is the so ...

Prakash Raj Prakash Raj (born Prakash Rai; 26 March 1965) is an Indian actor, film director, producer, television presenter, and politician. Known for his works in Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, English language, Engl ...

Samuthirakani P. Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K. Balachander, in '' Paarthale Paravasam''. He won the National F ...

and

Indhuja Ravichandran Indhuja Ravichandran is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil films. She is known for her works in ''Meyaadha Maan'' (2017), '' Mercury'' (2018), '' 60 Vayadu Maaniram'' (2018), ''Bigil'' (2019) and ''Parking'' (2023). Biography Indhuja Ravi ...

in main lead roles. It was produced by distributor

Kalaipuli S. Thanu Kalaipuli S. Thanu () is an Indian film producer, director and distributor, known for his films in Tamil cinema. He has produced several films through his two companies, V Creations and Kalaipuli Films International. Many of his films have been ...

under his production company V Creations. The film's score and soundtrack are scored by

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil cinema, Tamil in addition ...

. The film's cinematography is handled by Manush Nandan while editing is handled by T.S.Jay. The

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of the film is handled by K. Kathir.

Plot

Govindarajan (

), a 60-year-old man, suffers from

Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease and the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. As the disease advances, symptoms can include problems wit ...

. One day, he suddenly goes missing. His son Shiva (

), who is worried by his father's disappearance, embarks on a search with a female doctor named Archana (

) and during the search they falls in love with each other. Govindarajan gets entangled with Ranga (

), a criminal who has committed a murder. The rest of the film involves whether Shiva finds his father or not.

Cast

as Shiva Govindarajan *

as Govindarajan *

as Ranga *

as Dr. Archana * Bharath Reddy as ACP Badrinath IPS (Badri) *

Elango Kumaravel Elango Kumaravel is an Indian actor and writer. He is also a co-founder of the Chennai based theatre group "Magic Lantern". He is an alumnus of Pondicherry University's Sankaradas Swamigal School of Performing Arts and the Chennai-based theatre ...

as Rajappan *

Jangiri Madhumitha Madhumitha is an Indian actress who appears in Tamil language films and reality show in vijay TV. She often portrays comedy roles and made her film debut through Rajesh's '' Oru Kal Oru Kannadi'' (2012). She also participated in TV shows like ...

as Janaki Rajappan (Jaanu) *

Mohan Raman Mohan Raman, also known as Mohan V. Ram (born 3 April 1956), is an Indian actor and writer. In 2017 and 2019, he was a Jury member for the National Film Award for Best Writing on Cinema. Raman is a film historian and writes for ''The Hindu''. H ...

as Balachandran (Balu) * Meena Vemuri as Archana's mother * Daddy Saravanan as Inspector S. Thangaraj * Raghavan as S.I. Raghunath * Radha Ramakrishnan as Maria * Ramesh V as Johnny * Sarath as Kaasi * Aroul D. Shankar as Guna *

Anu Krishna Anu Krishna is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil films. She has starred in ''Kaththi'' (2014) and ''Ilami'' (2016). Personal life and career Anu Krishna is from a Malayali family in Chennai. She made her acting debut as a child actress ...

as Madhavi

Production

Prakash Raj purchased the rights to remake the 2016 Kannada box office hit film '' Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu'' in Tamil, Telugu. and Hindi. The production venture of the film commenced in late 2016 which also marked the first remake film in Radha Mohan's filmography. The official trailer of the film was released on 14 August 2018 and received positive reviews from the audience.

Soundtrack

The background music for the film was composed by

, while the lyrics were penned by Pa. Vijay, Palani Bharathi and Vivek.

Reception

''Times of India'' wrote "The movie appeals to those who haven't watched the original version or love watching stories on beautiful bonding". ''Firstpost'' wrote "On the whole 60 Vayathu Maaniram is refreshingly fresh and likeable for its characters." ''Behindwoods'' wrote "With interesting writing for Samuthirakani's portions and an engaging screenplay, 60 Vayadu Maaniram could have looked a lot more complete." ''India Today'' called it "Average drama with overdose of emotions". ''Deccan Chronicle'' wrote it "is a neatly self-contained film that achieves what it set out to through delicate acting, nuanced cinematography, and serene music".

Home media

In 2023, the satellite rights of the film was sold to

Colors Tamil Colors Tamil is an Indian Tamil language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India on 19 February 2018. The channel's headquarters is in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It primarily te ...

. This movie was premiered on February 5, 2023 at 2 p.m.

References

External links

* {{Radha Mohan 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Indian films Indian films about Alzheimer's disease Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Tamil remakes of Kannada films Indian drama films 2018 drama films 2018 films Films directed by Radha Mohan Films produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu Tamil-language Indian films Tamil-language drama films