Mynaa

Mynaa (telugu Prema Khidhi)
Directed by	Prabu Solomon
Produced by	John Max
Written by	G.Ravi kmit
Starring	Vidharth Amala Paul
Music by	D. Imman
Cinematography	M. Sukumar
Editing by	L V K Doss
Studio	Shalom Studios
Distributed by	Red Giant Movies AGS Entertainment
Release date(s)	5 November 2010 (2010-11-05)
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	5 crores [1]

Mynaa (Tamil: மைனா; English: Myna) is a 2010 Indian Tamil romantic drama film directed and written by Prabu Solomon. Jointly distributed by Udhayanidhi Stalin and Kalpathi S. Aghoram,^[2] it stars Vidharth and Amala Paul in the lead roles. Featuring an acclaimed soundtrack by D. Imman,^[3] the film, which garnered much anticipation prior to release,^[4][5] released on 5 November 2010, coinciding with the Diwali festival, receiving critical acclaim and going on to win the Best Film Award at the 58th Filmfare Awards South.^[6][7][8] It is being remade in Hindi by Prabhu Solomon, produced by Fox Star Studios.^[9]

Plot

The film starts with an imprisoned Suruli (Vidharth) recalling his love for Mynaa (Amala Paul) since childhood that becomes more intense as they grow. Though Mynaa's mother assures Suruli of getting them married, she changes her mind and arranges for Mynaa to marry a man working in Dubai. Infuriated, Suruli threatens to kill her. He is arrested by the police and given a 15-day prison sentence. Mynaa's mother arranges the marriage a day before his release and Suruli escapes from prison. As the police officer Bhaskar (Sethu) and a constable Ramaiah (Thambi Ramaiah) handcuff Suruli, Mynaa too goes along with him as they decide to get married after he is released from prison.

On their way, they encounter adventures that include an elephant chasing them and losing their way thereby reaching Kerala. From there, their journey continues, with Bhaskar becoming infuriated with Suruli as he is not able to celebrate his 'Thala' Deepavali with his family, busy running behind Suruli. A parallel story reveals Bhaskar's annoyed wife Sudha and her brothers troubling Bhaskar to come to their hometown to celebrate Diwali. However, Bhaskar soon develops a soft corner for Suruli as he saves him from a freak bus accident. The four go back together to their hometown. Bhaskar assures to get them married after Suruli is released and Ramaiah asks Mynaa to stay in his house for shelter.

However, Bhaskar instead asks Ramaiah to let Mynaa stay in his house, where his furious wife, still waiting for him, falsely accuses him of having an affair with Mynaa and storms out of the house. Sudha's brothers arrive at Sudha's house and kill Mynaa, who they find responsible for the trouble, and throw her body on a railway track. Upon witnessing this Suruli jumps in front of another train. This incident results in a major reaction by Bhaskar, who kills his wife and her brothers and goes to jail.

Cast

• Amala Paul as Mynaa
• Vidharth as Suruli
• Sethu as Bhaskar
• Thambi Ramaiah as Ramaiah
• Susan George as Sudha Bhaskar
• Sevvalai as Mayi
• Manroadu Manickam as Karthik

Soundtrack

Mynaa
Soundtrack album by D. Imman
Released	September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23)
Recorded	Junglee Audios
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	19:20
Label	Junglee Music
Producer	D. Imman

The film score and soundtrack for Mynaa was composed by D. Imman. The album consists of 5 tracks, featuring lyrics penned by Yugabharathi and Eknaath. The songs, especially the title track, had become very popular, while the album was widely considered Imman's finest work yet.^[3][10]

Tracklist
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Mynaa Mynaa"	Yugabharathi	Shaan	04:35
2.	"Kichu Kichu Thambalam"	Yugabharathi	Baby Harini, Sriranjani, S. Srimathi, G. Aathireya, Lakshman Aravind, Solar Sai	04:16
3.	"Neeyum Naanum"	Eknaath	Benny Dayal, Shreya Ghoshal	04:57
4.	"Jingu Chikka"	Yugabharathi	Solar Sai, Kalpana	03:55
5.	"Kaiya Pudi"	Yugabharathi	Naresh Iyer, Sadhana Sargam	04:03

Awards

Ceremony	Award	Category	Name	Outcome
58th National Film Awards[11]	National Film Award	National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor	Thambi Ramaiah	Won
58th Filmfare Awards South[12]	Filmfare Award	Filmfare Award for Best Film - Tamil		Won
		Filmfare Award for Best Director - Tamil	Prabu Solomon	Nominated
		Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil	Amala Paul	Nominated
		Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Tamil	Thambi Ramaiah	Nominated
5th Vijay Awards[13]	Vijay Award	Vijay Award for Best Actress	Amala Paul	Nominated
		Vijay Award for Best Supporting Actor	Thambi Ramaiah	Won
		Vijay Award for Best Debut Actor	Vidharth	Won
		Best Cinematographer	Sukumar	Nominated
		Vijay Award for Best Story, Screenplay Writer	Prabu Solomon	Won
		Vijay Award for Best Crew		Won
2nd Edison Awards[14]	Edison Award	Best Debut Actress	Amala Paul	Won

Box office

The film is a blockbuster!

References

1. ^ "The new darlings of Kollywood". http://www.tehelka.com/story_main50.asp?filename=hub090711The.asp. Retrieved 5 July 2011. 
2. ^ IndiaGlitz - More praise on ‘Mynaa’ - Tamil Movie News
3. ^ ^{a b} I found my true self with Mynaa: Imman - The Times of India
4. ^ Mynaa comes in for praise, again! - The Times of India
5. ^ Prabhu Solomon - Tamil Movie News - Highly expected movie for Diwali! - Prabhu Solomon | Mynaa | Udhayanidhi Stalin | Red Giant Movies - Behindwoods.com
6. ^ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/myna-movie-review.html
7. ^ http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-mynaa-review/20101104.htm
8. ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/11424.html
9. ^ http://www.supergoodmovies.com/17549/kollywood/Mynaa-to-speak-in-Hindi-News-Details
10. ^ http://itwofs.com/milliblog/2010/09/25/mynaa-music-review-tamil-d-imman/
11. ^ "58th National Film Awards for 2010 announced". dff.nic.in. http://dff.nic.in/awards.asp. Retrieved 2011-05-19. 
12. ^ "Nominees of Idea Filmfare Awards South". Indiaglitz. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/67252.html. Retrieved 01 June 2011. 
13. ^ "DHANUSH RECEIVES IT ON BEHALF OF RAJINI". Behindwoods. http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-articles/movies-08/vijay-awards-27-06-11.html. Retrieved 27 June 2011. 
14. ^ February 14, 2011 (2011-02-14). "Simbu, Trisha & Enthiran win Awards". Southdreamz.com. http://www.southdreamz.com/2011/02/simbu-trisha-enthiran-win-awards.html. Retrieved 2011-05-19.