Chennai: Movies on father-son bonding is a rarity in Tamil cinema. Filmmaker Sivabalakrishnan is coming out with a movie titled Thanthai Solmikka Manthiramillai.
It is a film about a village chieftain and his love for his son.
Besides wielding the megaphone, Sivabalakrishnan plays the lead role in the movie. Priyankadharini is the heroine.
Vathiyar Subramaniam, Arun, Ashok Kumar are also in the cast. Produced by Arun Ramasamy, the movie has cinematography by Santosh and music by Jeyaraj Chakravarthy.
A major portion of the movie was shot in Gobi, Erode, Andhiyur and Bhavani,
Says the director, “It is a story of a youngster who marries a girl from another caste and the villagers oppose it. This led to separation between him and his beloved dad. What happens then forms the crux. It is a story based on a real-life incident.”