Mithivedi (transl.Minefield) is a 2012 Australian Tamil-language war-drama film starring Daniel Balaji and Neelima Rani. The film is directed and produced by Anand Maiyur Srinivas, an Australian-based finance consultant turned short filmmaker. The film talks about the struggles of a mother who is trying to save her baby after getting stuck in a minefield in Sri Lanka during the civil war.[1] The film released online directly and is the first Tamil film to do so. The film was shot in around five days near Chengalpattu.[2][3][4]

Mithivedi
Directed byAnand Maiyur Srinivas
Written byAnand Maiyur Srinivas
Produced byAnand Maiyur Srinivas
Starring
CinematographyKarrupaiya
Edited byLVK Das
Music byArunagiri
Production
company
Mystic Films
Release date
  • 17 February 2012 (2012-02-17)
Running time
90 minutes
CountriesIndia
Australia
LanguageTamil

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Controversy edit

The media inaccurately reported that a still from this film was for Maattrraan (2012) with several magazines reporting that Daniel Balaji was part of that film after the still was posted on Facebook.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/mar-12-04/mithivedi-ltte-27-03-12.html [bare URL]
  2. ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (9 March 2012). "Showbitz". The Hindu.
  3. ^ "Living up to his role". 26 June 2013.
  4. ^ "Mithivedi- First Tamil film on Internet". Sify. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020.
  5. ^ Manigandan, K. R. (27 March 2012). "Shot Cuts". The Hindu.

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