Thavamai Thavamirundhu

Thavamai Thavamirundu
Directed by	Cheran
Written by	Cheran
Produced by	P. Shanmugam
Starring	Rajkiran Cheran Saranya Ponvannan Senthil Kumar Meenal Padmapriya
Cinematography	M. S. Prabhu
Edited by	B. Lenin
Music by	Sabesh–Murali
Production company	Cirussti
Release date	2 December 2005 (2005-12-02)
Running time	Original Cut: 275 minutes Theatrical Cut: 204 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	2 Crores
Box office	10 Crores

Thavamai Thavamirundhu (transl. With much penance) is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Cheran. The film stars Rajkiran, Cheran and Saranya Ponvannan, in lead roles while, Senthil Kumar, Padmapriya and Meenal portraying supporting roles. The music was composed by the duo Sabesh–Murali with cinematography by M. S. Prabhu and editing by B. Lenin. The film released on 2 December 2005.

The film won the National Film Award for Best Film on Family Welfare. At 275 minutes, it is the longest Tamil film and fourth longest Indian film by runtime as well as the longest Indian film with a theatrical release.^[1]