| Raja Manthiri | |
| Director: | Usha Krishnan |
| Producer: | V. Mathiyalagan, P. G. Muthiah |
| Starring: | Kalaiyarasan Kaali Venkat Shaalin Zoya Vaishali Bala Saravanan |
| Music: | Justin Prabhakaran |
| Cinematography: | P. G. Muthiah |
| Editing: | Selva R. K. |
| Studio: | Etcetera Entertainment P. G. Muthiah Productions |
| Distributor: | Auraa Cinemas |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Raja Manthiri is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by Usha Krishnan and produced by V.Mathiyalagan and P. G. Muthiah Productions. The film stars Kalaiyarasan, Kaali Venkat, Shaalin Zoya and Vaishali. Featuring music composed by Justin Prabhakaran, the film was released on 24 June 2016.
Usha Krishnan, an assistant of Suseenthiran, worked on the film's script in 2013 and selected Kalaiyarasan to play a leading role before he had signed on to star in his breakthrough role in Madras (2014).[1] After being impressed by Usha's commitment as an assistant director, cinematographer Muthiah chose to make Raja Manthiri as his first production.[2] The film was shot throughout the middle of 2015 and had entered post-production by September 2015. The film's release was put on hold for several months until the team could find an apt release date.[3]
The soundtrack of the movie was composed by Justin Prabhakaran.
| Raja Manthiri | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Justin Prabhakaran |
| Released: | 2016 |
| Genre: | Film soundtrack |
| Language: | Tamil |
| Label: | T-Series Tamil |
| Producer: | Justin Prabhakaran |
| Prev Title: | Oru Naal Koothu |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | Ulkuthu |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
The film released in June 2016 to mixed reviews from critics. Sify noted the film "is an average entertainer and people, who watch village comedies, might find this as a decent watch",[4] while Behindwood.com added it "entertains with its comical script and endearing performances by the cast".[5] Baradwaj Rangan of the Hindu wrote "Raja Mandhiri follows the formula where practically nothing happens in the first half, and the big blow-up at interval point is where the story really gets going. But some bits work."[6]