Anthimanthaarai: Difference between revisions

| writerstory = [[R. Selvaraj (screenwriter)|R. Selvaraj]]

''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' called ''Anthimanthaarai'' a film lacking trademark elements of Bharathiraja and praised him for narrating the plot within two hours by lessening the dialogues and expressing with small movements and montage shots.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=14 April 1996 |title=அந்திமந்தாரை |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1996-04-14/page/n45/mode/2up |url-status=live |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230209084214/https://archive.org/details/kalki1996-04-14/page/n45/mode/2up |archive-date=9 February 2023 |access-date=10 February 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> D. S. Ramanujam of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "The tragic tale of a freedom fighter, a firm believer in old values, gets the deft and poignant Bharathiraaja touches, heightening the value of the character in Mega Movies, ''Anthimantharai''".<ref name="H" /> ''Anthimanthaarai'' won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|National Award for the Best Feature Film in Tamil]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=43rd National Film Festival |url=https://dff.gov.in/images/Documents/74_43rdNfacatalogue.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615095650/http://dff.gov.in/images/Documents/74_43rdNfacatalogue.pdf |archive-date=15 June 2022 |access-date=18 October 2022 |website=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]}}</ref> According to Vijayakumar, he was a strong contender for the [[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] award, but lost by a single vote.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S.R. |date=8 December 2005 |title=For Vijayakumar, work is always worship |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/08/stories/2005120815220200.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=18 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051210022048/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/08/stories/2005120815220200.htm |archive-date=10 December 2005}}</ref>