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'''''Anthimanthaarai''''' ({{audio|Ta-அந்திமந்தாரை.ogg|pronunciation}}) ({{Translation|[[Mirabilis jalapa]]}}) is a 1996 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[historical drama]] film directed by [[Bharathiraja]]. The film stars [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] and [[Jayasudha]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 August 2020 |title=நடிகர் விஜயகுமார் பிறந்த நாள் ஸ்பெஷல்: அனைத்து பரிமாணங்களிலும் ரசிக்க வைத்த கலைஞர் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/572328-vijayakumar-birthday-special.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512010754/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/572328-vijayakumar-birthday-special.html |archive-date=12 May 2021 |access-date=29 August 2020 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref> It is produced by Chandraleela Bharathiraja and Thilaka Ganesh. The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil|National Award for the Best Feature Film in Tamil]]. The music for the film is scored by [[A. R. Rahman]], marking his third collaboration with Bharathiraja after ''[[Kizhakku Cheemayile]]'' and ''[[Karuthamma]]''.

*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Kandaswamy Iyer<ref name="H">{{Cite webnews |datelast=29Ramanujam August|first=D. 2020S. |titledate=நடிகர்7 விஜயகுமார்June பிறந்த1996 நாள்|title=Anthimantharai ஸ்பெஷல்:|pages=33 அனைத்து|work=[[The பரிமாணங்களிலும் ரசிக்க வைத்த கலைஞர்Hindu]] |url=httpshttp://www.hindutamilwebpage.incom/newshindu/cinema960608/tamil-cinema03/572328-vijayakumar-birthday-special0733a.html |url-status=livedead |access-date=7 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2021051201075419961220181541/httpshttp://www.hindutamilwebpage.incom/newshindu/cinema960608/tamil-cinema03/572328-vijayakumar-birthday-special0733a.html |archive-date=127 MayApril 2021 |access-date=29 August 2020 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta2001}}</ref>

*[[Jayasudha]] as Thangam<ref name="H"/>

*[[Sanghavi]] as Kandaswamy Iyer's wife<ref name="H"/>

*[[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]] as the watchman<ref name="H"/>

*[[Sudhangan]] as Kandaswamy Iyer's nephew<ref name="H"/>

''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' called ''Anthimantharai'' 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=1996-04-14 |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.ph/el5YN |archive-date=9 February 2023 |access-date=10 February 2023}}</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>{{Cite news |lastname=Ramanujam |first=D. S. |date=7 June 1996 |title=Anthimantharai |pages=33 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http:"H"//www.webpage.com/hindu/960608/03/0733a.html |url-status=dead |access-date=7 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961220181541/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/960608/03/0733a.html |archive-date=7 April 2001}}</ref> ''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>