June R

<p>June R, an orphan, was born in the month of June and hence the name. She works in an advertising agency. One day she comes across a middle-aged woman badly hurt in an accident. She admits her in the hospital under the pretext that she is her mother Rajalakshmi in order to save her life. Rajalakshmi is actually Raniammal, a widow who has strived hard to bring up son her only son Arun. Arun and his wife have plans to send Raniammal to an orphanage and settle in New York. Raniammal finds solace in June’s company, who has always longed for a mother love since childhood. June and Raniammal cherish life together. Then Arun returns to take Raniammal back, but she refuses to go with him. Arun quarrels with June to give back his mother. Raniammal falls sick and June decides to bring in her brother whom she yearns to meet before dying. On visiting Rajalakshmi’s hometown June unveils the mystery behind Arun’s sudden love for his mother. Amudha, a leading lawyer aids June to legally get her new mother back. Though the court judgment favours June, fate has something else in store. June finds Raniammal is dead. Raja, a rich client of June’s advertising agency who is in love with her consoles June and takes her along with him, just the way her Raniammal had wished. is the feature directorial debut of , previously an advertisement filmmaker. She had first published the story as a novelette in the English periodical and wanted to make it into a feature film. She approached a Hindi film producer in Mumbai and decided that , and would play the lead roles in the film. However, after Varmha had a chance meeting with and casually narrated the story to her, the actress decided it would be better made in Tamil than Hindi. Varmha said and were the only actress considered for the roles she they were cast in. The lead actor of the film was kept a secret from the media until release. Cinematography was handled by , and editing by Jyothi Jayamaruthi. is the first feature film produced by Ideawold 1 Celluloid, known mainly for producing advertisement commercials. The soundtrack was composed by . The song “Eano Eano” is a number. The audio was launched at Green Park Hotel in Chennai on 10 September 2005 by . The film was initially scheduled for release in September 2005 but was pushed back to release in the season that year so the film could be promoted more heavily. The film was also caught up when Khushbu’s films were temporarily banned after her comments on pre-marital sex angered Indian political parties. It ultimately released on 10 February 2006. Malini Mannath of wrote, “It’s a film on female bonding, of three women whose lives are interwoven, and who find moral support and succour in each other. But with the characters lacking depth, and the relationships not clearly defined or tackled, the story of female bonding fails to touch a chord”. Malathi Rangarajan of wrote, “Revathi Varma is the story, screenplay and dialogue writer and director of the film. Is sensitivity to issues alone enough for a maker, is the query that arises when watching . Logic or the lack of it (in certain sequences) irks”. wrote, “Revathi Varma being a woman director, there was a lot of expectation to see something different. But it was like attending a feast where the banquet was not served”. was remade by Varmha in Hindi. The film, originally titled , was later retitled , with Jaya Bachchan, , , and starring. Production began in September 2009, but in February 2011, Tandon expressed doubts over its release.</p>