Panchathanthiram is a 2002 Tamil-language Comedy Drama movie written by Crazy Mohan and Kamal Haasan. The movie is directed by K.s. Ravikumar and K. S. Ravikumar and produced by P. L. Thenappan under the banner of Sri Rajlakshmi Film Ltd. Ram (Kamal Haasan) is a playboy pilot. His marriage to Mythili (Simran) disintegrates after a series of misunderstandings.. Panchathanthiram features Kamal Haasan in the lead role along with an ensemble cast including Simran, Ramesh Aravind, Yugi Sethu, Sriman, Ramya Krishnan and Jayaram Subramaniam. The screenplay is written by K. S. Ravikumar. The music was composed by Deva. Cinematography was done by Arthur A. Wilson and editing by Thanigachalam. The film has a running time of 148 minutes. It was released on 28th June 2002. Distribution rights for the movie were acquired by Raaj Kamal Films International.