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Vikram watched the [[Mammootty]] starrer ''[[Thommanum Makkalum]]'', and requested director Shafi to remake it with him, in Tamil.<ref name=in>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/interview/6525.html |title=Malayalam Cinema News | Malayalam Movie Reviews | Malayalam Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Malayalam |access-date=2011-07-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201121527/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/interview/6525.html |archive-date=1 February 2015 }}</ref> The film was launched at AVM Studios in 2005, a huge set of village was erected at studios.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/15262.html |title= interview - Archived copy |access-date=2011-07-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201121527/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/interview/6525.html |archive-date=1 February 2015 }}</ref> The film was launched at AVM Studios in 2005, a huge set of village was erected at studios.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/15262.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051125064119/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/15262.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 November 2005 |
Vikram watched the [[Mammootty]] starrer ''[[Thommanum Makkalum]]'', and requested director Shafi to remake it with him, in Tamil.<ref name=in>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/interview/6525.html |title=Malayalam Cinema News | Malayalam Movie Reviews | Malayalam Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Malayalam |access-date=2011-07-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201121527/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/interview/6525.html |archive-date=1 February 2015 }}</ref> The film was launched at AVM Studios in 2005, a huge set of village was erected at studios.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/15262.html |title= interview - Archived copy |access-date=2011-07-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201121527/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/interview/6525.html |archive-date=1 February 2015 }}</ref> The film was launched at AVM Studios in 2005, a huge set of village was erected at studios.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/15262.html|title=Maja begins in a grand way|work=Indiaglitz|date=18 June 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051125064119/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/15262.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 November 2005}}</ref> Initially, [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]] and [[Jyothika]] was considered for the lead female role, due to their unavailability [[Asin]] was chosen for the role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/15111.html|title=Asin with Vikram in Maja|work=Indiaglitz|date=8 June 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050611000704/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/15111.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 June 2005|title=www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/15111.html}}</ref> The crew went to Austria to shoot a song.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/17259.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809042851/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/17259.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 August 2017|title=www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/17259.html<!--INSERT TITLE-->}}</ref> Vikram worked as an assistant director under [[Shafi (director)|Shafi]] for this film.<ref name = in/> |
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Revision as of 05:05, 6 June 2023
| Majaa | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Shafi |
| Screenplay by | Viji |
| Story by | Benny P Nayarambalam |
| Based on | Thommanum Makkalum (Malayalam) |
| Produced by | Rockline Venkatesh |
| Starring | Vikram Asin Pasupathy Vadivelu Manivannan Biju Menon |
| Cinematography | Balasubramaniem |
| Edited by | V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Aascar Films International |
Release date |
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Running time | 138 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Majaa is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed by Shafi, starring Vikram, Asin, Pasupathy, Vadivelu, Anu Prabhakar, Vijayakumar, Manivannan, Murali and Biju Menon (in his Tamil debut). The music was composed by Vidyasagar. It tells the story of two adopted children changing from their old, mischievous ways of life. The film is a remake of Shafi's own Malayalam film Thommanum Makkalum.
Plot
Govindan is a thief who has two sons: Aadhi and Mathi. Years go by and the brothers decide to stop stealing, mend their ways, and lead a hardworking life with their father. They migrate to a neighboring village and meet a retired agricultural officer Chidambaram, who is in deep debt and is under pressure from the village landlord Kalingarayar to clear his debts. In efforts to help Chidambaram, Mathi confronts Seetha Lakshmi, Kalingarayar's daughter, who comes to collect the money Chidambaram owes her father. Seetha Lakshmi starts to acquire a liking for Mathi, but keeps it hidden due to her father's atrocious temper. In an attempt to teach Kalingarayar a lesson, Mathi forcibly ties the mangalsutram around Seetha's neck. Kalingarayar, realizing his daughter's love for Mathi, comes down to arrange a grand remarriage between the two. But things go awry when Manicka Vel, Seetha Lakshmi's maternal uncle, comes to town in an effort to stop the wedding between the two as he has wicked plans of marrying her and usurping her family fortune.
Cast
- Vikram as Mathi
- Asin as Seetha Lakshmi
- Pasupathy as Aadhi
- Vadivelu as Pulipaandi
- Manivannan as Govindan
- Anu Prabhakar as Selvi
- Biju Menon as Raja Velu
- Vijayakumar as Chidambaram
- Murali as Kalingarayar
- Nithin Sathya as Chidambaram's son
- T. P. Gajendran as Doctor
- Abu Salim as Manickam, Raja Velu's henchman
- Sindu Tolani (special appearance in the song "Ayyarettu")
- Ram Lakshman as Ramudu & Bheemudu
Production
Vikram watched the Mammootty starrer Thommanum Makkalum, and requested director Shafi to remake it with him, in Tamil.[1] The film was launched at AVM Studios in 2005, a huge set of village was erected at studios.[2] The film was launched at AVM Studios in 2005, a huge set of village was erected at studios.[3] Initially, Trisha and Jyothika was considered for the lead female role, due to their unavailability Asin was chosen for the role.[4] The crew went to Austria to shoot a song.[5] Vikram worked as an assistant director under Shafi for this film.[1]
Soundtrack
| Majaa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | ||||
| Released | 6 October 2005 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Ayngaran Music An Ak Audio Aditya Music | |||
| Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
| Vidyasagar chronology | ||||
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| Song title | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Aiyyarettu" | Shankar Mahadevan, Anuradha Sriram | P. Vijay |
| "Chi Chi Chi" | Harini, Shankar Mahadevan, Savitha Reddy, Viji | Yugabharathi |
| "Hey Pangaali" | Udit Narayan, Tippu, Manikka Vinayagam | P. Vijay |
| "Podhumadaa Saami" | Kailash Kher | |
| "Sollitharavaa" | Madhu Balakrishnan, Sadhana Sargam | Kabilan |
Release
The satellite rights of the film were sold to Raj TV.[6] The film was released on 1 November 2005 on the Diwali Day.
Reception
Sify wrote:"The major flaw of Majaa is its wafer-thin story and screenplay, a mediocre subject to be remade from Malayalam, sic the film gives you a dreary sense of déjà vu, a feeling that one has seen it before".[7][8][9][10]
Box office
It was declared as an average grosser.[11][12]
References
- ^ a b "Malayalam Cinema News | Malayalam Movie Reviews | Malayalam Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Malayalam". Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ "interview - Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 February 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ "Maja begins in a grand way". Indiaglitz. 18 June 2005. Archived from the original on 25 November 2005.
- ^ "www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/15111.html". Indiaglitz. 8 June 2005. Archived from the original on 11 June 2005.
- ^ "www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/17259.html". Archived from the original on 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Majaa Movie on Raj TV". In.com. 1 October 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "Majaa Review". Sify. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013.
- ^ "Maja". www.chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Tamil movie review : Maja".
- ^ "Majaa review-Majaa Tamil Movie review".
- ^ "www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=13980025&cid=13525926". Archived from the original on 24 January 2014.
- ^ "www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14012644&cid=13525926". Archived from the original on 10 September 2017.
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