''Adai Mazhai Kaalam'' is a 2023 Malaysian Tamil-language
romantic fantasy
Romantic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy fiction, describing a fantasy story using many of the elements and conventions of the chivalric romance genre.
One of the key features of romantic fantasy involves the focus on relationships, social, ...
film written and directed by
Karthik Shamalan
Karthik Shamalan is a Malaysian Tamil film director. He made his debut with the Direct-to-video movie Melle Tiranthathu Kathavu before getting well known for directing highly acclaimed Malaysia Tamil film like Adai Mazhai Kaalam and The Farm ...
. The cast includes Loga Varman, Thia Lakshana, Jaykishen, Vicknes Rao, Velarasan, Evarani, and KS Maniam. The music was composed by Shameshan Mani Maaran.
The film, which opened January 26, 2023, had a successful opening weekend and ran for more than 60 days,with RM 500K gross in Malaysian theatres. It is thought to have enjoyed the highest opening weekend in Malaysia for an Indian language film since the COVID-19 pandemic. The film received positive reviews from the audience. The film is also streaming on
Netflix
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.
Cast
* Loga Varman as Suriyan
* Thia Lakshana as Chandra
* Evarani as Azhaggama
* Vicky Rao as Jack Rajagopal
* Jaykishen as Batmanathan / Batman
* Ruvela as Jokim / Joker
* K.S. Manian as Prof Mayilvaganam
* Sasitharan Rajoo as Bonu, the ex
cupid
In classical mythology, Cupid (Latin Cupīdō , meaning "passionate desire") is the god of desire, lust, erotic love, attraction and affection. He is often portrayed as the son of the love goddess Venus (mythology), Venus and the god of war Mar ...
Accolades
The film won several accolades.
See also
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Malaysian Tamil cinema
The making of local Tamil-language films its motherland of Tamil Nadu is actively growing in Malaysia. With the Tamil diaspora worldwide, there are many enthusiastic filmmakers who want to make their mark.
Malaysia's first Tamil film is known to ...
References
External links
*{{IMDb title, tt26542144, Adai Mazhai Kaalam
Tamil-language Malaysian films
2020s Tamil-language films
2023 films
2023 in Malaysia
Film productions suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic