''Majaa'' is a 2005 Indian
Tamil
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* Tamil language, nativ ...
-language
masala film
Masala films of Indian cinema mix multiple genres into one work. Masala films emerged in the 1970s and are still created as of the 2020s. Typically these films freely mix action, comedy, romance, and drama or melodrama. They also tend to be ...
directed by
Shafi
The Shafii ( ar, شَافِعِي, translit=Shāfiʿī, also spelled Shafei) school, also known as Madhhab al-Shāfiʿī, is one of the four major traditional schools of religious law (madhhab) in the Sunnī branch of Islam. It was founded by ...
, starring
Vikram,
Asin
Asin Thottumkal (born 26 October 1985), known mononymously as Asin, is a former Indian actress who appeared predominantly in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. She has received three Filmfare Awards. She ...
,
Pasupathy
Pasupathy (born 5 September 1967) is an Indian actor. He appeared in critically acclaimed roles in many noted films in Tamil cinema, playing supporting, antagonistic, comedic as well as protagonistic roles.
His performance in '' E'' (2006) ear ...
,
Vadivelu
Kumaravadivel Natarajan (born 12 September 1960), known professionally as Vadivelu, is an Indian actor, comedian and playback singer, having acted in supporting and lead roles in Tamil cinema. He gained widespread acclaim in Kollywood in the ...
,
Anu Prabhakar
Anu Prabhakar, also known by her married name Anu Prabhakar Mukherjee, is an Indian actress, who predominantly appears in Kannada films and a few Tamil films.
Early life
Anu was born in Bangalore to M. V. Prabhakar, an employee with Bharat He ...
,
Vijayakumar,
Manivannan
S. Manivannan Rajagopal (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013), better known by his mononym Manivannan, was an Indian film director, actor and activist who worked mainly in Tamil cinema and also worked in a few Telugu & Malayalam films. In a car ...
,
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
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...
film ''
Thommanum Makkalum''.
Plot
Govindan is a thief who has two sons: Aadhi and Maari. 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's 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 plans of marrying her and wiping her family fortune.
Cast
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Vikram as Aadi
*
Asin
Asin Thottumkal (born 26 October 1985), known mononymously as Asin, is a former Indian actress who appeared predominantly in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. She has received three Filmfare Awards. She ...
as Seetha Lakshmi
*
Pasupathy
Pasupathy (born 5 September 1967) is an Indian actor. He appeared in critically acclaimed roles in many noted films in Tamil cinema, playing supporting, antagonistic, comedic as well as protagonistic roles.
His performance in '' E'' (2006) ear ...
as Maari
*
Vadivelu
Kumaravadivel Natarajan (born 12 September 1960), known professionally as Vadivelu, is an Indian actor, comedian and playback singer, having acted in supporting and lead roles in Tamil cinema. He gained widespread acclaim in Kollywood in the ...
as Pulipaandi
*
Manivannan
S. Manivannan Rajagopal (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013), better known by his mononym Manivannan, was an Indian film director, actor and activist who worked mainly in Tamil cinema and also worked in a few Telugu & Malayalam films. In a car ...
as Govindan
*
Anu Prabhakar
Anu Prabhakar, also known by her married name Anu Prabhakar Mukherjee, is an Indian actress, who predominantly appears in Kannada films and a few Tamil films.
Early life
Anu was born in Bangalore to M. V. Prabhakar, an employee with Bharat He ...
as Selvi
*
Biju Menon as Manicka Vel
*
Vijayakumar as Chidambaram
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Murali as Kalingarayar
*
Nithin Sathya
Nithin Sathya (born 9 January 1980) is an Indian actor, film producer. He works primarily in Tamil cinema, Tamil Cinema.
He made his film debut in ''Kalatpadai'', directed by J. Ramesh, in 2003. He acted with Kamal Haasan, Kamal Hassan in a sma ...
as Chidambaram's son
*
T. P. Gajendran as Doctor
*
Abu Salim as Manicka Vel's Hechmen
*
Sindu Tolani
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Film career
Sindhu Tolani started h ...
(special appearance in the song "Ayyarettu")
*
Ram Lakshman (stunt choreographers)
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as Ramudu & Bheemudu
Production
Vikram watched the
Mammootty
Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (; born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam films. He has also appeared in Tamil l ...
starrer ''
Thommanum Makkalum'', and requested director Shafi to remake it with him, in Tamil.
The film was launched at AVM Studios in 2005, a huge set of village was erected at studios. The film was launched at AVM Studios in 2005, a huge set of village was erected at studios. Initially,
Trisha
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Notable people and characters with the name include:
People
*Trisha (actress), Indian film actress Trisha Krishnan (born 1983)
* Trisha Baptie (born 197 ...
and
Jyothika
Jyothika Saravanan (; born 18 October 1978) is an Indian actress, model and film producer who predominantly appears in Tamil films. was considered for the lead female role, due to their unavailability
Asin
Asin Thottumkal (born 26 October 1985), known mononymously as Asin, is a former Indian actress who appeared predominantly in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu films. She is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer. She has received three Filmfare Awards. She ...
was chosen for the role. The crew went to Austria to shoot a song. Vikram worked as an assistant director under
Shafi
The Shafii ( ar, شَافِعِي, translit=Shāfiʿī, also spelled Shafei) school, also known as Madhhab al-Shāfiʿī, is one of the four major traditional schools of religious law (madhhab) in the Sunnī branch of Islam. It was founded by ...
for this film.
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Soundtrack
Release
The satellite rights of the film were sold to Raj TV. 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
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the film gives you a dreary sense of déjà vu, a feeling that one has seen it before".
Box office
It was declared as an average grosser.
References
External links
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2005 films
Tamil remakes of Malayalam films
2000s Tamil-language films
Films scored by Vidyasagar
Rockline Entertainments films
2000s masala films
Indian action films
Films directed by Shafi
2005 action films