''Mazhaikkalam'' ( is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Deepan and starring newcomer Sanjeevan, credited as Sriram, and

Saranya Nag Saranya Nagh is an Indian actress who has appeared in Tamil language films. She made her debut in a supporting role in Balaji Sakthivel's critically acclaimed ''Kaadhal'' (2004), before playing leading roles in ''Peraanmai'' (2009) and ''Mazhai ...

Plot

Cast

*Sriram as Vijay *

as Sophia *

Ganja Karuppu Ganja Karuppu is an Indian actor who has predominantly appeared in comedy roles in Tamil cinema. After making his debut in Bala's '' Pithamagan'' (2003), Ganja Karuppu experienced success in the late 2000s with his roles in '' Raam'' (2005), ...

* Krishna Kumar as Vijay's brother *Jaya Sri as Vijay's sister-in-law

Production

The film is directed by Deepan, who worked under

R. B. Choudary Ratanlal Bhagatram Choudary is an Indian film producer who has worked in several film industries, predominantly in Tamil language, Tamil and Telugu language, Telugu along with a few films in Malayalam language, Malayalam and Hindi language, Hind ...

. Debutante Sanjeevan and

play college students in the film. In an interview, Deepan expressed how he was not satisfied with the final outcome of the film. The film began production in 2010. Prior to release, the film made the headlines after it was reported that Saranya would appear nude in a crucial scene. Saranya then clarified that she wore a skin-toned costume, and the scene was shot aesthetically.

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' wrote that "Unfortunately, it is in this area

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that “''Mazhaikkalam''” falters. Debutant director Deepan’s construction of scenes is not only dull but also very predictable. Malathi Rangarajan of ''

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...

'' opined that "If director Deepan had lent the same amount of concentration hat he gave to the last fifteen minutesto the rest of the film, ''Mazhaikaalam'' could have been a thumbs-up show. But the narration lacks cohesion". A critic from ''

The New Indian Express ''The New Indian Express'' is an Indian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper published by the Chennai-based Express Publications. It was founded in 1932 as ''The Indian Express'', under the ownership of Chennai-based P. Varadarajulu Naid ...

'' said that "''Mazhaikalam'' is an example of good intentions going haywire". A critic from ''Behindwoods'' said that "''Mazhaikkalam'' seems to have started off as a very interesting one line story" and added that "the makers ought to have developed their nutshell idea into a full fledged script which had interesting moments throughout".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title 2010s Tamil-language films 2012 romantic drama films Indian romantic drama films