''Muni'' () is a 2007 Indian

comedy horror film Comedy horror, also known as horror comedy, is a literary, television, and film genre that combines elements of comedy and horror fiction. Comedy horror has been described as able to be categorized under three types: "black comedy, parody and spo ...

written and directed by

Raghava Lawrence Lawrence Raghavendra is an Indian dance choreographer, actor, director, composer, dancer and playback singer. After making his debut as a dance choreographer in 1993, he began looking for acting opportunities. He began his career as an actor in ...

, who also plays the lead role. The film also features

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Rajkiran J. Mohideen Abdul Khadar, known by his stage name Rajkiran, is an Indian actor, producer and director, who has acted in more than 30 Tamil films. Early life Rajkiran was born as J. Mohideen Abdul Khadar on 16 March 1959 at Keelakarai into a Mu ...

and Rahul Dev among others play supporting roles, while the film's score is composed by

S. P. Venkatesh S. P. Venkatesh (also credited as Sangeetharajan; born 5 March 1955) is an Indian music director and composer who primarily works in Malayalam films. He was at his prime in the late 80s and 90s, being reputed for his background scores and songs ...

the songs were composed by

Bharathwaj Ramani Bharathwaj known professionally as Bharadwaj is an Indian music director, composer, singer-songwriter, and music producer, predominantly known for his work in Tamil cinema. He is trained in Hindustani, Western and Carnatic music and is a ...

. The film released on 9 March 2007 along with a

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dubbed version of same name and gained positive reviews and huge box office collections. Later, it was dubbed into Hindi as ''Pratisodh: Ek Real Revenge'' in 2011. And In Bhojpuri as ''Kab Hokhi Mukthi Hamar''. In 2011, a sequel titled '' Muni 2: Kanchana'' was released directed by Raghava Lawrence. It is the first installment in the

Muni (film series) ''Muni'' is an Indian horror comedy film series created and directed by Raghava Lawrence who also appeared in lead roles in all the films. The first film is '' Muni'' (2007) and the second is '' Muni 2: Kanchana'' (2011) with the third install ...

Plot

Ganesh, a young man with a deep fear of ghosts who refuses go out after 6PM, moves into a new house with his mother, father, and wife Priya. All of a sudden, Ganesh is possessed by a ghost and starts behaving in a rude manner; his family cannot understand his behaviour, so they seek the help of a priest named Andaiyar. Andaiyar asks the ghost about his past. The ghost says that he is Muniyaandi and starts revealing his flashback. Muni was a kindhearted but poor man living in the slums with his daughter. His friend is MLA Marakka Dhandapani, who uses Muni to win local elections and promises that he would give lands to the poor villagers. Dhandapani wins the election but cheats Muni. Muni fights with Dhandapani, who kills Muni and his daughter. Dhandapani lies to the poor people by saying that Muni and his daughter fled with the money that he had given Muni for the welfare of the villagers. Ganesh enters Dhandapani's household and terrorizes him and his assistants. Dhandapani learns that Muni's spirit is in Ganesh's body, so he gets a shaman named Mastan Bhai to save his life. Bhai bargains with Muni, who agrees to let Dhandapani go if he repents and helps the poor villagers. In the climax, at Ayyanaar temple, Dhandapani confesses to the people that he killed Muni and his daughter. He then leaves money with the villagers. Muni talks with the people and eats the feast prepared by them. Bhai tells Muni to leave Ganesh's body, and he does. However, Dhandapani lied and was planning to get back all his money from the villagers. Ganesh, upon hearing this, kills Dhandapani. Bhai sees this act but does nothing, as he finally sees the injustice done by Dhandapani.

Cast

as Ganesh, a timid man who is scared of ghosts and he always comes home at 6:00pm. He is possessed by ghosts. *

as Muniyandi/Muni, a human turned ghost who was killed by a MLA Dhandapani and his gangs by burning him alive and he always possessed Ganesh's body who was come for revenge. *

as Priya Ganesh (Ganesh's wife) *

Vinu Chakravarthy Vinu Chakravarthy (15 December 1945 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor, screenwriter and director who is known for acting in more than 1000 movies in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Badaga and Malayalam mostly as a comedian, supporting actor or i ...

as Kandasaamy, Ganesh's father *

Kovai Sarala Kovai Sarala is an Indian actress and comedian, who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times, for her performances in '' Sathi Leelavathi'' (1995), '' ...

as Kannamma, Ganesh's mother *

Dhandapani Kadhal Dhandapani (17 April 1943 – 20 July 2014) was an Indian actor who appeared in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam films. He rose to fame portraying the antagonist in Balaji Sakthivel's ''Kaadhal'' (2004), and is credited with the film's name as ...

as MLA Dhandapani * Rahul Dev as Mastan Bhai, the shaman and a Muslim exorcist *

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as Andaiyar, a Hindu priest *

Delhi Ganesh Delhi Ganesh is an Indian actor who mostly acts in supporting roles in Tamil cinema and serials. He has acted in more than 400 films from 1976 to present. Before films, he was a member of the Delhi-based theatre troupe, ''Dakshina Bharata Natak ...

as Ganesh, Priya's father *

Meera Krishnan Meera Krishnan (born 1968) is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Tamil-language films and television serials. She started her career as an announcer on the public broadcaster Doordarshan and later became a newsreader for Sun TV before act ...

as Priya's mother *

Scissor Manohar Scissor Manohar is an Indian comedian and actor. Career Manohar began to work as a production assistant working on films such as ''Puthiya Vaarpugal'' (1979). Manohar earned the name Scissor for his character in '' Gokulathil Seethai'' (1996 ...

as House Broker * Neelima Naidu as Chandramukhi *

Bianca Desai Bianca Desai or Biyanka Desai is an Indian actress who has starred in predominantly Kannada and Telugu films. Career Bianca Desai has been part of more than 9 films in Kannada. Filmography See also *List of people from Karnataka A ''list ...

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* Vadivelu David as Murugesan * Kallukkul Eeram Ramanathan * Pudhupettai Suresh *

Citizen Mani Citizen Mani is an Indian comedian who works in Tamil-language films. He has acted in 200 films and television serials. He directed and acted in a film, ''Perunali'', in 2019. Career Mani left his village for Chennai to pursue a career in act ...

* Asha * Kavya * Rangammal * Kavithan Rajamohan

Music

The film's

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has been composed by

. Lyrics written by

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and

Reception

Box office

''Muni'' grossed around at its first weekend.

Critical response

''Muni'' received generally positive reviews from critics. IndiaGlitz.com called the movie a visual treat from Lawrence.

Release

Theatrical

It was released in also theatre's and it gives huge response from this film.

Home media

Satellite rights went to

Kalaignar TV Kalaignar is an Indian general entertainment satellite television channel based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The channel was launched on 15 September 2007 as Kalaignar in respect of former Chief minister of Tamil Nadu M. Karunanidhi. Malaysia ...

. The satellite rights to the Telugu dubbed version went to Gemini TV. The satellite rights to the Hindi dubbed version were given to

Colors Cineplex Colors Cineplex (formerly Rishtey Cineplex from 2016 to 2019 in SD and the HD version formerly known as Cineplex HD from 2017–19) is an Indian pay television channel owned by Viacom18. It was launched on 29 March 2016. History In June 2016 V ...

. The satellite rights to the Bhojpuri dubbed version were given to Abzy Dhakad.

Sequels

The success of the film spawned four sequels.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Muni (film) 2007 films Indian comedy horror films 2007 comedy horror films Indian films about revenge 2000s Tamil-language films Films scored by Bharadwaj (composer) 2007 comedy films Films directed by Raghava Lawrence