''Majaa'' is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language

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directed by

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, starring Vikram,

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, Vijayakumar,

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, 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

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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

* Vikram as Aadi *

as Seetha Lakshmi *

as Maari *

as Pulipaandi *

as Govindan *

as Selvi * Biju Menon as Manicka Vel * Vijayakumar as Chidambaram * Murali as Kalingarayar * Nithin Sathya as Chidambaram's son * T. P. Gajendran as Doctor * Abu Salim as Manicka Vel's Hechmen * Sindu Tolani (special appearance in the song "Ayyarettu") * Ram Lakshman (stunt choreographers) as Ramudu & Bheemudu

Production

Vikram watched the Mammootty 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,

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and

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was considered for the lead female role, due to their unavailability

was chosen for the role. The crew went to Austria to shoot a song. Vikram worked as an assistant director under

for this film.

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,

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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

* {{Use dmy dates, date=April 2020 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