Madha Gaja Raja
| Madha Gaja Raja | |
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| File:Madha Gaja Raja.jpg | |
| Directed by | Sundar C. |
| Written by | Venkat Raghavan (Dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Sundar C. |
| Story by | Sundar C. |
| Produced by | Gemini Film Circuit Vishal |
| Starring | Vishal Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Anjali |
| Cinematography | Richard M. Nathan |
| Edited by | Praveen K. L. N. B. Srikanth |
| Music by | Vijay Antony |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Vishal Film Factory |
| Language | Tamil |
Madha Gaja Raja is an upcoming Tamil Masala film directed by Sundar C. It stars Vishal Krishna, Anjali and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar in the leading roles, while Prakash Raj and Nithin Sathya play other pivotal supporting roles.[1]
Cast
- Vishal as Madhan, Gaja & Raja
- Varalaxmi Sarathkumar as Maya
- Anjali
- Sonu Sood
- Manivannan
- Santhanam
- Nithin Sathya
- Sadagoppan Ramesh
- Prakash Raj
- Subbaraju[2]
- Gayathri Rao
- Swaminathan
- K. S. Jayalaxmi
- Arya in a special appearance
- Sadha in a special appearance
- Sundar. C as Narrator
Production
Initially it was announced that Samantha Ruth Prabhu will do this movie.[3] Hansika Motwani was approached to play the lead female role but could not sign the film due to unavailability of dates.[4] Later Karthika Nair was signed to essay the character of the love interest of Vishal Krishna, who was said to be playing a triple role for the first time in his career.[5] Karthika opted out of the project citing that the script had undergone major changes and revealed that Vishal would only play a single role, as well as there being an addition of an extra lead actress. Anjali replaced her in the film, and soon after the makers announced that Taapsee Pannu was approached to play one of the two lead female roles.[6][7][8][9] Varalaxmi has been brought in replacement of Taapsee,[10] as the latter had some date issues.
Sadha shot for an item number in the film, while Prakash Raj and Nithin Sathya were signed on in supporting roles.[11] Taapsee has opted out of the film and was replaced by Varalakshmi Sarathkumar.[12][13] Sonu Sood plays a leading industrialist who wants to step into politics to taste power.[14] Arya has done a cameo in this film.[15]
Release
The film was scheduled for released on 6 September 2013, along with its Telugu-dubbed version NTR (Nataraja Thaney Raja).[16] In August 2013, the film's tagline "MGR" was removed, in order to avoid controversies following Thalaiva's problems, with the movie' expected release date moved to March 7, 2014.[17] The film has not yet been released as of October 2014.
Soundtrack
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The music of the film was composed by Vijay Antony collaborating with Vishal for second time after Vedi and with Sundar C for first time. Vishal has sung a song named "My Dear Loveru".[18]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chikku Bukku" | Annamalai | Chinna Ponnu | 04:26 |
| 2. | "My Dear Loveru" | Pa. Vijay | Vishal | 04:24 |
| 3. | "Nee Dhana Nee Dhana" | Pa. Vijay | Vijay Antony | 04:35 |
| 4. | "Sattru Mun Varai" | Annamalai | Santhosh Hariharan | 05:27 |
| 5. | "Thumbakki Thumbai" | Pa. Vijay | Vijay Antony | 04:17 |
| Total length: | 23:09 | |||
References
- ^ "Vishal's next: 'Madha Gaja Raja'". IndiaGlitz. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "Subbaraju villain for Kollywood". Timesofap. 2012-12-05. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ "Vishal's next titled 'Madha Gaja Raja'". Times of India. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "Karthika to sizzle with Vishal". Deccan Chronicle. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Vishal is the new MGR". Deccan Chronicle. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ http://www.deccanchronicle.com/channels/showbiz/kollywood/taapsee-pannu-replaces-karthika-854 [dead link]
- ^ "Varalakshmi Sarathkumar replaces Karthika Nair?". IndiaGlitz. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "Vishal to romance Taapsee, Varalaxmi". Times of India. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ "Vishal To Pair With Anjali And Varalakshmi". Tamilko. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ "Taapsee dropped from MGR". 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Sadha to shake a leg with Vishal for an item number". IndiaGlitz. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "Varalakshmi replaces Taapsee in MGR". Sify. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Taapsee opts out of Madha Gaja Raja". Times of India. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Vishal's villain is Sonu Sood". IndiaGlitz. 4 September 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Arya and Vishal again". Behindwoods. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
- ^ "MGR is NTR in Telugu | Deccan Chronicle". deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "Tagline are off in Kollywood - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ "Vishal sings for `Madha Gaja Raja`!". sify.com. Retrieved 20 July 2014.