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Mayakkam Enna
Promotional poster
Directed bySelvaraghavan
Story bySelvaraghavan
Produced byAum Productions
StarringDhanush
Richa Gangopadhyay
CinematographyRamji
Edited byKola Bhaskar
Music byG. V. Prakash Kumar
Production
company
Aum Productions
Distributed byGemini Film Circuit
Release date
  • 25 November 2011 (2011-11-25)
CountryTemplate:Film India
LanguageTamil
Budget27 crore

Mayakkam Enna (Tamil: மயக்கம் என்ன; English: Why this dizziness?) is a 2011 Tamil romantic drama film directed by Selvaraghavan. It stars his brother Dhanush, along with newcomer Richa Gangopadhyay,[1] and features music scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar while the cinematography was handled by Ramji. Mayakkam Enna depicts the story of an aspiring wildlife photographer and his struggles in life. The film, produced and distributed by Gemini Film Circuit, released on 25 November 2011[2] to generally positive reviews.

Plot

Karthik Swaminathan (Dhanush), called 'Genius' by his friends, is a freelance photographer who aspires to become a Wildlife Photographer like Madhesh Krishnasamy (Raviprakash) . His close friends Sundar (Sunder Ramu), Shankar (Mathivanan Rajendran), Padmini (Pooja Balu) and Vindhya (Shilpi Kiran) support him and his sister after the death of their parents. One fine day, Sundar introduces Yamini (Richa)as his girlfriend to Karthik and his friends. In their first meeting, Karthik and Yamini have a bitter experience but they slowly develop a special bond. Karthik tries to stay away from the girl since he doesn't want to break his friend's heart, but a sequence of events brings them closer. Eventually, Sunder's dad arranges marriage between Karthik and Yamini.

After their marriage, Karthik faints and fall from his balcony after learning that Madhesh cheated him and used his photo to win an international award. After this incident he turns into a different man who drinks a lot and people start doubting his sanity. But Yamini does not give up on him and supports him hoping that he'll succeed one day. One day, Karthik's furious act leads to Yamini's abortion and then she stops talking to him. This makes him come to terms with reality and he changes his ways. He finally gets a break and becomes a Professional Wildlife Photographer and one of his Photographs gets nominated for an International Photography award, which he finally wins. On this occasion, Karthik thanks his friends sunder and others for their support and Yamini for her faith in him and reveals his real love for her. Yamini finally relents and talks with Karthik as the film ends.

Cast

Production

After his Irandam Ulagam starring Dhanush and Andrea Jeremiah ran into trouble after the latter had pulled out of the film, citing differences with the director, Selvaraghavan began a new film featuring Dhanush and Richa Gangopadhyay, who had initially been signed to do another film with the director.[3] Richa began shooting for the film in Kannur in May 2011, and the film was wrapped up within three months.[4] The title was finally changed to Mayakkam Enna in August 2011, with reports suggesting that Dhanush would sport four different looks in the film.[5][6] Selvaraghavan has since made it clear that the film has a totally different script from the film that had been shelved.[7] It is said that Dhanush will be seen in various stages, as a boy just out of his teenage to an old man.[8] Prakash Kumar replaced Yuvan Shankar Raja as music composer in the film, with the latter reporting it was due to "money and time issues".[9][10] However, in a sensational turn, Prakash Kumar was assigned again as composer after Yuvan Shankar Raja moved out of the project as he was busy with other commitments and could not give priority to Selvaraghavan, who was in rush to complete the film and move over to his next project, Vishwaroopam, On 24 May 2011, it was announced that Selvaraghavan was ousted from the project[11].[12] Television actress Deepa Venkat dubbed the voice of the female lead.

Soundtrack

Untitled

The soundtrack, composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar, was released on 19 September 2011 at Radio Mirchi's Chennai station. The soundtrack has received generally positive reviews. Behindwoods commented it was "intoxicating enough", giving 3.5 out of 5.[13]

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Naan Sonnadhum Mazhaivandhucha"SelvaraghavanNaresh Iyer, Saindhavi05:29
2."Pirai Thedum"DhanushG. V. Prakash Kumar, Saindhavi05:32
3."Voda Voda Dhooram Korayala"Selvaraghavan, DhanushDhanush04:36
4."Ennena Seidhom Ingu"SelvaraghavanHarish Raghavendra04:26
5."Kadhal En Kadhal"Dhanush & SelvaraghavanDhanush & Selvaraghavan06:07
6."Mayakkam Enna Theme"Kotti Prasanth Kumar(Sensational Man)—02:51
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Behindwoods[13]
Rediff[14]

References

  1. ^ "Dhanush-Selva quickie!". Sify.com. 2008-11-08. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  2. ^ "The Release date". Behindwoods.com. 2011-11-15. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  3. ^ "Dhanush gets Simbu's heroine! - Times Of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2011-05-12. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  4. ^ "Richa in, Andrea out?". The Times of India. 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  5. ^ "It's 'Mayakkam Enna' for Dhanush - Selva, tidbits on audio! - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  6. ^ "Dhanush to sport three looks in 'Irandam Ulagam' - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  7. ^ "Selva clears the air about Mayakkam Enna". Sify. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  8. ^ "Interesting tidbits on Dhanush's 'Mayakkam Enna' - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  9. ^ "Yuvan replaces GV in Selva's film". Sify.com. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  10. ^ "GV Prakash makes his point". Sify. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  11. ^ >"Kamal takes over Viswaroopam from Selva". Sify. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  12. ^ "GV Prakash replaces Yuvan Shankar Raja". The Times Of India. 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2011-11-28.
  13. ^ a b "Mayakkam Enna – Music Review". behindwoods.com. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
  14. ^ "K2K – Music Review". rediff.com. 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
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