Maayavi

2005 Tamil film

This article is about the 2005 Tamil film. For the Malayalam cartoon strip, see Mayavi. For other uses, see Mayavi (disambiguation).

Maayavi

Directed by| Singampuli
Written by| Singampuli
Viji (dialogues)
Produced by| Kalaipuli S. Dhanu
Bala
Starring| Suriya
Jyothika
Sathyan
Cinematography| R. Rathnavelu
Edited by| Suresh Urs
Music by| Devi Sri Prasad

Production
companies

B Studios
V. Creations

Release date

* 10 March 2005 (2005-03-10)

Running time

| 135 minutes
Country| India
Language| Tamil

Maayavi (transl. Magician) is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language action dramedy film directed by Singampuli that stars Suriya and Jyothika who plays a fictional version of herself, whilst Vijayakanth makes a cameo.[1] The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Devi Sri Prasad. The plot is loosely based on the novel The Fan Club by Irving Wallace.

## Plot[edit]

Abhes Balaiya (Suriya), the guide conman thief, is footloose and fancy-free. He and his acolyte Sathyaraj (Sathyan) have no hangups in life. Balaiya’s problems start when he and Sathyaraj land up in a huge villa on the beachfront. It is actually actress Jyothika’s (Jyothika) house. When they realize it, they want to replace what they have taken. As it happens, the actress catches them and creates a huge issue out of it. For their efforts, they are put behind bars. Jyothika does not like Balaiya at all. Balaiya goes out to take revenge on her and kidnap her. Just about when the whole industry and her family tries to trace Jyothika, she understands the real Balaiya. In the end, Balaiya comes to see her and gives her a gift, which is the photographs they took together.

## Cast[edit]

* Suriya as Abhes Balayya
* Jyothika as Jyothika (Jo)
* Sathyan as Sathyaraj
* Ramji as Balu
* Himani Shivpuri as Jothika's mother
* Sangili Murugan as Asari
* Aarthi as Constable Ehswari
* Shanmugarajan as Shanmugam
* Besant Ravi
* Srilekha Rajendran as Asari's wife
* Vishnupriya as Sigappi
* S. Ramana Girivasan as Inspector Neelakandan
* Poo Ramu as Police officer
* Vijayakanth as himself (Special appearance)
* Roja as herself (Special appearance)
* K. S. Ravikumar as himself (Special appearance)
* R. B. Choudary as himself (Special appearance)
* Vikram Dharma himself (Special appearance)
* Rocky Rajesh as himself (Special appearance)
* Pandiarajan as himself (Special appearance)
* R. Sundarrajan as himself (Special appearance)
* A. K. Veerasami as himself (Special appearance)[2]

## Production[edit]

Director Bala forayed into production with this film.[3] Jyothika dubbed for herself.[4]

## Soundtrack[edit]

Maayavi

Soundtrack album by

Devi Sri Prasad

Released|

* 11 February 2005 (2005-02-11)

Genre| Feature film soundtrack
Length| 24:45
Label| Ayngaran Music
An Ak Audio
Producer| Devi Sri Prasad
Devi Sri Prasad chronology
| Thirupaachi
(2005)  | Maayavi
(2005)  | Bunny
(2005)

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The film's soundtrack, was scored by Devi Sri Prasad, marking his first collaboration with Suriya. Devi Sri Prasad reused the songs "Gongura Ura Thotakada" and "Mass to Pettunkute Madathadi Poddi" (Silakemo) from Venky and reused them as "Kaathadi Pole" and "Tamizh Naattil", respectively.[5] The song "Kaathadi Pole" is similar to "Thamarai Poovukkum" from Pasumpon (1995).[6]

No.| Title| Lyrics| Singer(s)| Length

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1.| "Jo Jo Jothika"| Palani Bharathi| Tippu, Sudha| 5:32
2.| "Kadavul Thantha Azhakiya Vaalvu"| Palani Bharathi| Kalpana, S. P. B. Charan| 4:34
3.| "Tamizh Naattil"| Kabilan| Palakkad Sreeram, Malathy Lakshman| 3:37
4.| "Oru Dhevaloga Raani"| Yugabharathi| Sumangali| 4:22
5.| "Mayavi"| Pa. Vijay| K. S. Chithra, Ranjith, Devi Sri Prasad| 4:21
6.| "Kaathadi Pole"| Na. Muthukumar| Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Kalpana Raghavendar| 2:19

## Release and reception[edit]

The satellite rights of the film were sold to Jaya TV.[7] The Hindu wrote how the idea of an actress being kidnapped was present in the film Vaaname Ellai.[6] Behindwoods noted that "Surya has given a superb performance. Jyothika is cute but does her bit of overacting".[8] Biz Hat wrote "The downside of the film lies in the second half when the action shifts to a room with three characters only. A more innovative way could have made the film more interesting and racy."[9] Chennai Online gave a negative review citing "It's meant to be a total comic entertainer, but the comedy being mostly juvenile, it starts grating on your nerves after a time."[10] The film was dubbed in Telugu as Kidnap (2006).[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Suriya goes nostalgic, recalls his experiences onTwitter". Sify. 12 March 2015. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015.
2. ^ "THE MOST FAMOUS UNKNOWNS!". Behindwoods.
3. ^ "Maayavi, Bala's production venture". The Hindu. 21 September 2004. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021.
4. ^ "Jyothika's voice". Behindwoods. 3 March 2005.
5. ^ a b "Kidnap". Indiaglitz. 6 October 2006.
6. ^ a b ""Maayavi"". The Hindu. 18 March 2005.
7. ^ "Maayavi on Thursday 24, September 1:30 PM on Jaya TV". burrp!TV Guide. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
8. ^ "Maayavi Movie Review". Behindwoods. 19 March 2005.
9. ^ "BizHat.com - Mayaavi Review. Surya, Jothika, Vijayakanth". movies.bizhat.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
10. ^ "Maayavi". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 14 October 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Maayavi at IMDb

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Filmography of Bala

Directed|

* Sethu (1999)
* Nandha (2001)
* Pithamagan (2003)
* Naan Kadavul (2009)
* Avan Ivan (2011)
* Paradesi (2013)
* Tharai Thappattai (2016)
* Naachiyaar (2018)
* Varmaa (2020)
* Vanangaan (TBA)

Produced|

* Maayavi (2005)
* Pisaasu (2014)
* Chandi Veeran (2015)
* Visithiran (2021)

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