Mathiya Chennai

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2009 Indian film

Mathiya Chennai

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Directed by| Vivekanand-Veerasingam
Produced by| Rajesh J. Chandan
Starring| Jaivanth
Ramya Barna
Prakash Raj
Sangeetha
Mahadevan
Cinematography| SV
Edited by| Arvin
Music by| Ilaiyaraaja

Production
company

Raaptor Media Films

Release date

* 27 November 2009 (2009-11-27)

Country| India
Language| Tamil

Mathiya Chennai (transl. Central Chennai) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Vivekanand and Veerasingam. Produced by Rajesh J. Chandan, the film stars Jaivanth and Ramya Barna, while Prakash Raj, Sangeetha, Mahadevan, and Ganja Karuppu play supporting roles. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film released on 27 November 2009.

## Plot

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Saravanan loves films and dreams of becoming a director, but he accidentally gets in a brawl with a gangster, making his future difficult. However, Saravanan is in love with the gangster's daughter Maha. Later, Saravanan makes a movie with the help of Maha, but when the film is about to release, the gangster pulls out all the stops to prevent the film from screening.

## Cast

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* Jaivanth as Saravanan
* Ramya Barna as Maha
* Prakash Raj
* Sangeetha
* Mahadevan
* Ganja Karuppu as Madurai
* Charle
* Shanmugarajan
* Ragasya
* Pooja
* Vadivukkarasi
* Manikka Vinayagam
* Sathya
* Nellai Siva
* Periya Karuppu Thevar
* O. A. K. Sundar
* Sangu Ravi
* Cutting Ganesh
* Shankar G. Kumar
* M. Sivaguru
* Hemalatha
* Vishalini
* R. Sindhu
* Sheela
* Jiya

## Soundtrack

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The music composed by Ilayaraja.[1] The audio launch was held in at Kamala Theatre, Chennai.[2] Rediff wrote "In fact, that's something that's valid for the whole album -- in many ways, its trademark Ilayaraja of olden times, minus the musical feats that some of his classic usually contain. Perhaps that might be a direct result of the project itself; this collection works best if you're a diehard fan".[3] Milliblog called it "decent enough soundtrack".[4]

Song | Singers | Lyrics

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"Elaikku Intha" | Ilaiyaraaja | Mu. Metha
"Ennda Dai" | Tippu, Vijay Yesudas, Rahul Nambiar | Vaali
"Ilavayasu Pasanga" | Na. Muthukumar
"Sullikuppam Ganapathy" | Muthulingam
"Un Vaazhve" | Sadhana Sargam | Vaali
"Unnai Patri Sonnaal" | Rita | Palani Bharathi

## Critical reception

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A critic from Koodal that if more attention had been paid to the screenplay, the entire film could have been enjoyed.[5] S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu wrote, "The dialogues are powerful. Karthik Raja's camera work is commendable. You can't help but wonder why editor D.S.R. Subash has not scissored some of the unwanted scenes".[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Mathiya Chennai (2009)". MusicIndiaOnline. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
2. ^ "Ilaiyaraaja's touch". The Hindu. 2 November 2009. Archived from the original on 11 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
3. ^ Srinivasan, Pavithra (16 November 2009). "Mathiya Chennai: Trademark Ilayaraja". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
4. ^ Karthik (24 October 2009). "Music review: Mathiya Chennai (Tamil – Ilayaraja)". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
5. ^ "மத்திய சென்னை - Mathiya Chennai". Koodal (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
6. ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (4 December 2009). "Music, a scoring point". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2025.

## External links

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* Mathiya Chennai at IMDb

*[transl.]: translation