Maayavi
Maayavi (English: Phantom) 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 and Roja play short cameo roles. 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. The film was dubbed in Telugu as Kidnap.[1]
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| Directed by | Singampuli |
| Produced by | Kalaipuli S. Dhanu Bala |
| Written by | Singampuli Viji (dialogues) |
| Starring | Suriya Jyothika Sathyan |
| Music by | Devi Sri Prasad |
| Cinematography | R. Rathnavelu |
| Edited by | Suresh Urs |
Production company | B Studios V. Creations |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Abhes Balaiya (Suriya), the guide conman thief, is footloose and fancy-free. He and his acolyte Sathyaraj (Sathyan) have no hangups in life. He is also a huge fan of actor Ajith Kumar. 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
- Suriya as Abhes Balayya
- Jyothika as Jothika (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
- 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. Veerasamy as himself (Special appearance)
Soundtrack
| Mayavi | |
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Ayngaran Music An Ak Audio |
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| Source | Rating |
| Behindwoods | *  |
The film's soundtrack, was scored by Devi Sri Prasad, marking his first collaboration with Suriya. Devi Sri Prasad reused the song "Gongura Ura Thotakada" into "Kaathadi Pole" in this film; the original is from the Telugu film Venky.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Jo Jo Jothika" | Pazhani Bharathi | Tippu, Sudha | 5:32 |
| 2. | "Kadavul Thanda" | Pazhani Bharathi | Kalpana, S. P. B. Charan | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Tamizh Naattil" | Kabilan | Paalakadu Sriram, Malathy Lakshman | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Oru Dhevaloga Raani" | Yugabharathi | Sumangali | 4:22 |
| 5. | "Mayavi" | P. Vijay | K. S. Chithra, Ranjith, Devi Sri Prasad | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Kaathadi Pole" | Na. Muthukumar | Pushpavanam Kuppusamy, Kalpana Raghavendar | 2:19 |
Release
The satellite rights of the film were sold to Jaya TV.[2]The Hindu wrote how the idea of an actress being kidnapped was present in the film Vaaname Ellai.[3]
References
- "Kidnap Telugu Full Movie HD | Suriya | Jyothika | Roja | Devi Sri Prasad | Maayavi | Indian Films". Youtube.
- "Maayavi on Thursday 24, September 1:30 PM on Jaya TV". burrp!TV Guide. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ""Maayavi"". The Hindu. 18 March 2005.