Maalai Nera Mallipoo
| Maalai Nera Mallipoo | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Sanjay Narayanan |
| Produced by | Vijayalakshmi Narayanan |
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| Cinematography | Noydup Dorjee Benny Richardson |
| Edited by | Sanjay Narayanan |
| Music by | Hrithik Shakthivel |
Production company | Every Frame Matters |
| Distributed by | aha Tamil |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Maalai Nera Mallipoo (transl. Evening jasmine) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Sanjay Narayanan and starring Vinithra Menon and Ashwin in the lead roles. It was released on 9 June 2023 through the streaming service aha Tamil.[1][2]
Cast[edit]
- Vinithra Menon as Lakshmi
- Ashwin as Karna
- Dhinesh Pandiyar as Raj Anna
- Rekha as Lakshmi's mother
- Sunanda as Malar
- Joshwanth Chris as Shankar
- Santhosh as Shankar's friend
- Mani Bharathi as Ganja Leader
- Samyuktha as Young Lakshmi
Production[edit]
The film marked the directorial debut of Sanjay Narayanan, an erstwhile assistant director to Selvaraghavan. Narayanan worked on the film aged 21 and had conceptualised during the COVID-19 pandemic. Maalai Nera Mallipoo tells the tale of how the lockdown affected the livelihoods of sex workers, who were left in the lurch by a system that doesn't treat them with respect and dignity.[3]
Reception[edit]
The film was released on 9 June 2023 across Tamil Nadu. Reviewing the film, a critic from Times of India wrote the film "has powerful content that deserves to be told, but the making isn't impressive enough to hold us throughout."[4] A reviewer from The Hindu wrote "filmmaker Sanjay Narayanan and actor Vinithra Menon do not attempt to merely document the life of a sex worker; they peer into the labyrinth of the lead character’s conscience".[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "'Maalai Nera Mallipoo' Trailer: Vinithra Menon and Ashwin starrer 'Maalai Nera Mallipoo' Official Trailer". Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023 – via The Economic Times - The Times of India.
- ^ "மாலை நேர மல்லிப்பூ படத்தின் போஸ்டர் வெளியீடு". Dinamani. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "When young talent blossomed". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ Balachandran, Logesh (15 June 2023). "Maalai Nera Mallipoo Movie Review : Powerful content let down by mediocre filmmaking". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "'Maalai Nera Malipoo' movie review: A slow-burn, yet stirring tale of a sex worker". The Hindu. 13 June 2023. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023 – via www.thehindu.com.
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