Yaanai Mugathaan
| Yaanai Mugathaan | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Rejishh Midhila |
| Written by | Rejishh Midhila |
| Produced by |
|
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Karthik S Nair |
| Edited by | Syalo Sathyan |
| Music by | Bharath Sankar |
Production company | The Great Indian Cinemas |
| Distributed by | UFO Moviez India Limited |
Release date |
|
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Yaanai Mugathaan[a] (transl. Elephant-faced God) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language fantasy comedy written and directed by Rejishh Midhila. The film stars Yogi Babu and Ramesh Thilak with Urvashi, Karunakaran, Uday Chandra and Naaga Vishaal in supporting roles.[2] The film is a remake of the director's Innu Muthal.
The film is about an auto driver who is a devotee of Lord Ganesha. The film was released on 21 April 2023.[3]
Plot[edit]
The movie revolves around an ardent Lord Ganesha devotee Ganesan who is also a lazy wastrel, who survives lying and cheating people. He has only two souls to support, one is his friend Michael who is also a wastrel. The other person is Malli Akka who supports him and his friend with finance and home. One day Lord Ganesha comes before Ganesan and questions his way of life. How Ganesan mends his way and realises life forms rest of the movie.
Cast[edit]
- Yogi Babu as Ganesan, Vinayakar
- Ramesh Thilak as Ganesan
- Urvashi as Malli Akka
- Karunakaran as Michael
- Uday Chandra as Gulam Rana Mohames
- Hareesh Peradi as Ranganan
- Naga Vishal as Muthu
- Crane Manohar as Mani Annan
- Yogendra Singh Rathore as Yogeshwar
- Edwin Anthony as Vicki
- Bairavan as Rajendran
- Kulappulli Leela as Matha Bhairavi Mangatha
Production[edit]
This is the Tamil debut of Malayalam film director Rejishh Midhila. He has previously directed three Malayalam films Lal Bahadur Shastri, Vaarikkuzhiyile Kolapathakam, and Innu Muthal.[4] The director, Rejishh Midhila, produced the film with Lijo James. The cinematography was by cinematographer Karthik S Nair. The film's editing was handled by Syalo Sathyan.[5] The first look poster for the film was released on 1 September 2022.[6] The teaser for the film was released on 7 March 2023.[7] The trailer for the film was released on 5 April 2023.
Music[edit]
The music for the film was composed by Bharath Sankar. This is a second collaboration between the music composer and actor Yogi Babu after the film Mandela. All songs were penned by C. M. Lokesh.[8][9]
| Yaanai Mugathaan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Bharath Sankar | ||||
| Released | 2023 | |||
| Recorded | 2022-2023 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 11:44 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Sony Music India | |||
| Producer | Bharath Sankar | |||
| Bharath Sankar chronology | ||||
| ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dhoora Vaaney" | C. M. Lokesh | Sathyaprakash Dharmar | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Aala Aala" | C. M. Lokesh | Anthony Daasan | 3:34 |
| 3. | "Dhoora Vaaney" | C. M. Lokesh | Bharath Sankar | 3:50 |
| Total length: | 11:44 | |||
Release[edit]
Theatrical[edit]
The film was released on 21 April 2023.
Reception[edit]
Logesh Balachandran of The Times of India gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote, "Although Yaanai Mugathaan reminds us of other films such as Arai En 305-il Kadavul and Vinodhaya Sitham, it successfully manages to keep us engrossed in the world it has created."[10] Jayabhuvaneshwari B of Cinema Express gave the film a rating of 2/5, stating, "While the message is a well-intentioned one, the aimless writing makes the denouement unsatisfying."[11]
A critic from Dinamalar gave the film a rating of 2/5, stating, "The story the director chose was interesting, but the screenplay is not interesting enough. The film was more like the fantasy dramas Arai En 305-il Kadavul and Oh My Kadavule."[12]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "'Yaanai Mugathaan': God as a storytelling device". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ Lakshmi, V. "Yogi Babu plays Lord Ganesha in this fantasy drama". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Yogi Babu's 'Yaanai Mugathan' shifts its release date from April 14 to THIS date". The Times of India. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ^ "Director Rejishh Midhila opens up about his upcoming fantasy drama Yaanai Mugathaan". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Yogi Babu's Yaanai Mugathaan gets release date". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "First look of Yogi Babu's Yaanai Mugathaan out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Teaser of Yaanai Mugathaan is here". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Yaanai Mugathaan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn". JioSaavn. 14 March 2023. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Yaanai Mugathaan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Yaanai Mugathaan Movie Review : A well-intentioned film on the goodness within us". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Yaanai Mugathaan movie review: Ambiguous writing makes this 'faith-full' film a half-empty watch". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "யானை முகத்தான் - விமர்சனம் {2/5} : யானை முகத்தான் - பக்திமான் - Yaanai Mugathaan". Dinamalar. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
