Medhai

2012 Indian film
  • Ramarajan
  • Kaushika
  • Haasini
  • Charle
Music byDhina
Production
company
Kalaimagal Kalaikoodam
Release date
  • 15 January 2012 (2012-01-15)
Running time
136 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Medhai (/meɪðaɪ/ transl. Scholar) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by debutant director Saravanan and produced by Kalaimagal Kalaikoodam. The film stars Ramarajan, Kaushika, Haasini and Charle. The music was composed by Dhina. The film released on 15 January 2012.

Plot

Ramarajan plays Saravana, a model school teacher in a suburban town. As the film opens, we see him in jail, wrongly convicted for embezzling funds from a Public Trust he had set up for under privileged students who couldn’t afford to pay their school fees. After receiving the Best Teacher award, and released from jail later, the man goes into flashback mode. We get to learn of his good deeds and of his integrity, his effort in setting up the Trust, and his fight against child labour.

Also, of the girl who became his wife, and his guts and honesty which earned him the wrath of a few influential and corrupt men. Out of jail, there are a few surprises in store for Saravana, as he learns about the conspiracy that had sent him to jail. He sets out to take on, or rather reform the baddies.

Cast

  • Ramarajan as Saravana
  • Kaushika
  • Haasini as Saravana's sister[1]
  • Charle
  • Raj Kapoor
  • K. Natraj
  • Vijay Krishnaraj
  • Alex
  • Kovai Senthil
  • Ganja Karuppu
  • Pandu
  • Muthukaalai

Production

Medhai, first reported in 2008,[2] marked the acting comeback of Ramarajan after many years and it was his 44th film as an actor.[3] The film marked the directorial debut of Saravanan who earlier apprenticed with Senthilnathan and Hari.[4]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Dhina.[5] The audio release of the film was held on 17 July 2010 at Chennai.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."En Uyir Thangangale"MuthulingamUnni Menon 
2."Nilavukku Piranthaval Evalo"Muthu VijayanHarish Raghavendra, Chinmayi 
3."Thumbikai Thoppai Ganpathi"N. T. G.SaravananS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
4."Epothum Elorukum"Gangai AmaranS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Manikka Vinayagam 
5."Ungakitta Rendukannum Ottikiduchu"YugabharathiChitra, Karthik 
6."Annai Oru Kuzhandhai"ParinamanK. J. Yesudas, Saindhavi 
7."Uyirile Kundi Ondru"Mugaiyur MuthuBenny Dayal, Saindhavi 

Reception

A critic from Behindwoods wrote "Medhai is quite obviously built around Ramarajan and his comeback. One only wishes the film had got a more contemporary story, treatment and better technical aspects. Director MTG Saravana definitely had to pay more attention to all aspects of the movie".[3] A critic from The New Indian Express wrote "The film is neither too exciting, nor a great disappointment. Only, the whole feel is that of a decades old film".[4]

References

  1. ^ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (15 July 2011). "Role model". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Ramarajan is back". IndiaGlitz. 11 July 2008. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "MEDHAI MOVIE REVIEW". Behindwoods. 12 January 2012. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Medhai". The New Indian Express. 22 January 2012. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Medhai (2010)". Raaga.com. 10 March 2020. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Tomorrow is Ramarajan's day". Behindwoods. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
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