| Muthirai
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| Behindwoods
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Starring:
Nithin Sathya, Daniel Balaji,
Lakshmi Rai, Manjari Phadnis.
Direction:
Sreenath
Music:
Yuvanshankar Raja
Production:
A Vision Jeeva Studios Film |
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Two
crooks who revel in thieving
and swindling people, two women
who enter their lives and turn
it all; that is Muthirai in
a nutshell for you. Crooks and
thieves or ‘420s’
as they are sometimes called
have been used quite often as
protagonists in cinema all over
the world and this representation
has been well received. Muthirai
brings back the theme of protagonists
on the wrong side of the law
and society. Written and scripted
by Anees Jeeva, Muthirai is
said to be a film that cannot
be fitted into any particular
genre.
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Yes, when you hear that two thieves (Daniel
Balaji and Nithin Sathya) are the central
characters of the movie, you tend to think
that it is a thriller, like Alibaba that
released last year. But, the makers insist
that Muthirai cannot be strictly slotted
into any one groove. It has the thrills,
it has the romance and it has much more.
Lakshmi Rai and Manjari Phadnis (Jaane Tu
Yaa Jaane Naa fame) play the two women who
enter the lives of outlaws and it is an
interesting course of events from there
on. The story is set partially in a village
(around 40%) and the rest in the city. The
village being shown in Muthirai will be
of a kind that has not been depicted in
Tamil cinema before, everyone is sure to
love it. The scenes in the village were
shot on a set erected near Tirupathi.
Anees Jeeva has stated that she is proud
to have completed this script. It is the
kind of script that her husband, late Jeeva
always wanted to write. For the lead actors
of Muthirai, this is a crucial movie. Daniel
Balaji makes his first tryst with a lead
role, shedding his ‘vampire like’
image of the cold blooded villain. Nithin
Sathya needs the momentum of a hit behind
him, especially after the Pandayam debacle.
Manjari’s Tamil debut will be closely
watched after her Hindi debut last year
that fetched her loads of accolades. Lakshmi
Rai will be looking to consolidate her new
found success tag.
Adding value to Muthirai will be Yuvan’s
music. It is peppy and youthful for total
enjoyment. Rakhi Sawant’s presence
in an item number is expected to spice up
things, but it can also be a double edged
sword.
Muthirai looks like an interesting offering
coming up this Friday. The storyline looks
absorbing and different, the cast is refreshing,
there’s Yuvan’s music and it
is also a film that has been jointly produced
by Bollywood producer Vikram Bhatt. So,
we can expect some quality here. Let’s
wait and watch whether director Sreenath
has managed to translate Anees Jeeva’s
vision on screen. After all, Muthirai is
meant to be an on screen tribute to Jeeva.
Let’s hope it does. |
