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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| image = Mathiya Chennai.jpg
| name = Untitled Farid Project
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| caption = Poster
| image =
| director = Vivekanand-Veerasingam
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| caption =
| producer = Rajesh J. Chandan
| director = [[Farid]]
| story =
| producer = Ajeeth
| story=
| screenplay =
| starring = Jaivanth<br/>[[Ramya Barna]]<br/>[[Prakash Raj]]<br/>[[Sangeetha (actress)|Sangeetha]]<br/>[[Pithamagan Mahadevan|Mahadevan]]
| screenplay=
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| starring = [[Kaviin]]<br>[[Farid]]<br>[[Preya Tarshini]]<br>[[Vinod K]]<br>[[Edward Xavier]]<br>[[Viveyshan]]
| music = [[Vinod Karunagaran]]
| cinematography = SV
| cinematography = SV
| editing = Arvin
| editing = Arvin
| studio = Raaptor Media Films
| released =
| released = {{Film date|2009|11|27|df=yes}}
| country = Malaysia
| country = India
| language = [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil]]
| language = Tamil
}}
}}


'''''Mathiya Chennai''''' is a 2009 [[Cinema of Tamil Nadu|Tamil]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] feature film directed by Vivekanand & Veerasingam. The film stars Jaivanth and [[Prakash Raj]] in the lead roles.<ref>{{cite web|title=MATHIYA CHENNAI MOVIE REVIEW-Review by Behindwoods review board|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/mathiya-chennai.html|publisher=behindwoods|accessdate=2014-04-16|}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Mathiya Chennai Movie Review|url=http://www.koodal.com/tamil/movies/reviews/518/mathiya-chennai/|publisher=koodal|accessdate=2014-04-16|}}</ref>
'''''Mathiya Chennai''''' ({{Translation|Central Chennai}}) is a 2009 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by Vivekanand and Veerasingam. Produced by Rajesh J. Chandan, the film stars Jaivanth and [[Ramya Barna]], while [[Prakash Raj]], [[Sangeetha (actress)|Sangeetha]], [[Mahadevan (actor)|Mahadevan]], and [[Ganja Karuppu]] play supporting roles. The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. The film released on 27 November 2009.


==Plot==
==Plot==


'''''Mathiya Chennai''''' is the story of a man who loves films and dream of becoming director, but he accidentally gets in a brawl with a gangster making his future difficult, but is in love with the gangster's daughter. Later he makes a movie with the help of his lady love and when the film was about to release, the gangster pulls out all the possible options to prevent the film from its screening.
Saravanan loves films and dreams of becoming a director, but he accidentally gets in a brawl with a gangster, making his future difficult. However, Saravanan is in love with the gangster's daughter Maha. Later, Saravanan makes a movie with the help of Maha, but when the film is about to release, the gangster pulls out all the stops to prevent the film from screening.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|

*Jaivanth
*Jaivanth as Saravanan
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*[[Ramya Barna]] as Maha
*[[Prakash Raj]]
*[[Prakash Raj]]
*[[Sangeetha (actress)|Sangeetha]]
*[[Sangeetha (actress)|Sangeetha]]
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*[[Ramya Barna]]
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*[[Ganja Karuppu]]
*[[Mahadevan (actor)|Mahadevan]]
*[[Mahadevan (actor)|Mahadevan]]
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*[[Ganja Karuppu]] as Madurai
*[[Charle]]
*[[Shanmugarajan]]
*[[Shanmugarajan]]
*[[Ragasya]]
*[[Charlie (actor)|Charlie]]
*Pooja
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*Ravi
*[[Vadivukkarasi]]
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*Sindhu
*[[Manikka Vinayagam]]
*Sathya
*[[Nellai Siva]]
*[[Periya Karuppu Thevar]]
*[[O. A. K. Sundar]]
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*Sangu Ravi
*Cutting Ganesh
*Shankar G. Kumar
*M. Sivaguru
*Hemalatha
*Vishalini
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*R. Sindhu
*Sheela
*Jiya
}}


==Reception==
==Soundtrack==


The music composed by [[Ilayaraja]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Mathiya Chennai (2009) |url=https://mio.to/album/Mathiya+Chennai+%282009%29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106060247/https://mio.to/album/Mathiya+Chennai+(2009) |archive-date=6 November 2021 |access-date=2021-11-06 |website=MusicIndiaOnline}}</ref> ''Rediff'' wrote "In fact, that's something that's valid for the whole album -- in many ways, its trademark Ilayaraja of olden times, minus the musical feats that some of his classic usually contain. Perhaps that might be a direct result of the project itself; this collection works best if you're a diehard fan".<ref>{{cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=16 November 2009 |title=Mathiya Chennai: Trademark Ilayaraja |url=http://movies.rediff.com/review/2009/nov/16/south-tamil-music-review-mathiya-chennai.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707215844/http://movies.rediff.com/report/2009/nov/16/south-tamil-music-review-mathiya-chennai.htm |archive-date=7 July 2022 |access-date=24 July 2024 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> ''Milliblog'' called it "decent enough soundtrack".<ref>{{cite web |last=Karthik |author-link=Karthik Srinivasan |date=24 October 2009 |title=Music review: Mathiya Chennai (Tamil – Ilayaraja) |url=https://milliblog.com/2009/10/24/music-review-mathiya-chennai-tamil-ilayaraja/ |access-date=24 July 2024 |website=[[Milliblog]] |archive-date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726171729/https://milliblog.com/2009/10/24/music-review-mathiya-chennai-tamil-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The film earned poor reviews and became a box office dud.

{| class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| "Elaikku Intha" || [[Ilaiyaraaja]] || [[Mu. Metha]]
|-
| "Ennda Dai" || rowspan=3|[[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Vijay Yesudas]], [[Rahul Nambiar]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
|-
| "Ilavayasu Pasanga" || [[Na. Muthukumar]]
|-
| "Sullikuppam Ganapathy" || [[Muthulingam (poet)|Muthulingam]]
|-
| "Un Vaazhve" || [[Sadhana Sargam]] || Vaali
|-
| "Unnai Patri Sonnaal" || [[Rita Thyagarajan|Rita]] || Palani Bharathi
|}

==Reception==
A critic from ''Koodal'' that if more attention had been paid to the screenplay, the entire film could have been enjoyed.<ref>{{cite web |title=மத்திய சென்னை - Mathiya Chennai |url=http://www.koodal.com/tamil/movies/reviews/518/mathiya-chennai/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602184607/http://koodal.com/tamil/movies/reviews/518/mathiya-chennai |archive-date=2 June 2012 |access-date=2014-04-16 |website=Koodal |publisher= |language=ta}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|id=2216606|title=Mathiya Chennai}}
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Latest revision as of 11:19, 19 October 2024

Mathiya Chennai
Poster
Directed byVivekanand-Veerasingam
Produced byRajesh J. Chandan
StarringJaivanth
Ramya Barna
Prakash Raj
Sangeetha
Mahadevan
CinematographySV
Edited byArvin
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Raaptor Media Films
Release date
  • 27 November 2009 (2009-11-27)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Mathiya Chennai (transl. Central Chennai) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Vivekanand and Veerasingam. Produced by Rajesh J. Chandan, the film stars Jaivanth and Ramya Barna, while Prakash Raj, Sangeetha, Mahadevan, and Ganja Karuppu play supporting roles. The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The film released on 27 November 2009.

Plot

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Saravanan loves films and dreams of becoming a director, but he accidentally gets in a brawl with a gangster, making his future difficult. However, Saravanan is in love with the gangster's daughter Maha. Later, Saravanan makes a movie with the help of Maha, but when the film is about to release, the gangster pulls out all the stops to prevent the film from screening.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The music composed by Ilayaraja.[1] Rediff wrote "In fact, that's something that's valid for the whole album -- in many ways, its trademark Ilayaraja of olden times, minus the musical feats that some of his classic usually contain. Perhaps that might be a direct result of the project itself; this collection works best if you're a diehard fan".[2] Milliblog called it "decent enough soundtrack".[3]

Song Singers Lyrics
"Elaikku Intha" Ilaiyaraaja Mu. Metha
"Ennda Dai" Tippu, Vijay Yesudas, Rahul Nambiar Vaali
"Ilavayasu Pasanga" Na. Muthukumar
"Sullikuppam Ganapathy" Muthulingam
"Un Vaazhve" Sadhana Sargam Vaali
"Unnai Patri Sonnaal" Rita Palani Bharathi

Reception

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A critic from Koodal that if more attention had been paid to the screenplay, the entire film could have been enjoyed.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Mathiya Chennai (2009)". MusicIndiaOnline. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. ^ Srinivasan, Pavithra (16 November 2009). "Mathiya Chennai: Trademark Ilayaraja". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  3. ^ Karthik (24 October 2009). "Music review: Mathiya Chennai (Tamil – Ilayaraja)". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  4. ^ "மத்திய சென்னை - Mathiya Chennai". Koodal (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
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