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Maga thinks the world of his wife Viji ([[Indhuja Ravichandran]]), and five-year-old son. He is also trying to turn a new leaf and leave the world of crime. Muni is happy living with his loving mother ([[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]]) and wants to be a "Nitya Brahmachari"(bachelor), and at the same time, impart knowledge to students. Deepa ([[Mahima Nambiar]]) is a [[journalism]] student, and the daughter of a local landlord named Jayaraman ([[Jayaprakash]]), who is in awe of the soft-spoken Muni. |
Maga thinks the world of his wife Viji ([[Indhuja Ravichandran]]), and five-year-old son. He is also trying to turn a new leaf and leave the world of crime. Muni is happy living with his loving mother ([[Rohini (actress)|Rohini]]) and wants to be a "Nitya Brahmachari"(bachelor), and at the same time, impart knowledge to students. Deepa ([[Mahima Nambiar]]) is a [[journalism]] student, and the daughter of a local landlord named Jayaraman ([[Jayaprakash]]), who is in awe of the soft-spoken Muni. |
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Trouble erupts for Maga when one of Muthuraj's rivals |
Trouble erupts for Maga when one of Muthuraj's rivals Guru Narayanan (Aruldoss) tries to fix him in an earlier murder case, which was planned by him for Muthuraj. Muthuraj, in order to save himself and his nephew, enters into connivance with the police and makes Maga the bad guy. At the same time, Jayaraman does not like his daughter moving around with Muni, a lower caste man, and wants to eliminate him. Muthuraj knows Jayaraman , so Muthuraj asks injured Maga , at the police chase to go and stay at Jayaraman's house . Enraged Jayaraman thinks Maga as Muni and tries to kill him but Jayaraman gets killed in the process . The police sees Muni at an hospital and mistakes him to be Maga |
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Jayaraman plans to kill Muni through a snake bite in his farm, however Muni is saved and admitted in hospital by Deepa. Meanwhile, Maga is framed for the murder of Guru Narayanan’s brother and is wanted by the police. Maga plans to escape to Vizag with his family and lead a normal life. Maga requests Muthuraj to pay him his balance money, so that he can start a new life without knowing that Muthuraj has betrayed Maga by disclosing his whereabouts to police and Guru Narayanan. While Maga is on the way to meet Muthuraj, he is chased and shot by the police. Maga, despite severely wounded, escapes the place by boarding a goods train. |
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Policemen track Maga’s location using his mobile phone signal and finds that he is somewhere near Erode. Maga contacts Muthuraj again requesting for help. Muthuraj asks Maga to meet Jayaraman in Erode who also happens to be Muthuraj’s friend, so that he could get some money. In the meantime, policemen search all the hospitals around Erode suspecting Maga to be treated for his injury. Finally, police find Muni in a hospital (as he was admitted for snake bite) and arrest him mistaking Muni as Maga. Meanwhile, Maga goes to Jayaraman’s house seeking help. Jayaraman who is drunk gets shocked seeing Maga and mistakes him as Muni who has come for revenge. Jayaraman tries to attack Maga, but Maga kills Jayaraman to safeguard himself. |
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Maga’s friends find out the true identity of Muthuraj and informs Maga. Maga feels bad for being betrayed by Muthuraj. On the other hand, Muni is handed over to Guru Narayanan by a corrupt police inspector. Guru Narayanan’s henchmen attack Muni as a means of revenge believing him to be Maga. Muni is critically injured and is admitted in hospital. The police also arrest Viji and her son. Viji thinks that Maga is dead and commits suicide by jumping into a well. Maga comes to know about Muni from his friends and he rushes to see him in hospital. Maga understands that Muni is his twin brother. A small flashback is shown where Maga and Muni’s mother was mentally ill and she left the two children alone and went away. Maga and Muni are separated when they were kids. Maga was grown in an orphanage while Muni was adopted by Rohini. |
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Maga gets furious knowing about Viji’s death and decides to kill the baddies. He goes to Muthuraj’s place and kills everyone including Muthuraj, the police inspector, and Guru Narayanan. As Maga was also shot by police before, he also gets admitted in the same hospital where Muni is present. Muni passes away. After a few months, it is shown that Maga comes to the village of Muni as he feels guilty of Muni’s death and decides to follow Muni’s path of literature and peace of mind. Maga’s son is rescued and is raised by Rohini. |
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== Cast == |
== Cast == |
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Revision as of 12:04, 10 October 2019
| Magamuni | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Santhakumar |
| Written by | Santhakumar |
| Story by | Santhakumar |
| Produced by | K. E. Gnanavel Raja |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Arun Bathmanaban |
| Edited by | V. J. Sabu Joseph |
| Music by | S. Thaman |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Magamuni (transl. The Great Sage) is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language crime film written and directed by Santhakumar.[1] The film stars Arya, in dual roles along with Indhuja Ravichandran, and Mahima Nambiar in the lead roles.[2] Kaali Venkat, Jayaprakash, Ilavarasu, Rohini, and Aruldoss play supporting roles. S. Thaman scores music for the film and editing is handled by V. J. Sabu Joseph.[3] Principal photography of the film commenced during November 2018.[4] It was theatrically released on 6 September 2019[5] to highly positive reviews from both critics and audience.[6][7]
Plot
The film travels back and forth between two characters. Magadevan (Arya) is a cab driver in Chennai and also works as a thug for a corrupt politician named Muthuraj (Ilavarasu). Muniraj (Arya) is a Good Samaritan and an organic farmer who believes in Swami Vivekananda's teachings and thinks the world of Tamil literature and lives in a village near Erode. It is made clear that Maga is an atheist while Muni practices yoga and spreads the word of Hinduism.
Maga thinks the world of his wife Viji (Indhuja Ravichandran), and five-year-old son. He is also trying to turn a new leaf and leave the world of crime. Muni is happy living with his loving mother (Rohini) and wants to be a "Nitya Brahmachari"(bachelor), and at the same time, impart knowledge to students. Deepa (Mahima Nambiar) is a journalism student, and the daughter of a local landlord named Jayaraman (Jayaprakash), who is in awe of the soft-spoken Muni. Trouble erupts for Maga when one of Muthuraj's rivals Guru Narayanan (Aruldoss) tries to fix him in an earlier murder case, which was planned by him for Muthuraj. Muthuraj, in order to save himself and his nephew, enters into connivance with the police and makes Maga the bad guy. At the same time, Jayaraman does not like his daughter moving around with Muni, a lower caste man, and wants to eliminate him. Muthuraj knows Jayaraman , so Muthuraj asks injured Maga , at the police chase to go and stay at Jayaraman's house . Enraged Jayaraman thinks Maga as Muni and tries to kill him but Jayaraman gets killed in the process . The police sees Muni at an hospital and mistakes him to be Maga
Jayaraman plans to kill Muni through a snake bite in his farm, however Muni is saved and admitted in hospital by Deepa. Meanwhile, Maga is framed for the murder of Guru Narayanan’s brother and is wanted by the police. Maga plans to escape to Vizag with his family and lead a normal life. Maga requests Muthuraj to pay him his balance money, so that he can start a new life without knowing that Muthuraj has betrayed Maga by disclosing his whereabouts to police and Guru Narayanan. While Maga is on the way to meet Muthuraj, he is chased and shot by the police. Maga, despite severely wounded, escapes the place by boarding a goods train.
Policemen track Maga’s location using his mobile phone signal and finds that he is somewhere near Erode. Maga contacts Muthuraj again requesting for help. Muthuraj asks Maga to meet Jayaraman in Erode who also happens to be Muthuraj’s friend, so that he could get some money. In the meantime, policemen search all the hospitals around Erode suspecting Maga to be treated for his injury. Finally, police find Muni in a hospital (as he was admitted for snake bite) and arrest him mistaking Muni as Maga. Meanwhile, Maga goes to Jayaraman’s house seeking help. Jayaraman who is drunk gets shocked seeing Maga and mistakes him as Muni who has come for revenge. Jayaraman tries to attack Maga, but Maga kills Jayaraman to safeguard himself.
Maga’s friends find out the true identity of Muthuraj and informs Maga. Maga feels bad for being betrayed by Muthuraj. On the other hand, Muni is handed over to Guru Narayanan by a corrupt police inspector. Guru Narayanan’s henchmen attack Muni as a means of revenge believing him to be Maga. Muni is critically injured and is admitted in hospital. The police also arrest Viji and her son. Viji thinks that Maga is dead and commits suicide by jumping into a well. Maga comes to know about Muni from his friends and he rushes to see him in hospital. Maga understands that Muni is his twin brother. A small flashback is shown where Maga and Muni’s mother was mentally ill and she left the two children alone and went away. Maga and Muni are separated when they were kids. Maga was grown in an orphanage while Muni was adopted by Rohini. Maga gets furious knowing about Viji’s death and decides to kill the baddies. He goes to Muthuraj’s place and kills everyone including Muthuraj, the police inspector, and Guru Narayanan. As Maga was also shot by police before, he also gets admitted in the same hospital where Muni is present. Muni passes away. After a few months, it is shown that Maga comes to the village of Muni as he feels guilty of Muni’s death and decides to follow Muni’s path of literature and peace of mind. Maga’s son is rescued and is raised by Rohini.
Cast
- Arya as Magadevan and Muniraj
- Indhuja Ravichandran as Viji
- Mahima Nambiar as Deepa
- Kaali Venkat as Doctor
- Jayaprakash as Jayaraman
- Ilavarasu as Muthuraj
- Rohini as Muni's mother
- Aruldoss as Guru Narayanan
- Deepa Shankar as Gomathy
- Bala Singh
Production
The film was announced by Santhakumar, who is known for his critically acclaimed Mouna Guru, which was released in 2011.[8] The filming commenced on 14 November 2018, marking the director's second film in his career.[3] The shooting held at a brisk pace and predominantly shot in Chennai, Kancheepuram and Erode.[4] Filmmakers roped in actor Arya to play the male lead who was signed to portray the character of a politician's son.[9]
Marketing and release
The official teaser was launched by Studio Green on 16 May 2019.[10]
It was theatrically released on 6 September 2019. [5]
Soundtrack
This soundtrack of the film is composed by S. S. Thaman on lyrics written by Kavignar A.Muthulingam and D.Krishnamoorthy.
| Magamuni | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Label | Sony Music T-Series |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Magamuni (Title Track)" | Kavingnar A. Muthulingam | |
| 2. | "Maga vs Muni" | D. Krishnamoorthy | |
| 3. | "Kadavul" | Kavingnar A. Muthulingam |
References
- ^ "Arya's next will be with 'Mounaguru' director - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ RajKumar (14 November 2018). "Maga Muni Tamil Movie (2019) | Cast | Songs | Teaser | Trailer | Release Date". News Bugz. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Arya's next titled 'Magamuni', to be directed by Shanthakumar". Sify. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Arya's film Magamuni nears completion, here's some exciting details!". in.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ a b Subramanian, Anupama (30 August 2019). "Magamuni gets a release date". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ Magamuni Movie Review: A worthy follow-up to Santhakumar’s debut film, Mouna Guru, retrieved 20 September 2019
- ^ "Magamuni movie review: Arya impresses in a double role in Santhakumar's story with well-crafted characters- Entertainment News, Firstpost". Firstpost. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ^ Subramanian, Anupama (15 November 2018). "Arya is a 'Magamuni' now". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "'Mouna Guru'- fame Santhakumar ropes in Arya to star in his next film 'Magamuni' | Entertainment News". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Magamuni - Official Teaser - Arya - Santhakumar - Mahima Nambiar, Indhuja - S S Thaman". YouTube. Studio Green. 16 May 2019.