Mariyadhai

Mariyadhai
Mariyadhai
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Vikraman
Written by	Vikraman
Produced by	T. Siva; M.Rajendar
Starring	Vijayakanth; Meena; Meera Jasmine; Ambika
Music by	Vijay Antony
Production; companies	Raj Television Network; Amma Creations
Release date	24 April 2009;
Running time	130 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Mariyadhai (transl. Respect) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Vikraman.^[1] The film stars Vijayakanth in a dual role as father and son alongside Meena and Meera Jasmine while Ambika also plays a significant role.^[2] The film was released on 24 April 2009 to mixed reviews.

Plot

Father Annamalai and son Raja aka Pichai (both played by Vijayakanth), mother (Ambika), a pretty sister and a rather chubby Chandra (Meera Jasmine), a radio jockey who arrives to stay with them because her parents have left for the US.

In the midst of all this, Chandra falls in love with Raja, a dutiful son who has been brought up differently by his father but he does not return her love. He's too busy running his tractor and earning money. A flashback tells us that Raja was once in love with Radha (Meena, in a delightful role) but it went sour.

Cast

Vijayakanth in a dual role as
- Annamalai
- Pichai (Raja)
Meena as Radha
Meera Jasmine as Chandra
Ambika as Alamelu
Ammu Ramachandran as Sumathy
Ramesh Khanna as Mookaiya
Shanmugarajan as Marthandam
Sampath Raj as Sampath
Hariraj as Land buyer^[3]
Nassar as Solaiyu Muthurajah
Thalaivasal Vijay as Muthaiyya
Nizhalgal Ravi as Viswanathan
Ramji as Selvam
Kuyili as Radha's mother
Meera Krishnan as Viswanathan's wife
Santhoshi as Presenter
Bava Lakshmanan as Astrologer
Cool Suresh as Waiter
Meesai Rajendranath
Subhalekha Sudhakar as Radha's father (uncredited)^[4]
Imman Annachi as Marthandam's supporter (uncredited)

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vijay Antony.^[5]

Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length
"Adada Adada"	Vinaya	Kalaikumar	04:14
"Devathai Desathil"	Hariharan, Shreya Ghoshal	Pa. Vijay	04:08
"Inbamay"	Udit Narayan, Mahathi	Pulamaipithan	03:56
"Unnai Ninaithen"	V. V. Prasanna, Shreya Ghoshal	Pa. Vijay	04:29
"Yaar Paarthathu" I	Vinaya, Hariharan	Na. Muthukumar	03:18
"Yaar Paarthathu" II	Unni Menon	Na. Muthukumar	03:00

Critical reception

Rediff.com wrote that "Mariyadhai is full of stock situations and trite dialogues but can satisfy Vijayakanth's fans".^[6] The Hindu wrote, "Director Vikraman deserves to be lauded for making a Vijayakanth film with no political innuendos, and without deifying the hero".^[7] Chennai Online wrote, "Overall, Vikraman has chosen a boring subject and told it with a pathetic script. The movie is so dull that it would be a futile and painful exercise to go in to detail".^[8]

References

^ "Mariyadhai starts rolling from today". Chennai365.com. 8 October 2008. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.
^ Rangarajan, Malathi (10 April 2009). "Respectfully yours …". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
^ "Back to cinema". The New Indian Express. 28 March 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ Mariyadhai (motion picture) (in Tamil). Raj Television Network, Amma Creations. 2009. Event occurs at 1:04:05 – via YouTube.
^ "Mariyadhai (2009)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
^ Srinivasan, Pavithra (27 April 2009). "Mariyadhai: For Vijayakanth fans only". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
^ Rangarajan, Malathi (1 May 2009). "The pattern continues -- Mariyaadhai". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 June 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
^ "Mariyadhai". Chennai Online. 28 April 2009. Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2025.

External links

Mariyadhai at IMDb

[1] "Mariyadhai starts rolling from today". Chennai365.com. 8 October 2008. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 9 October 2008.

[2] Rangarajan, Malathi (10 April 2009). "Respectfully yours …". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 April 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2025.

[3] "Back to cinema". The New Indian Express. 28 March 2009. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

[4] Mariyadhai (motion picture) (in Tamil). Raj Television Network, Amma Creations. 2009. Event occurs at 1:04:05 – via YouTube.

[5] "Mariyadhai (2009)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

[6] Srinivasan, Pavithra (27 April 2009). "Mariyadhai: For Vijayakanth fans only". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

[7] Rangarajan, Malathi (1 May 2009). "The pattern continues -- Mariyaadhai". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 June 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2025.

[8] "Mariyadhai". Chennai Online. 28 April 2009. Archived from the original on 27 December 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2025.

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