Mappillai

2011 2h 40m TA

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4.5

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★4.5TMDB · 22

ActionComedy

Synopsis

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Rajeshwari agrees to get her daughter Gayathri married to her beau Saravanan, thinking him to be subservient. But her plans are foiled when she realises that he has a violent past.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Dhanush
Saravanan
Manisha Koirala
Rajeshwari
Hansika Motwani
Gayathri
Vivek
Child Chinna / James Pandiyan / Youth
Dr. Sharmila
Saravanan's Sister
Sriranjini
Saravanan's mother
Ashish Vidhyarthi
Devaraj
Sathyan
Chinna's friend

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Suraj
Languages: Tamil
Countries: India

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 160 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Suraj, shot by S. R. Sathish Kumar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mani Sharma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kishore Te. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Dhanush and Manisha Koirala and Hansika Motwani carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1887807 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Suraj directs. S. R. Sathish Kumar behind the camera. Mani Sharma scores. Kishore Te. cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Tamil.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 160 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Suraj, shot by S. R. Sathish Kumar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Mani Sharma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kishore Te. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Dhanush and Manisha Koirala and Hansika Motwani carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt1887807 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.