Mappillai (2011 film)

Mappillai
Directed by	Suraj
Produced by	Nemichand Jhabak Hitesh Jhabak
Starring	Dhanush Hansika Motwani Manisha Koirala Vivek
Music by	Mani Sharma
Cinematography	S. R. Sathish Kumar
Editing by	Kishore Te.
Distributed by	Sun Pictures
Release date(s)	April 8, 2011 (2011-04-08)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Mappillai (Tamil: மாப்பிள்ளை, Māppiḷḷai ^?; English: Son-in-law) is a 2011 Tamil film directed by Suraj, starring Dhanush as the son-in-law and Manisha Koirala as the mother-in-law with Hansika Motwani, in her Tamil debut, playing her daughter.^[1] The film is a remake of the 1989 film of the same name, which incidentally starred Dhanush's father-in-law, Rajinikanth, in the lead role. Distributed by Sun Pictures, it was released on 8 April 2011. Despite largely negative reviews, the film had a good opening but eventually became an average grosser.^[2][3]

Plot

Saravanan (Dhanush) is a do-gooder, who is soft-spoken and admired by one and all. He comes across Gayathri (Hansika Motwani), daughter of arrogant business woman Rajeshwari (Manisha Koirala) and falls for her.

Coming to know of their affair, Rajeshwari decides to get them both married. The reason is- she is keen on getting a son-in-law, who will always do what she wants and be under her control.

But she in for a shock when she comes to know that Saravanan has a past. He is a ruffian and is feared by one and all. Now she plans to halt all plans, while Saravanan takes up the challenge and ensures that he end up marrying his lady love.

It’s now a cat and mouse game between Saravanan and Rajeshwari. Then there is one Child Chinna (Vivek), with his own set of friends (including ‘Cell’ Murugan), who is desperately behind Gayathri and tries to win over her love.

Cast

• Dhanush as Saravanan
• Hansika Motwani as Gayathri
• Manisha Koirala as Rajeshwari
• Vivek as Child Chinna/James Pandiyan
• Ashish Vidyarthi as Devaraj
• Sathyan Sivakumar as Wild
• Madhan Bob
• Chitti Babu
• Manobala
• Pattimandram Raja as Saravanan's father
• Sri Ranjani
• Kadhal Thandapandi

Reception

The film was largely panned by critics, who unanimously agreed that the film was a poor remake. Rohit Ramachandran of nowrunning.com gave it 0.5/5 stating that the film was "fodder for the low intellect" and "the perfect example of people selling themselves cheap for a lot of money."^[4]ref name="Nowrunning"/> Behindwoods.com gave 1.5 out of 5 giving the verdict "this Mappillai entertains in parts" and stating "Mapillai suffers from weak characterization."^[5] Rediff gave 2 out of 5 describing it a "bad copy of the original", further adding that it was "just spice, humour, and plenty of silliness thrown in for good old entertainment",^[6] while Sify stated that "it was a sloppy remake".^[7] Kollywood Today said that it was "a worst remake" and that there was "no good reason you must watch ‘Mappillai’. The film proves to be a below average fare and you better enjoy the IPL season instead of wasting your time here."^[8] Times of India gave 1 out of 5 and stated that "If you are among those for whom 'Mappillai' holds a lot of nostalgia, give the latest version a miss. Rent a DVD of the older version to avoid any disappointment."^[9]

Box office

The film got a big opening, collecting 82.28 lakh in the opening weekend in Chennai territory itself.^[10] While some anaylists have declared it as "average", few others declared it as the "first big summer hit".^[11][12]

Soundtrack

Maapillai
Soundtrack album to Mapillai by Mani Sharma
Released	11 March 2011
Recorded	2010
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Language	Tamil
Label	Sony Music
Producer	Mani Sharma
Professional reviews
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Mani Sharma chronology
Shakti (2011) Mappillai (2011) Theen Maar 2011

The soundtrack is scored by Mani Sharma. Audio was launched on 11 March 2011 at Kamarajar Arangam with Jayam Ravi and Bharath participating as guests, telecasted on Sun TV on 27 March 2011.^[13] The audio was marketed by Sony Music.^[14]

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aaru Padai"	Viveka	Vijay Yesudas & Mukesh	04:56
2.	"Love Love (not featured in the film)"	Snehan	Rahul Nambiar & Rita	04:41
3.	"Onnu Rendu"	Pa. Vijay	Mukesh & Saindhavi	04:23
4.	"Ready Readya"	Snehan	Ranjith & Saindhavi	04:31
5.	"Ennoda Raasi*"		Ranjith	04:26
6.	"Ready Readya (Remix)"	Snehan	Ranjith	03:45
7.	"Mappillai Theme"		Instrumental	02:06
Total length:				28:48

* This song is a remix of the same-titled song from the original movie. It was well received, although many fans of Rajinikanth expressed their anger on how the original song was ruined in this movie.

References

1. ^ "Manisha is Dhanush's mom-in-law". Indiaglitz. 20 January 2011. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/53672.html. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
2. ^ top ten april, Behindwoods.com, http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/top-ten-movies-apr-11/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-mappillai.html, retrieved 16 September 2011 
3. ^ mappillai review, nowrunning.com, 08 April 2011, http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/8836/tamil/mappillai/3034/review.htm, retrieved 16 September 2011 
4. ^ "mappillai review". nowrunning.com. http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/8836/tamil/mappillai/3034/review.htm. 
5. ^ "MAPPILLAI MOVIE REVIEW". Behindwoods.com. http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/apr-11-02/mappillai-review.html. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
6. ^ "Mappillai is a bad copy of the original". Rediff.com. 08 April 2011. http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-mappillai/20110408.htm. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
7. ^ 'Mappillai' a sloppy remake, Sify.com, 10 April 2011, http://www.sify.com/movies/mappillai-a-sloppy-remake-tamil-moview-review-news-national-lekp4hiedgg.html, retrieved 16 September 2011 
8. ^ April 9th, 2011 (2011-04-09). "Review - Mappillai". Kollywood Today. http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/reviews/review-mappillai/. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 
9. ^ N Venkateswaran, TNN, Apr 16, 2011, 01.11PM IST (2011-04-16). "Mappillai movie review: Wallpaper, Story, Trailer at Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/tamil/Mappillai/moviereview/7998585.cms. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 
10. ^ Mappillai takes a super opening, 13 April 2011, http://www.sify.com/movies/mappillai-takes-a-super-opening-news-tamil-lemlmLbbbcb.html, retrieved 16 September 2011 
11. ^ Mappillai Box Office Collections, 12 April 2011, http://www.zimbio.com/Tamil+Movies/articles/mT2UEEYVOsm/Mappillai+Box+Office+Collections, retrieved 16 September 2011 
12. ^ "Mappillai - Behindwoods.com - Tamil Top Ten Movies - Mappillai Ko Vaanam". Behindwoods.com. http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/top-ten-movies-may-02/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-mappillai.html. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 
13. ^ "audio launch telecasting". 23 March 2011. http://www.w3newz.com/2011/03/sun-tv-to-telecast-mappillai2011-audio-launch-function/. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
14. ^ "Dhanush's Mappillai audio launched". Sify.com. 13 March 2011. http://www.sify.com/movies/dhanush-s-mappillai-audio-launched-news-tamil-ldmkzufadda.html. Retrieved 16 September 2011.