Mozhi

Mozhi
Directed by	Radha Mohan
Produced by	Prakash Raj
Written by	Radha Mohan
Starring	Prithviraj Jyothika Saravanan Prakash Raj Swarnamalya Brahmanandam Bhaskar Neelima Rani
Music by	Vidyasagar
Cinematography	K.V. Guhan
Editing by	Mu.Kasivishwanathan
Distributed by	Oscar Films
Release date(s)	23 February 2007
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	$500,000
Box office	$2,000,000

Mozhi (Tamil: மொழி, English: Language) is a 2007 Tamil film produced by Prakash Raj and directed by Radha Mohan. The film stars Prithviraj, Jyothika, Prakash Raj and Swarnamalya in pivotal roles. The theme is similar to the Hollywood film Children of a Lesser God. Although The film deals with many serious issues of life, it moves at a fast pace and is generally funny, with Prakash Raj accounting for most of the hilarious moments. Vidyasagar has scored the music for the film, whilst Mu.Kasivishwanathan handled the editing & K.V. Guhan is the Director of Photography. The impressive and catchy dialogues were written by Viji. Shooting was held at several locations including India and Mauritius. The film was released on 23 February 2007 and has become a super hit upon release, despite facing stiff competition from Paruthiveeran at the box-office. The film is the last film that Jyothika signed up for, as she retired from acting after marriage. Prasanna, who got a big break with Duet Movies and director Radha Mohan's Azhagiya Theeye, was approached to play the role of Viji, but refused. The role was later taken up by Prakash Raj himself.^{[citation needed]}.

Mozhi is the first Tamil film which obtained the fastest launch in the home video market. The producers tied up with optical disc maker Moser Baer for the release. Director Radha Mohan has an offer to remake the film in Hindi, the rights of which have been acquired by Boney Kapoor.

Plot

Karthik (Prithviraj) and Viji (Prakash Raj) are close buds, who are keyboard players in music director Vidyasagar’s team. They are brilliant in their work of re-recording and background scores. They are fun-loving, witty and share a great rapport. They come to live in an apartment complex where they meet a handful of interesting people. Their neighbour and flat secretary, Ananthakrishnan (Brahmanandam) is not too happy about Karthik occupying the flat and asks him to vacate as bachelors are not allowed to live there. Preethi (Neelima Rani), a girl from one of those apartments, is head over heels in love with Karthik.

One day, Karthik sees a girl (Jyothika) on the road and he is quite impressed by her attitude and guts. Later, he finds out that the girl is Archana, a deaf and mute girl who lives in the same apartment. Karthik falls in love with her, and along with Viji, try to find out more about her from her best friend Sheela (Swarnamalya). Karthik learns sign language from Sheela so that he can communicate with Archana. He wants to have her as his life partner, though she considers him as a good friend.

Archana gets angry with him eventually. She thinks that her baby will be deaf and mute just like her. Her father abandoned her after he found out about her handicap, and she is afraid that Karthik will leave her as well if their baby is like her. Karthik tries to reason with her that her father was unaware of her condition, so it took him by surprise. However, he is ready to accept her and their future children because he knows and understands them. However, his pleas are to no avail. Archana begins avoiding Karthik, and Karthik is heartbroken.

At the same time, Viji also falls in love with Sheela, who is a widow. Sheela's parents agree to the marriage, and their marriage date is fixed. On the day of Viji's wedding, Archana confesses to Karthik that she does indeed love him. The story thus concludes.

Cast

• Prithviraj as Karthik
• Jothika as Archana
• Prakash Raj as Vijayakumar a.k.a. Viji
• Swarnamalya as Angeline Sheela
• Brahmanandam as Ananthakrishnan

Music

Mozhi
Soundtrack album by Vidyasagar
Released	2007
Producer	Vidyasagar
Vidyasagar chronology
Aathi (2006) Mozhi (2007) Arai En 305-il Kadavul (2007)

A part of Harry Belafonte's version of the popular Jewish song Hava Nagila, is played in the scene when Prakash Raj dances on his bed. This is when Brahmanandam enters the room and is shocked to see him completely nude. The song Kannal pesum penne is a modification of the song Elamankanniloode... I am thinking of you from the Malayalam film 'Satyam Sivam Sundaram'(2000). Vidyasagar gave the music for the Malayalam movie too. The songs 'Katrin Mozhi...'and 'Sevannam Sellai Katti' were popular in 2007 and were critically acclaimed. Acclaimed poet Vairamuthu has penned the lyrics for all the songs.

Song Title	Singers
Kannal Pesum Penne	S. P. Balasubramanyam
Kaatrin Mozhi	Balaram
Sevvanam Selai Katti	Jassie Gift
Mouname Unnidam	Srinivas
En Jannal Therivadhu	Karthik
Pesa Marandhaayae	Madhu Balakrishnan
Kaatrin Mozhi	Sujatha

Box-office

• Produced on a budget of $500,000, the film was a surprise hit grossing around $2 million at the box office.^[1][1]

References

1. ^ 2007-Half Yearly Report - Sify.com

External links

• Mozhi Tamil Songs Listen And Download
• Mozhi Review