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Mozhi 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. .
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
.
) 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.
'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.
Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to...
and directed by Radha Mohan
Radha Mohan
Radha Mohan is a Tamil movie director. He has, till date, directed five films, out of which four of them are critically acclaimed and box-office hits. A good friend of actor-producer Prakash Raj, he has directed four films for Prakash Raj's Duet films: Azhagiya Theeye, Mozhi, Abhiyum Naanum and...
. The film stars Prithviraj
Prithviraj Sukumaran
Prithviraj Sukumaran credited mononymously as Prithviraj, is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema....
, Jyothika, Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to...
and Swarnamalya
Swarnamalya
Swarnamalya is a Tamil actress and TV anchor. She is also a bharathanatyam dancer. She is currently acting in a Kalaignar TV serial called Thekkathi Ponnu which is directed by Bharathiraja. She is a famous classical dancer. She received the award 'Yuvakala Bharat' at the age of 17...
in pivotal roles. The theme is similar to the Hollywood film Children of a Lesser God
Children of a Lesser God
Children of a Lesser God is a 1986 American romantic drama film directed by Randa Haines and written by Hesper Anderson and Mark Medoff. An adaptation of Medoff's Tony Award-winning stage play of the same name, the film stars William Hurt and Marlee Matlin as two employees at a school for the deaf:...
. Although The film deals with many serious issues of life, it moves at a fast pace and is generally funny, with Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to...
accounting for most of the hilarious moments. Vidyasagar
Vidyasagar (music director)
Vidyasagar is an Award-Winning Indian film music director and music composer in the Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi film industry. He is very popular in South Indian music industry and best known for his soulful melodies. His fast numbers to many films have earned him much fame too. He has...
has scored the music for the film, whilst Mu.Kasivishwanathan handled the editing & K.V. Guhan
K.V. Guhan
K.V. Guhan is an Indian cinematographer from Chennai, India. Guhan is the younger brother of Tamil film director Saran. He shot to fame through the Telugu movie Athadu. He teamed up twice with director Radha Mohan for Mozhi and Payanam, notable films in Tamil cinema. He has directed Inidhu Inidhu...
is the Director of Photography. The impressive and catchy dialogues were written by Viji. Shooting was held at several locations including India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
and Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
. The film was released on 23 February 2007 and has become a super hit upon release, despite facing stiff competition from Paruthiveeran
Paruthiveeran
Paruthiveeran is a 2007 Indian Tamil film written and directed by Ameer Sultan. The film stars Karthi in his feature film debut as the titular character, with Priyamani as the female lead and Ponvannan, Saravanan and Ganja Karuppu and Sujatha essaying supporting roles...
at the box-office. The film is the last film that Jyothika signed up for, as she retired from acting after marriage. Prasanna
Prasanna (actor)
Prasanna is an Indian actor in the Tamil film industry. He made his debut in Five Star in 2002, which was produced by Mani Ratnam. Apart from lead roles, he has also played supporting roles. His film Achchamundu! Achchamundu!, in which he starred alongside Sneha and American actor John Shea, was...
, 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. .
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
Moser Baer
Moser Baer is the world's 2nd largest optical storage media manufacturer and supplies to the world's top dozen brands. They now make CD-R's for Memorex , TDK , Verbatim Sony and Agfa-Gevaert . They used to make CD-R's for Imation and Staples . The company was founded in New Delhi in 1983...
for the release. Director Radha Mohan
Radha Mohan
Radha Mohan is a Tamil movie director. He has, till date, directed five films, out of which four of them are critically acclaimed and box-office hits. A good friend of actor-producer Prakash Raj, he has directed four films for Prakash Raj's Duet films: Azhagiya Theeye, Mozhi, Abhiyum Naanum and...
has an offer to remake the film in Hindi, the rights of which have been acquired by Boney Kapoor
Boney Kapoor
Boney Kapoor is an Indian film producer and recently he became director of Sahara One Media and Entertainment Limited of Sahara India Pariwar....
.
Plot
Karthik (PrithvirajPrithviraj Sukumaran
Prithviraj Sukumaran credited mononymously as Prithviraj, is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema....
) and Viji (Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to...
) are close buds, who are keyboard players in music director Vidyasagar
Vidyasagar (music director)
Vidyasagar is an Award-Winning Indian film music director and music composer in the Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi film industry. He is very popular in South Indian music industry and best known for his soulful melodies. His fast numbers to many films have earned him much fame too. He has...
’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
Brahmanandam
Brahmanandam Kanneganti is an Indian actor, commonly appearing in Telugu films. He was born into a Viswakarma gold smith family. He holds Guinness World Record for acting in the most number of films in a single language. He was starred in over 900 films till date. He is noted for Physical comedy...
) 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
Swarnamalya
Swarnamalya is a Tamil actress and TV anchor. She is also a bharathanatyam dancer. She is currently acting in a Kalaignar TV serial called Thekkathi Ponnu which is directed by Bharathiraja. She is a famous classical dancer. She received the award 'Yuvakala Bharat' at the age of 17...
). 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
- PrithvirajPrithviraj SukumaranPrithviraj Sukumaran credited mononymously as Prithviraj, is an Indian film actor and producer best known for his work in Malayalam cinema....
as Karthik - JothikaJyothika SaravananJyothika Sadanah-Saravanan is a former Indian film actress who predominantly appeared in Tamil films. She also acted in a few Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi films. She gained critical acclaim for her performances in Kushi, Perazhagan, Chandramukhi and Mozhi, winning one Filmfare and three...
as Archana - Prakash RajPrakash RajPrakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to...
as Vijayakumar a.k.a. Viji - SwarnamalyaSwarnamalyaSwarnamalya is a Tamil actress and TV anchor. She is also a bharathanatyam dancer. She is currently acting in a Kalaignar TV serial called Thekkathi Ponnu which is directed by Bharathiraja. She is a famous classical dancer. She received the award 'Yuvakala Bharat' at the age of 17...
as Angeline Sheela - BrahmanandamBrahmanandamBrahmanandam Kanneganti is an Indian actor, commonly appearing in Telugu films. He was born into a Viswakarma gold smith family. He holds Guinness World Record for acting in the most number of films in a single language. He was starred in over 900 films till date. He is noted for Physical comedy...
as Ananthakrishnan
Music
A part of Harry BelafonteHarry Belafonte
Harold George "Harry" Belafonte, Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist. He was dubbed the "King of Calypso" for popularizing the Caribbean musical style with an international audience in the 1950s...
's version of the popular Jewish song Hava Nagila
Hava Nagila
"Hava Nagila" is a Hebrew folk song that has become a staple of band performers at Jewish weddings and Bar/Bat Mitzvahs.-History:...
, is played in the scene when Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj
Prakash Raj , better known by his stage name Prakash Raj, is a National Award winning actor, director and producer who has worked in Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam films. Though he was born in a Tulu family he achieved fame through Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. He got introduced to...
dances on his bed. This is when Brahmanandam
Brahmanandam
Brahmanandam Kanneganti is an Indian actor, commonly appearing in Telugu films. He was born into a Viswakarma gold smith family. He holds Guinness World Record for acting in the most number of films in a single language. He was starred in over 900 films till date. He is noted for Physical comedy...
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
Vidyasagar (music director)
Vidyasagar is an Award-Winning Indian film music director and music composer in the Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi film industry. He is very popular in South Indian music industry and best known for his soulful melodies. His fast numbers to many films have earned him much fame too. He has...
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
Vairamuthu
Vairamuthu Ramaswamy Thevar is an award-winning Tamil poet and lyricist.Debuting in the film Nizhalgal with the lyrics for the song "Ponmalai Pozhudhu", he has now about 5800 songs to his credit as of January 2009. His partnership with the composers Ilaiyaraaja, and later A. R...
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 Jassie Gift Jassie Gift is a Malayalam film music composer and singer from Thiruvananthapuram, India. He became famous after his song "Lajjavathiye" in the film 4 the people.-Biography:... |
| Mouname Unnidam | Srinivas Srinivas Srinivas/Sreenivas/Shrinivas/Shreenivas is a common given name for males in India. The word Srinivas is combination of two Sanskrit words, Sri and nivas . Sri means 'radiance' or 'diffusing light'; nivas means 'place of residence'... |
| En Jannal Therivadhu | Karthik Karthik Karthik is a male given name that is most common name in the southern part of India. The name stands for the Hindu god "Muruga," son of Lord Shiva.The name may refer to:-Actors:... |
| Pesa Marandhaayae | Madhu Balakrishnan Madhu Balakrishnan Madhu Balakrishnan is an Indian playback singer, who sings in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada languages.-Biography:Madhu Balakrishnan is from Tripunithura, Cochin, Kerala in India. A Graded artist in All India Radio and Doordarshan, he has performed with all major playback singers in Kerala... |
| 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.http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/06/29/stories/2007062950500100.htm