| MGR Magan | |
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 Official release poster | |
| Directed by | Ponram |
| Written by | Ponram |
| Produced by | Sundar Arumugam |
| Starring | M. Sasikumar Sathyaraj Mirnalini Ravi |
| Cinematography | Vinoth Rathinasamy |
| Edited by | Vivek Harshan |
| Music by | Anthony Daasan |
Production company | Screen Scene Media Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Disney+ Hotstar |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
MGR Magan (transl. MGR's son) is a 2021 IndianTamil-languagemasala film[1] directed byPonram and produced by Screen Scene Media Entertainment Pvt Ltd. The film starsM. Sasikumar,Sathyaraj andMirnalini Ravi in lead roles and the music is composed byAnthony Daasan.[2][3] It was released on 4 November 2021 onDisney+ Hotstar and opened to mostly negative reviews from critics.
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Naturopathy practitioner, MG Ramasamy's relationship with his son turns sour, but the duo must reunite in order to save a medicinal mountain from the claws of a cunning businessman.
The principal photography of the film began on 25 September 2019 and the initial schedule of the film was shot inTheni.[6]Mirnalini Ravi was cast in the film as the female lead opposite toM. Sasikumar. InitiallySathyaraj's role was offered toRajkiran but he declined the offer due to the schedule conflicts.[7] The shooting of the film completed at the end of November 2019.[8]
The soundtrack and score are composed byAnthony Daasan. The soundtrack album featured four songs written byYugabharathi, Murugan Manthiram and Anthony Daasan.
| MGR Magan | ||||
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| Released | 2021 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 15:08 | |||
| Language | Tamil | |||
| Label | Sony Music India[9] | |||
| Anthony Daasan chronology | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Jilla Asanthu Nikkum" | Yugabharathi | Meenakshi Elayaraja | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Kelappu Kelappu" | Muragan Manthiram | Anthony Daasan,Pooja Vaidyanath | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Kingini Kingini" | Anthony Daasan | Ranjith, Srinidhi | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Yereduthu Paakkama" | Murugan Manthiram | Anthony Daasan, Pooja Vaidyanath | 3:54 |
MGR Magan was cleared by thecensor board on 28 August 2020.[10] The film was initially planned for theatrical release onDiwali 2020, but was postponed due to the delay in theatres reopen from theCOVID-19 pandemic in India.[11][12] The trailer of the film was released on 14 November 2020. In late November 2020, the team was planning to push the film for theChristmas release but it didn't happen.[13][14] Later the film makers announced the film will be released on 23 April 2021 with the 50% occupancy in the theatres[15] but was forced to postpone the release again due to thenew lockdown restrictions imposed by theTamil Nadu government ahead of COVID-19-second wave in India.[16][17] In October 2021, the theatrical release was cancelled in favour of adirect-to-streaming release onDisney+ Hotstar, on 4 November 2021.[18]
The satellite rights were sold toStar Vijay.[19]
Vishal Menon ofFilm Companion wrote, "The father-son conflict in MGR Magan is neither pushed hard enough to make things funny nor does it succeed in creating tension."[20] Siby Jeyya fromIndia Herald wrote, "MGR Magan is a great family film that has a good mix of laughs, action, thrills, and emotions. If you look underneath the layer of comedy, it strives to convey a message, and even if the actors' delivery is a little sloppy at times, the concept finally catches up with you."[21]IANS gave a rating of 2.5 out on 5 and wrote, "Ponram's 'MGR Magan' isn't bad. But it also doesn't provide us the kind of fun that his [Ponram] earlier films have made us expect of him."[22] Avinash Ramachandran fromCinema Express gave a rating of 2 out on 5 and wrote, "MGR Magan manages to be is a rickety ride in a defunct carnival that had clearly seen better days."[23]
This is truly a 'masala' film for Indian standards with a mix of genres