Mayakannadi

Maya Kannadi
Directed by	Cheran
Produced by	Subbu Panchu
Written by	Cheran
Starring	Cheran Navya Nair Arya
Music by	Ilayaraaja
Edited by	Ayyappan-Ramarao
Production company	Chellamai Celluloids
Release date	14 April 2007
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Maya Kannadi (English : Mirror of Illusion) is a 2007 Tamil drama film directed by Cheran. It's his ninth directorial venture. He also plays the lead role with Navya Nair. Subbu Panchu, son of veteran producer Panchu Arunachalam is the producer. Ilayaraaja scores the music and Sarath Kumar, Arya and Malavika make cameo appearances in the film.

Kumar (Cheran) is a young man who comes from Thiruvannamalai to Chennai with dreams and hopes about the future. He gets a job in a men's beauty parlor in Chennai. Every day, he observes and learns more about life in the city. He starts to dream and build castles in the air.

Maheswari (Navya Nair) works in another beauty parlor and also has desires of her own. The rest of the story is about what happens to these two people. This three-hour-long film has similar themes compared to Cheran's previous films. The key message in this movie is that each person's life is in his own hands.