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Directed by | Selvaraghavan |
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Written by | Selvaraghavan |
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Music by | G. V. Prakash Kumar |
Cinematography | Ramji |
Edited by | Kola Bhaskar |
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Distributed by | Gemini Film Circuit |
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151 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
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Soundtrack album by G. V. Prakash Kumar | ||||
Released | 25 September 2011 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Language | Tamil | |||
Label | Gemini Audio | |||
Producer | G. V. Prakash Kumar | |||
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Mayakkam Enna (English: What is this illusion?) is a 2011 Tamil musical film written and directed by Selvaraghavan and produced by Gemini Film Circuit in association with Aum Productions Selvaraghavan its own banner. It stars his brother Dhanush, along with newcomer Richa Gangopadhyay, and features music scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar while the cinematography was handled by Ramji. Mayakkam Enna depicts the story of an aspiring wildlife photographer and his struggles in life. The film, produced and distributed by Gemini Film Circuit, was released on 25 November 2011. after originally being slated to air on the same day as Osthi. The movie turned out to be a failure in the Tamil film industry.
Karthik Swaminathan (Dhanush), referred to as 'Genius' by his friends, is a freelance photographer who aspires to become a wildlife photographer like Madhesh Krishnasamy (Raviprakash). His close friends Sundar (Sunder Ramu), Shankar (Mathivanan Rajendran), Padmini (Pooja Devariya) and Vindhya (Shilpi Kiran) support him and his sister after the death of their parents. One day, Sundar introduces Yamini (Richa Gangopadhyay) as his girlfriend to Karthik and his friends. On their first meeting, Karthik and Yamini have a bitter experience but they slowly develop a special bond. Karthik tries to stay away from the girl since he does not want to break his friend's heart, but a sequence of events brings them closer. Eventually, Sunder's dad arranges for Karthik and Yamini to be married.