Mozhi (film)

Mozhi
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Directed by	Radha Mohan
Produced by	Prakash Raj
Written by	Radha Mohan
Starring	Jyothika Prithviraj Prakash Raj Swarnamalya
Music by	Vidyasagar
Cinematography	K. V. Guhan
Edited by	Kasi Viswanathan
Production company	Duet Movies
Distributed by	Oscar Films
Release date	23 February 2007
Running time	155 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	2.5 crores
Box office	10 crores

Mozhi (English: Language) is a 2007 Tamil-language musical romantic comedy film written and directed by Radha Mohan and produced by Prakash Raj. The film features Jyothika in lead roles along with Prithviraj , while Prakash Raj and Swarnamalya portray supporting roles. The film's plot is about Karthik (Prithviraj) who works as a musician in films falls in love with a deaf girl, Archana (Jyothika), but she considers him as her friend and disapproves his love. Rest of the story revolves around Archana accepting Karthik's love.

The film was launched in 2006 and shooting was held at several locations in India and Mauritius. Vidyasagar scored the music while lyrics were written by Vairamuthu. Mu. Kasivishwanathan handled the editing and K. V. Guhan worked as the cinematographer. The dialogues were written by Viji. The film was released on 23 February 2007 and emerged a critical and commercial success, despite facing stiff competition from Paruthiveeran at the box-office.

The film, notably, was the last film that Jyothika signed up for, as she retired from acting after marriage.Her performance won critical acclaim & several accolades and made her one of the close contenders for the National Film Award for Best Actress, however she lost the award to Umashree for the Kannada film Gulabi Talkies. The film was dubbed in Telugu as Maatarani Mounamidi.

Mozhi was the first Tamil film receiving the fastest launch in the home video market. The producers had tied up with optical disc maker Moser Baer for the release. The film was premiered in the Non prize section of 2007 Cannes Film Festival.