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Directed by | V. Z. Durai |
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Written by | Balakumaran (Dialogue) |
Screenplay by | V. Z. Durai |
Story by | V. Z. Durai |
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Music by | Deva |
Cinematography | P. C. Sriram |
Edited by | Suresh Urs |
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Distributed by | NIC Arts |
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156 mins |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
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Soundtrack album by Deva | ||||
Released | 2000 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Label | Vega Music NIC Audio Bayshore |
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Mugavaree (English: Address) is a 2000 Tamil musical film written and directed by V. Z. Durai and produced by S. S. Chakravarthy. The film features Ajith Kumar in the lead role as a struggling musician with Jyothika, Raghuvaran, Vivek and K.Vishwanath playing supporting roles. The music is composed by Deva, whilst the film featured award-winning cinematrography by P. C. Sriram.
The story revolves around the conflicting emotions of ambition, love and responsibility that the protagonist, Sridhar played by Ajith Kumar, goes through in his quest to become a successful music composer. The film opened in February 2000 to critical acclaim.
Sridhar (Ajith Kumar) is from a middle class family headed by his father (K.Vishwanath). Shiva (Raghuvaran) is Sridhar’s elder brother and he is the breadwinner for the family consisting of his wife Shantha (Sithara) and his sister (Preitha Raghav). Sridhar, upon completion of his graduation, aspires to become a music director and tries hard to secure a chance in movies but all his efforts go in vain. Sridhar’s search for a chance continues for 8 years. Despite that, his family members support him very well and encourage him whenever he feels dejected.
Sridhar meets Viji (Jyothika) and befriends her. Viji also likes Sridhar and his aspiration. Slowly, love blossoms between them. Viji gets introduced to Sridhar’s family and they too like her. But Sridhar has plans of marrying her only after getting is first break in music. Viji also understands Sridhar and supports him. A CD shop owner (Manivannan) is Sridhar's neighbor and he also encourages him. Sridhar gets an opportunity to compose music for a film. He feels extremely happy and goes for recording. But on the same day, the producer meets with an accident and the movie is dropped.