''Medhai'' ( ) is a 2012 Indian

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directed by debutant director Saravanan and produced by Kalaimagal Kalaikoodam. The film stars

Ramarajan Kumaresan Ramaiyya better knows as Ramarajan (born 18 October 1960) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and politician. He is referred as Makkal Nayagan for acting and directing films on village-based subjects. Career Ramarajan sta ...

, Kaushika, Haasini and

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. The music was composed by

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. The film released on 15 January 2012.

Plot

Ramarajan plays Saravana, a model school teacher in a suburban town. As the film opens, we see him in jail, wrongly convicted for embezzling funds from a Public Trust he had set up for under privileged students who couldn’t afford to pay their school fees. After receiving the Best Teacher award, and released from jail later, the man goes into flashback mode. We get to learn of his good deeds and of his integrity, his effort in setting up the Trust, and his fight against child labour. Also, of the girl who became his wife, and his guts and honesty which earned him the wrath of a few influential and corrupt men. Out of jail, there are a few surprises in store for Saravana, as he learns about the conspiracy that had sent him to jail. He sets out to take on, or rather reform the baddies.

Cast

Production

''Medhai'', first reported in 2008, marked the acting comeback of Ramarajan after many years and it was his 44th film as an actor. The film marked the directorial debut of Saravanan who earlier apprenticed with

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and

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Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

. The audio release of the film was held on 17 July 2010 at Chennai.

Reception

A critic from ''Behindwoods'' wrote "''Medhai'' is quite obviously built around Ramarajan and his comeback. One only wishes the film had got a more contemporary story, treatment and better technical aspects. Director MTG Saravana definitely had to pay more attention to all aspects of the movie". A critic from ''

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'' wrote "The film is neither too exciting, nor a great disappointment. Only, the whole feel is that of a decades old film".

References

External links

*{{IMDb title 2012 films 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Indian films Indian action drama films 2012 directorial debut films 2012 action drama films Films scored by Dhina