''Mathapoo'' () is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language

romantic drama Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

film directed by Nagaraj and starring newcomer Jayan and

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Cast

*Jayan as Karthik *

as Pooja * Geetha as Pooja's mother * Sithara as Karthik's aunty *

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as Karthik's uncle *

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as Karthik's mother * Kitty as Pooja's father *

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as Restaurant worker * Vivek Rajgopal as Maali * Senthi Kumari as Maid * L. Raja as Police inspector

Production

The film was directed by Nagaraj, who previously directed the film '' Dhinamdhorum'' (1998) and wrote the dialogues for '' Minnale'' (2001) and '' Kaakha Kaakha'' (2003). Jayan, a graduate of DG Vaishnav College, made his acting debut with this film.

of '' 18 Vayasu'' and '' Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom'' fame was signed as the main female actress. Velayudham was signed as the music director of the film. He learned music from Veeraraghavan, M. S. Viswanathan's teacher. Music duo

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composed the background score for the film. The cast and crew were finalized after eight to nine months. The film was shot in sixty days.

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Velayudham. An audio launch was held on 24 April 2013 after being postponed from December 2012. Several celebrities including K. Bhagyaraj, S. P. Jananathan, Balasekaran,

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, Sasi and Kalanjiyam attended the event.

Release

''The Times of India'' gave the film two out of five stars and wrote that "What makes this protracted film just that bit bearable are the supporting actors who makes us relate to the characters". ''Behindwoods'' gave the film one-and-a-half out of five stars and write that "The excessively slow paced drama also gives a TV ‘mega-serial’ effect every now and then". A critic from '' Maalaimalar'' called the film old.https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2013/09/13220800/mathapoo-cinema-review.vpf

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*{{IMDb title, 2946426 Indian romantic drama films 2013 romantic drama films 2013 films 2010s Tamil-language films 2010s Indian films