''Mathil'' () is a 2021 Indian

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

-language

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Mithran R. Jawahar Mithran R. Jawahar (born 8 June 1979) is an Indian film director who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. Career Jawahar, an erstwhile assistant of Selvaraghavan, began working on his first film starring Dhanush in December 2004. A remake of ...

; produced Singa Sankaran under the production house SS Group; and written by Jothi Arunachalam and Ezhichur Aravindan. The film stars

K. S. Ravikumar K. S. Ravikumar (born 30 May 1958) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, primarily working in Tamil films. Career 1990–1997 Ravikumar worked as co-director on R. B. Choudary's production ''Pudhu Vasantham'' directe ...

Mime Gopi Mime Gopi is an Indian stage and film actor who has appeared in predominantly Tamil films including ''Madras'' (2014), ''Kathakali'' (2016), and ''Kabali'' (2016). Career Mime Gopi already acted in Saravanan Meenatchi season 1 along with Mirch ...

and Madhumita. The cinematography and film editing were handled by G. Balamurugan and M. Thiyagarajan, respectively. The film was digitally released on

ZEE5 ZEE5 is an Indian subscription video on-demand and over-the-top streaming service, run by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched in India on 14 February 2018 with content in 12 languages. The ZEE5 mobile app is available on Web, Andr ...

on 14 April 2021.

Plot

Lakshmikanthan (

), a theater artist who is enjoying his retired life, is a happy man now as his long dream of owning a home comes true. As someone who has seen his father's struggles without having a home, he is so attached with the newly-built home and shares the same with his daughter, son, and daughter-in-law. But little does he know that his happiness will be short-lived. One day, a few goons who work for Senathipathi (

), a dreaded politician in the locality, paint their party symbol on Lakshmi's house wall. Upon complaining to the nearby sub-inspector Veeramuthu (

Srinath Narayana Swamy (born 28 December 1944), known by his stage name Srinath, is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Kannada cinema. He holds the position of vice-president of the Kannada television channel Udaya TV. He is ...

), a miffed Sena uses his influence and ensures that the power supply to Lakshmi's house is cut off. Lakshmi's friends restore power supply in a far-fetched but partly enjoyable scene, and this irks Sena again. He, in return, destroys his house wall, after which both of them declare war against each other. Lakshmi is a middle-class common man who hardly has any influence, while Sena, on the other hand, is close to being chosen by his party as the MLA candidate. Whether Lakshmi and his drama troupe are able to succeed in this battle against Sena forms the rest of the story.

Cast

as Lakshmikanthan *

as Senathipathi * Shanjith as Vinoth *

Lollu Sabha Swaminathan Lollu Sabha Swaminathan (born 31 January 1959) an Indian actor and comedian on working in the Tamil film and media industry. He appeared in prominent roles in Vijay TV's satiric series ''Lollu Sabha'' before becoming a full fledged actor in Tam ...

as Ganesan *

Madhumitha Madhumitha (born Swapna Madhuri on 20 August 1981) is an Indian actress who appears in Telugu and Tamil films. Career Madhumitha started her acting career under her birth name Swapna Madhuri with the 2002 Telugu film ''Sandade Sandadi'' (2002 ...

Dhivya Duraisamy Dhivya may refer to: Places * Dhivya Matriculation Higher Secondary School, established in 1992 in Chetpet, Thiruvannamalai District, Tamil Nadu, India * Dhivya College of Education, established in 2005 in Chetpet, Thiruvannamalai District, Tami ...

as Shanmathi *

as Sub-Inspector Veeramuthu * Aathreyaa as Hacker * Rajasimman *

Kathadi Ramamurthy Sundaresan Ramamurthy (born February 2, 1938) better known as Kathadi Ramamurthy, is an Indian actor, director, writer and dubbing artiste. He is primarily known for his roles as a comedian in Tamil film, theatre and television. Early life ...

Release

The film was digitally released on 14 April 2021 on

References

External links

* {{Mithran R. Jawahar 2021 films 2021 drama films 2020s Tamil-language films ZEE5 original films 2021 direct-to-video films Films directed by Mithran R. Jawahar