Maayan is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Nassar. The film stars himself, Roja and Vindhya, while Thalaivasal Vijay, Ranjitha and Vadivelu among others form an ensemble cast. Music for the film was composed by Deva and the film was released on 14 September 2001.[1][2][3]

Maayan
Directed byNassar
Written bySundara Thirumal
StarringNassar
Roja
Vindhya
Ranjitha
CinematographyP. S. Dharan
Edited bySuresh Urs
Music byDeva
Production
company
Kana Film Makers
Release date
  • 14 September 2001 (2001-09-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast edit

Production edit

Nassar had originally planned only to direct the film, but after his initial choices for the lead actor – Prashanth and Ajith Kumar – pulled out, he chose to also portray the lead role.[4] As a result, the film's production was delayed by over a year from early 1999.[5] Actress Ranjitha made a comeback to acting with Maayan, after taking a three-year sabbatical post-marriage.[6] The film also marked the first major role for Pasupathy, whose previous venture Marudhanayagam was shelved.[7]

The first schedule of the shooting was held at Chennai and Chengelpet. The second schedule was then held at Tiruvannamalai and the forests of Thalaikonam.[8]

Soundtrack edit

Soundtrack was composed by Deva.[9]

Song Singers Lyrics
"Alli Kulathu" Ganga Thamarai
"Koraiyum Theekum" Srinivas Ingulab
"Kuruthiyile" S. Janaki Pulamaipithan
"Mayavane" Harini Palani Bharathi
"Mathana" Vadivelu Chidambaranathan
"Oru Naadu" Swarnalatha Thamarai

References edit

  1. ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (21 September 2001). "Film Review: Maayan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  2. ^ "நாசரின் மாயன்". Kalki (in Tamil). 10 June 2001. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ^ "மாயன்". Kalki (in Tamil). 30 September 2001. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. ^ "At home in every role". The Hindu. 11 December 2002. Archived from the original on 13 March 2003. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Nasser: An Interview". Dinakaran. 22 September 1999. Archived from the original on 1 March 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  6. ^ "On the comeback trail". The Hindu. 16 September 2001. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  7. ^ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (29 December 2006). "I want challenges in life too: Actor Pasupathy". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Mayan". cinematoday2.itgo.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Maayan (2001)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.

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