Milaga

Milaga (English: Chilli) is a 2010 Tamil action film directed by Ravi Mariya. The film stars himself in a negative role while Natarajan Subramaniam playing the lead role with Poongodi playing the pair. The film was released on 25 June 2010 to negative reviews.^[1]

Plot

The film revolves around Azhagar (Natarajan Subramaniam), who takes care of the family’s red chilli business. But he spends most of the time with his friends and leads a happy life until he comes across three brothers who control Madurai.

He earns the wrath of the evil brothers while trying to save a girl called Thenmozhi (Poongothai). How our one man army successfully defeats the baddies and joins hands with his ladylove forms the rest of the story.

Cast

• Natarajan Subramaniam as Azhagar
• Poongodi as Thenmozhi
• Singampuli
• K. P. Jagannath
• Suja Varunee
• Ravi Mariya
• Ilavarasu
• G. M. Kumar
• Rajendran
• Nandha Periyasamy
• P. S. Sridhar as Mahendra

Production

"Milaga" was Ravi Mariya's second directorial after Aasai Aasaiyai (2002). Directors Singam Puli, Jegannath, Nanda Periyasamy and G. M. Kumar don the grease paint for playing the major characters in the movie.^[2]

The crew had imported a Mumbai item girl named Maushmi Udeshi to shake her legs for the song. Suddenly when the crew was unaware, a man jumped out from the crowd, hugged Maushmi and kissed her. Shocked by this, the girl had thrashed the man furiously and made him unconscious. Awed by the actress wildness and the condition of the man, the crew had carried him to the hospital.^[3]

The shooting of this film commenced in Madurai and continued in Theni, Kambam, Kodaikanal and Thiruparakundram. The shooting took place for 60 days without a single day break. An enormous Karupanna Samy temple set was erected by art director Vasuki G P at the back of Thiruparakundram hills. A festival song sequence was shot in this set.^[4]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Sabesh-Murali.^[5]

• Thavaniyellam - Balaji
• Nee Sirichupaakura - Krishnaraj, Ganga
• Kirukku Paiya - Sathyan, Prashanthini
• Enga Vandhadi - Janani, Vineeth, Geetha
• Samy Vandhuruchu - Sriram, Sabesh

Critical reception

Indiaglitz wrote that director is "only partially successful in striking a perfect balance. Despite being racy, the film somehow fails to work big time, thanks to predictable scenes, especially in the second half".^[6] Sify wrote "first half of the film moves at a rapid pace [sic] it is the predictable second half of the film which hampers the pace".^[7] Rediff wrote that "movie doesn't quite capitalise on strengths".^[8]

References

External links

• Milaga on IMDb