Mayabazar (1995 film)
Mayabazar (aka Mayabazar 1995) is a 1995 Indian Tamil comedy horror film directed by Keyaar and produced by Meena Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Ramki and Urvashi in the lead roles. The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Ilaiyaraaja. Suvarna Mathew, Visu, Vivek and Ajay Rathnam were also in main roles.
| Mayabazar | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Keyaar |
| Produced by | Meena Panju Arunachalam |
| Written by | Prasanna Kumar (dialogues) |
| Story by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Starring | Ramki Urvashi Suvarna Mathew Visu Vivek Ajay Rathnam |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Robert |
| Edited by | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
Production company | P. A. Art Productions |
Release date | 12 August 1995 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Suji (Urvashi) is the only daughter of billionaire Vishwanathan (Visu) who plays pranks on the unsuspectin and one such prank she does by conducting an interview for choosing personal secretary for her father in which she chooses Ram (Ramki) as the secretary. Vishwanathan's friend Moorthy (Kitty), manager (Ajay Rathnam) and Swarna wants to takeover the whole property of Vishwanathan so Moorthy set up Raja (Kamalesh) to marry Suji. However Suji marries Ram.
Vishwanathan suddenly dies of heart attack and Suji who goes to Ooty and is killed by Ram and Moorthy. Suji becomes a ghost and decides to take revenge. Suji witnesses Mayamma (Urvashi), a look-alike who works a fake exorcist and asks her to act as herself. Suji witnesses that real Ram is kidnapped by the villains and it is Raja whose face was changed as Ram through plastic surgery. All the baddies suspect that she might not be Suji and finds out that she is Mayamma. In the climax, Ram signs all the documents, he brilliantly ties up his look-alike Raja and gets him burnt. Swarna turns insane after seeing a skeleton, Suji possesses Moorthy's body and kills Ajay and in the end Moorthy is hanged.
Cast
- Ramki as Ram
- Urvashi as Suji / Mayamma
- Suvarna Mathew as Swarna
- Visu as Vishwanathan (Suji's father)
- Vivek as Kuppu
- Ajay Rathnam as Ajay
- Kitty as Moorthy
- Chinni Jayanth
- Thyagu as Thangam
- Pandu as Police officer
- Junior Balaiah
- Swaminathan as Swaminathan
- Kamalesh as Raja
- Master Sirish
Soundtrack
Music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics were written by Vaali and Panchu Arunachalam. The song "Naan Poranthu" is a capella.[1]
- "Oru Oorla" - S. Janaki
- "Birthday Party" - Chithra
- "Adada Ingu" - Jolly abraham
- "Adada Oru" - Chithra
- "Naan Poranthu" - Janaki
- "Muthu Muthu" - SPB, K. S. Chithra
Reception
New Straits Times wrote that the film "has its own charm, definitely because of Urvasi's personal magic".[2]