Deiva Machan

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Deiva Machan
Deiva Machan.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMartyn Nirmal Kumar
Written byMartyn Nirmal Kumar
Produced by
  • Udaya Kumar
  • Geeta Udayakumar
  • M. P. Veeramani
Starring
CinematographyCamil J. Alex
Edited byS Elayaraja
Music by
  • Score:
  • Ajesh
  • Songs:
  • Godwin J. Kodan
Production
companies
  • Uday Productions
  • Magic Touch Pictures
Release date
  • 21 April 2023 (2023-04-21)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Deiva Machan (transl.Godly brother-in-law) is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language fantasy comedy film written and directed by Martyn Nirmal Kumar in his directorial debut. [1] [2] The film stars Vemal, Pandiarajan and Anitha Sampath in the lead role while Neha Jha, Bala Saravanan, Aadukalam Naren in supporting roles. [1] The film's music is composed by Godwin J. Kodan, and Ajesh composed the background score.

Contents

The story is based on the director's short film Boodham. [3] The film was released on 21 April 2023 and received positive reviews from critics.

Plot

Thabaal Karthi owns an electronic shop in his hometown of Ayyampalayam, Dindigul. A man named Saattaikkaran will appear in Karthi's dream and say the name of someone who will die soon. Whatever Saattaikkaran says will become true. His sister Kunguma Thaen's marriage proposals always end in obstruction. Finally, they find a bridegroom for her whom she is interested in marrying. But this time Saattaikkaran, in Karthi's dream, said Karthi's brother-in-law would die, so Karthi has to save his brother-in-law. He later realizes that his dream might be targeted towards him, so he has to save himself. Who actually dies forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Udaya Kumar and Geeta Udaya Kumar of Uday Productions along with M. P. Veeramani of Magic Touch Pictures. [4] Filming was completed in May 2022. [1] Cinematography is done by Camil J. Alex, and editing is done by S. Elayaraja. The film is a second collaboration between Vimal and Bala Saravanan after the web series Vilangu . [5] The first look poster for the film was released on 4 May 2022. [6] [7] The trailer for the film was released on 7 April 2023. [8] [9]

Music

The film's music is composed by Godwin J. Kodan, and Ajesh composed the background score. [10]

Deiva Machan
Soundtrack album by
Godwin J. Kodan
Background Score:
Ajesh
Released2023
Recorded2022–2023
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length10:23
LanguageTamil
Label Tips Tamil
Producer Godwin J. Kodan
Ajesh
Ajesh chronology
Vallavanukkum Vallavan
(2023)		Deiva Machan
(2023)
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Gopura Purave Vaa" Karthik Netha Nithyasree Mahadevan, Reshma Raghavendra2:20
2."Kalyaana Melam" Kabilan Anand Aravindakshan 3:55
3."Pattuvaetti Santhanam"Arun BharathiMahalingam, Senthil Ganesh, Rajalakshmi4:08
Total length:10:23

Release

Theatrical

The film was released on 21 April 2023.

Reception

A critic from Maalai Malar stated that "Director Martin Nirmal Kumar has given Deiva Machan as a family relationship comedy." and gave 3.25 out of 5 ratings. [11] Logesh Balachandran critic of The Times of India gave 3 stars out of 5 and wrote that "Overall, Deiva Machan is an enjoyable comedy that will leave you with a smile on your face. It may not be for everyone, nonetheless, it is a fun and entertaining film that is well worth a watch." [12] A critic from Cinema Vikatan wrote a review stating, "Even though there are flaws in the screenplay and the story is predictable, Bala Saravanan and Vimal combo comedy scenes are well worked." [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Here's the first look of Vemal's Deiva Machan". Cinema Express . 5 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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  13. ↑ "தெய்வ மச்சான் சுவாரஸ்ய ஒன்லைன், ஆனால் டெம்ப்ளேட் காட்சிகள் - மச்சான் சிரிக்க வைக்கிறானா?". Cinema Vikatan (in Tamil). 21 April 2023. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
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