MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal

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MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Robert
Written byRobert
Vanitha Vijayakumar
Produced byVanitha Vijayakumar
Starring
Edited byR. J. Anand
Music by Srikanth Deva
Production
company
Distributed byMishri Movies
Vibrant Movies
Release date
  • 8 May 2015 (2015-05-08)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal (also credited as MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal Rasigargal Narpani Mandram) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Robert, who also starred in the film in the lead role. The film stars an ensemble cast including its producer and dialogue writer Vanitha Vijayakumar, Nirosha, Aishwarya and Ramji in other lead roles. The film had a musical score by Srikanth Deva and was released on 8 May 2015. [1]

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Plot

Four drunken friends rob ATMs while donning masks of well-known Tamil actors. A female police officer promises to track down and apprehend the offenders.

Cast

Production

The film was the brainchild of choreographer Robert and actress Vanitha Vijayakumar, who were keen to make a comedy film together. Robert made his debut as director, and cast himself in the film's lead role. Vanitha chose to produce the film for an old production studio, Vanitha Film Production, launched by her parents, Vijayakumar and Manjula in the 1980s. It subsequently became the studio's third film following Nenjangal (1982) and Kai Kodukkum Kai (1984). The film was titled MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal after popular Tamil actors MGR, Sivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan – who Vanitha claimed she paid tribute through with the title. [2] The film was edited by R. J. Anand, while Vanitha also wrote the film's screenplay and dialogues. [3]

Actresses Nirosha and Aishwarya were also a part of the film, while comedians Powerstar Srinivasan and Premgi Amaren appeared in guest roles.

Soundtrack

MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal
Soundtrack album by
Sri
Recorded2014
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Producer Sri

For the film, music composer Srikanth Deva was credited as Sri.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Sanki Monkey"Gana GunaGana Guna04:52
2."Nethu Rathri"RobertSrikanth Deva, Lucy Vincent04:21
3."Classical Drama" (Instrumental)03:23
4."MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal"BizmacBizmac03:21

Release and reception

The film opened in May 2015 to negative reviews from critics. A reviewer from The New Indian Express opined that "Surely, this writer-director team, which is associated with the film industry for a long time, could have done some homework before they ventured into their debut project". [4] A reviewer from DesiMartini.com wrote "the script was intended to make the audience laugh but the execution was annoying", and that "other technical aspects are very mediocre and very ordinary stuff" and the "writing is very amateurish and the film is very low on production values". [5] The film did not perform well at the box office. [6]

In 2019, Robert denied that he was romantically involved with Vanitha and claimed that the pair decided to make the film on professional terms. [7] He added that he and Vanitha told the media about their alleged relationship in order to promote the film. Vanitha later called out Robert for his false interviews, and stated that the film was indeed produced when the pair were in a relationship. [8] [9]

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