Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA

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Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA
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Directed by Manivannan
Written byManivannan
Produced byS.Ravichandran
K.Suresh
Starring Sathyaraj
Manivannan
Seeman
CinematographyD. Sankar
Edited by R. Sudharsan
Music by James Vasanthan
Production
company
V House Production
Release date
  • 10 May 2013 (2013-05-10)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language political satire film directed by Manivannan. A sequel to Amaidhipadai (1994), it stars Sathyaraj in his 200th film, reprising his role as Nagaraja Cholan from the original, alongside an ensemble cast including Seeman, Manivannan, his son Raghuvannan, Mrudula Murali, Komal Sharma and Varsha Ashwathi. [1] The film, featuring music composed by James Vasanthan, was produced by Ravichandran and K. Suresh under the banner of V House Production [2] and shot in Coimbatore and surrounding areas in one single schedule. Unlike the original, Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA opened to mixed reviews. [3] It was Manivannan's 50th and last film as a director and actor, as he died a month after the film's release. [4]

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Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by James Vasanthan. [5]

Critical reception

Sidharth Varma of The Times of India gave the film 2+1⁄2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "If you are familiar with Nagaraja Cholan as a ruthless politician, who rose from being Ammavasai in Amaidhipadai, this movie will definitely disappoint you...his resurrection after almost 20 years ends up a failed attempt to build on the character...The movie is a pale shadow of the original, except for the few scenes involving Cholan and his trusted aide Manimaran". [6] Baradwaj Rangan wrote for The Hindu , "The film seems to be some sort of science fiction, unfolding in a parallel dimension even as the events in Amaidhipadai were taking place. But this isn't the real problem with Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA. If Manivannan wants to take a hit character from a hit film and spin a new story around him, that's his prerogative — except that the story, this time, doesn't stick". [7]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Manivannan's 50th movie Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA". Sify . 10 October 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Nagaraja Chozhan MA, MLA fails to impress!". in.com . 11 May 2013. Archived from the original on 19 June 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Tamil actor-director Manivannan passes away". Deccan Chronicle . 15 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Nagaraja Chozan M.A., M.L.A. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music . Archived from the original on 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  6. ↑ Varma, Sidharth (13 May 2013). "Nagaraja Cholan MA MLA Movie Review". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 5 March 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Rangan, Baradwaj (11 May 2013). "Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA: The party's over". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 4 March 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
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