Mozhi (film)

Mozhi
Poster
Directed byRadha Mohan
Written byViji (dialogue)
Screenplay byRadha Mohan
Story byRadha Mohan
Produced byPrakash Raj
StarringPrithviraj Sukumaran
Jyothika
Prakash Raj
Swarnamalya
CinematographyK. V. Guhan
Edited byKasi Viswanathan
Music byVidyasagar
Production
company
Distributed byOscar Films
Release date
  • 23 February 2007 (2007-02-23)
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Budget₹3 Crore[1]
Box officeest.₹14 Crore[2]

Mozhi (transl. Language) is a 2007 Indian Tamil language musical romantic comedy film written and directed by Radha Mohan and produced by Prakash Raj. The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jyothika, Prakash Raj, and Swarnamalya. The film's plot is about Karthik (Prithviraj), who works as a musician in films. He falls in love with a deaf and mute girl, Archana (Jyothika), but she considers him her friend and disapproves of his love. The rest of the story revolves around Archana accepting Karthik's love.

The film was launched in 2006 and shot at several locations in India and Mauritius. Vidyasagar scored the music while the lyrics were written by Vairamuthu. Mu. Kasivishwanathan handled the editing and K. V. Guhan worked as the cinematographer. The dialogues were written by Viji. The film was released on 23 February 2007 and emerged as a critical and commercial success.

Reportedly, Jyothika reached the final round of National Film Award for Best Actress for her role, however she lost the award to Umashree for the Kannada film Gulabi Talkies.[3][4] The film was dubbed in Telugu as Maatarani Mounamidi in 2012 and released to positive reviews.[5]

Mozhi was the first Tamil film receiving the fastest launch in the home video market. The producers tied up with optical disc maker Moser Baer for the release. The film was premiered in the Non prize section of 2007 Cannes Film Festival.[6][7]

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  2. ^ "Mozhi Box Office". bestoftheyear.in. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Jyotika Recalls Missing The National Award For Mozhi By One Vote". Times Now. 25 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Jo misses National Award by a whisker!". Sify. 8 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Maatarani Mounamidi Movie Review". The Times of India. 17 March 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Preview: Acceptance in Cannes bestows prestige and honour". Monsters and Critics. 15 May 2007. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012.
  7. ^ Jon Weisman. "Cannes". Variety. Retrieved 24 September 2015.