Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam (2016)

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Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Gitanjali Selvaraghavan and written by her husband Selvaraghavan. Starring newcomers Balakrishna Kola and Wamiqa Gabbi, the film is produced by Kola Bhaskar and has music composed by Amrit. Having had several false starts since 2006, the film was released on 1 January 2016 to positive reviews. It was dubbed and released in Telugu as Nannu Vadili Neevu Polevule.

Production

After the release of Pudhupettai (2006), director Selvaraghavan set up a production company, White Elephants, along with Yuvan Shankar Raja and Arvind Krishna. He announced the team's first project, Idhu Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam, which began filming in November 2006. The team shot scenes with Karthi, whose debut film, Paruthiveeran, was awaiting release, and Sandhya.

Midway through the production of Aayirathil Oruvan, Selvaraghavan relaunched Idhu Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam in November 2008 and filming started with a new cast of Dhanush and Andrea Jeremiah in the leading roles. Ramji and G. V. Prakash Kumar had taken over as the cinematographer and music director respectively. The film was described to be a "quick project" with Selvaraghavan and Dhanush's sister, Vimalageetha taking up the production reins.

The film was relaunched in mid-2014 under the truncated title Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam, with Selvaraghavan's wife Gitanjali announced as the new director. Production began in August 2014 with newcomers Balakrishna Kola and Wamiqa Gabbi, while the film was announced to be produced by Balakrishna's father, editor Kola Bhaskar. Further newcomers Amrit and Sridhar were signed on as the film's music composer and cinematographer respectively.

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