மயக்கம் என்ன (2011)

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Mayakkam Enna is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language psychological drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan and produced by Gemini Film Circuit in association with Aum Productions, its own banner. It stars his brother Dhanush, along with Richa Gangopadhyay, and features music scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar while the cinematography was handled by Ramji. The film revolves around an aspiring photographer and the problems he faces, causing him to fall into distress. How he manages to achieve his goals from thereafter forms the rest of the story.

Production

In late 2008, it was reported that director Selvaraghavan and his brother, actor Dhanush planned to begin a film titled Idhu Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam, under their sister Vimalageetha's production banner RK Productions; the film was supposed to be made on a shoestring budget within three months, and Andrea Jeremiah was cast as the female lead, who previously collaborated with Selvaraghavan in Aayirathil Oruvan (2010).

After completing work on Aayirathil Oruvan, Selvaraghavan decided to collaborate with Dhanush on a project titled Mayakkam Enna, which was meant to be a "breather" owing to the long production period spent on Aayirathil Oruvan. Closer to the release, it was reported that the film was a revival of Idhu Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam, but Selvaraghavan clarified that the films were unrelated.

Selvaraghavan retained most of the crew members from his previous film, including cinematographer Ramji, musician G. V. Prakash Kumar and editor Kola Bhaskar. Prakash left the project due to "money and time issues" and was replaced by Selvaraghavan's regular collaborator Yuvan Shankar Raja. However, he was later replaced by Prakash by early 2011.

Dhanush was cast in the lead role as Karthik Swaminathan, a wildlife photographer. Selvaraghavan said, "I didn't choose him because he's my brother; but because he is an actor of substance. His growth has been phenomenal. As the character needs an actor like him, I have cast him." Richa Gangopadhyay was cast as the lead actress in her debut in Tamil cinema, after Selvaraghavan watched her performance in the Telugu film Leader (2010).

Photographer and theatre actor Sunder Ramu was cast in the role of Sunder Ramesh, making his feature film debut. He was cast after Selvaraghavan saw him in a short film. The film marked the debut of Pooja Devariya, who plays Yamini's friend Padmini. Raviprakash played the role of Madhesh Krishnaswamy, whom Karthik admires as the role model.

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