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{{short description|2004 film by M. Raja}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi
| image = M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[M. Raja]]
| based_on = ''[[Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi]]'' (Telugu)
| writer = Prasanna Kumar (dialogues)
| story = [[Puri Jagannadh]]
| starring = {{plainlist|
*[[Jayam Ravi]]
*[[Asin]]
*[[Nadhiya]]
*[[Prakash Raj]]
}}
| producer = M. Raja
| music = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| editing = S. Surajkavee
| cinematography = [[Balasubramaniem]]<ref name=chen>{{cite web |title=K. T. Balasubramaniem BIOGRAPHY (First look..) |url=http://www.chennaipatrika.com/post/2011/02/14/First-look-of-Sathyam-Cinemas-Production-titled-180.aspx |date=14 February 2011 |publisher=Chennai Patrika |access-date=16 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102221313/http://chennaipatrika.com/post/2011/02/14/First-look-of-Sathyam-Cinemas-Production-titled-180.aspx |archive-date=2 November 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| distributor =
| studio = Jayam Productions
| released = 1 October 2004<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cinebee.in/m-kumaran-son-of-mahalakshmi-movie-rating-critics-review/score/6668836791123968|title=M. Kumaran son of Mahalakshmi Tamil Movie Review — Critics Review — CineBee App|website=CineBee}}</ref>
| runtime = 171 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| gross = ₹ 88 crore
}}

'''''M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi''''' is a 2004 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[sports drama film]] directed by [[M. Raja]], starring [[Jayam Ravi]], [[Asin]], [[Nadhiya]], and [[Prakash Raj]] while [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] and [[Subbaraju]] play supporting roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by [[Srikanth Deva]]. The film became a blockbuster and one of the most profitable movies of 2004. It is a remake of the Telugu film ''[[Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-anota.html |title=Telugu Cinema – Review – Amma Nanna O Tamil Ammai |publisher=Idlebrain.com |date=19 April 2003 |access-date=17 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825115901/http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-anota.html |archive-date=25 August 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Plot ==
For Kumaran ([[Jayam Ravi]]), life is about his mother, Mahalakshmi ([[Nadhiya]]), who was separated from her husband Easwar ([[Prakash Raj]]). Easwar goes on to pursue his passion in [[kickboxing]] and becomes a world-renowned trainer based in [[Malaysia]]. Mahalakshmi stays in India and devotes her life to bringing up her son. Kumaran is also passionate about kickboxing and shares a special relationship with his mother. In between, he falls in love with Mythili ([[Asin]]), a Malayali girl, but his life is destroyed after his mother's death. On her deathbed, she tells him to meet Easwar, and Kumaran goes to Malaysia to meet him. Kumaran gets a job at his father's kickboxing academy but finds him with another wife, Shalini ([[Aishwarya (actress)|Aishwarya]]) and a daughter Swapna. Kumaran feels betrayed and angry, and this causes plenty of friction between him and his father. Eeshwar trains a boxer named Anand ([[Subbaraju]]), who he is sure will win the championship. Easwar considers Anand his protege and, on many occasions, demonstrates his preference for him over Kumaran. However, Anand soon makes Swapna pregnant and dumps her. He then turns traitor to Easwar and joins another team when they offer him a better contract. The rest of the story is about how Easwar trains Kumaran against Anand and wins the kickboxing competition, while Kumaran helps his half-sister with her love. Kumaran wins the kickboxing championship. The movie ends with Kumaran seeing a final apparition of his mother looking at him proudly and waving goodbye.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Jayam Ravi]] as M. Kumaran
* [[Asin]] as Mythili (Malabar)
* [[Nadhiya]] as Mahalakshmi, Kumaran's mother
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Easwar, Mahalakshmi's husband
* [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Ganesh
* [[Subbaraju]] as Anand
* [[Aishwarya (actress)|Aishwarya]] as Shalini, Easwar's second wife
* Deepu as Swapna, Easwar and Shalini's daughter
* [[Vaiyapuri]] as Velu
* [[O. A. K. Sundar]] as Kumaran's coach
* [[Manobala]] as Ganesh's father
* [[Venniradai Moorthy]] as a sculptor
* [[Jyothi Lakshmi]] as Malabar's aunt
* [[Janagaraj]] as a police officer
* [[R. S. Shivaji]] as an assistant police officer
* [[Muthukaalai]] as a man at the mall
* [[Cool Suresh]] as a rowdy
* Nandha Saravanan as a rowdy
* [[Bonda Mani]] as a priest
* Vijay Ganesh as the priest's assistant
* [[Kalyan (choreographer)|Kalyan]] (special appearance in the song "Tamizh Nattu Manava")
* [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] as Sheikh (guest appearance)
* [[Ragasya]] (special appearance in the song "Yaaru Yaaru Ivano")
* [[Vijay Sethupathi]] as a boxing spectator (uncredited)
{{colend}}

== Production ==
After the success of ''[[Jayam (2003 film)|Jayam]]'' (2003), Raja decided to remake the successful Telugu film ''[[Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi]]'' (2003) with his brother Ravi in the lead role. [[Asin]], who appeared in the Telugu version, made her debut in Tamil cinema with this film. Nadhiya made her acting comeback with this film portraying Ravi's mother as Raja felt that he wanted to portray her as a modern mother as opposed to the usual portrayal of mothers, and she was the right choice for the role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/apr-06-01/08-04-06-nadhiya.html|title=Tamil movies : Nadhiya is back again|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/raja-of-remakes/article3023879.ece|title=Raja of remakes|date=12 October 2007|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> The team had also initially approached [[Dhruv Vikram|Dhruv]], the son of actor [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]], to star as a child artiste in the film, but he eventually did not feature.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20040827072003/http://www.behindwoods.com/vik_family.html</ref>

The film was originally titled ''M. Kumaran S/O Bhagyalakshmi'' before reverting to the original title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/remake-ravi-is-back-news-tamil-kkfvNLfjbeisi.html|title='Remake' Ravi is back!}}</ref> The film was extensively shot in Malaysia.

== Soundtrack ==
The songs and background score was done by [[Srikanth Deva]].<ref>https://www.saavn.com/s/song/tamil/M.-Kumaran-SO-Mahalakshmi/Vacchukka-Vacchukka/P14EWjhKXF0</ref> The song "Ayyo Ayyo" is based on the Malaysian song "Hati Kama", composed by Pak Ngah.<ref>https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/tamil-copied-songs-tamil-music-copy-cats-1238775-2018-05-22</ref> The song "Chennai Senthamizh" is based on "Chennai Chandrama" from the original film.

{{Infobox album
| name = M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = Oct 1, 2004
| recorded = 2004
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 38:45
| label = Hit Musics<br />[[Divo (record label)|Divo]]<br />Bayshore<br />[[Think Music India|Think Music]]
| producer = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| prev_title = [[Kuththu]]
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = [[Aai (film)|Aai]]
| next_year = 2004
}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 38:45
| title1 = Chennai Senthamizh
| extra1 = [[Harish Raghavendra]]
| lyrics1 = [[Na. Muthukumar]]
| length1 = 4:17
| title2 = Neeye Neeye
| extra2 = [[KK (singer)|KK]]
| lyrics2 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| length2 = 6:19
| title3 = Ayyo Ayyo
| extra3 = [[Udit Narayan]], [[Pop Shalini|Shalini Singh]]
| lyrics3 = [[Yugabharathi]]
| length3 = 5:47
| title4 = Vacchuka Vacchukava
| lyrics4 = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| extra4 = [[KK (singer)|KK]], [[Srilekha Parthasarathy]]
| length4 = 5:25
| title5 = Yaaru Yaaru Ivano
| lyrics5 = [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]]
| extra5 = [[Devan Ekambaram|Devan]], [[Febi Mani]]
| length5 = 5:13
| title6 = Tamizh Nattu Maanava
| lyrics6 = [[P. Vijay|Pa. Vijay]]
| extra6 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Premgi Amaren]]
| length6 = 5:22
| title7 = Neeye Neeye II
| lyrics7 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| extra7 = [[Srikanth Deva]]
| length7 = 6:22
}}

== Home media ==

The [[television]] satellite rights of the film were sold to [[Sun TV Network|Sun TV]] and [[Video on Demand|VOD]] rights to [[Amazon Prime Video]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://m.timesofindia.com/tv/programmes/m.-kumaran-s/o-mahalakshmi/params/tvprogramme/programmeid-30000000549667764/channelid-10000000000590000/starttime-201803031900| title = M. KUMARAN S/O MAHALAKSHMI |publisher= timesofindia.com |access-date= 3 March 2018}}</ref>

==Reception==
=== Critical reception ===

The film received generally positive reviews with Indiaglitz.com saying "If you like films with sentiments, M Kumaran...is for you".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/7129.html | title=M.Kumaran Movie review from indiaglitz.com | access-date=11 February 2012}}</ref> Behindwoods.com stated that "Raja has done well for his second film" and "he has well defined the relationship between a mother and a son in this movie", while ''The Hindu'' wrote that "casting is a main draw", praising the inclusion of Nadhiya.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/10/08/stories/2004100802130301.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041122114949/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2004/10/08/stories/2004100802130301.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 November 2004 |title=Entertainment / Film Review : M. Kumaran Son of |date=8 October 2004 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=28 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Reviews/reviews2/mksm_rev.html |title="M.Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi" – Review |publisher=Behindwoods.com |access-date=28 December 2015}}</ref> Rediff.com also listed the film amongst the "best Tamil films of 2004", stating that the film was "a big success".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2004/dec/21sld8.htm |title=rediff.com: The Best Tamil Films, 2004 |publisher=Specials.rediff.com |access-date=28 December 2015}}</ref>

The film went on to become a commercial success and a major leap in [[Jayam Ravi]]'s career.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2004/10/25/stories/2004102501130300.htm |title=Metro Plus Coimbatore / Personality : The family 'connection' |date=25 October 2004 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=28 December 2015}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

== Box-office ==
The film collected share of {{INR}}54 [[crore]] in 40 days in Chennai<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/jayam-ravi-is-victorious-second-time-news-tamil-kkfvDWiaahbsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140909131225/http://www.sify.com/movies/jayam-ravi-is-victorious-second-time-news-tamil-kkfvDWiaahbsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-09-09|title='Jayam' Ravi is victorious second time!}}</ref> and {{INR}}36 [[crore]] throughout Tamil Nadu selling $3 million tickets.

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0459449}}

{{M. Raja}}

[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2004 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Mohan Raja]]
[[Category:Films featuring an item number]]
[[Category:Films scored by Srikanth Deva]]
[[Category:Films shot in Malaysia]]
[[Category:Indian boxing films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian sports drama films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]

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