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{{short description|Tamil drama film directed by Seenu Ramasamy}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Maamanithan
| image = Maamanithan_(film).jpg
| caption = Film poster
| writer = Seenu Ramasamy
| director = [[Seenu Ramasamy]]
| starring = [[Vijay Sethupathi]] [[Gayathrie]] [[Guru Somasundaram]] [[Shaji Chen]] [[Jewel Mary]]
| studio = YSR Productions
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]] [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] [[Karthik Raja]]
| country = India
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| producer = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] Shan Sutharasan
| cinematography = [[M. Sukumar]]
| editing = [[Sreekar Prasad]]
| runtime =
| released =
}}
'''''Maamanithan''''' ({{translation|Great Human}}) is an upcoming [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Drama Film|drama film]] written and directed by [[Seenu Ramasamy]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/vijay-sethupathi-maamanithan-ilaiyaraaja-karthik-raja-and-yuvan-to-score-music-1155259-2018-01-27|title=Vijay Sethupathi's Maamanithan: Ilaiyaraaja, Karthik Raja and Yuvan to score music|last1=27 January|last2=May 17|first2=2018UPDATED|website=India Today|language=en|access-date=2018-12-17|last3=Ist|first3=2018 14:31}}</ref> and produced by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] under his YSR Productions banner. The film stars [[Vijay Sethupathi]], [[Gayathrie]], [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] and [[Guru Somasundaram]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/will-vijay-sethupathi-s-new-film-reunite-ilaiyaraaja-and-vairamuthu/story-86FfClQvpwjoQTzxGGcVcJ.html|title=Will Vijay Sethupathi's new film reunite Ilaiyaraaja and Vairamuthu?|date=2017-04-18|website=www.hindustantimes.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-17}}</ref> In addition, Yuvan composed the soundtrack of this film along with his father, [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathi-begins-shooting-for-maamanithan/articleshow/67104564.cms|title=Vijay Sethupathi begins shooting for Maamanithan | date=15 December 2018 | newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=14 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.filmibeat.com/news/guru-somasundaram-vijay-sethupathi-s-maamanithan-057388.html|title=இளையராஜா, யுவன் கெரியரில் முதல் முறையாக நடக்கும் அந்த அதிசயம்|last=Siva|date=2018-12-16|access-date=2018-12-17}}</ref> The cinematography and editing were handled by [[M. Sukumar]] and [[A. Sreekar Prasad]], respectively.

== Cast ==

* [[Vijay Sethupathi]]
* [[Gayathrie]]
* [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]]
* [[Guru Somasundaram]]
* [[Shaji Chen]]
* [[Jewel Mary]]
* [[Anikha]]
* [[Saravana Sakthi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/kuttipuli-actor-turns-director-again/articleshow/71313406.cms|title=Kuttipuli actor turns director again - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

== Production ==

=== Development ===
In April 2017, reports surfaced that [[Vijay Sethupathi]] had signed a new project with [[Seenu Ramasamy]] after the success of ''[[Dharma Durai (2016 film)|Dharma Durai]]'' (2016).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Vijay Sethupathi and Seenu Ramasamy team up again|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2017/apr/19/vijay-sethupathi-and-seenu-ramasamy-team-up-again-1595090.html|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Seenu Ramasamy started writing the script for the project with a tentative title ''Maamanithan'', with [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] who earlier collaborated with Seenu in ''Dharma Durai'' and the unreleased film ''[[Idam Porul Yaeval]]'', expressed his interest in producing the film apart from working on the film's music.<ref name=":1" /> Later, Seenu also narrated the script to composer [[Ilaiyaraaja]] who also agreed to work with his son Yuvan.<ref name=":0" />

It was further reported that the film biopic of a popular leader who hails from the south Tamil Nadu region,<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Seenuramasamy, Sethupathi's next is a biopic on a leader - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/seenuramasamy-sethupathis-next-is-a-biopic-on-a-leader/articleshow/58670212.cms|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> with Vijay Sethupathi playing a politician in the film,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vijay Sethupathi to play a politician in his next? - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathi-to-play-a-politician-in-his-next/articleshow/58764563.cms|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> however the team denied such claims. Seenu Ramasamy finished working on the script within May 2017, but shooting of the film delayed due to Sethupathi's commitments in other films.<ref name=":2" />

=== Casting ===
[[Samuthirakani]] was announced for a pivotal character in April 2018, who plays a straightforward villager in the film. Seenu Ramasamy revealed that "his character will be the silent type, with very little dialogue and there will be no pair for him in the film".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Samuthirakani will have no pair in Seenu's film - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/samuthirakani-will-have-no-pair-in-seenus-film/articleshow/63786229.cms|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Though the film marked Samuthirakani and Seenu collaborating together after ''[[Neerparavai]]'' (2012), the former did not confirm his presence in the film.<ref name=":3" /> During the start of the shoot, Guru Somasundaram was announced a part of the pivotal cast, with Seenu stating his character as an important one which appears throughout the film.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Guru plays a Muslim in Vijay Sethupathi film - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/guru-plays-a-muslim-in-vijay-sethupathi-film/articleshow/67104988.cms|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Guru Somasundaram played the role of a [[Muslims|Muslim]] in the film.<ref name=":4" />

Seenu also cast [[Gayathrie]] playing for another pivotal character. He stated that "her role is that of a young woman who has finished her 10th standard and has taken up teaching typewriting".<ref name=":4" /> Other supporting casts include [[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]], [[Shaji Chen]], [[Jewel Mary]].

Initially [[Manasvi Kottachi]] was reported to play a supporting role but was replaced by [[Anikha]], although not playing Sethupathi's daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anikha joins the cast of Vijay Sethupathi's 'Maamanithan' - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/anikha-joins-the-cast-of-vijay-sethupathis-maamanithan/articleshow/67741299.cms|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> During the schedule of Kerala, stills featuring Vijay Sethupathi and Malayalam actor [[Manikandan R. Achari|Manikandan Achari]] went viral through internet, with the latter reported to play a supporting role in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vijay Sethupathi's Kerala fans go gaga over his simplicity - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathis-kerala-fans-go-gaga-over-his-simplicity/articleshow/67670776.cms|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Vijay Sethupathi plays an auto driver hailing from a rural family in the film.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vijay Sethupathi to take on this role for next 'Maamanithan' - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathi-to-take-on-this-role-for-next-maamanithan/articleshow/67526938.cms|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

=== Filming ===
The film's shooting began in [[Madurai]] with a formal pooja (prayer ceremony) on 15 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/makkal-selvan-vijay-sethupathi-begins-shooting-for-maamanithan-news-tamil-smplISgafjdhf.html|title='Makkal Selvan' Vijay Sethupathi begins shooting for Maamanithan|website=Sify|language=en|access-date=2018-12-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Vijay Sethupathi begins shooting for Maamanithan - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathi-begins-shooting-for-maamanithan/articleshow/67104564.cms|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The first schedule of the film began in [[Andipatti]], near Madurai which took place for 40 days.<ref name=":4" /> On 23 January 2019, the team headed to [[Kerala]] to shoot few major sequences for the film.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Here's Vijay Sethupathi in Maamanithan! - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/heres-vijay-sethupathi-in-maamanithan/articleshow/67652807.cms|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The Kerala schedule was completed within 31 January, and the team shot few more sequences in [[Varanasi]] during early February and was wrapped on 12 February 2019.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Vijay Sethupathi's 'Maamanithan' shooting wrapped - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathis-maamanithan-shooting-wrapped/articleshow/67954950.cms|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The entire filming was completed within 60 days.<ref name=":5" />

== Music ==
The film marked the first time collaboration of [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and his sons [[Karthik Raja]] and [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] working together.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|title=Ilaiyaraaja, Karthik Raja and Yuvan, to make music together - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/ilaiyaraaja-karthik-raja-and-yuvan-to-make-music-together/articleshow/62664372.cms|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=January 27|first1=india today digital|last2=May 17|first2=2018UPDATED|last3=Ist|first3=2018 14:31|title=Vijay Sethupathi's Maamanithan: Ilaiyaraaja, Karthik Raja and Yuvan to score music|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/vijay-sethupathi-maamanithan-ilaiyaraaja-karthik-raja-and-yuvan-to-score-music-1155259-2018-01-27|access-date=2021-05-29|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> Ilaiyaraaja's inclusion in the project was announced on 25 January 2018, when he was felicitated with [[Padma Vibhushan|Padma Vibushan]] by the [[Government of India]],<ref>{{Cite news|others=PTI|date=2018-01-25|title=Padma Vibhushan for Ilaiyaraaja|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/padma-awards-2018-ilaiyaraja-awarded-padma-vibhushan-dhoni-gets-padma-bhushan/article22524146.ece|access-date=2021-05-29|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Yuvan stated that the collaboration with his father and brother, made his "journey of a music director being meaningful and purposeful".<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-01-26|title=Ilaiyaraaja, Karthik Raja and Yuvan Shankar Raja join hands for Vijay Sethupathi, Seenu Ramaswamy film|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/ilaiyaraaja-vijay-sethupathi-seenu-ramaswamy-karthik-raja-yuvan-shankar-raja-film-5040336/|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> The film's director Seenu Ramasamy also thanked Yuvan for his initiative in bringing the Raja family collaborate on a project, in his interview with ''[[The Times of India]]''.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ilaiyaraaja, Karthik Raja and Yuvan to work together for the first time|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/jan/26/ilaiyaraaja-karthik-raja-and-yuvan-to-work-together-for-the-first-time-4216.html|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The New Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

Recording for the film's soundtrack began during September 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yuvan Shankar Raja excited to work with Ilaiyaraaja for Maamanithan - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/yuvan-shankar-raja-excited-to-work-with-ilaiyaraaja-for-maamanithan/articleshow/71125957.cms|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> and completed on May 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ilayaraja completes work for Seenu Ramasamy's 'Maamanithan' - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/ilayaraja-completes-work-for-seenu-ramasamys-maamanithan/articleshow/76030074.cms|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The album featuring five songs had lyrics written by [[Pa. Vijay]] and Palani Bharathi. Ilaiyaraaja took charge of recording the songs and film score, while Yuvan did the arrangements for the soundtrack.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Raaja sir is composing the tunes, and Yuvan will do the arranging' - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/raaja-sir-is-composing-the-tunes-and-yuvan-will-do-the-arranging/articleshow/71260104.cms|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The first single track "Thattiputta" was released by [[U1 Records]] on 7 April 2021, which had vocals performed by Ilaiyaraaja and written by Pa. Vijay.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Maamanithan' new song 'Thattiputta': The first song composed by Ilayaraja and Yuvan out now! - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/maamanithan-new-song-thattiputta-the-first-song-composed-by-ilayaraja-and-yuvan-out-now/articleshow/81968196.cms|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Another song "Ye Rasa" was released on 28 May 2021, which also had a promotional video featuring Yuvan Shankar Raja.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-28|title=Watch: Yuvan Shankar Raja sings the soulful track 'Ye Rasa' from 'MaaManithan'|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/watch-yuvan-shankar-raja-sings-soulful-track-ye-rasa-maamanithan-149689|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| title1 = Thattiputta
| length1 = 3:28
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra1 = [[Ilaiyaraaja]], [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| lyrics1 = [[Pa. Vijay]]
| extra2 = Yuvan Shankar Raja
| length2 = 4:04
| title2 = Ye Rasa
| lyrics2 = Pa. Vijay
| total_length = 7:32
| title3 = TBA
| title4 = TBA
| title5 = TBA
}}

== Release ==
The film was scheduled for a theatrical release during September and October 2019,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maamanithan likely to release in September - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/maamanithan-likely-to-release-in-september/articleshow/70126461.cms|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Vijay Sethupathi's Maamanithan to release in October? - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vijay-sethupathis-maamanithan-to-release-in-october/articleshow/70922794.cms|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> but was delayed indefinitely due to a lawsuit filed against the producers by Jayaseelan who earlier registered the same title for his film. On March 2021, Seenu Ramasamy tweeted that Yuvan Shankar Raja had acquired the title rights from Jayaseelan and further stated that the promotions will begin for the film under the title ''Maamanithan''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=All decks cleared for Seenu Ramasamy's Maamanithan starring Vijay Sethupathi - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/all-decks-cleared-for-seenu-ramasamys-maamanithan-starring-vijay-sethupathi/articleshow/81278588.cms|access-date=2021-05-29|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The producers started negotiating with streaming platforms for a direct digital release, as theatres being shut down due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vijay Sethupathi's Maamanithan to directly release on OTT?|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/vijay-sethupathis-maamanithan-to-directly-release-on-ott-news-tamil-ujpk7jbbchgid.html|access-date=2021-05-29|website=Sify|language=en}}</ref> ''[[LetsOTT]]'' revealed that the film is scheduled for a digital release through [[ZEE5]] which purchased the digital rights, although no official confirmation has been made by the producers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vijay Sethupathi's Maamanithan is heading for a Direct OTT release.|url=https://www.letsott.com/vijay-sethupathis-maamanithan-is-heading-for-a-direct-ott-release|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-29|website=TBA|language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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