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{{Short description|2017 Tamil film directed by Bramma}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = Magalir Mattum 2017.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Bramma G|Bramma]]
| producer = [[Suriya]]<br />Christy Siluvappan
| writer = Bramma
| starring = {{ubl|
*[[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]]
*[[Bhanupriya]]
*[[Saranya Ponvannan]]
*[[Jyothika]]
}}
| music = [[Ghibran]]
| cinematography = S. Manikandan
| editing = C. S. Prem
| studio = [[2D Entertainment]]<br />Chris Pictures
| distributor = Sakthi Film Factory
| released = {{film date|df=y|2017|09|15}}
| runtime = 140 mins
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Magalir Mattum''''' ({{Translation|Ladies Only}}) is a 2017 Indian Tamil [[comedy drama film]] written and directed by [[Bramma G|Bramma]], as his second venture after ''[[Kuttram Kadithal]]'' (2015). The film stars [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]], [[Bhanupriya]], [[Saranya Ponvannan]] and [[Jyothika]], while [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[J. Livingston|Livingston]], [[Gokulnath]], and [[G. Marimuthu]] play supporting roles. The film narrates the story of three female school friends who reunite after 38 years, despite the pressures put upon them by the men in their lives. Produced by [[Suriya]] and featuring music composed by [[M. Ghibran|Ghibran]], the venture began production in July 2016 and had a theatrical release on 15 September 2017. ''Magalir Mattum'' received positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Magalir Mattum Review {3/5}: Feminist, filmi and feel-good, that's Magalir Mattum |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/magalir-mattum/movie-review/60507803.cms |via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> Jyothika was nominated for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil|Best Actress]] Category, while Urvashi and Bhanupriya were nominated for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil|Best Supporting Actress]] Category at the [[Filmfare Awards South|South Filmfare Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominations for the 65th Jio Filmfare Awards (South) 2018 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28652.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200830181056/https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-65th-jio-filmfare-awards-south-2018_-28652.html |archive-date=30 August 2020 |access-date=27 December 2020 |publisher=Filmfare.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
Prabhavathi aka Prabha is a feisty, independent woman who makes documentaries. She lives with her two filmmaking friends, but later moves in with her future mother-in-law Gomatha Silkurayappan aka Goms, when her son leaves for a job overseas. Goms is now a retired teacher, tutoring local kids in her home. Prabha learns that Goms misses her school friends Subbulakshmi Mangalamoorthy aka Subbu and Rani Amirthakumari Gothandaraman, with whom she has lost contact for nearly 40 years. In flashbacks, it is revealed that the three friends met while studying at a Catholic hostel during their high school days. They lost contact after Subbu and Rani were expelled following the three girls’ attempt to sneak out and go to a movie at night. The headmistress expelled only Subbu and Rani as they were not native to Tamil Nadu like Goms.

Hearing her story, Prabha becomes determined to reunite Goms with her friends. She uses Facebook to find Rani and she succeeds. It is revealed that Rani is living in Agra with her blended family. Prabha abandons her plans to film in Chhattisgarh and instead takes Goms to Agra to reunite with Rani. Rani's life is very complicated, with a misogynistic husband Gothandaraman and son Karthi who are obsessed with politics. Subbu is living in Hyderabad with her drunkard husband Mangalamoorthy and his bedridden mother. She aspires to be a beautician, but her family life has prevented her from achieving her dream.

Once Goms, Rani and Subbu are reunited, Prabha takes them on a three-day "Ladies Only" tour throughout North India so they can escape from their shackled lives. Throughout the journey, Prabha helps the trio reminisce about their younger days, reassert themselves and embrace their newly found freedom.

At the end of the journey, Goms, Rani and Subbu are treated to a special anniversary screening of [[Aval Appadithan]], the film they watched together on its first day: 30 October 1978. In the epilogue, each of the friends is empowered to take charge of and live life on their own terms with renewed assertiveness and satisfaction.

==Cast==
'''As per the film's introduction credits.'''
{{colbegin}}
* [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] as Gomatha Silkurayappan (Goms or Gomu)
* [[Bhanupriya]] as Rani Amirthakumari Gothandaraman (Ra)
* [[Saranya Ponvannan]] as Subbulakshmi Mangalamoorthy (Subbu)
* [[Jyothika]] as Prabhavathi aka Prabha, Goms's daughter-in-law
* [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Gothandaraman
** [[Luthfudeen]] as young Gothandaraman
* [[J. Livingston|Livingston]] as Mangalamoorthy
* [[Pavel Navageethan]] as Karthi Gothandaraman
* [[Gokulnath]] as Balaji Gothandaraman
* [[G. Marimuthu]] as Rani's father
* [[Maya S. Krishnan]] as Sabeena
* [[Nivedhithaa Sathish]] as young Subbu
* [[Semmalar Annam]] as Housewife in Prabhavathy's documentary
* Madhu Vino as Prasad
* K.R. Vandana as young Gomu
*Shobana Karthikeyan in a dual role as young Rani and Rani's daughter
* Mona Bedre as Kala
* [[Manobala]] as Late Silkurayappan (photo only)
* [[Vidharth]] as Police Officer (guest appearance)
* [[R. Madhavan]] as Surendhar Silkurayappan, Gomatha's son and Prabha's love interest and later husband (guest appearance)
{{colend}}

==Production==
After the success of ''[[Kuttram Kadithal]]'' (2015), [[Bramma G|Bramma]] was approached by [[Suriya]]'s production house [[2D Entertainment]] to make a film for them. Bramma pitched three scripts including one for [[Jyothika]] to play the leading role in a "female-centric" script, which her husband Suriya agreed to finance.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Menon |first=Vishal |date=22 May 2017 |title=I don't like the term 'feminist', says director Bramma |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-dont-like-the-term-feminist/article18522920.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112014320/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/i-dont-like-the-term-feminist/article18522920.ece |archive-date=12 November 2020 |access-date=19 September 2020 |work=The Hindu |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref name="sify.com">{{Cite web |title=Jyothika's movie with Bramma begins today |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/jyothika-s-movie-with-bramma-begins-today-news-tamil-qhokP6jejiffh.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510162856/http://www.sify.com/movies/jyothika-s-movie-with-bramma-begins-today-news-tamil-qhokP6jejiffh.html |archive-date=10 May 2017 |website=sify.com}}</ref> Jyothika subsequently participated in a series of workshops to get ready for her role in the film for twenty days.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jyothika attends workshop for Bramma's next film! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/jyothika-attends-workshop-for-bramma-s-next-film-news-tamil-qhjkiMdbaafah.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709234926/http://www.sify.com/movies/jyothika-attends-workshop-for-bramma-s-next-film-news-tamil-qhjkiMdbaafah.html |archive-date=9 July 2016 |website=sify.com}}</ref><ref name="sify.com" /> For her role, Jyothika had to lose weight and learn to ride a motorbike and consequently did so with the help of her husband Suriya and professional biker Sheeba through lessons in Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2017 |title=I was surprised that a story like Magalir Mattum came from a man: Jyothika |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/i-was-surprised-that-a-story-like-magalir-mattum-came-from-a-man-jyothika/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022233923/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/i-was-surprised-that-a-story-like-magalir-mattum-came-from-a-man-jyothika/ |archive-date=22 October 2019 |access-date=19 September 2020}}</ref> In the meantime, Bramma worked on finishing the script and completed the process within two months. The film was officially launched in July 2016, with actors [[Saranya Ponvannan]], [[Bhanupriya]], [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]], [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] and [[J. Livingston|Livingston]] revealed to be joining the cast.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 July 2016 |title=Jyotika starts film with Bramma |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/jyotika-starts-film-with-bramma/article8850216.ece |work=thehindu.com}}</ref> The film was revealed to be "thirty percent" complete by August 2016, after the team finished filming a schedule in [[Tindivanam]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 August 2016 |title=Jyothika's upcoming film has been tentatively titled as Magalir Mattum |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/jyothikas-upcoming-film-has-been-tentatively-titled-as-magalir-mattum.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917153650/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/jyothikas-upcoming-film-has-been-tentatively-titled-as-magalir-mattum.html |archive-date=17 September 2016 |access-date=11 September 2016 |website=behindwoods.com}}</ref> Though it was earlier reported that Suriya may appear in a guest appearance, Suriya later requested his friend [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]] to portray the role.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Upcoming movie |url=http://fitnhit.com/news/suriya-play-cameo-upcoming-movie-jyothika-titled-magalir-mattum/92409/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917213604/http://fitnhit.com/news/suriya-play-cameo-upcoming-movie-jyothika-titled-magalir-mattum/92409/ |archive-date=17 September 2017 |access-date=17 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Suriya can't thank Madhavan enough |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/suriya-cant-thank-madhavan-enough/articleshow/60719633.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413141852/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/suriya-cant-thank-madhavan-enough/articleshow/60719633.cms |archive-date=13 April 2019 |access-date=19 September 2020 |website=The Times of India}}</ref>

Prior to the film's release, Bramma revealed that he had watched the film over 200 times. He also stated that after the film's theatrical release, the team planned to take it to international film festivals. To promote the film, the team launched comics in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Tanglish]] that spoke about women's rights, the life they lead, and what marriage does.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 September 2017 |title=Bramma Interview: "I'd Like To Experiment With Every Format Of Filmmaking" |url=https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/features/bramma-interview-like-experiment-every-format-filmmaking/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518180907/https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/features/bramma-interview-like-experiment-every-format-filmmaking/ |archive-date=18 May 2021 |access-date=19 September 2020}}</ref> Likewise, following the release of the film's teaser, Suriya requested other male celebrities to make [[Dosa (food)|dosa]]s for their wives and partners.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 February 2017 |title=Suriya - Jo - Venkat Prabhu force Jai and Anjali's open declaration - Tamil News |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/anjali-and-jai-declare-love-in-suriya-jyothika-magalir-mattum-dosa-challenge-promo-tamil-news-178595.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922212306/http://www.indiaglitz.com/anjali-and-jai-declare-love-in-suriya-jyothika-magalir-mattum-dosa-challenge-promo-tamil-news-178595.html |archive-date=22 September 2017 |access-date=19 September 2020 |website=www.indiaglitz.com}}</ref>

==Music==
{{Infobox album
| name = Magalir Mattum
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Mohamaad Ghibran|Ghibran]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 26 April 2017
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 21:34
| label = [[2D Entertainment|2D Music]]
| producer = [[Mohamaad Ghibran|Ghibran]]
| prev_title = [[Ungarala Rambabu]]
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = [[Aramm]]
| next_year = 2017
}}
The film's soundtrack was composed by [[Mohamaad Ghibran|Ghibran]]. The soundtrack features seven songs and one [[instrumental]]s from the original score. The album was launched at Sathyam Cinemas, [[Chennai]] on 26 April 2017. The soundtrack included a song sung by actor [[Karthi]], as well as three short songs sung by the film's leading veteran actresses.
{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 21:34
| title1 = Adi Vaadi Thimiraa
| lyrics1 = Uma Devi
| extra1 = Gold Devaraj
| length1 = 3:51
| title2 = Ghandhari Yaaro
| lyrics2 = [[Thamarai]]
| extra2 = [[Padmalatha]], [[Anurag Kulkarni]]
| length2 = 4:33
| title3 = Gubu Gubu Gubu
| lyrics3 = [[Vivek (lyricist)|Vivek]]
| extra3 = [[Karthi]]
| length3 = 4:07
| title4 = Bullet Song
| lyrics4 = Bulleh Shah
| extra4 = [[Yazin Nizar]], Chennai Qawwali Kids
| length4 = 1:55
| title5 = Karu Karunnu
| lyrics5 = [[Bramma G|Bramma]]
| extra5 = [[Bhanupriya]], Namitha Babu, Gold Devaraj
| length5 = 1:35
| title6 = Carratu Pottazhaga
| lyrics6 = Bramma
| extra6 = [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]], Namitha Babu, Gold Devaraj
| length6 = 1:31
| title7 = Time Passukkosaram
| lyrics7 = Bramma
| extra7 = [[Saranya Ponvannan]], Padmalatha
| length7 = 1:42
| title8 = Theme Music
| lyrics8 = —
| extra8 = —
| length8 = 2:20
}}

==Release==
''Magalir Mattum'' opened on 15 September 2017 to positive reviews from film critics and audiences.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Upadhyaya |first=Prakash |date=14 September 2017 |title=Magalir Mattum movie review: Critics give a thumbs-up to Jyothika |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/magalir-mattum-movie-review-critics-give-thumbs-jyothika-742065 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012160443/https://www.ibtimes.co.in/magalir-mattum-movie-review-critics-give-thumbs-jyothika-742065 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |access-date=19 September 2020 |website=International Business Times, India Edition}}</ref> Critic Ashameera Aiyappan of [[The Indian Express]] wrote "the main strength of ''Magalir Mattum'' is the empathy it invokes" and that "Bramma’s writing will bring flashes of conversations with women of your own family and that is a major asset for the movie", while giving it a high rating of 3.5 stars.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 September 2017 |title=Magalir Mattum movie review: Go watch this Jyothika starrer and take your mom along too |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/magalir-mattum-movie-review-star-rating-jyothika-oorvasi-4842549/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623071046/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/magalir-mattum-movie-review-star-rating-jyothika-oorvasi-4842549/ |archive-date=23 June 2020 |access-date=19 September 2020}}</ref> Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion wrote "The characters are broadly defined.. — we know what they do, but not really who they are. Perhaps the focus should have been on one woman’s liberation instead of three. "<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |date=15 September 2017 |title=Magalir Mattum Movie Review |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/tamil-review/magalir-mattum-movie-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200829111424/https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/tamil-review/magalir-mattum-movie-review/ |archive-date=29 August 2020 |access-date=19 September 2020}}</ref> The satellite rights of the film were sold to [[Zee Tamil]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 December 2017 |title=பெண் சுதந்திரம் பற்றிய சிறப்பு திரைப்படம் "மகளிர் மட்டும்" உங்கள் ஜீ தமிழில்!!! |url=https://twitter.com/zeetamil/status/943118751955804160?lang=en |access-date=12 April 2019 |website=twitter.com/zeetamil}}</ref> The film was dubbed and released in [[Malayalam]] under the title ''Maya Varnangal''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 March 2018 |title=This Jyothika film in TV before hitting the theaters! |url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/jyothika-bramma-magalir-mattum-tv-telecast-maya-varnangal-before-theatre-release-tamil-news-208262 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531163849/https://www.indiaglitz.com/jyothika-bramma-magalir-mattum-tv-telecast-maya-varnangal-before-theatre-release-tamil-news-208262 |archive-date=31 May 2022 |access-date=31 May 2022}}</ref>

==Reception==
A critic from [[The New Indian Express]] called the casting "terrific", while a critic from [[The Hindu]] wrote the "cheerful camaraderie between the leads works wonders".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=15 September 2017 |title='Magalir Mattum' review: Women to the fore |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/magalir-mattum-women-to-the-fore/article19689524.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914171810/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/magalir-mattum-women-to-the-fore/article19689524.ece |archive-date=14 September 2020 |access-date=19 September 2020 |work=The Hindu |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Magalir Mattum review: A necessary, even if not a terrific film |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2017/sep/16/magalir-mattum-review-a-necessary-even-if-not-a-terrific-film-1657853.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022175834/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2017/sep/16/magalir-mattum-review-a-necessary-even-if-not-a-terrific-film-1657853.html |archive-date=22 October 2019 |access-date=19 September 2020 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Sify.com called the film a "watchable, feel-good film" adding "what works in ''Magalir Mattum'' is the feel-good factor, the chemistry between the four actresses Urvashi, Bhanupriya, Saranya Ponvannan and Jyothika and the climax twist".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Magalir Mattum review: Watchable feel-good film for families |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/magalir-mattum-review-watchable-feel-good-film-for-families-review-tamil-rjpkhyeedgiij.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915094033/http://www.sify.com/movies/magalir-mattum-review-watchable-feel-good-film-for-families-review-tamil-rjpkhyeedgiij.html |archive-date=15 September 2017 |website=Sify}}</ref> The critic from Behindwoods.com noted "Bramma has proven once again that he is a talented filmmaker with a strong content and a noble motive - kudos to him, for making a celebratory film like this, which is fully surrounded by positivity and feel good moments, though the film dealing a serious subject".<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 September 2017 |title=Magalir Mattum (aka) Magaleer Matum review |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/magalir-mattum/magalir-mattum-review.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922095900/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/magalir-mattum/magalir-mattum-review.html |archive-date=22 September 2017 |access-date=21 September 2017 |website=Behindwoods}}</ref> The reviewer from [[The Hindustan Times]] wrote that the film is "not without flaws but a film made with a lot of heart", and that it is "the kind of film where you don’t mind overseeing the flaws because it leaves you with a heartwarming feeling when you exit the theatre".<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 September 2017 |title=Magalir Mattum movie review: Not without flaws but a film made with a lot of heart |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/magalir-mattum-movie-review-this-jyothika-film-is-message-heavy-yet-heartwarming/story-SfOTdSvMZBKyOGizqLHJiP.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128163239/https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/magalir-mattum-movie-review-this-jyothika-film-is-message-heavy-yet-heartwarming/story-SfOTdSvMZBKyOGizqLHJiP.html |archive-date=28 January 2021 |access-date=19 September 2020 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> In contrast, a critic from NewsMinute.com wrote "''Magalir Mattum'' has its heart in the right place" and "it's clear that the film wants people to understand the lives of women but it struggles to articulate their stories within the pop culture framework of empowerment".<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 September 2017 |title='Magalir Mattum' Review: The film has its heart in the right place but falters |url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/magalir-mattum-review-film-has-its-heart-right-place-falters-68474 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922051142/http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/magalir-mattum-review-film-has-its-heart-right-place-falters-68474 |archive-date=22 September 2017 |access-date=21 September 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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