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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Mathapoo<br />
| image = <br />
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| director = Nagaraj<br />
| producer = S. Sudalaikanraja<br />
| writer = Nagaraj<br />
| starring = Jayan<br />[[Gayathrie]]<br />
| music = Velayudham<br />[[Sabesh–Murali]] (score)<br />
| cinematography = C.R. Maravarman<br />
| editing = G.K. Mahesh<br />
| studio = Vinayaka Productions<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|9|13}}<br />
| runtime = 160 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
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'''''Mathapoo''''' is a 2013 Tamil-language [[romantic drama]] film directed by Nagaraj and starring newcomer Jayan and [[Gayathrie]] in the lead roles.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*Jayan as Karthik <br />
*[[Gayathrie]] as Pooja <br />
*[[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] as Pooja's mother<br />
* [[Sithara (actress)|Sithara]] as Karthik's aunty<br />
* [[Ilavarasu]] as Karthik's uncle<br />
* [[Renuka (actress)|Renuka]] as Karthik's mother<br />
* [[Kitty (actor)|Kitty]] as Pooja's father<br />
* [[Vivek Rajgopal]]<br />
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== Production ==<br />
The film was directed by Nagaraj, who previously directed the film ''[[Dhinamdhorum]]'' (1998) and wrote the dialogues for ''[[Minnale]]'' (2001) and ''[[Kaakha Kaakha]]'' (2003).<ref name="V">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-sparkling-notes/article4683457.ece|title=Audio Beat: Sparkling notes|first=S. R. Ashok|last=Kumar|date=4 May 2013|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref name="X">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/lights-camera-action-once-again/article4130106.ece|title=Lights, camera, action, once again|first=K. R.|last=Manigandan|date=24 November 2012|work=The Hindu}}</ref> Jayan, a graduate of [[DG Vaishnav College]], made his acting debut with this film.<ref name="V" /> [[Gayathrie]] of ''[[18 Vayasu]]'' and ''[[Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom]]'' fame was signed as the main female actress.<ref name="B">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-10/this-director-is-back-after-a-12-years-break-nagaraj-mathappu-25-04-13.html|title=This director is back after a 12 years break, Nagaraj, Mathappu|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> Velayudham was signed as the music director of the film. He learned music from Veeraraghavan, [[M. S. Viswanathan]]'s teacher.<ref name="V"/> Music duo [[Sabesh–Murali]] composed the background score for the film.<ref name="D"/> The cast and crew were finalized after eight to nine months. The film was shot in sixty days.<ref name="X"/><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The songs were composed by Velayudham.<ref name="V"/> An audio launch was held on 24 April 2013 after being postponed from December 2012.<ref name="X"/> Several celebrities including [[K. Bhagyaraj]], [[S. P. Jananathan]], [[Balasekaran]], [[Azhagam Perumal]], [[Pandiraj]], [[Suseenthiran]], [[Sasi (director)|Sasi]] and [[Kalanjiyam]] attended the event.<ref name="B"/><br />
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{|class="wikitable"<br />
! Song Title !! Lyricist !! Singer(s)<br />
|-<br />
| "Adada Idhayam Parakiradhe" || Arivazhagan || [[Harish Raghavendra]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Avaarampoo Onnu" || J. Francis Kripa || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Suda Suda Odum Kaatru" || rowspan="4"|[[Na. Muthukumar]] || Prasanna <br />
|-<br />
| "Unparvai Velichaththile" || Harish Raghavendra<br />
|-<br />
| "Yaaridamum Sollaadhe" || [[Chinmayi]]<br />
|-<br />
| "Nill Nilave" || Karthik <br />
|}<br />
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== Release ==<br />
''The Times of India'' gave the film two out of five stars and wrote that "What makes this protracted film just that bit bearable are the supporting actors who makes us relate to the characters".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/mathapoo/movie-review/22617362.cms|title=Mathapoo Movie Review {2.0/5}|newspaper=The Times of India|date=10 May 2016|accessdate=18 August 2020}}</ref> ''Behindwoods'' gave the film one-and-a-half out of five stars and write that "The excessively slow paced drama also gives a TV ‘mega-serial’ effect every now and then".<ref name="D">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/mathapoo/mathapoo-review.html|title=Mathapoo Movie Review Mathapoo, Jayan, Gayathri|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|2946426}}<br />
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[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:2013 romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:2013 films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]</div>imported>Kailash29792