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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Mayilaa<br />
| image = Mayilaa film poster.jpg <br />
| caption = Promotional poster <br />
| native_name = <br />
| director = [[Semmalar Annam]]<br />
| producer = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Anto Chittilappilly<br />
}}<br />
| screenplay = Semmalar Annam<br />
| based_on = <br />
| starring = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Melodi Dorcas <br />
* Shudarkodi V, Sathya Maruthani <br />
* [[Geetha Kailasam]] <br />
* Auto Chandran <br />
* Janaki Suresh<br />
}}<br />
| music = Meenakshi Ilayaraja<br />
| cinematography = Vinoth Janakiraman<br />
| editing = [[Sreekar Prasad]]<br />
| studio = {{Plainlist|<br />
* [[Newton Cinema]]<br />
* [[Neelam (organisation)|Neelam Productions]]<br />
}}<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|2026|1|31|[[55th International Film Festival Rotterdam|IFFR]]}}<br />
| runtime = 97 minutes<br />
| country = {{Plainlist|<br />
* India<br />
}}<br />
| language = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Tamil<br />
}}<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Mayilaa''''' ({{Langx|en|[[Peafowl|Peahen]]}}) is a 2026 Tamil drama film directed by [[Semmalar Annam]] in her debut feature and presented by [[Pa. Ranjith]]. The film produced by [[Newton Cinema]] is set in a village in Tamil Nadu and tells the story of Poongodi's struggle for independence and self-respect through the eyes of her daughter, Sudar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/southern_cinema/tamil-film-mayilaa-by-semmalar-annam-to-premiere-at-55th-rotterdam-film-festival-1503502683.html |title=Tamil film ‘Mayilaa’ by Semmalar Annam to premiere at 55th Rotterdam Film Festival |date=24 October 2025|access-date=3 November 2025|website= [[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] |language=en}}</ref><br />
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The film had its world premiere at the [[55th International Film Festival Rotterdam]] in Bright Future section on 31 January 2026.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://iffr.com/en/iffr/2026/films/mayilaa |title=Mayilaa |work=[[International Film Festival Rotterdam]]|access-date=3 November 2025}}</ref><ref name="iffr:hr">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/features/insight/pa-ranjith-backed-mayilaa-to-premiere-at-international-film-festival-of-rotterdam-2026 |title=Pa. Ranjith-Backed ‘Mayilaa’ To Premiere At International Film Festival Of Rotterdam 2026 |website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date= 30 October 2025 |access-date= 3 November 2025|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
* Melodi Dorcas as Mayilaa<br />
* Shudarkodi V as Poongodi's daughter<br />
* Sathya Maruthani <br />
* [[Geetha Kailasam]]<br />
* Auto Chandran <br />
* Janaki Suresh<br />
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==Production==<br />
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The director of the film [[Semmalar Annam]] in an interview disclosed that the idea of the film came to her during her travel to villages for her acting projects. She said, "I would speak to women there, and listen to their life stories. I included all that in my film."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/being-recognised-by-iffr-is-important-for-a-film-like-mayilaa-semmalar-annam/articleshow/124841163.cms |title=Being recognised by IFFR is important for a film like Mayilaa: Semmalar Annam|first=Roopa |last=Radhakrishnan|date=27 October 2025|access-date=5 November 2025|website= [[Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Release==<br />
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''Mayilaa'' had its world premiere at the [[55th International Film Festival Rotterdam]] on 31 January 2026, in Bright Future section.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2025/Oct/25/tamilnews2025oct24pa-ranjith-turns-presenter-for-semmalar-annams-mayilaa |title=Pa Ranjith turns presenter for Semmalar Annam's Mayilaa |date=24 October 2025|access-date=3 November 2025|website= [[New Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title}}<br />
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[[Category:2026 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2026 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2026 films]]<br />
[[Category:2026 drama films]]<br />
[[Category:2026 directorial debut films]]</div>Nikhil009