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	'''''Mazhai''''' ({{~~trans~~\|Rain}}) is a 2005 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[~~romance film\|~~romantic~~]] [[~~action film]] directed by Rajkumar. It is a remake of the 2004 Telugu film ''[[Varsham (2004 film)\|Varsham]]'', and stars [[Jayam Ravi]] and [[Shriya Saran\|Shriya]] ~~(her Tamil debut)~~ while [[Vadivelu]], [[Rahul Dev]], and [[Kalabhavan Mani]] play supporting roles. The film's music is composed by [[Devi Sri Prasad]]. The film gained overall positive reviews from both critics and audience.<ref>https://www.indiaglitz.com/mazhai-review-tamil-movie-7377</ref>		'''''Mazhai''''' ({{translation\|Rain}}) is a 2005 Indian [[Tamil language\|Tamil]]-language [[romantic action film]] directed by Rajkumar. It is a remake of the 2004 Telugu film ''[[Varsham (2004 film)\|Varsham]]'', and stars [[Jayam Ravi]] and [[Shriya Saran\|Shriya]], while [[Vadivelu]], [[Rahul Dev]], and [[Kalabhavan Mani]] play supporting roles. The film's music is composed by [[Devi Sri Prasad]]. The film gained overall positive reviews from both critics and audience.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/mazhai-review-tamil-movie-7377\|title=Mazhai review. Mazhai Tamil movie review, story, rating}}</ref>

	==Plot==		==Plot==
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	*[[Rahul Dev]] as Deva		*[[Rahul Dev]] as Deva
	*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Sundaramoorthy (Shailaja's father)		*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Sundaramoorthy (Shailaja's father)
			* [[K. S. L. Swamy]] as Deva's uncle
	*[[Charle]] as Director		*[[Charle]] as Director
	*[[Pyramid Natarajan]] as Producer		*[[Pyramid Natarajan]] as Producer
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	==Soundtrack==		==Soundtrack==
	The soundtrack features six songs composed by Devi Sri Prasad, retaining the tunes from the original version. It got rave reviews for songs and background score.<ref>http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/movie/T0000697.html</ref>		The soundtrack features six songs composed by Devi Sri Prasad, retaining the tunes from the original version except for "Kuchi Karuvadu", which is based on "Kandhi Chenu Kada" from ''[[Naa Alludu]]'' (2005). It got rave reviews for songs and background score.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/movie/T0000697.html \|title=Mazhai Songs \|website=raaga.com}}</ref>

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	==Critical reception==		==Critical reception==
	''Behindwoods'' wrote: "Although the story is familiar, the screenplay is different which makes it appealing".<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Reviews/reviews1/mazhai/tamil-movie-review-mazhai.html</ref><ref>http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/2164/tamil/mazhai/456/review.htm</ref> ''Indiaglitz'' wrote, "All said, Mazhai, produced by S P B Charan, is sure to enthrall the audience especially youngsters".<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/mazhai-tamil-movie-review-7377.html</ref> ''Sify'' wrote "At best, Mazhai is a passable time pass fare if you don't care for logic and reason".<ref>http://www.sify.com/movies/mazhai-review-tamil-pclvMLjfjjjcg.html</ref>		''Behindwoods'' wrote: "Although the story is familiar, the screenplay is different which makes it appealing".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Reviews/reviews1/mazhai/tamil-movie-review-mazhai.html\|title=Tamil movie review : Mazhai}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/2164/tamil/mazhai/456/review.htm\|title = Mazhai Review \| Mazhai Tamil Movie Review by P.V.Sathish Kumar,Oct 5, 2005}}</ref> ''Indiaglitz'' wrote, "All said, Mazhai, produced by S P B Charan, is sure to enthrall the audience especially youngsters".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/mazhai-tamil-movie-review-7377.html\|title = Mazhai review. Mazhai Tamil movie review, story, rating}}</ref> ''Sify'' wrote "At best, Mazhai is a passable time pass fare if you don't care for logic and reason".<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mazhai-review-tamil-pclvMLjfjjjcg.html \|title=Mazhai \|website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2005-10-16/page/20/mode/2up \|title=''Kalki'' review}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{Infobox film
| name = Mazhai
| image = Mazhai poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Rajkumar
| producer = [[SPB Charan]]
| story = [[Veeru Potla]]
| based_on = {{based on|''[[Varsham (2004 film)|Varsham]]''|[[Veeru Potla]]}}
| starring = [[Jayam Ravi]]<br />[[Shriya Saran|Shriya]]<br>[[Vadivelu]]<br>[[Kalabhavan Mani]]
| music = [[Devi Sri Prasad]]
| cinematography = [[Rajesh Yadav (cinematographer)|Rajesh Yadav]]
| editing = [[Anthony (editor)|Anthony]]
| studio = Capital Cinema
| distributor = [[SP Balasubramanyam]]
| released = {{Film date|2005|09|30|df=y}}
| runtime = 156 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Mazhai''''' ({{trans|Rain}}) is a 2005 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romance film|romantic]] [[action film]] directed by Rajkumar. It is a remake of the 2004 Telugu film ''[[Varsham (2004 film)|Varsham]]'', and stars [[Jayam Ravi]] and [[Shriya Saran|Shriya]] (her Tamil debut) while [[Vadivelu]], [[Rahul Dev]], and [[Kalabhavan Mani]] play supporting roles. The film's music is composed by [[Devi Sri Prasad]]. The film gained overall positive reviews from both critics and audience.<ref>https://www.indiaglitz.com/mazhai-review-tamil-movie-7377</ref>

==Plot==
Arjun ([[Jayam Ravi]]), an unemployed youngster, and Deva ([[Rahul Dev]]), a powerful don, both fall in love with Sailaja ([[Shriya Saran|Shriya]]), a middle-class beauty, at the same time on a rainy day at a railway station. Arjun keeps bumping into Sailaja coincidentally every time it rains. This makes them both feel that it is the rain that keeps bringing them together, and they start to fall in love. Deva takes the backdoor route to get Sailaja, with the help of her good-for-nothing father, Sundaramoorthy ([[Kalabhavan Mani]]). After learning of Arjun and Sailaja's love, Deva and Sundaramoorthy work up devious plans to break them up. They soon succeeded in creating a rift between the two lovers. Though Arjun realizes what is really happening, Sailaja falls prey to Deva and her father's foils. The young lovers part ways; Sailaja becomes a leading lady in the movies, and Arjun works with his uncle ([[Rajesh (actor)|Rajesh]]) in a quarry as a demolition expert. Deva is cheated out of some money by Sundaramoorthy, and he finds out where Sailaja lives and kidnaps her. Sundaramoorthy realizes that the only person who is daring enough and cares enough to get his daughter back is Arjun and goes to him with his pleas. It takes much convincing, but Arjun decides to rescue Sailaja but for reasons other than love. At this point, Sailaja begins to realize that her father lied to her and tries to get back with Arjun, but he refuses because she did not trust him. Sailaja convinces Arjun that it was not her fault, and they both start loving again. The climax is a heroic fight between Arjun and Deva, in which Arjun is the victor. In the end, Arjun unites with Shailaja.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Jayam Ravi]] as Arjun
*[[Shriya Saran|Shriya]] as Shailaja
*[[Vadivelu]] as Aarumugam
*[[Rahul Dev]] as Deva
*[[Kalabhavan Mani]] as Sundaramoorthy (Shailaja's father)
*[[Charle]] as Director
*[[Pyramid Natarajan]] as Producer
*[[Venkat Prabhu]] as Kasi
*[[Ambika (actress)|Ambika]] as Shailaja's mother
*[[Rajesh (actor)|Rajesh]] as Arjun's uncle
*[[Devadarshini]] as Arjun's sister
*[[Tanikella Bharani]] as Deva's father
*[[Vatsala Rajagopal]] as Shailaja's grandmother
*[[Madhan Bob]] as Idi Ameen, weather reporter
*[[Bonda Mani]] as Petrol Bunk Employee
*[[Mahanadi Shankar]] as Deva's henchman
*[[Sethu Vinayagam]] as Home Minister
*[[Singamuthu]] as Aarumugam's customer
*[[Halwa Vasu]] as Aarumugam's customer
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as Priest
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack features six songs composed by Devi Sri Prasad, retaining the tunes from the original version. It got rave reviews for songs and background score.<ref>http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/movie/T0000697.html</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:30%;"
|-
! Song Title !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| Nee Varumbodhu || [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Kalpana Raghavendar|Kalpana]], Raqueeb Alam || rowspan=6|[[Vairamuthu]]
|-
| Mannile || [[SPB Charan]], Sumangali
|-
| Isthanbul || [[Jassie Gift]], Kalpana
|-
| Thappe Ille || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Harini (singer)|Harini]]
|-
| Muthu Mazhaiye || Sagar, Sumangali
|-
| Kuchikaruvadu || [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Srilekha Parthasarathy]]
|}

==Critical reception==
''Behindwoods'' wrote: "Although the story is familiar, the screenplay is different which makes it appealing".<ref>http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Reviews/reviews1/mazhai/tamil-movie-review-mazhai.html</ref><ref>http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/2164/tamil/mazhai/456/review.htm</ref> ''Indiaglitz'' wrote, "All said, Mazhai, produced by S P B Charan, is sure to enthrall the audience especially youngsters".<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/mazhai-tamil-movie-review-7377.html</ref> ''Sify'' wrote "At best, Mazhai is a passable time pass fare if you don't care for logic and reason".<ref>http://www.sify.com/movies/mazhai-review-tamil-pclvMLjfjjjcg.html</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0453150|title=Mazhai}}

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[[Category:Indian romantic action films]]