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{{Short description|2012 Indian film by A. Balakrishnan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Mudhalvar Mahatma
| image = Mudhalvar Mahatma.jpg
| alt = "The theme of the movie Welcome Back Gandhi is set like the father of the nation revisits his motherland and resumes his 'Sathyagraha Movement' while dealing with various social, economical and political issues existing in the country even today."
| caption = DVD cover
| director = A. Balakrishnan
| producer =
| writer = A. Balakrishnan
| starring = A. Kanagaraj<br> [[Anupam Kher]]<br> [[Krishnammal Jagannathan]]<br> [[V. S. Raghavan]]
| music = [[Illayaraja]]
| cinematography = J. Mohan<br>Subu
| editing = [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| distributor = Ramana Communications
| released = {{film date|df=y|2012|1|30}}
| runtime = 105 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Mudhalvar Mahatma''''' is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language biographical film directed by A. Balakrishnan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kolappan |first=B. |date=18 December 2011 |title=Anna Hazare watches film on Gandhi |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/article2726867.ece |access-date=24 January 2014 |website=The Hindu}}</ref> The film, released on 30 January 2012 in India, stars S. Kanagaraj as [[Mohandas Gandhi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 September 2011 |title=Tamil film 'Welcome Back Gandhi' launched |url=http://www.indiantelevision.com/aac/y2k11/aac967.php |access-date=24 January 2014 |website=Indian Television Dot Com |publisher=Indian Television}}</ref> The movie's music was written by [[Ilaiyaraaja]], with lyrics by Bharat Acharya, and the movie's plot explores how Gandhi might react if he was still alive and visited modern day India.<ref name="N">{{Cite web |title=Anna 'Welcome(s) Back Gandhi' |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article236643.ece?service=print |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222001034/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article236643.ece?service=print |archive-date=22 February 2014 |access-date=24 January 2014 |website=New Indian Express}}</ref> The film was dubbed in Hindi as ''Welcome Back Gandhi''.<ref name="N" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 March 2012 |title=Shot Cuts |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/shot-cuts/article3024639.ece |website=The Hindu |via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

Filming for ''Mudhalvar Mahatma'' took place over a 40-day period in [[Chennai]] during 2012, and was produced on a budget of ₹3 crore.<ref name="tnie">{{Cite web |title=Reliving the Mahatma |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Reliving-the-Mahatma/2014/01/18/article2006371.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121011549/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/Reliving-the-Mahatma/2014/01/18/article2006371.ece |archive-date=21 January 2014 |access-date=24 January 2014 |publisher=TNIE}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sah |first=Purnima |date=22 November 2018 |title=This film touches upon the Ayodhya dispute and Ram Mandir issue |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/regional/tamil/this-film-touches-upon-the-ayodhya-dispute-and-ram-mandir-issue/articleshow/66747475.cms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190326100910/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/regional/tamil/this-film-touches-upon-the-ayodhya-dispute-and-ram-mandir-issue/articleshow/66747475.cms |archive-date=26 March 2019 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== Plot ==

After a 60-year absence, Gandhi (S. Kanagaraj) returns to India to resume his [[Satyagraha]] Movement. While there, he must deal with the various social, economical and political issues that exist within the country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 December 2013 |title=Shotcuts: Big plans |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/shotcuts-big-plans/article5482767.ece |access-date=24 January 2014 |website=The Hindu}}</ref>

== Cast ==

*S. Kanagaraj as [[Mahatma Gandhi]]
*[[Anupam Kher]] as the Chief Minister of a State in India
**Sundar as the younger version
*Manvi Gagroo
*[[V. S. Raghavan]]
*[[S. Sathyendra]]
*Deenadhayalan
*[[Krishnammal Jagannathan]]

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and features a promotional song in Hindi titled "Ekla Chalo Re" by [[Vaikom Vijayalakshmi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 June 2021 |title=Welcome Back Gandhi - Movie Promotional Song |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3ggyeWNTOI?si=osD8hAjmZ7rjmQwa |website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

== Reception ==

''[[The Hindu]]'' gave a positive review for ''Mudhalvar Mahatma'', commenting that "It's a noble, valiant effort that needs to be seen and promoted just so that another filmmaker is encouraged to invest in a film as honest as this, one that will invoke and appeal to the patriot in you, despite its idealistic failings."<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 February 2011 |title=A Welcome Effort |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/a-welcome-effort/article1496255.ece |access-date=24 January 2014 |website=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mudhalvar Mahatma Movie Review |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/mudhalvar-mahatma/movie-review/12470365.cms |via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of artistic depictions of Mahatma Gandhi]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|2195066|Mudhalvar Mahatma}}

{{Mohandas K. Gandhi}}

[[Category:Films about Mahatma Gandhi]]
[[Category:2012 films]]
[[Category:2012 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]

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