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{{short description|2000 film by V. Z. Durai}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Mugavaree
| image = Mugavaree poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[V. Z. Durai]]
| producer = {{unbulleted list|[[S. S. Chakravarthy]]|S. N. Raja}}
| writer = [[Balakumaran]] '''(Dialogue)'''
| screenplay = V. Z. Durai
| story = V. Z. Durai
| based_on =
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Ajith Kumar]]|[[Jyothika]]}}
| narrator =
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| cinematography = [[P. C. Sreeram]]
| editing = [[Suresh Urs]]
| studio = [[S. S. Chakravarthy|NIC Arts]]
| distributor = NIC Arts
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2000|02|19}}
| runtime = 156 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Mugavaree''''' ({{trans|Identity/Address}}) is a 2000 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[musical film|musical]] [[romantic drama film]] written and directed by [[V. Z. Durai]] and produced by [[S. S. Chakravarthy]]. The film features [[Ajith Kumar]] in the lead role as a struggling musician with [[Jyothika]], with [[Raghuvaran]], [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]], [[Manivannan]], and [[K. Vishwanath]] playing supporting roles. It was Ajith Kumar's first film of the new 2000s millennium. The music is composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], song lyrics were written by Vairamuthu, whilst the film featured award-winning cinematography by [[P. C. Sriram]].<ref>{{cite web|author=HostOnNet.com |url=http://movies.bizhat.com/review_mugavari.php |title=BizHat.com - Mugavari Review. Ajith, Jyothika, Raghuvaran, Vivek |publisher=Movies.bizhat.com |date= |access-date=2012-08-25}}</ref>

The story revolves around the conflicting emotions of ambition, love and responsibility that the protagonist, Sridhar, played by Ajith Kumar, goes through in his quest to become a successful music composer. The film opened in February 2000 to positive critical acclaim and become a blockbuster hit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ajithkumar.free.fr/filmographie/inter11.htm|title=WWW.ajithkumar.fr.fm}}</ref>

==Plot==
Sridhar ([[Ajith Kumar]]) is from a middle-class family headed by his father ([[K. Vishwanath]]). Shiva ([[Raghuvaran]]) is Sridhar's elder brother and the breadwinner for the family, consisting of his wife Shantha ([[Sithara (actress)|Sithara]]) and sister (Preitha Raghav). Sridhar, upon completion of his graduation, aspires to become a music director and tries hard to secure a chance in movies, but all his efforts go in vain. Sridhar's search for a chance continues for eight years. Despite that, his family members support him very well and encourage him whenever he feels dejected.

Sridhar meets and befriends Viji Chandrasekhar ([[Jyothika]]). Viji also likes Sridhar and his aspiration. Slowly, love blossoms between them. Viji gets introduced to Sridhar's family, and they too like her. However, Sridhar has plans of marrying her only after getting his first break in music. Viji also understands Sridhar and supports him. A CD shop owner ([[Manivannan]]) is Sridhar's neighbor, and he also encourages him. Sridhar gets an opportunity to compose music for a film. He feels extremely happy and goes for recording. Unfortunately on the same day, the producer meets with an accident, and as he feels it as an inauspicious sign, the movie is dropped.

Viji's younger sister Sudha (Soumya) gets a good marriage alliance, but the groom's family finds it odd upon seeing Viji being unmarried. Viji's father ([[Jaiganesh]]) requests Sridhar and Viji to get married so that it does not stop his younger daughter's wedding proposal. Viji's father asks Sridhar to leave away his dream of becoming a music director as he has been already trying hard for years. He also offers him a job so that he can marry Viji.

However, Sridhar refuses to let go his dream. He is ready to sacrifice his love for the sake of his ambition. He requests Viji to marry someone else as he cannot give up his passion for music. One day, Shiva has a heart attack and is admitted to the hospital. The doctors say that Shiva has heart problems and needs rest. Sridhar is shocked to see his brother's condition. As Shiva was the only income earner in the family, now Shantha and Preitha decide to take up some jobs to help earn money for the family.

Sridhar worries seeing that, though he also feels proud about the love and affection shown by his family members towards him, as no one asked him to forego his ambition and take up some job despite this condition. However, Sridhar decides to go for a job so he could ease his family's financial burden. He informs this and leaves for an interview.

===Alternate Climax===
Sridhar gives up his ambition and starts working. After a few years, it is shown that Sridhar secures a chance to compose music becoming a leading music composer and marries Viji.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Ajith Kumar]] as Sridhar
* [[Jyothika]] as Viji Chandrasekhar
* [[Raghuvaran]] as Shiva
* [[K. Vishwanath]] as Sridhar's father
* [[Sithara (actress)|Sithara]] as Shantha, Shiva's wife
* [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Ramesh
* [[Manivannan]] as CD Shop Owner
* [[Jaiganesh]] as Chandrasekhar, Viji's father
* [[Fathima Babu]] as Viji's mother
* [[Suchindra]] as Dhurai (guest appearance)
* [[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Dhurai's father
* [[Preetha]] as Sridhar's sister
* Soumya as Sudha, Viji's sister
* [[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]] as Shiva's friend
* [[Cochin Hanifa]] as Music Director
* [[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]] as Muthupandi, rice shop owner
* [[Mohan Raman]] as Shiva's boss
* [[Santhana Bharathi]] as RK Ram
* [[Sethu Vinayagam]] as Cinema Producer
* Kavitha Solairajan as Viji's friend
* Rajasekhar
* [[Scissor Manohar]]
* [[Mahendran (actor)|Master Mahendran]] as a child on the beach
* [[Kanal Kannan]] (special appearance)
{{colend}}

==Production==
The film director, [[V. Z. Durai]], revealed that he had approached [[S. S. Chakravarthy]] to make the film with [[Ajith Kumar]] after failing to get noticed for a long period, getting rejected by four producers for the script. Chakravarthy was supportive and maintained a close link with the film from shoot til post-production.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/09/06/stories/2002090601260300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030704114530/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/09/06/stories/2002090601260300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2003-07-04 |title=Stories sculpted out of unfulfilled desires |date=2002-09-06 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2012-08-25}}</ref>

Prior to the release of the film, Ajith Kumar, who has happy with the final product, gifted a car to the director. The success of the film led to the producer and the director signing another film together, ''[[Kadhal Sadugudu]]'', featuring [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] and [[Priyanka Trivedi]].

==Release==
The film released on 19 February 2000. It opened to positive reviews from critics with a reviewer citing that "Durai's presentation and supporting characters lack the depth necessary to make this a commercially successful venture".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Mugavari_111321.html |title=Mugavari: Movie Review |publisher=Indolink.com |date= |access-date=2012-08-25}}</ref> [[Rediff]].com also gave the film a positive review citing that the real "winners" are "Ajith, the actor, and [[P. C. Sriram]], the cinematographer". The critic claimed that Ajith Kumar "brilliantly portrays the vulnerable and sad Sridhar".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/mar/06muga.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: Review of Mugavari |work=Rediff.com |date=2000-03-06 |access-date=2012-08-25}}</ref> A third reviewer also praised the film claiming that Ajith Kumar "comes up with another good performance, conveying the hopes and frustrations of a struggling music director well", whilst Jyothika "looks cute and also proves her acting credentials" and Raghuvaran is "dignified as usual".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=20&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=english |title=Mugavari - Tamil Movie Review |publisher=Thiraipadam.com |date= |access-date=2012-08-25}}</ref>

Post-release, the film's climax was changed following demand from audiences. The initial climax showed the character of Sridhar facing another roadblock on his journey towards becoming a music composer. The changed ending showed a more favourable situation for him.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000408164020/http://www.tmcafe.com/hotnews.htm</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20000818180704/http://www.tamilstar.com/topnews/ajith7.shtml</ref>

The film went on to win the second prize for [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Family Film]], whilst Brindha won [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Choreographer]] for her work in the film's songs. The film was later dubbed and released in Telugu as ''Chirunama''.

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Mugavaree
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1999
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = Vega Music [[S. S. Chakravarthy|Nic Audio]] Bayshore The Best Audios [[Divo (record label)|Divo]]
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Kushi (2000 film)|Kushi]]
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = [[Vallarasu]]
| next_year = 2000
}}
The film's score and chart-topping soundtrack was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], with lyrics written by [[Vairamuthu]]. "Oh... Nenje" is based on "[[Get Down (You're the One for Me)]]" by the [[Backstreet Boys]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/Inspired-stuff/article15007781.ece |title=Mindframe: Inspired stuff |last=Srinivasan |first=Sudhir |date=30 September 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=16 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016043650/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/mindframe-inspired-stuff/article9168090.ece |archive-date=16 October 2016}}</ref> "Poo Virinjachu" is based on "[[That Thing You Do (song)|That Thing You Do]]" from [[That Thing You Do!|the film of the same name]], and "Keechu Kiliye" is based on "Enemies" by [[Dr. Alban]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/1999-tamil-film-ripped-off-the-backstreet-boys-tom-hanks-movie-nigerian-musicican |title=How 3 Songs In A 1999 Tamil Film Were Blatantly Ripped Off From The Backstreet Boys, A Tom Hanks Movie And A Nigerian Musician |last=Srinivasan |first=Karthik |date=12 February 2019 |website=[[Film Companion]] |access-date=12 February 2019}}</ref>

{{tracklist
| headline = Track-list (Tamil)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =

| title1 = Oh... Nenje
| extra1 = Hariharan, [[Swarnalatha]]
| length1 = 5:54
| title2 = Poo Virinjachu
| extra2 = [[P. Unni Krishnan|Unnikrishnan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]
| length2 = 5:48
| title3 = Keechu Kiliye(Female)
| extra3 = [[Harini (singer)|Harini]], Chorus
| length3 = 6:22
| title4 = Yeh Nilave
| extra4 = [[Unni Menon]]
| length4 = 4:13
| title5 = Aandae Nootrandae
| extra5 = Naveen
| length5 = 7:14
| title6 = Keechu Kiliye(Male)
| extra6 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], Chorus
| length6 = 6:22
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| headline = Track-list (Telugu)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =

| title1 = Oh Sakha Sakha
| extra1 = Srinivas, [[Swarnalatha]]
| length1 = 5:54
| title2 = Ohy Vodi Panchu
| extra2 = [[P. Unni Krishnan|Unnikrishnan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]
| length2 = 5:48
| title3 = Chitti Chilaka
| extra3 = [[Anuradha Sriram]]
| length3 = 6:22
| title4 = Vennelave
| extra4 = Mano
| length4 = 4:13
| title5 = Happy New Year
| extra5 = Naveen
| length5 = 7:14
| title6 = Chitti Chilaka
| extra6 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length6 = 6:22
|all_writing=|title7=|length7=|title8=|length8=|title9=|length9=|title10=|length10=|title11=|length11=|title12=|length12=|title13=|length13=|title14=|length14=|title15=|length15=|title16=|length16=|title17=|length17=|title18=|length18=|title19=|length19=|title20=|length20=}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1388441}}

{{V. Z. Durai}}

[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000 films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:2000 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Films directed by V. Z. Durai]]

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