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{{Short description|2013 Indian film by Manivannan}}
{{No plot|date=September 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Manivannan]]
| writer = Manivannan
| producer = S.Ravichandran<br />[[Suresh Kamatchi|K. Suresh]]
| starring = [[Sathyaraj]]<br />Manivannan<br />[[Seeman]]
| cinematography = D. Sankar
| editing = [[R. Sudharsan]]
| music = [[James Vasanthan]]
| studio = V House Production
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|05|10}}
| runtime = 136 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA''''' (credited as '''''Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA: Amaidhipadai – 2''''') is a 2013 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[political satire]] film written and directed by [[Manivannan]]. A sequel to ''[[Amaidhipadai]]'' (1994), it stars [[Sathyaraj]] in his 200th film, reprising his role as Nagaraja Cholan from the original, alongside an [[ensemble cast]] including [[Seeman]], [[Manivannan]], his son [[Raghuvannan]], [[Mrudula Murali]], [[Komal Sharma]] and [[Varsha Ashwathi]]. The film, featuring music composed by [[James Vasanthan]], was produced by Ravichandran and K. Suresh under the banner of V House Production<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 October 2012 |title=Manivannan's 50th movie Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/manivannan-s-50th-movie-nagaraja-cholan-ma-mla-news-tamil-mkkilLgfghd.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012235726/http://www.sify.com/movies/manivannan-s-50th-movie-nagaraja-cholan-ma-mla-news-tamil-mkkilLgfghd.html |archive-date=12 October 2012 |access-date=1 January 2013 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

Unlike the original, ''Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA'' was unsuccessful. It was Manivannan's 50th and last film as a director and actor, as he died a month after the film's release.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 June 2013 |title=Tamil actor-director Manivannan passes away |url=http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130615/news-current-affairs/article/tamil-actor-director-manivannan-passes-away |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714182257/http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/130615/news-current-affairs/article/tamil-actor-director-manivannan-passes-away |archive-date=14 July 2015 |access-date=8 July 2015 |website=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>

==Cast==
{{castlist|
* [[Sathyaraj]] as Nagaraja Cholan & Rajagopal
* [[Manivannan]] as Ex-MLA Manimaran, the sidekick and ex-officio owner of Nagaraja's illegal properties
* [[Seeman]] as a farmer and farmer rights activist
* [[Raghuvannan]] as Gangaikondaan, Nagaraja's son who was later the acting chief minister
* [[Mrudula Murali]] as Shenbagavalli, Gangaikondaan's wife
* [[Komal Sharma]] as school teacher Kamalini, Seeman's fiancée
* [[Ansiba Hassan]]
* [[Varsha Ashwathi]] as Amudha, Nagaraja Chozhan's mistress who was initially Manimaran's mistress
* [[M. S. Bhaskar]] as Kumbakonam Kootha Perumal MLA, the leader of the party in ruling coalition who merges his party with the ruling party for Nagaraja Chozhan to become CM
* [[Sujatha Sivakumar]] as Kamalini's widow mother and Seeman's sister
* Oorvambu Lakshmi as Journalist
* [[Vaiyapuri]]
* [[K. P. Jagannath]]
* [[Krishnamoorthy (actor)|Krishnamoorthy]]
* Rajkanth
* Ramya
* Madhu
}}

==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack was composed by [[James Vasanthan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nagaraja Chozan M.A., M.L.A. (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/nagaraja-chozan-m-a-m-l-a-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1331942621 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230619045901/https://music.apple.com/us/album/nagaraja-chozan-m-a-m-l-a-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1331942621 |archive-date=19 June 2023 |access-date=19 June 2023 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>
* "Kannadi Papa" — Pooja
* "Malamele" — Palaniammal, Mahalingam
* "Mamanukku Ennadi" — Nancy, Vasudha, Sarayu
* "Suda Sudathan" — [[MK Balaji]]
* "Viraivil Vidiyum" — James Vasanthan

==Critical reception==
Sidharth Varma of ''[[The Times of India]]'' gave the film {{fraction|2|1|2}} out of 5 stars and wrote, "If you are familiar with Nagaraja Cholan as a ruthless politician, who rose from being Ammavasai in ''Amaidhipadai'', this movie will definitely disappoint you...his resurrection after almost 20 years ends up a failed attempt to build on the character...The movie is a pale shadow of the original, except for the few scenes involving Cholan and his trusted aide Manimaran".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Varma |first=Sidharth |date=13 May 2013 |title=Nagaraja Cholan MA MLA Movie Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Nagaraja-Cholan-MA-MLA/movie-review/20024325.cms |url-status=deviated |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150305055800/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Nagaraja-Cholan-MA-MLA/movie-review/20024325.cms |archive-date=5 March 2015 |access-date=8 July 2015 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> [[Baradwaj Rangan]] wrote for ''[[The Hindu]]'', "If Manivannan wants to take a hit character from a hit film and spin a new story around him, that's his prerogative — except that the story, this time, doesn't stick".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=11 May 2013 |title=Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA: The party's over |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/nagaraja-cholan-ma-mla-the-partys-over/article4705969.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304055047/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/nagaraja-cholan-ma-mla-the-partys-over/article4705969.ece |archive-date=4 March 2021 |access-date=29 September 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Vivek Ramz of ''[[In.com]]'' said the film "is no patch on its original. Give it a miss!".<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ramz |first=Vivek |date=May 11, 2013 |title=Nagaraja Chozhan MA, MLA fails to impress! |url=http://www.in.com/news/entertainment/tamil-movie-review-nagaraja-cholan-ma-mla-fails-to-impress-50213176-in-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619023148/http://www.in.com/news/entertainment/tamil-movie-review-nagaraja-cholan-ma-mla-fails-to-impress-50213176-in-1.html |archive-date=19 June 2013 |access-date=11 May 2013 |website=[[In.com]]}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:2010s political satire films]]
[[Category:2013 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2013 films]]
[[Category:2013 Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Manivannan]]
[[Category:Films produced by Suresh Kamatchi]]
[[Category:Films scored by James Vasanthan]]
[[Category:Indian political satire films]]
[[Category:Indian sequel films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language political satire films]]

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