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{{Short description|2012 Indian film by N.T.G. Saravanan}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Medhai
| image          = Medhai poster.jpg
| image =  
| caption        = Poster
| director = N.T.G. Saravanan
| director       = N. T. G. Saravanan
| starring = {{ubl|[[Ramarajan]]|Kaushika|Haasini|[[Charle]]}}
| starring       = [[Ramarajan]]
| studio = Kalaimagal Kalaikoodam
| studio         = Kalaimagal Kalaikoodam
|producer =M. Kumar,<br>Seerkazhi K. Sivashankar
| producer       = M. Kumar<br />Seerkazhi K. Sivashankar<br />A. Balakrishna Reddy<br />A. Ramasamy<br />Nangai Video V. Kannan
| music = [[Dhina]]
| cinematography = R. H. Ashok
| distributor =
| editing        = [[Suresh Urs]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2012|1|15}}
| music         = [[Dhina]]
| runtime = 136 minutes
| distributor   =  
| language = Tamil
| released       = {{Film date|df=y|2012|1|15}}
| country = India
| runtime       = 136 minutes
| budget = 100 million
| language       = Tamil
| country       = India
}}
}}
'''''Medhai'''''({{translation|Scholar}}) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language [[action drama film]] directed by debutant director Saravanan and produced by Kalaimagal Kalaikoodam. The film stars [[Ramarajan]], Kaushika, Haasini and [[Charle]]. The music was composed by [[Dhina]]. The film released on 15 January 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/medhai.html#cast|title = Medhai (2012) &#124; Medhai Movie &#124; Medhai Tamil Movie Cast & Crew, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos}}</ref>
'''''Medhai''''' ({{IPAc-en|m|eɪ|ð|aɪ}} {{translation|Scholar}}) is a 2012 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by debutant director Saravanan and starring [[Ramarajan]]. The music was composed by [[Dhina]]. The film released on 15 January 2012.


==Plot==
== Cast ==
([[Ramarajan]]) plays Saravana, a model schoolteacher in a suburban town. In prison, wrongly convicted of embezzling funds from a public trust he had created for underprivileged students who could not afford their school fees. After receiving the award for best teacher and later released from prison, the man goes into flashback mode. learns about his good deeds and his integrity, his efforts to create the truth and his fight against child labor. Released from prison, Saravana learns of the conspiracy that had sent him to prison. He proposes to confront, or rather to reform the wicked.
{{Cast listing|
 
*[[Ramarajan]] as Saravana Kumar
==Cast==
*Kaushika as Lakshmi
*[[Ramarajan]]
*Haasini as Saravana's sister<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S. R. |date=15 July 2011 |title=Role model |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/showbitz/article2230221.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114153307/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/showbitz/article2230221.ece |archive-date=14 January 2021 |access-date=8 June 2024 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
*Kaushika
*Haasini
*[[Charle]]
*[[Charle]]
*[[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]]
*[[Raj Kapoor (Tamil director)|Raj Kapoor]]
*[[K. Natraj]]
*[[K. Natraj]]
*[[Vijay Krishnaraj]]
*[[Vijay Krishnaraj]]
*[[Alex (actor)|Alex]]
*[[Alex (actor)|Alex]]
*[[Kovai Senthil]]
*[[Ganja Karuppu]]
*[[Ganja Karuppu]]
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]]
*[[Aryan (Tamil actor)|Aryan]]
*Ajay
*[[Rajyalakshmi]] as Kamakshi
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as a police inspector
*[[LIC Narasimhan]] as judge
*[[Muthukaalai]]
*[[Muthukaalai]]
*[[Bayilvan Ranganathan]]
*[[Vengal Rao]]
*Vijay Ganesh
*[[Bonda Mani]]
*[[Kovai Senthil]]
*[[Siva Narayana Murthy]]
* Meesai Rajendranath as a police inspector
}}


==Production==
== Production ==
''Medhai'' marked the acting comeback of Ramarajan after many years and it was his 44th film as an actor.<ref name=bw /> The film marked the directorial debut of Saravanan who earlier apprenticed with [[Senthilnathan]] and [[Hari (director)|Hari]].<ref name=ie />
''Medhai'' marked the directorial debut of Saravanan who earlier apprenticed with [[Senthilnathan]] and [[Hari (director)|Hari]].<ref name="ie" /> The film marks the return of Ramarajan after a gap.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chennai365.com/news/methai-movie-stills/|title=Methai Movie Stills|work=Chennai365|access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref>
 
==Soundtrack==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Dhina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/medhai-songs-T0002488|title=Medhai Songs|work=Raaga|date=10 Mar 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310145607/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/medhai-songs-T0002488|archive-date=10 March 2020}}</ref> The audio release of the film was held on 17 July 2010 at Chennai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jul-10-03/ramarajan-medhai-dheena-16-07-10.html|work=Behindwoods|date=16 July 2010|title=Tomorrow is Ramarajan's day|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310150633/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/jul-10-03/ramarajan-medhai-dheena-16-07-10.html|archive-date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
{{Infobox album
| name      = Medhai
| type      = Soundtrack
| artist    = [[Dhina]]
| cover      =
| alt        =
| released  = {{Start date|df=y|2012|7|17}}
| recorded  = 2010
| venue      =
| studio    =
| genre      = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length    =
| label      =
| producer  = [[Dhina]]
| prev_title = [[Bhavani (film)|Bhavani]]
| prev_year  = 2011
| next_title = [[Maasi (film)|Maasi]]
| next_year  = 2012
}}


== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Dhina]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 Mar 2020 |title=Medhai (2010) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/medhai-songs-T0002488 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310145607/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/medhai-songs-T0002488 |archive-date=10 March 2020 |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref>
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| headline      = Track listing
| title1 = En Uyir Thangangale               | extra1 = [[Unni Menon]] | lyrics1 = Muthulingham
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| title2 = Nilavukku Piranthaval Evalo       | extra2 = [[Harish Raghavendra]], [[Chinmayi]] | lyrics2 = Muthu Vijayan
| title1       = En Uyir Thangangale
| title3 = Thumbikai Thoppai Ganpathi       | extra3 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] | lyrics3 = N. T. G.Saravanan
| extra1       = [[Unni Menon]]
| title4 = Epothum Elorukum                 | extra4 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Manikka Vinayagam]] | lyrics4 = [[Gangai Amaran]]
| lyrics1       = [[Muthulingam (poet)|Muthulingam]]
| title5 = Ungakitta Rendukannum Ottikiduchu | extra5 = [[K. S. Chithra|Chitra]], [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]] | lyrics5 = [[Yugabharathi]]
| title2       = Nilavukku Piranthaval Evalo
| title6 = Annai Oru Kuzhandhai             | extra6 = [[KJ Yesudas]], [[Saindhavi]] | lyrics6 = Parinaman
| extra2       = [[Harish Raghavendra]], [[Chinmayi Sripada|Chinmayi]]
| title7 = Uyirile kundi Ondru             | extra7 = [[Benny Dayal]], [[Saindhavi]] | lyrics7 = Mugaiyur Muthu
| lyrics2       = Muthu Vijayan
| title3       = Thumbikai Thoppai Ganpathi
| extra3       = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| lyrics3       = N. T. G.Saravanan
| title4       = Epothum Elorukum
| extra4       = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Manikka Vinayagam]]
| lyrics4       = [[Gangai Amaran]]
| title5       = Ungakitta Rendukannum Ottikiduchu
| extra5       = [[K. S. Chithra|Chitra]], [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]
| lyrics5       = [[Yugabharathi]]
| title6       = Annai Oru Kuzhandhai
| extra6       = [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Saindhavi]]
| lyrics6       = Parinaman
| title7       = Uyirile Kundi Ondru
| extra7       = [[Benny Dayal]], [[Saindhavi]]
| lyrics7       = Mugaiyur Muthu
}}
}}


==Reception==
== Reception ==
''Behindwoods'' wrote "Medhai is quite obviously built around Ramarajan and his comeback. One only wishes the film had got a more contemporary story, treatment and better technical aspects. Director MTG Saravana definitely had to pay more attention to all aspects of the movie".<ref name=bw>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/jan-12-03/medhai-review.html|title=MEDHAI MOVIE REVIEW|work=Behindwoods|date=12 Jan 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310150024/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/jan-12-03/medhai-review.html|archive-date=10 March 2020}}</ref> '''Indian Express'' wrote "The film is neither too exciting, nor a great disappointment. Only, the whole feel is that of a decades old film".<ref name=ie>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2012/jan/22/medhai-332431.html|title=Medhai|work=Indian Express|date=22 Jan 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310150342/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2012/jan/22/medhai-332431.html|archive-date=10 March 2020}}</ref>
A critic from ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote "The film is neither too exciting, nor a great disappointment. Only, the whole feel is that of a decades old film".<ref name="ie">{{Cite web |date=22 Jan 2012 |title=Medhai |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2012/jan/22/medhai-332431.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310150342/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2012/jan/22/medhai-332431.html |archive-date=10 March 2020 |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


[[Category:Indian films]]
== External links ==
*{{IMDb title}}
 
[[Category:2012 films]]
[[Category:2012 films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2012 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2012 Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]
[[Category:2012 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2012 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:2012 action drama films]]
[[Category:2012 action drama films]]
 
[[Category:Films scored by Dhina]]
 
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
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Latest revision as of 08:55, 3 March 2026


Medhai
Poster
Directed byN. T. G. Saravanan
Produced byM. Kumar
Seerkazhi K. Sivashankar
A. Balakrishna Reddy
A. Ramasamy
Nangai Video V. Kannan
StarringRamarajan
Music byDhina
CinematographyR. H. Ashok
Edited bySuresh Urs
Production
company
Kalaimagal Kalaikoodam
Release date
  • 15 January 2012 (2012-01-15)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Medhai (/meɪðaɪ/ transl. Scholar) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by debutant director Saravanan and starring Ramarajan. The music was composed by Dhina. The film released on 15 January 2012.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Medhai marked the directorial debut of Saravanan who earlier apprenticed with Senthilnathan and Hari.[2] The film marks the return of Ramarajan after a gap.[3]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The soundtrack was composed by Dhina.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."En Uyir Thangangale"MuthulingamUnni Menon 
2."Nilavukku Piranthaval Evalo"Muthu VijayanHarish Raghavendra, Chinmayi 
3."Thumbikai Thoppai Ganpathi"N. T. G.SaravananS. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
4."Epothum Elorukum"Gangai AmaranS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Manikka Vinayagam 
5."Ungakitta Rendukannum Ottikiduchu"YugabharathiChitra, Karthik 
6."Annai Oru Kuzhandhai"ParinamanK. J. Yesudas, Saindhavi 
7."Uyirile Kundi Ondru"Mugaiyur MuthuBenny Dayal, Saindhavi 

Reception[edit | edit source]

A critic from The New Indian Express wrote "The film is neither too exciting, nor a great disappointment. Only, the whole feel is that of a decades old film".[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (15 July 2011). "Role model". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Medhai". The New Indian Express. 22 January 2012. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Methai Movie Stills". Chennai365. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Medhai (2010)". Raaga.com. 10 March 2020. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

External links[edit | edit source]

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