Mariyadhai

Mariyadhai (transl. Respect) is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Vikraman. The film stars Vijayakanth in a dual role as father and son alongside Meena and Meera Jasmine while Ambika also plays a significant role.^[1] The film was released on 24 April 2009 to mixed reviews.

Mariyadhai
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Vikraman
Written by	Vikraman
Produced by	T. Siva M.Rajendar
Starring	Vijayakanth Meena Meera Jasmine Ambika
Music by	Vijay Antony
Production companies	Raj Television Network Amma Creations
Release date	24 April 2009 (2009-04-24)
Running time	130 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Father Annamalai and son Raja aka Pichai (both played by Vijayakanth), mother (Ambika), a pretty sister and a rather chubby Chandra (Meera Jasmine), a radio jockey who arrives to stay with them because her parents have left for the US.

In the midst of all this, Chandra falls in love with Raja, a dutiful son who has been brought up differently by his father but he does not return her love. He's too busy running his tractor and earning money. A flashback tells us that Raja was once in love with Radha (Meena, in a delightful role) but it went sour.

Cast

• Vijayakanth in a dual role as
  • Annamalai
  • Pichai (Raja)
• Meena as Radha
• Meera Jasmine as Chandra
• Ambika as Alamelu
• Ammu Ramachandran as Sumathy
• Ramesh Khanna as Mookaiya
• Shanmugarajan as Marthandam
• Sampath Raj as Sampath
• Hariraj as Land buyer^[2]
• Nassar as Solaiyu Muthurajah
• Thalaivasal Vijay as Muthaiyya
• Nizhalgal Ravi as Viswanathan
• Ramji as Selvam
• Kuyili as Radha's mother
• Meera Krishnan as Viswanathan's wife
• Santhoshi as Presenter
• Bava Lakshmanan as Astrologer
• Cool Suresh as Waiter
• Meesai Rajendranath
• Subhalekha Sudhakar as Radha's father (uncredited)^[3]
• Imman Annachi as Marthandam's supporter (uncredited)

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vijay Antony.^[4]

Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length
"Adada Adada"	Vinaya	Kalaikumar	04:14
"Devathai Desathil"	Hariharan, Shreya Ghoshal	Pa. Vijay	04:08
"Inbamay"	Udit Narayan, Mahathi	Pulamaipithan	03:56
"Unnai Ninaithen"	V. V. Prasanna, Shreya Ghoshal	Pa. Vijay	04:29
"Yaar Paarthathu" I	Vinaya, Hariharan	Na. Muthukumar	03:18
"Yaar Paarthathu" II	Unni Menon		03:00

Critical reception

Rediff.com wrote that "Mariyadhai is full of stock situations and trite dialogues but can satisfy Vijayakanth's fans".^[5] The Hindu wrote, "Director Vikraman deserves to be lauded for making a Vijayakanth film with no political innuendos, and without deifying the hero".^[6] Chennai Online wrote, "Overall, Vikraman has chosen a boring subject and told it with a pathetic script. The movie is so dull that it would be a futile and painful exercise to go in to detail".^[7]