Mazhaikkalam

Mazhaikkalam (transl. Rainy season) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Deepan and starring newcomer Sanjeevan, credited as Sriram, and Saranya Nag.

Mazhaikkalam
Poster
Directed by	Deepan
Starring	Sriram Saranya Nag
Music by	Songs: Prem Anand Score: Johnson
Production company	AR Screen (p) Ltd
Release date	6 April 2012 (2012-04-06)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Sriram as Vijay
• Saranya Nag as Sophia
• Ganja Karuppu
• Krishna Kumar as Vijay's brother
• Jaya Sri as Vijay's sister-in-law
• Vel Chinnaswamy
• Winner Ramachandran

Production

The film is directed by Deepan, who worked under R. B. Choudary.^[1] Debutante Sanjeevan and Saranya Nag play college students in the film.^[2][3] In an interview, Deepan expressed how he was not satisfied with the final outcome of the film.^[1] The film began production in 2010.^[4] Prior to release, the film made the headlines after it was reported that Saranya would appear nude in a crucial scene. Saranya then clarified that she wore a skin-toned costume, and the scene was shot aesthetically.^[5][6][7]

Reception

A critic from The Times of India wrote that "Unfortunately, it is in this area [the script] that “Mazhaikkalam” falters. Debutant director Deepan’s construction of scenes is not only dull but also very predictable.^[8] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu opined that "If director Deepan had lent the same amount of concentration [that he gave to the last fifteen minutes] to the rest of the film, Mazhaikaalam could have been a thumbs-up show. But the narration lacks cohesion".^[9] A critic from The New Indian Express said that "Mazhaikalam is an example of good intentions going haywire".^[10] A critic from Behindwoods said that "Mazhaikkalam seems to have started off as a very interesting one line story" and added that "the makers ought to have developed their nutshell idea into a full fledged script which had interesting moments throughout".^[11]