Meiyyazhagi

Meiyyazhagi (transl. True beauty) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by RT Jayavel and starring Balaji, Arjun and Jai Quehaeni. The film is about the love between a sister and her brother, who is affected by cerebral palsy.

Meiyyazhagi
Release poster
Directed by	RT Jayavel
Starring	Balaji Arjun Jai Quehaeni
Cinematography	Venkatesh Arjun
Music by	S. B. Abhishek
Release date	22 November 2013 (2013-11-22)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Balaji as Deva
• Arjun as Partha
• Jai Quehaeni as Meiyyazhagi
• Arunmozhi Varman
• Ramraj as Arjun's father
• Velmurugan in a cameo appearance

Soundtrack

The music is composed by S. P. Balasubrahmanyam's son Abhishek.^[1]

• "En Pera Naane Maruntheneda Unna Nenachu"

Reception

A critic from The Times of India gave the film a rating of one-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "The problem with Meiyyazhagi is that it is 30 years too late".^[2] A critic from Dinamalar gave the film a mixed review and said that the screenplay could have been handled better and that Balaji overacted while praising the film's music and cinematography.^[3] On the contrary, a critic from Hindu Tamil Thisai praised the director's treatment of the storyline, the lead actors' performance and the music.^[4]