Maalai Nera Mallipoo Explained

Maalai Nera Mallipoo
Director:Sanjay Narayanan
Producer:Vijayalakshmi Narayanan
Starring:
  • Vinithra Menon
  • Ashwin
  • Dhinesh Pandiyar
  • Samyuktha
Cinematography:Noydup Dorjee
Benny Richardson
Editing:Sanjay Narayanan
Music:Hrithik Shakthivel
Studio:Every Frame Matters
Distributor:aha Tamil
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Maalai Nera Mallipoo is a 2023 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Sanjay Narayanan and starring Vinithra Menon and Ashwin in the lead roles. It was released on 9 June 2023 through the streaming service aha Tamil.[1] [2]

Production

The film marked the directorial debut of Sanjay Narayanan, an erstwhile assistant director to Selvaraghavan. Narayanan worked on the film aged 21 and had conceptualised during the COVID-19 pandemic. Maalai Nera Mallipoo tells the tale of how the lockdown affected the livelihoods of sex workers, who were left in the lurch by a system that doesn't treat them with respect and dignity.[3]

Reception

The film was released on 9 June 2023 across Tamil Nadu. Reviewing the film, Logesh Balachandran of The Times of India wrote the film "has powerful content that deserves to be told, but the making isn't impressive enough to hold us throughout."[4] Praveen Sudevan The Hindu wrote "filmmaker Sanjay Narayanan and actor Vinithra Menon do not attempt to merely document the life of a sex worker; they peer into the labyrinth of the lead character’s conscience".[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Maalai Nera Mallipoo' Trailer: Vinithra Menon and Ashwin starrer 'Maalai Nera Mallipoo' Official Trailer. The Economic Times - The Times of India. 2023-06-30. 2023-06-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20230630173330/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/web-series/tamil/maalai-nera-mallipoo-trailer-video-vinithra-menon-and-ashwin-starrer-maalai-nera-mallipoo-official-trailer-video/videoshow/100984058.cms. live.
  2. Web site: மாலை நேர மல்லிப்பூ படத்தின் போஸ்டர் வெளியீடு. Dinamani. 2023-06-30. 2023-06-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20230630173331/https://www.dinamani.com/cinema/cinema-news/2022/may/19/maalai-neera-malli-poo-film-poster-released-3847251.html. live.
  3. Web site: When young talent blossomed. Cinema Express. 2023-06-30. 2023-06-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20230630173331/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/interviews/2023/jun/25/when-young-talent-blossomed-44979.html. live.
  4. News: Maalai Nera Mallipoo Movie Review : Powerful content let down by mediocre filmmaking. The Times of India. 2024-02-13. 2023-06-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20230629061105/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/maalai-nera-mallipoo/movie-review/101014118.cms. live. Logesh. Balachandran. 15 June 2023.
  5. News: 'Maalai Nera Malipoo' movie review: A slow-burn, yet stirring tale of a sex worker. The Hindu. 13 June 2023. www.thehindu.com. 30 June 2023. 30 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230630173331/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/maalai-nera-malipoo-movie-review-sanjay-narayanan-vinithra-menon/article66963996.ece. live.