Maaligai Explained

Director:	Dil Satya
Producer:	Kamal Bohra Rajesh Kumar
Starring:	Andrea Jeremiah Karthik Jayaram
Music:	Sri Krupa Mahesh Mahadev
Cinematography:	K. Ramsingh
Editing:	Greyson A. C. A.
Studio:	Shanthi Telefilms Bhavani Entertainment
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

Maaligai is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language period thriller film^{[1] [2]} directed by Dil Satya and starring Andrea Jeremiah and Karthik Jayaram.^[3]

Production

The film began production in 2019 and was supposed to be made in Kannada by director Dil Satya and produced by Hindi producers, but it was made as a Tamil film due to Andrea Jeremiah's popularity there.^{[4] [5] [1]} Dil Satya and Karthik Jayaram from the Kannada film industry forayed into Tamil cinema through this film.^{[6] [7]}

Andrea plays an ACP, who upon investigating a palace learns about her past as a princess.^[8] She accepted the role since she got to play two characters, which is rarely offered to heroines.^[1] K. S. Ravikumar accepted the film due to cinematographer K. Ramsingh, whose mentor Ashok Rajan worked on many of his directorial films starting with his second film Cheran Pandian (1991).^[9]

The film was shot in Baroda, Chennai, Jaipur and Kochi.^[2]

Release

The Hindi dubbed version was released on 29 October 2021 on Zee Cinema.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Subramanian. Anupama. 2019-04-11. Maaligai gave me scope for various shades of acting: Andrea Jeremiah. 2021-09-28. Deccan Chronicle. en. 27 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210827140138/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/kollywood/110419/maaligai-gave-me-scope-for-various-shades-of-acting-andrea-jeremiah.html. live.
2. Web site: 2019-04-14. Andrea Jeremiah's next is Maaligai. 2020-09-14. The Indian Express. en. 28 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210928165304/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/andrea-jeremiah-next-maaligai-5675331/. live.
3. Web site: Andrea's next titled Maaligai. 2020-09-14. Cinema Express. 9 April 2019. 30 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200930094525/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/apr/09/andreas-next-titled-maaligai-10967.html. live.
4. Web site: Andrea plays a cop and a princess in 'Maaligai' . https://web.archive.org/web/20190410220702/http://www.sify.com/movies/andrea-plays-a-cop-and-a-princess-in-maaligai-imagegallery-kollywood-tekrx6gjdcbaf.html . dead . 10 April 2019 . 14 September 2020 . . en.
5. Web site: manimegalai.a. 2 வேடத்தில் நடிக்கும் ஆண்ட்ரியா!. 2021-09-28. Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd. ta. 28 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210928160707/https://tamil.asianetnews.com/cinema/andriya-acting-duel-role-movie-pq2762. live.
6. Web site: 2019-04-10. ஆண்ட்ரியாவுக்கு விஜய் ஆண்டனி கொடுத்த பட்டம். 2021-09-28. G Tamil News. en-US. 28 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210928161326/https://gtamilnews.com/maaligai-press-meet-news/. live.
7. Web site: Jayaram Karthik to make his Kollywood debut with 'Malligai'. 11 April 2019. The Times of India. 29 May 2024. 29 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240529090434/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/news/jayaram-karthik-to-make-his-kollywood-debut-with-malligai/articleshow/68835400.cms. live.
8. Web site: 2019-04-10. தமிழ் சினிமாவின் சகலகலாவல்லி அவர்தான் - விஜய் ஆண்டனி. 2021-09-28. maalaimalar.com. Tamil. 28 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210928161513/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinemanews/2019/04/10205727/1236626/Vijay-Antony-Speech-in-Maaligai-movie-function.vpf. live.
9. Web site: கஸ்தூரியைக் கிண்டலடித்த கே.எஸ்.ரவிகுமார். 2021-09-28. Hindu Tamil Thisai. 12 April 2019. ta. 28 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210928160706/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/162987-.html. live.
10. Web site: Watch Maaligai (Hindi) Full HD Movie Online on ZEE5. ZEE5. 6 January 2024. 29 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220129175852/https://www.zee5.com/global/movies/details/maaligai/0-0-1z531960. live. 29 October 2021.