| Magalirkkaga | |
| Director: | Indhiyan |
| Producer: | A. Govindaraja K. Renu |
| Starring: | Khushbu Vindhya Kovai Sarala Ranjith |
| Cinematography: | M. Rajendran |
| Editing: | D. Rajkumar |
| Music: | Varshan |
| Studio: | Akshaya Movies |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Magalirkkaga is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Indhiyan. The film stars Khushbu, Vindhya, Kovai Sarala, and Ranjith while Thalaivasal Vijay, Devan, Anuja, and Vadivelu play supporting roles. The music for the film was composed by debutant Varshan and the film was released on 3 June 2000.
Bhavani is a no-nonsense inspector at a police station composed primarily of female officers, consisting of a head constable, two constables, and a driver Bhupathi. Bhavani is engaged to the engineer Subramani, whom her family had helped support financially. They are shown to be a happy couple. Tragedy strikes when Deputy Commissioner Nagaraj, aided by the unapologetically corrupt Assistant Commissioner, sexually assaults Chithra. Bhavani is determined to get justice for her subordinate but faces numerous ordeals, including having to choose between her fiancé and her morals.
The film marked the directorial debut of Indhiyan who earlier assisted V. Sekhar.[1]
The soundtrack was composed by Varshan and the lyrics were written by Annaadhasan, Thamarai, Ponniyin Selvan, Arivumathi and Kannabalan.[2]
S. R. Ashok Kumar from The Hindu wrote, "'[Magalirkkaga]' has a message. But director Indian should have coated it with sugar. He thought that the antics of Vadivelu and Kovai Sarala would help make it enjoyable but he has been proved wrong. The director's intentions are right but he must have taken care while writing the screenplay."[3] In addition, K. N. Vijiyan from New Straits Times called it "a treat for everyone for the family".[4] A critic from the entertainment portal Tamil Movie Cafe noted, "the film is well-intentioned, but never really takes off".[5] Indiainfo wrote, "The entire film is made lively by the fights and tussles between Sarla and Vadivelu. Kushboo does her bit well, looking every bit a policewoman. Ranjith is introduced only to play the romantic lead opposite her and has no role as such. Vindhya does not have much to do except to be the hapless rape victim. Witty dialogues and a taut screenplay may make the film a hit with the frontbenchers. Debutant music director Varshan’s music is nothing novel and cameraman Rajendra gives a camera work that suits this low-budget comedy film".[6]