| Marumunai | |
| Director: | Mariesh Kumar |
| Producer: | PL Babu PL Subbu |
| Starring: |
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| Music: | Sathyadev Taj Noor (score) |
| Cinematography: | ‘Punnagai’ Venkatesh |
| Editing: | Sathish B. Kottai |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Tamil |
Marumunai is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Mariesh Kumar starring Maruthi and Mrudhula Bhaskar.[1]
Mariesh Kumar, who worked as an assistant to K. Bhagyaraj and R. Pandiarajan, and wrote television serials before directing this film. Maruthi worked as an assistant director to Yaar Kannan and Vikraman before becoming an actor. The producers PL Balu and PL Subbu handled film distribution in Salem area.[2] The film was shot in 60 locations in Salem district including Yercaud.[3]
Songs by debutante Sathyadev, who worked for musician Prem Kumar. The soundtrack is composed of four songs:[2]
Marumunai is released on 28 March 2014.
Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express opined that "Marumunai is an attempt to be different and a promising effort from a debutant".[4] A critic from The Times of India gave the film a rating of two out of five stars and wrote that "Mariesh Kumar succeeds in getting your attention. His problem is he has trouble retaining it for the entire film".[5] A critic from Maalaimalar criticised the title, old age story while praising the songs.[6]