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{{Short description|Indian film director}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Abdul Majith
| image =
| imagesize =
| birth_name = Abdul Majith
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1974|2|20}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iflicks.in/StarPage/Director/Abdul-Majith |title=Iflicks: Latest Tamil cinema news | Kollywood latest news | Tamil movie stills |publisher=Iflicks.in |date=1974-02-20 |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Tirunelveli]], [[Tamil Nadu]]
| occupation = [[Film director|Director]], [[Film producer|Producer]], [[Screenwriter]]
| othername = Majith, Majeeth
| yearsactive = 1996-present
| spouse =
| parents =
}}

'''Abdul Majith''' (commonly known as '''Majith''') is an [[Indian people|Indian]] film director, producer screenwriter who has worked on Tamil films. He made his directorial debut with the 2002 social drama film, ''[[Thamizhan]]'' starring [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] and [[Priyanka Chopra]]. He has since worked on lower budget ventures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/mar-08-02/ki-mu-11-03-08.html |title=No sets! Says this director - Behindwoods.com Director A. Majith Tamilan Vijay Thunichal Ki. Mu M. G. R. Nagar market. Vadivelu Hassan Sarika TAMIL MOVIE NEWS Latest Tamil Movie News Hot News Kollywood Latest News PICTURE IMAGE GALLERY STILLS WALLPAPERS |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemabizz.com/Director_A_Majid.asp |title=Director A Majid - Complete Tamil Filmography |publisher=Cinema Bizz |date= |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref>

==Career==
In 1996, he worked as the story writer for ''[[Selvaa (film)|Selvaa]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfZtfWZvMzc&t=203s | title=Selva Full Movie HD Quality Video | website=[[YouTube]] | date=26 April 2013 }}</ref> In 2001, producer G. Venkateswaran signed on [[Thirupathisamy]] to direct [[Vijay (actor)|Vijay]] in an action film titled ''Velan''. The film, a remake of the director's Telugu film ''[[Azad (2000 film)|Azad]]'', saw [[Priyanka Chopra]], winner of the beauty pageant [[Miss World 2000]], being brought in by Venkateswaren to make her debut and play the lead female role.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2001/12/14/stories/2001121400720200.htm |title=The Hindu : From beauty pageant to celluloid |accessdate=2012-09-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207145033/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2001/12/14/stories/2001121400720200.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2001-12-14 |archivedate=7 December 2013 }}</ref> However, before production began, Thirupathisamy died in an accident and Venkateswaren duly decided to give debutant Majith a chance to direct a film with the same cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/nov/06priy.htm|title=rediff.com, Movies: Priyanka Chopra heads South|work=rediff.com}}</ref> A social drama, campaigning for the widespread knowledge of legal rights, the film created anticipation prior to release. The film opened to mixed reviews from film critics on 14 April 2002 and Malathi Rangarajan of [[The Hindu]] praised the film adding that "dialogue is a strong point of the film".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/04/19/stories/2002041900820203.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030627181604/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/04/19/stories/2002041900820203.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-06-27|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2002-04-19|title=Thamizhan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lolluexpress.com/thamizan.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-12-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512222147/http://www.lolluexpress.com/thamizan.htm |archivedate=12 May 2014 }}</ref> The critic from [[Rediff.com]] also gave the film a positive review stating that the director had succeeded in making a good debut, while another critic labelled the film as "meaningful cinema" though stated that some scenes were overdone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinematoday3.itgo.com/thamizhan.html|title=Tamil Cinema Review - Thamizhan review, Vijay, Priyanka Chopra, Vivek, Director Majith, Music Director Iman|work=itgo.com}}</ref> In comparison, a reviewer from Bizhat.com stated that "the message conveyed leaves you exhausted and stressed", giving the film a below average review.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.bizhat.com/review_tamizhan.php|title=BizHat.com - Tamizhan Review. Vijay, Priyanka Chopra, Revathy|work=bizhat.com|access-date=21 December 2015|archive-date=15 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215223216/http://movies.bizhat.com/review_tamizhan.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/04/12/stories/2002041201610800.htm |title=Ushering in the new year |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606143526/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/04/12/stories/2002041201610800.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2002-04-12 |archivedate=6 June 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/04/12/stories/2002041201360600.htm |title=Awaiting superhits |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140607062417/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/04/12/stories/2002041201360600.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2002-04-12 |archivedate=7 June 2014 }}</ref>

He began work on his second film, the thriller ''[[Thunichal]]'' in May 2005 and filming was completed by the end of the year, except for the dubbing portions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/09/30/stories/2005093002690100.html |title=The Hindu : Home Page News & Features |website=www.thehindu.com |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913085833/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/09/30/stories/2005093002690100.html |archive-date=13 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Subsequently, the film was postponed indefinitely due to financial restraints, and remained unreleased. The actors and director involved, moved on to participate with other projects. In 2008, he worked on the romantic drama ''[[Kee Mu]]'', featuring newcomers. The film progressed with little publicity and had a low key release at the box office, while Majith also appeared in acting role. The film received negative reviews with a critic noting the film "copying one or two well-known trend-setters, seems nothing short of sacrilege when seen on screen".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/sep/05ssk.htm |title=Review: Ki Mu |work=Rediff.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> The success of [[Arun Vijay]]'s ''[[Malai Malai]]'', meant that the producers of ''Thunichal'' decided to use his new-found publicity to relaunch their own film. Arun Vijay, worried that the move could hamper his new-found image at the box office, lodged a complaint with the Nadigar Sangam, alleging that the producers of Thunichal were attempting to release the film without his voice.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/dec-09-05/arun-vijay-thunichal-29-12-09.html |title=Action against film's release - Tamil Movie News - Arun Vijay | Nadigar Sangam | Thunichal |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date=2009-12-29 |accessdate=2012-11-08}}</ref> Soon after, he retracted his statements and refuted that the film would not damage his reputation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/53065.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316061257/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/53065.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 March 2010 |title=Arun Vijay's 'Thunichal' in - Tamil Movie News |website=IndiaGlitz |date=2009-12-28 |accessdate=2012-11-08}}</ref> Upon release, the film received highly negative reviews. A reviewer from Behindwoods.com claimed in regard to the cast that "Arun Vijay seems to be in a lost plot after his ''[[Malai Malai]]'' high but that Ramana impressed with "his cold villainy" and the "other performances don’t count for much". The director was criticized, citing that "he fails to hold the viewers’ attention right from the start" and a "few interesting scenes which would have enhanced the quality of the film". Regarding the work from the technical crew, the reviewer cited that "there is nothing much that stands out", while the music by [[Premji Amaran]] "fails to make any sort of impact".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/thunichal.html |title=Thunichal - Tamil Movie Reviews - Thunichal Arun Vijay Ramana Shiva Manjal Malai Malai Majeed Premji Amaran |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-08}}</ref>

In 2016, he began production on ''[[Paisa (2016 film)|Paisa]]'', which is set in a slum.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2016/mar/31/majiths-next-titled-paisa-918405.html|title=Majith's Next Titled Paisa|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=31 March 2016|first=Manigandan|last=K R|access-date=21 August 2020}}</ref> In February 2017, he began a female-centric thriller film titled [[Torchlight (2018 film)|''Torchlight'']] starring [[Anjali (film actress)|Anjali]] and [[Sadha]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://silverscreen.in/tamil/news/sadha-joins-abdul-majiths-torchlight/|title=Sadha Joins Abdul Majith's 'Torchlight'|date=13 February 2017}}{{dead link|date=February 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

==Filmography==
*''Note: he was credited as Majith till 2018.''
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#B0C4DE; text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2" scope="col"| Year
! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" colspan="3"| Credited as
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" scope="col" | Notes
|-
! Director !! Writer !! Producer
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Selvaa (film)|Selvaa]]'' || {{No}} || {{partial|Story}} || {{No}} ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Thamizhan]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{partial|Story}} || {{No}} ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Kee Mu]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} || Also actor
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Thunichal]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}} ||
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Paisa (2016 film)|Paisa]]'' || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||
|-
| 2018 || [[Torchlight (2018 film)|''Torchlight'']] || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} ||
|}

==References==
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