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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Maayai<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| director = J. R. Kannan<br />
| producer = J. R. Kannan<br />
| writer = J. R. Kannan<br />
| starring = {{ubl|J. R. Kannan|[[Sanam Shetty]]|Sanjay}}<br />
| music = J. Raj<br>Manish<br />
| cinematography = <br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = Halamma Talkies<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|11|23|ref1=}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
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'''''Maayai''''' ({{translation|Illusion}}) is a 2013 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language action drama film written, produced and directed by J. R. Kannan. The film stars Kannan himself, [[Sanam Shetty]] and Sanjay. It was released on 22 November 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/maayai-imagegallery-0-kollywood-nlgpISgjjijsi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027050308/https://www.sify.com/movies/maayai-imagegallery-0-kollywood-nlgpISgjjijsi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 October 2020|title=Maayai|website=[[Sify]] }}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
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* J. R. Kannan<br />
* [[Sanam Shetty]]<br />
* Sanjay<br />
* [[Rajendran]]<br />
* [[Manobala]]<br />
* [[Raj Kapoor (Tamil film director)|Raj Kapoor]]<br />
* [[Fathima Babu]]<br />
* Cheran Raj<br />
* [[Kaajal Pasupathi]] as Police officer<br />
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== Production ==<br />
J. R. Kannan, an erstwhile assistant to directors Indiran and Yesudas, opted to launch his own film as director and producer, and named the studio as Halamma, after his family's deity. He also chose to play the lead role, alongside Sanjay and [[Sanam Shetty]]. Kannan recruited his former classmate, J. Raj — a composer in the [[Badaga language]] — to be the film's music composer. The audio soundtrack of the film was released in a ceremony by director [[S. P. Muthuraman]] and received by producer-director [[Keyaar]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/of-unrequited-love/article4614033.ece|title=Of unrequited love|first=S. R. Ashok|last=Kumar|newspaper=The Hindu|date=13 April 2013|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
The film was released on 22 November 2013 alongside [[Selvaraghavan]]'s ''[[Irandam Ulagam]]'' at the Chennai box office. The [[Times of India]]'s reviewer gave the film a negative review, stating "it takes a special kind of talent to totally make a mess out of a minimalist thriller" and that "the film has the vibe of a shoddily-made student film and it becomes difficult to take it seriously".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/maayai/movie-review/26411994.cms|title=Maayai Movie Review {1.0/5}: Critic Review of Maayai by Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref> A critic from [[Maalai Malar]] also gave the film a negative review.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2013/11/26155535/Maayai-movie-review.vpf|title=மாயை|date=26 November 2013|website=maalaimalar.com}}</ref><br />
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The film took a poor opening at the Chennai box office and did not perform well commercially.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/maayai/maayai-box-office-nov-24.html|title=Maayai box office collection|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2013 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian thriller films]]<br />
[[Category:2013 directorial debut films]]</div>WikiDwarf