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{{Short description|2015 Indian film by S. Vinod Kumar}}
{{use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Maharani Kottai
| image =
| caption =
| director = S. Vinod Kumar
| producer = Subramaniam<br>Thanamalar
S Vinod Kumar
| writer = S. Vinod Kumar
| starring = {{ubl|[[Richard Rishi|Richard]]|Annie Prince Nag|[[Senthil (actor)|Senthil]]}}
| music = [[U. K. Murali]]
| cinematography = Chandran Chami
| editing = V. Don Bosco
| studio = Thanamalar Creations
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|07|10|ref1=}}
| runtime = 118 mins
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Maharani Kottai''''' ({{langx|en|Queen's Castle}}) is a 2015 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language horror comedy drama film written and directed by S. Vinod Kumar. The film features [[Richard Rishi|Richard]] and Annie Prince Nag in the lead roles, alongside [[Senthil (actor)|Senthil]] and [[Shankar–Ganesh|Ganesh]]. Produced by Thanamalar Creations, the film was released on 10 July 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 April 2015 |title=Maharani Kottai Movie Stills |url=https://silverscreenindia.com/photos/maharani-kottai-movie-stills/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Maharani Kottai Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-details/maharani-kottai/movieshow/61289864.cms |via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Richard Rishi|Richard]]
* Annie Prince Nag
* [[Senthil (actor)|Senthil]]
* [[Shankar–Ganesh|Ganesh]]
* [[Ganja Karuppu]]
* [[Srinivasan (Tamil actor)|Powerstar Srinivasan]]
* [[Ashvin Raja]]
* Ashwini
* Velmurugan
* [[Bava Lakshmanan]]
* [[Vaiyapuri]]
* [[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]]
* [[Benjamin (actor)|Benjamin]]
* [[Nellai Siva]]
* [[Bonda Mani]]
* [[King Kong (actor)|King Kong]]
* [[Sam Anderson (Tamil actor)|Sam Anderson]]
*[[Neena Kurup]]
{{colend}}

== Production ==
After making a Telugu film titled ''Win'' featuring [[Jai Akash]], Vinod Kumar began making ''Maharani Kottai'' in Tamil and cast [[Richard Rishi|Richard]] and actress Annie Prince Nag in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=பேய் பங்களாவில் பாய்ஸ்! - Kungumam Tamil Weekly Magazine |url=http://www.kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=4442&id1=41&issue=20141006 |website=www.kungumam.co.in}}</ref> Annie had previously competed as a beauty pageant, and the film marked her acting debut.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 September 2017 |title=Girl from Odisha wins Miss India Elegant title |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/260917/girl-from-odisha-wins-miss-india-elegant-title.html |website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> Veteran actors [[Senthil (actor)|Senthil]], [[Shankar–Ganesh|Ganesh]] and [[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] played supporting roles in the film.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maharani Kottai Shooting Spot, Maharani Kottai Shooting Spot, Maharani Kottai, UK Murali |url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/maharani-kottai/maharani-kottai-movie.html |website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref> The film was produced by Singapore-based Subramaniam and Thanamalar as a joint venture for Dhanamalar Creations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 October 2014 |title=Maharani Kottai || Maharani Kottai |url=http://www.iflicks.in/Preview/2014/10/09160509/Maharani-Kottai.vpf |website=Iflicks}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The film's audio launch was hold on 20 September 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=மகாராணி கோட்டை பாடல் வெளியீடு/Queen Castle The song's release - Dinakaran Cinema News |url=https://cinema.dinakaran.com/cine-news-details.aspx?id=13728&id1=3 |website=cinema.dinakaran.com}}</ref> The soundtrack had songs composed by [[U. K. Murali]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 September 2014 |title='மகாராணி கோட்டை' இசை வெளியீடு |url=https://top10cinema.com//article/tl/28743/maharani-kottai-audio-launch |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508004714/https://top10cinema.com/article/tl/28743/maharani-kottai-audio-launch |archive-date=8 May 2021 |website=Top 10 Cinema}}</ref>

== Release and reception ==
The film had a theatrical release across [[Tamil Nadu]] on 16 December 2016. A reviewer from ''[[Maalai Malar]]'' called the film "not scary" and gave the film a negative review.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 July 2015 |title=மகாராணி கோட்டை |url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2015/07/11165950/Maharani-kottai-movie-review.vpf |website=maalaimalar.com}}</ref> The reviewer from ''[[Dinamalar]]'' called the film "logic-less".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maharani Kottai review |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/movie-review/1588/Maharani%20kottai/ |website=Dinamalar}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|13045462}}

[[Category:2015 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2015 Indian films]]
[[Category:2015 films]]
[[Category:2015 comedy horror films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy horror films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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