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{{Infobox film
| name = Maiem
| image = Maiem poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Aditya Baskaran
| producer =
| writer =
| starring = {{plainlist|
*Naveen Sanjai
* [[Jai Quehaeni]]
* Kumaran Thangarajan
* Suhasini Kumaran
* Hashim Zain
*[[Pooja Devariya]]
* Muruganandham
}}
| music = KR
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Harvest Entertainers<br />Sketchbook Productions
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2015|10|16}}
| runtime = 119 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Maiem''''' is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language [[action thriller film]] directed by Aditya Baskaran. The film stars Naveen Sanjai, [[Jai Quehaeni]], Kumaran Thangarajan, Suhasini Kumaran, Hashim Zain, [[Pooja Devariya]], and Muruganandham .

== Cast ==
*Naveen Sanjai
* [[Jai Quehaeni]]
* Kumaran Thangarajan
* Suhasini Kumaran
* Hashim Zain
*[[Pooja Devariya]]
* Muruganandham
*[[Robo Shankar]] as Shankar
*Raandilya as a thief<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/snippets-about-tamil-cinema/article7720615.ece|title=Etectera: From small to big screen|first=Nikhil|last=Raghavan|date=October 3, 2015|work=The Hindu|access-date=3 September 2020|archive-date=22 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622053107/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/snippets-about-tamil-cinema/article7720615.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Production ==
Several cast and crew members were still in college while working on the film, including Aditya Baskaran, the producer and writer; Hashim Zain, an actor; Kaashif Rafiq, the music director; and Varuna Shreethar, the costume designer who was in 10th standard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/A-film-by-students-who-are-still-in-college/articleshow/48032162.cms|title=A film by students who are still in college! - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=15 August 2020|archive-date=17 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717232859/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/A-film-by-students-who-are-still-in-college/articleshow/48032162.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Release ==
''The Times of India'' gave the film a rating of one-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that " It is terribly juvenile, with an interesting (on paper, that is) one-line plot that is stretched far enough to make even mozzarella blush, and at nearly two hours, it is a supreme test of patience".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/maiem/movie-review/49426792.cms|title=Maiem Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Maiem by Times of India|via=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> ''The Hindu'' wrote that "From the acting to the music, it’s all reminiscent of soaps aired by regional TV channels".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/maiem-a-mediocre-tv-soaplike-film/article7770552.ece|title=Maiem: A mediocre, TV soap-like film|first=Sudhir|last=Srinivasan|date=16 October 2015|via=www.thehindu.com|access-date=15 August 2020|archive-date=5 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105082901/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/maiem-a-mediocre-tv-soaplike-film/article7770552.ece|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Deccan Chrocnicle'' gave the film a rating of one out of five stars and wrote that "The plot is interesting, but its amateurish treatment by newbie Aditya Bhaskar is a major downer".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151017/entertainment-kollywood/article/movie-review-maiem|title=Movie Review: 'Maiem'|first=anupama|last=subramanian|date=18 October 2015|website=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=15 August 2020|archive-date=30 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130051200/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151017/entertainment-kollywood/article/movie-review-maiem|url-status=live}}</ref> A critic from ''Maalai Malar'' praised the cinematography and songs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2015/10/17133758/maiem-movie-review.vpf|title=மய்யம்|date=17 October 2015|website=maalaimalar.com|access-date=15 August 2020|archive-date=8 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170708165852/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/Review/2015/10/17133758/Maiem-movie-review.vpf|url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Indian action thriller films]]
[[Category:2015 action thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]

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