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{{Infobox film
| image = Majaa poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Shafi (director)|Shafi]]
| screenplay = [[Viji (Writer/Director)|Viji]]
| story = [[Benny P Nayarambalam]]
| based_on = ''[[Thommanum Makkalum]]''
| producer = [[Rockline Venkatesh]]
| starring = [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]]<br /> [[Asin]]<br /> [[Pasupathy]]
| cinematography = [[Balasubramaniem]]
| editing = [[V. T. Vijayan]]
| music = [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]
| studio = Rockline Entertainment
| distributor = [[Aascar Films International]]
| released = {{Film date|2005|11|01|df=y}}
| runtime = 138 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Majaa''''' ({{translation|Fun}}) is a 2005 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action comedy]] film directed by [[Shafi (director)|Shafi]] and produced by [[Rockline Venkatesh]]. It is a remake of the director's own [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Thommanum Makkalum]]'' (2005). The film stars [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]], [[Asin]], and [[Pasupathy]], while [[Manivannan]], [[Vadivelu]], [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]], [[Biju Menon]] (in his Tamil debut), [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]], and [[Abu Salim (actor)|Abu Salim]] (reprising his role from the original) play supporting roles. The music was composed by [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]]. It tells the story of two adopted children changing from their old, mischievous ways of life.

== Plot ==
Govindan is a thief who has two sons: Aadhi and Mathi. Years go by, and the brothers decide to stop stealing, mend their ways, and lead a hardworking life with their father. They migrate to a neighboring village named Devalapatti and meet a retired agricultural officer Chidambaram, who is in deep debt and is under pressure from the village landlord Kalingarayar to clear his debts. In efforts to help Chidambaram, Mathi confronts Seetha Lakshmi, Kalingarayar's daughter, who comes to collect the money Chidambaram owes her father. Seetha Lakshmi starts to acquire a liking for Mathi but keeps it hidden due to her father's atrocious temper. In an attempt to teach Kalingarayar a lesson, Mathi forcibly ties the mangalasutra around Seetha's neck. Kalingarayar, realizing his daughter's love for Mathi, comes down to arrange a grand remarriage between the two. However, things go awry when Rajavelu, Seetha Lakshmi's maternal uncle, comes to town in an effort to stop the wedding between the two as he has wicked plans of marrying Seetha Lakshmi and usurping her family fortune.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[Vikram (actor)|Vikram]] as Arivumathi "Mathi"
* [[Asin]] as Seetha Lakshmi
* [[Pasupathy]] as Aadhi Kesavan "Aadhi"
* [[Manivannan]] as Govindan
* [[Vadivelu]] as Pulipaandi
* [[Aadukalam Naren]] as Ramakrishnan
* [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Chidambaram
* [[Biju Menon]] as Rajavelu (Voice dubbed by [[P. Ravi Shankar]])
* [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]] as Kalingarayar
* [[Anu Prabhakar]] as Selvi
* [[Nithin Sathya]] as Muthu, Chidambaram's son
* [[T. P. Gajendran]] as Doctor
* [[Ilavarasu]]
* [[Mahanadi Shankar]]
* [[Muthukaalai]]
* [[Crane Manohar]]
* [[Abu Salim (actor)|Abu Salim]] as Manickam, Rajavelu's henchman
* [[Sindu Tolani]] (special appearance in the song "Ayyarettu")
* [[Ram Lakshman (stunt choreographers)|Ram Lakshman]] as Ramudu & Bheemudu
}}

== Production ==
Vikram revealed that he watched the original Malayalam film and approached its director about remaking it in Tamil.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 January 2006 |title=I've struggled a lot to reach this level: Vikram |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/interview/6525.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201121527/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/interview/6525.html |archive-date=2015-02-01 |access-date=2025-08-07 |website=IndiaGlitz}}</ref> The film was primarily shot at [[Pollachi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-08-28 |title=Good times to roll |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/Good-times-to-roll/article16148416.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241109095454/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/Good-times-to-roll/article16148416.ece |archive-date=9 November 2024 |access-date=2024-11-09 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sangeetha |first=P |date=Apr 17, 2023 |title=Ponniyin Selvan 2 star Chiyaan Vikram calls himself the 'original soup boy', says he is like Aditha Karikalan in real life |url=https://www.ottplay.com/news/ponniyin-selvan-2-star-chiyaan-vikram-calls-himself-the-original-soup-boy-says-he-is-like-aditha-karikalan-in-real-life/202636d2e7789 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207204332/https://www.ottplay.com/news/ponniyin-selvan-2-star-chiyaan-vikram-calls-himself-the-original-soup-boy-says-he-is-like-aditha-karikalan-in-real-life/202636d2e7789 |archive-date=7 Dec 2024 |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=[[OTTPlay]] |language=en}}</ref> Though the title ''Majaa'' received criticism from the media due to its perceived suggestiveness, the makers refused to change it.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 October 2005 |title=Vikram is firm – 'Majaa' title will remain |url=http://cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/20102005-6.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061012085051/http://cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/20102005-6.shtml |archive-date=12 October 2006 |access-date=20 April 2025 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 November 2006 |title=Majaa |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/majaa/G2LSCuitSnI_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118012210/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/majaa/G2LSCuitSnI_ |archive-date=18 January 2024 |access-date=27 April 2024 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" width="70%"
! Song title !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| "Ayyarettu Naattukettu" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]], [[Ganga Sitharasu]]|| [[P. Vijay]]
|-
| "Chi Chi Chi" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Harini (singer)|Harini]], [[Savitha Reddy]], [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Manikka Vinayagam]]|| [[Yugabharathi]]
|-
| "Hey Pangaali" || [[Udit Narayan]], [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], [[Manikka Vinayagam]] || rowspan="2" |[[P. Vijay]]
|-
| "Podhumadaa Saami" || [[Kailash Kher]]
|-
| "Sollitharavaa" || [[Madhu Balakrishnan]], [[Sadhana Sargam]] || [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]]
|}

== Release ==
The film was released on 1 November 2005, [[Diwali]] day, alongside ''[[Sivakasi (film)|Sivakasi]]'' and ''[[Adhu Oru Kana Kaalam]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 October 2005 |title=Deepavali releases – 2005 |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/News/2005/10diwalirelease.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061015010910/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/News/2005/10diwalirelease.asp |archive-date=15 October 2006 |access-date=27 April 2024 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref>

=== Critical reception ===
[[Sify]] wrote, "The major flaw of ''Majaa'' is its wafer-thin story and screenplay, a mediocre subject to be remade from Malayalam [...] the film gives you a dreary sense of déjà vu, a feeling that one has seen it before".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Majaa |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/majaa-review-tamil-13975377.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130628033041/http://www.sify.com/movies/majaa-review-tamil-13975377.html |archive-date=28 June 2013 |access-date=25 June 2013 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> Malini Mannath from ''Chennai Online'' wrote that "'Thomanum Makkalum', the film's original Malayalam version, in which Mammootty starred, had some perfect casting for the trio. But here the combination of Vikram, Pasupathi and Manivannan somehow fails to jell together as a team".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=5 November 2005 |title=Maja |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2005/11maja.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014120539/http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/2005/11maja.asp |archive-date=14 October 2006 |access-date=15 May 2022 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref> A critic from ''webindia123'' wrote that "Overall it is a clean family entertainer worth a watch".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Majaa |url=https://webindia123.com/movie/regional/majaa/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081031084556/http://www.webindia123.com/movie/regional/majaa/index.htm |archive-date=31 October 2008 |access-date=3 May 2022 |website=Webindia123}}</ref>

Lajjavathi of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised the humour and performances of Vadivelu, Pasupathy and Manivannan but felt Asin and Murali were wasted, Vidyasagar did not score well while panning Thaali sentiment scenes, crippling screenplay and lengthy dialogues. He was surprised by Vikram for choosing this film and she do not want to get him wasted in weak plots.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=லஜ்ஜாவதி |date=13 November 2005 |title=மஜா |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki2005-11-13/page/n1/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240427153127/https://archive.org/details/kalki2005-11-13/page/n1/mode/2up |archive-date=27 April 2024 |access-date=27 April 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=1 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> S. R. Ashok Kumar of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote "Getting an opening from an established producer like Rockline Venkatesh and with Vikram in the lead, director Shafi should have made the effort to make the fare more interesting".<ref name="majaaindure">{{Cite web |last=Kumar, Ashok |date=4 November 2005 |title=Where is the entertainment? |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/11/04/stories/2005110402340200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211234401/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/11/04/stories/2005110402340200.htm |archive-date=11 February 2012 |access-date=14 June 2024 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> G. Ulaganathan of ''[[Deccan Herald]]'' wrote "One word to describe the movie--Bad. One wonders how the original film in Malayalam, Thommanum Makklalum clicked. This Tamil version is a rehash of hundred and odd old films and the only novel feature is that instead of the mother-son sentiment, there is father-sons sentiment".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ulaganathan |first=G. |date=6 November 2005 |title=Majaa |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov62005/movies1722312005115.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060518200336/http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/nov62005/movies1722312005115.asp |archive-date=18 May 2006 |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref>

=== Box office ===
It was declared an average grosser.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 November 2005 |title=Chennai Box-Office (Nov 04-06) |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=13980025&cid=13525926 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140124221619/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=13980025&cid=13525926 |archive-date=24 January 2014 |access-date=20 June 2012 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=16 November 2005 |title=Chennai Box-Office (Nov 11-13) |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14012644&cid=13525926 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910042143/http://www.sify.com/movies/boxoffice.php?id=14012644&cid=13525926 |archive-date=10 September 2017 |access-date=20 June 2012 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}

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Indianeagle1 at 04:27, 3 March 2026