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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2012 Indian film by N.T.G. Saravanan}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| image = Medhai poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = N. T. G. Saravanan<br />
| starring = [[Ramarajan]]<br />
| studio = Kalaimagal Kalaikoodam<br />
| producer = M. Kumar<br />Seerkazhi K. Sivashankar<br />A. Balakrishna Reddy<br />A. Ramasamy<br />Nangai Video V. Kannan<br />
| cinematography = R. H. Ashok<br />
| editing = [[Suresh Urs]]<br />
| music = [[Dhina]]<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2012|1|15}}<br />
| runtime = 136 minutes<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| country = India<br />
}}<br />
'''''Medhai''''' ({{IPAc-en|m|eɪ|ð|aɪ}} {{translation|Scholar}}) is a 2012 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by debutant director Saravanan and starring [[Ramarajan]]. The music was composed by [[Dhina]]. The film released on 15 January 2012.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{Cast listing|<br />
*[[Ramarajan]] as Saravana Kumar<br />
*Kaushika as Lakshmi<br />
*Haasini as Saravana's sister<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S. R. |date=15 July 2011 |title=Role model |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/showbitz/article2230221.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114153307/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/showbitz/article2230221.ece |archive-date=14 January 2021 |access-date=8 June 2024 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><br />
*[[Charle]]<br />
*[[Raj Kapoor (Tamil director)|Raj Kapoor]]<br />
*[[K. Natraj]]<br />
*[[Vijay Krishnaraj]]<br />
*[[Alex (actor)|Alex]]<br />
*[[Ganja Karuppu]]<br />
*[[Aryan (Tamil actor)|Aryan]]<br />
*Ajay<br />
*[[Rajyalakshmi]] as Kamakshi<br />
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as a police inspector<br />
*[[LIC Narasimhan]] as judge<br />
*[[Muthukaalai]]<br />
*[[Bayilvan Ranganathan]]<br />
*[[Vengal Rao]]<br />
*Vijay Ganesh<br />
*[[Bonda Mani]]<br />
*[[Kovai Senthil]]<br />
*[[Siva Narayana Murthy]]<br />
* Meesai Rajendranath as a police inspector<br />
}}<br />
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== Production ==<br />
''Medhai'' marked the directorial debut of Saravanan who earlier apprenticed with [[Senthilnathan]] and [[Hari (director)|Hari]].<ref name="ie" /> The film marks the return of Ramarajan after a gap.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chennai365.com/news/methai-movie-stills/|title=Methai Movie Stills|work=Chennai365|access-date=28 February 2026}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The soundtrack was composed by [[Dhina]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 Mar 2020 |title=Medhai (2010) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/medhai-songs-T0002488 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310145607/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/medhai-songs-T0002488 |archive-date=10 March 2020 |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> <br />
{{Track listing<br />
| headline = Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Artist(s)<br />
| title1 = En Uyir Thangangale<br />
| extra1 = [[Unni Menon]]<br />
| lyrics1 = [[Muthulingam (poet)|Muthulingam]]<br />
| title2 = Nilavukku Piranthaval Evalo<br />
| extra2 = [[Harish Raghavendra]], [[Chinmayi Sripada|Chinmayi]]<br />
| lyrics2 = Muthu Vijayan<br />
| title3 = Thumbikai Thoppai Ganpathi<br />
| extra3 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]<br />
| lyrics3 = N. T. G.Saravanan<br />
| title4 = Epothum Elorukum<br />
| extra4 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[Manikka Vinayagam]]<br />
| lyrics4 = [[Gangai Amaran]]<br />
| title5 = Ungakitta Rendukannum Ottikiduchu<br />
| extra5 = [[K. S. Chithra|Chitra]], [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]]<br />
| lyrics5 = [[Yugabharathi]]<br />
| title6 = Annai Oru Kuzhandhai<br />
| extra6 = [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Saindhavi]]<br />
| lyrics6 = Parinaman<br />
| title7 = Uyirile Kundi Ondru<br />
| extra7 = [[Benny Dayal]], [[Saindhavi]]<br />
| lyrics7 = Mugaiyur Muthu<br />
}}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
A critic from ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote "The film is neither too exciting, nor a great disappointment. Only, the whole feel is that of a decades old film".<ref name="ie">{{Cite web |date=22 Jan 2012 |title=Medhai |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2012/jan/22/medhai-332431.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310150342/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2012/jan/22/medhai-332431.html |archive-date=10 March 2020 |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title}}<br />
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[[Category:2012 films]]<br />
[[Category:2012 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:2012 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian action drama films]]<br />
[[Category:2012 directorial debut films]]<br />
[[Category:2012 action drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Dhina]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]</div>
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