Maathangal Ezhu

Maathangal Ezhu
Directed byYugi Sethu
Written byYugi Sethu
Produced byA. Sundaram
StarringYugi Sethu
Ramya Krishnan
Nassar
CinematographyNithyan
Edited byG. Jayachandran
Music byVidyasagar
Production
company
Vivek Chithra Productions
Release date
  • 9 July 1993 (1993-07-09)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Maathangal Ezhu (transl. Seven months) is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Yugi Sethu. He also stars, alongside Ramya Krishnan and Nassar. The film was released on 9 July 1993 and was not commercially successful.

Plot

Cast

Production

Maathangal Ezhu was the second directorial film of Yugi Sethu after Kavithai Paada Neramillai (1987).[2] It was produced under Vivek Chithra Productions.[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Vidyasagar, with lyrics by Vaali.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Mani Thooral"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam5:06
2."Annai Madi"K. J. Yesudas5:24
3."Kaadhal Enna"Mano4:17
4."Meetu Ennai"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra5:38
5."Enna Thavam"Jalapathi Subramaniyam2:48
6."Netru Indru Naalai"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra5:07
Total length:28:20

Release and reception

Although Maathangal Ezhu was cleared by the Censor Board in 1991,[3] it was released only on 9 July 1993.[5] Malini Mannath of The Indian Express wrote, "The attempt to make a film that is artistic as well as commercial backfires".[1] R. P. R. of Kalki, however, reviewed the film more positively, comparing it favourably to older Tamil films.[6] The film was not commercially successful.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Mannath, Malini (16 July 1993). "Magic with Music". The Indian Express. p. 6. Retrieved 19 April 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ a b Pillai, Sreedhar (10 July 2002). "Sheer will to succeed". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 July 2003. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Mathangal Ezhu (Celluloid)". Central Board of Film Certification. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Maathangal – 7 (1993)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. ^ "மாதங்கள் 7 / Mathangal 7". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 16 November 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  6. ^ ஆர். பி. ஆர். (1 August 1993). "மாதங்கள் - 7". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 61. Archived from the original on 27 July 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023 – via Internet Archive.