Maiem

Maiem
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Aditya Baskaran
Starring	Naveen Sanjai Jai Quehaeni Kumaran Thangarajan Suhasini Kumaran Hashim Zain Pooja Devariya Muruganandham
Music by	KR
Production companies	Harvest Entertainers Sketchbook Productions
Release date	16 October 2015 (2015-10-16)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Maiem (transl. Center) 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 as Divya
• Kumaran Thangarajan
• Suhasini Kumaran
• Hashim Zain
• Pooja Devariya
• Muruganandham
• Robo Shankar as Shankar
• Raandilya as a thief[1]

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.[2]

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".[3] The Hindu wrote that "From the acting to the music, it’s all reminiscent of soaps aired by regional TV channels".[4] Deccan Chronicle 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".[5] A critic from Maalai Malar praised the cinematography and songs.[6][7][8]

References

1. Raghavan, Nikhil (3 October 2015). "Etectera: From small to big screen". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
2. "A film by students who are still in college!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
3. Suganth, M. "Maiem Movie Review {1.5/5}: Critic Review of Maiem by Times of India". The Times of India.
4. Srinivasan, Sudhir (16 October 2015). "Maiem: A mediocre, TV soap-like film". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2020 – via www.thehindu.com.
5. subramanian, anupama (18 October 2015). "Movie Review: 'Maiem'". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
6. "மய்யம்". maalaimalar.com. 17 October 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
7. "மய்யம் திரைப்பட விமர்சனம்". Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
8. "Amateurish Maiem Film-making by Greenhorns is Showing". Archived from the original on 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.