Mayakannadi

All films by Cheran give a critical look to all social evils,similarly his film of 2007 named by ‘Mayakannadi ‘ emerges with a fight against social evils.His latest movie ‘Mayakannadi gives a great message to youth . But the message fails to sink in instantly because of a maze of sequences.
Story Starts with a special sequence “Kumar (Cheran) is a hair stylist in a five-star salon while his love interest Maheswari (Navya Nair) is a beautician in the same parlor. The two share the same dreams and aspirations ? to become rich and lead a life of luxury. They are strongly influenced by the affluent clients who frequent their parlor. Their ambitions grow by the day and Kumar becomes desperate to get rich quick. He even tries to enter cinema but in vain. Jobless, he is on the streets fighting for survival. He then takes up a job with an entrepreneur who is part of a mafia dealing in drugs. He lands in jail. His time in jail makes him introspect and reform himself. He realizes that dreaming big without means to get the dreams fulfilled is crazy with disastrous consequences. With his greed vanishing, he returns to do what he knows best ? hair dressing. Tirupathi(Radha Ravi), the parlor owner comes to the rescue of Kumar. Cheran deftly uses Radha Ravi in climax scenes. The film ends with Radha Ravi giving a lecture summing up that the youth should have the dignity of labor and develop a passion for work. The message is enfeebled by the sagging script. Cheran seems to have not paid the required attention to this aspect. The film drags on for three hours.
Cheran through his subtle expressions captures the essence of the average youth on streets trying to become rich by any means. His acting skill is in full bloom. Navya Nair, who made her mark in movies like 'Chidambarathil Oru Appasamy' and 'Amirtham', gives excellent performance. Sarath Kumar, Malavika and Arya make cameo appearances. Prakash, producer of C.J. Combines, gives one of the best performances though this is his first assignment. Dwarakanath's camera capturing nature in exotic locations in Switzerland is splendorous. Ilayaraja's songs are a value-addition to the movie. "Maayakkannadi" is his 31st film since his maiden "Annakili". He scored music for all six songs. "Kasu Kayil" written by Muthulingam, is a hit.
He earn the reputation of making movies on social themes with rural backdrops

Mozhi

Mozhi is a really good film that talks about a variety love story.The main attraction of this film is the main characters: Prithviraj, Jyothika, and Prakash Raj.Each feelings provided by each scenes strike into the viewers heart. Karthik (Prithviraj) and Viji (Prakash Raj) are close friends. They both work for Music Director Vidyasagar as keyboard players. They come to live in a multi-storied apartment. Here they encounter different kind of people. They rub shoulders with their neighbor and flat secretary Ananthakrishnan (Brahmanandam). Because they are bachelors, he asks them to vacate the apartment. The ensuing meetings with Ananthakrishnan, a professor (M.S. Bhaskar) and with another girl next door provide a riot of laughter and one never feels disengaged at any point in time.
One day Karthik sees Archana (Jyothika) on the road thrashing a drunkard to teach him a lesson for beating his wife. Impressed by her bold and candid attitude, Karthik instantly gets attracted towards her. He hotly pursues her to establish a contact. In the process, he comes to know that she is a deaf and dumb girl. In spite of her disabilities, Karthik is determined to marry her. With the help of Viji, Karthik meets Archana's best friend Sheela (Swarnamalya) and tells his desire. With her help, Karthik learns sign language to understand and convey his feelings to Archana much better. However, Archana due to her bitter experiences with her parents in the past remains emotionally delicate and cease any talk of getting married. The rest of the story, as it chugs along with it own pace, tells you how Karthik convinces Archana about the reality of life.
Convincing performance from Pritviraj and Prakash Raj and surprisingly agreeable twists and turns makes the whole fare deeply engrossing. Besides, Brahmanandam provides plenty of uplifting wit. Cinematographer K.V.Guhan complements with his flashy visuals. Music director Vidyasagar has composed few pleasant songs. Especially Katrin Mozhi... and Sevvanam Selaikatti... will satisfy your music needs. His background score has simply elevated the spirit to another level.
From the beginning Jyothika's mesmerizing performance holds the attention. The beauty of it is that it's impossible not to have an emotional reaction to her finely drawn character. Knowing well that the role that good is rare, Jyothika gives an award winning performance with her vulnerability, honesty and energy.
Director Radha Mohan and producer Prakash Raj have made this riveting flick for all age groups. Radha Mohan must be lauded for this exemplary direction and for getting the best out of all his casts.