
Banner: Sun Pictures
Production: Kalanidhi Maaran
Direction: Suraaj
Star-casts: Dhanush, Hansika Motwani, Manisha Koirala
Music: Manisharma
Lyrics: Viveka, Pa. Vijay & Sneghan
Production: Kalanidhi Maaran
Direction: Suraaj
Star-casts: Dhanush, Hansika Motwani, Manisha Koirala
Music: Manisharma
Lyrics: Viveka, Pa. Vijay & Sneghan
Following the huge success of ‘Padikadhavan’ and ‘Aadukalam’, Sun Pictures and Dhanush come together third time for the movie ‘Mappillai’. Unlike ‘Aadukalam’, the song has the same touch of ‘Padikadhavan’ as the complete song has commercial shades.
Aaru Padai…
Singers: Vijay Yesudas & Mukesh
Lyrics: Viveka
Vijay Yesudas had earlier crooned a song in favor of Lord Murugan in Ajith Kumar starrer ‘Billa’ that had Yuvan Shankar Raja scoring music. Now he gets back into the same arena of singing praises on Lord Murugan. The lyrics penned by Viveka are fit to be used for temple festivals. Mukesh exerts his ability of carrying the song well.
Love Love …
Singers: Rahul & Rita
Lyrics: Sneghan
Sneghan gives an underrated performance over his lyrics as the lines are so normal and clichéd. The vocalism by Rahul and Rita is mediocre. The song lacks spirit and for sure audiences would walk out of theatres for taking a leak as it doesn’t hold the attention. Maybe it will work out if visuals are done with excellence.
Onnu Rendu…
Singers: Mukesh & Saindhavi
Lyrics : Pa. Vijay
Nothing special about the song as it’s a usual commercial track. The song sounds similar to Manisharma’s ‘Parrare’ in Telugu movie ‘Stalin’. Even the chorus parts and instrumentals are orchestrated with the same approach. The songs also reminiscences of ‘Vanga Kadal Ella’ from ‘Sura’…..
Ready Readya…
Singers: Ranjith & Saindhavi
Lyrics: Sneghan
Sounds like the song are set in backdrops of ‘First Night’ and Sneghan passionately writes the lyrics suiting the tastes of frontbenchers. The lines are so vulgar filled with double entendres. Ranjith and Saindhavi try adding to their best. But overall, the song has no chances of standing out as a good number. Let us hope the same team that is objecting to songs with obscene meanings comes up with the same gesture for this number as well. The remix version has some additional beats.
Ennoda Rasi..
Singers: Ranjith, & Chorus
The song needs no introduction. ‘Ennoda Rasi’ is an evergreen chartbuster for Ilayaraja’s musical score and Superstar Rajnikanth’s dance. The song has been a favorite one for everyone, especially across the suburban areas and now Dhanush has chosen it. Ranjith does it with panache with Manisharma adding some extra touch in interludes.
Mappillai Theme Song
Manisharma doesn’t prove anything different here as he beats the same bush here. The lyrics are so stereotyped. The music director has already used the same pattern of music in his previous Tamil movies. But with the visuals and placement theme song, it may grab everyone’s attention.
On the whole, ‘Mappillai’ doesn’t have any song worthy hearing to. Except the ‘remix’ (not the exact term to say ‘remix) of ‘Ennoda Raasi’, none of them captures our senses.
Verdict: Below Average…
Production: Kalanidhi Maaran, Nemikchand Jhabak
Direction: Sooraj
Star-casts: Dhanush, Hansika Motwani, Manisha Koirala, Vivek, Aashish Vidyarthi and others
Music: Manisharma

Mark our words; even if you haven’t watched the original version of ‘Mappillai’, this one will crack your heads forcing you to run for peace of mind. The best advice is that if you have already bought the tickets just tear it down and flush it down the toilet. It’s such a crap movie and you’ll surely regret for wasting 2 ½ hours of your life.
It’s a shocking fact to see Sooraj adding the credit of ‘Story’ under his name though he has exactly copycatted the exact story of Superstar’s movie. The original version had so much of praiseworthy traits while this one is so irritating from beginning till end.
Dhanush appears as Saravanan (Don’t know why Dhanush wants to project himself as the follower of Lord Murugan by having a title song in God’s praise and having the same name in almost all his movies). He pretends to be a nice guy and makes the beautiful fool Gayathri (Hansika Motwani) to fall in love with her. Her mom is none other than the most powerful business woman Rajeshwari (Manisha Koirala). You’ll get to know how powerful she is right from her introduction point where she blasts of a car (Hahahah). Assuming that Saravanan would be an obedient son-in-law heeding to her orders, she gets him married to her daughter. But then Saravanan reveals his true color.
Dhanush keeps us disappointed. He should have done such a movie at that time of ‘Thiruda Thirudi’. He has reached such an epitome of success as a good performer. With ‘Aadukalam’, he could gain more fans following him. But then why has to got to make such moves by picking up such movies. Hansika Motwani doesn’t deserve to be paid such a big money (she is reportedly paid a whooping amount of Rs. 1.5Crores as her remuneration). She can’t even give a good look or expression.
She keeps giggling thinking that it would give her bubbly looks and attract the audiences. To be precise, Thamannah is 10 times better than Hansika. Vivek is the only savior as he rocks with his laughter bound sequences. If there could be one reason that we ought to keep ourselves inside the theatres, it’s because of his presence. Especially his performance as a rich businessman in the second half is astounding.
Manisharma must get serious now. What happened to this musician? He gave a commendable music with Vijay’s ‘Shahjahan’. But apparently he started repeating the same style from his Telugu movies.
There is no good reason you must watch ‘Mappillai’. The film proves to be a below average fare and you better enjoy the IPL season instead of wasting your time here.