Mamakiki

Mamakiki
Film poster
Directed by
  • Shree Karthick
  • G. Radhakrishnan
  • Sameer Bharath Ram
  • Karthik Siva
  • Vadivel
Produced bySameer Bharath Ram
Starring
CinematographyS. Srirama Santhosh
Sujith Sarang
Jagadeesh Sundaramurthy
Edited byAthiappan Siva
Sreejith Sarang
Vel Murugan
Karthik R
Music byJakes Bejoy
Vishal Chandrasekhar
M. S. Jones
Kalacharan
Surya Prasad
Production
company
Super Talkies
Distributed byZEE5
Release date
  • 30 May 2020 (2020-05-30)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Mamakiki is a 2020 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy anthology film starring Preetha Anandan, Ramesh Thilak, Maanas Chavali and Dev Ramnath. The film released on ZEE5 after being delayed for several years.

The film consists of four parts based on each of the lead characters' past.

List of short films

The film additionally features three unnamed short films.

Title Director/Writer Producer Cinematographer Editor Music
Childhood Diaries Shree Karthick Dev Ramnath Sujith Sarang Sreejith Sarang Jakes Bejoy

Plot

Four college friends (Madhu, Mani, Kiranthi, and Kishore) meet again after a sabbatical of five years.

Cast

Madhu's storyline Mani's storyline Kranthi's storyline Childhood Diaries
by Shree Karthick
Kishore's storyline
  • Ramesh Thilak as Manimaran a.k.a. Mani
  • Nalan Kumarasamy as Director
  • Uriyadi Siva Perumal as Quarter
  • Subbu as Vallimuthu
  • Suja as Kokila
  • Shylaja Chethur as Kokila's mother
  • Abdool Lee as Ahmed
  • Maanas Chavali as Kiranthi
  • Cheenu Mohan as Kiranthi's father
  • Dev Ramnath as Kishore
  • Adithya Shivpink as Sandee
  • Sharath Ravi as the police inspector

Reception

The New Indian Express gave the film a rating of two out of five and wrote that "Overall, though weighed down by its flaws, Mamakiki is a middling feel-good comedy that makes us smile, if not laugh". A review from ZEE5 called the film a "middling feel-good comedy". Digital media company LetsOTT mentioned that the film had some "funny" sequences but also "stretched out writing and average performances".

Awards

Year Event Category Recipient Nominee Result Ref.
2017Norway Tamil Film FestivalBest Short Film StoryShree KarthickChildhood DiariesWon
Best Short Film Child ArtistJayaditya KangWon

Notes

  1. ↑ The film's name is based on the first Tamil letters of the four lead characters: Madhu (ம), Mani (ம), Kiranthi (கி), and Kishore (கி).

References

  1. ↑ "Long-Delayed Tamil Film 'Mamakiki' Helmed By Five Directors To Premiere On Zee5 On May 30". 18 May 2020. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mothan, Haritha (2 June 2020). "'MamaKiki' review: This comedy well runs dry". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "ஐந்து பேர் இணைந்து இயக்கும் மமகிகி". Webdunia (in Tamil). 7 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Zee5 acquires Tamil film 'Mamakiki'". The Hindu. 23 May 2020. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mamakiki Movie Review: RJ Ramesh's Rom-Com Will Surely Bring Out Your College Nostalgia". ZEE5. 11 June 2020. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Ali, Sajid (30 May 2020). "MaMaKiKi Review: Lazy writing and clichés makes MamaKiki a dull watch". LetsOTT. Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "NTFF 2017: The Winners of Short film – Documentaries – Animations -Feature film Tamil Diaspora". NorwayTFF. Oslo. 25 March 2017. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020.