Medhai

Medhai
Medhai
	Poster
Directed by	N. T. G. Saravanan
Produced by	M. Kumar; Seerkazhi K. Sivashankar; A. Balakrishna Reddy; A. Ramasamy; Nangai Video V. Kannan
Starring	Ramarajan
Cinematography	R. H. Ashok
Edited by	Suresh Urs
Music by	Dhina
Production; company	Kalaimagal Kalaikoodam
Release date	15 January 2012;
Running time	136 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Medhai (/meɪðaɪ/ transl. Scholar) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by debutant director Saravanan and starring Ramarajan. The music was composed by Dhina. The film released on 15 January 2012.

Cast

Ramarajan as Saravana Kumar
Kaushika as Lakshmi
Haasini as Saravana's sister
Charle
Raj Kapoor
K. Natraj
Vijay Krishnaraj
Alex
Ganja Karuppu
Aryan
Ajay
Rajyalakshmi as Kamakshi
Pandu as a police inspector
LIC Narasimhan as judge
Muthukaalai
Bayilvan Ranganathan
Vengal Rao
Vijay Ganesh
Bonda Mani
Kovai Senthil
Siva Narayana Murthy
Meesai Rajendranath as a police inspector

Production

Medhai marked the directorial debut of Saravanan who earlier apprenticed with Senthilnathan and Hari. The film marks the return of Ramarajan after a gap.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Dhina.

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Artist(s)
1.	"En Uyir Thangangale"	Muthulingam	Unni Menon
2.	"Nilavukku Piranthaval Evalo"	Muthu Vijayan	Harish Raghavendra, Chinmayi
3.	"Thumbikai Thoppai Ganpathi"	N. T. G.Saravanan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
4.	"Epothum Elorukum"	Gangai Amaran	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Manikka Vinayagam
5.	"Ungakitta Rendukannum Ottikiduchu"	Yugabharathi	Chitra, Karthik
6.	"Annai Oru Kuzhandhai"	Parinaman	K. J. Yesudas, Saindhavi
7.	"Uyirile Kundi Ondru"	Mugaiyur Muthu	Benny Dayal, Saindhavi

Reception

A critic from The New Indian Express wrote "The film is neither too exciting, nor a great disappointment. Only, the whole feel is that of a decades old film".

References

↑ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (15 July 2011). "Role model". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
1 2 "Medhai". The New Indian Express. 22 January 2012. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
↑ "Methai Movie Stills". Chennai365. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
↑ "Medhai (2010)". Raaga.com. 10 March 2020. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

External links

Medhai at IMDb

[1] Ashok Kumar, S. R. (15 July 2011). "Role model". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2024.

[ie-2] 1 2 "Medhai". The New Indian Express. 22 January 2012. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

[3] "Methai Movie Stills". Chennai365. Retrieved 28 February 2026.

[4] "Medhai (2010)". Raaga.com. 10 March 2020. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2024.