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MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal (also credited as MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal Rasigargal Narpani Mandram) is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Robert, who also starred in the film in the lead role. The film stars an ensemble cast including its producer and dialogue writer Vanitha Vijayakumar, Nirosha, Aishwarya and Ramji in other lead roles. The film had a musical score by Srikanth Deva and was released on 8 May 2015.

Plot

Four drunken friends rob ATMs while donning masks of well-known Tamil actors. A female police officer promises to track down and apprehend the offenders.

Cast

• Robert as Battu
• Ramji as Kannamma
• Aishwarya as Aishwarya
• Nirosha
• Vanitha Vijayakumar as Ayana
• Jaguar Thangam
• Srikanth Deva as Sri
• Ganeshkar as Ganeshkar
• Ashwin Raja
• Vanitha Krishnachandran
• Ravikanth as Vanarajan
• Chandrika
• Ganesh
• Suresh
• Powerstar Srinivasan as the church father (guest appearance)
• Premgi Amaren as Premgi (guest appearance)

Production

The film was the brainchild of choreographer Robert and actress Vanitha Vijayakumar, who were keen to make a comedy film together. Robert made his debut as director, and cast himself in the film's lead role. Vanitha chose to produce the film for an old production studio, Vanitha Film Production, launched by her parents, Vijayakumar and Manjula in the 1980s. It subsequently became the studio's third film following Nenjangal (1982) and Kai Kodukkum Kai (1984). The film was titled MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal after popular Tamil actors MGR, Sivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan – who Vanitha claimed she paid tribute through with the title. The film was edited by R. J. Anand, while Vanitha also wrote the film's screenplay and dialogues.

Actresses Nirosha and Aishwarya were also a part of the film, while comedians Powerstar Srinivasan and Premgi Amaren appeared in guest roles.

Soundtrack

For the film, music composer Srikanth Deva was credited as Sri.

Release and reception

The film opened in May 2015 to negative reviews from critics. A reviewer from The New Indian Express opined that "Surely, this writer-director team, which is associated with the film industry for a long time, could have done some homework before they ventured into their debut project". A reviewer from DesiMartini.com wrote "the script was intended to make the audience laugh but the execution was annoying", and that "other technical aspects are very mediocre and very ordinary stuff" and the "writing is very amateurish and the film is very low on production values". The film did not perform well at the box office.

In 2019, Robert denied that he was romantically involved with Vanitha and claimed that the pair decided to make the film on professional terms. He added that he and Vanitha told the media about their alleged relationship in order to promote the film. Vanitha later called out Robert for his false interviews, and stated that the film was indeed produced when the pair were in a relationship.

References

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2. "Vanitha's MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal in October". 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
3. "Important update about MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal soon". www.behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
4. "Debut Attempt at Humour Goes Awry".
5. "MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal Review and Rating - Story, Videos". Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019 – via www.desimartini.com.
6. Sunder, Gautam (17 July 2019). "'I openly flirted with Kamal sir; who else do I fall for?' asks 'Bigg Boss' Vanitha". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2019 – via www.thehindu.com.
7. "Choreographer Robert denies marrying 'Bigg Boss' Vanitha!". Sify. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019.
8. "Yes, I was in a relationship with Robert: Vanitha explains - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 20 July 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
9. "Choreographer Robert slams Bigg Boss Tamil 3 star Vanitha Vijayakumar for spreading rumours about him". www.timesnownews.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

External links

• MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal at IMDb
• MGR Sivaji Rajini Kamal at YouTube

• 2015 films
• 2010s Tamil-language films
• 2010s Indian films
• 2015 comedy films
• Indian slapstick comedy films
• Films scored by Srikanth Deva
• 2015 directorial debut films
• Tamil-language Indian films