Maya Puthagam

2024 Indian film
  • Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan
  • Abarnathi
  • Srikanth
CinematographyArumugamEdited byPriyanMusic byRavi Vijayanand
Production
company
Jaguar Studios
Release date
  • 19 July 2024 (2024-07-19)
CountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Maya Puthagam (transl. Magic book) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language thriller film directed by Rama Jayaprakash.The film stars Ashok Kumar and Abarnathi along with Srikanth, Aadukalam Naren, Madhankumar Dhakshinamoorthy and K S G Venkatesh supporting roles.[1]

Cast

  • Ashok Kumar Balakrishnan as Guru
  • Abarnathi as Panchamadevi
  • Srikanth
  • Aadukalam Naren as Rangaraja Yaadhavrayar
  • Pavan
  • Madhankumar Dhakshinamoorthy
  • K S G Venkatesh
  • Ilavarasu as Sambasivam
  • Dasarathi Narasimhan as Vikram

Production

The film noted debuted direction for director Rama Jayaprakash [2]

Reception

Maalai Malar critic rated two point five out of five and stated that "The first half of the screenplay moves to a dilapidated bungalow, opening the door to a room that is made for ghost movies, and the scares."[3]

Abhinav Subramanian of Times of india wrote that "Maya Puthagam is a film that promises magic but delivers mediocrity" and rated two out of five star.[4]

References

  1. ^ "நாகமாக நடிக்கும் அபர்ணதி... வெளியானது மாய புத்தகம் படத்தின் ட்ரெய்லர்!". TimesNowTamil (in Tamil). 2024-07-10. Archived from the original on 2024-07-20. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  2. ^ "இருட்டு அறையில் முரட்டு தேவதையாக மிரட்டும் 'மாய புத்தகம்'". Virakesari.lk. Archived from the original on 2024-07-20. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  3. ^ maalaimalar (2024-07-18). "Maya Puthagam". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  4. ^ "Maya Puthagam Movie Review : A magic book of missed opportunities". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  • Maya Puthagam at IMDb