Avinash Ramachandran of The Indian Express rated the film 3.5/5 stars and highlighted "Karthi and Arvind Swamy's Meiyazhagan is the cinematic equivalent of that break in the journey of life.Read at source
Meiyazhagan 2024
Synopsis
Meiyazhagan
Meiyazhagan (transl. The man with a beautiful soul) is a 2024 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by C. Prem Kumar.
- Director
- C. Prem Kumar
- Studio
- —
- Run time
- 177 min
- Language
- Tamil
Reviews
10 Indian-media reviews, grouped by reception.
Critics' consensus
Mixed
Critics' aggregate for Meiyazhagan is 68/100 from 8 scored critic/publication reviews.
Synthesized by AI (gpt-5-codex-omdb-enricher) from 11 source-backed reviews — verify against the linked sources.Common praise
- performances
Positive 10
Gopinath Rajendran of OTTPlay gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Meiyazhagan is a film that truly holds the meaning of beauty in each of its frames.Read at source
A critic from India Today rated the film 3/5 stars and wrote "Director Prem Kumar's Meiyazhagan, starring Karthi and Arvind Swami, is a beautiful tale of self-discovery.Read at source
Kaushik Rajaraman of DT Next gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Karthi's innocence and Arvind Swami's many emotions make us sit through this emotional roller coaster.Read at source
Kirubhakar Purushothaman of News18 rated the film 4/5 stars and wrote "Meiyazhagan is more of a character study than a typical film about the bromance of two contrasting individuals.Read at source
Latha Srinivasan of the Hindustan Times reviewed the film and opined "The film that stands out thanks to Karthi and Arvind Swami as they have engagingly brought Premkumar's highly-nuanced story alive on screen." She termed it as a well-crafted emotional life story that slowly unfolds over 178 minutes but bemoaned the long runtime.Read at source
Suganth of The Times of India gave 3/5 stars and wrote "Despite the potential for overblown melodrama inherent in the plot, in Meiyazhagan, Prem Kumar goes for a tone that's somewhere between melancholy and heartwarming."Read at source
Rakesh Tara of ABP News rated the film 3.5/5 stars and noted "Arvind Swami And Karthi starrer may not have the flashy elements of typical commercial cinema, its rich storytelling and strong performances make it a standout film.Read at source
Sudhir Srinivasan of Cinema Express gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote "Meiyazhagan is a sweet, sensitive film.Read at source
Tanushree Ghosh of Moneycontrol reviewed the film and noted "Arvind Swamy & Karthi breathe life to director C Prem Kumar's wholesome & deep characters, making us love men, who are vulnerable & kind, the ones this world and our films have forgotten all about.Read at source
Media & trailers
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Details
Soundtrack
- Poraen Naa Poraen Vijay Narain, Kamal Haasan
- Delta Kalyanam V. M. Mahalingam, Senthil Ganesh, Govind Vasantha
- Oor Manney Vijay Prakash
- Yaaro Ivan Yaaro Kamal Haasan
- Veri V. M. Mahalingam, Aruna
- Arul Mei Govind Vasantha
Technical specs
- Run time
- 177 min
- Language
- Tamil
- Country
- IN
- Director
- C. Prem Kumar
Trivia
- The film was officially announced in February 2023 under the tentative title Karthi 27, reflecting that it is the actor's 27th film as a lead actor.
- Principal photography commenced in November 2023 and was predominantly shot in Chennai and Kodambakkam before wrapping by late-February 2024.
- A 20-minute shorter version of the film was released on Netflix, which received equal praise to the theatrical release.
- The film stars Karthi and Arvind Swamy in the lead roles alongside Rajkiran, Sri Divya, and Devadarshini.
- The film was produced by Jyothika and Suriya under their production banner 2D Entertainment.