Metro Maalai

Metro Maalai (Tamil: மெட்ரோ மாலை) is a 2019 Malaysian Tamil-language indie romantic drama film. It tells the relationship of two souls, a rejected male guitarist and a neglected woman as they cross paths with each other in Kuala Lumpur.[1]

Metro Maalai
Directed byHaran Kaveri
Shobaan
Written bySathish Natarajan
Starring
  • Sathish
  • Punitha Shanmugam
  • Karishma
  • Kumanavannan
  • Kay
CinematographyDavid Yanez
Edited byGogularaajan Rajendran
Music byKaber Vasuki
Production
companies
Victory Film Production
Drona Films
Release date
28 November 2019 (Malaysia)
Running time
1 hour 41 minutes
CountryMalaysia
LanguageTamil

It was released on 28 November 2019 in Malaysian cinemas, and received mixed reviews.[2]

The film is available on legal streaming site Amazon Prime Video and Astro On Demand.

Synopsis

In the buzzing Kuala Lumpur, a dejected but talented male guitarist crosses path with a neglected married woman. As they get closer, they develop attraction and also share their opinions on passion, religion, life. They have feelings for each other but remains as friends and questions eventually how their relationship might turn into an extra marital affair.[3][4][5]

Cast
  • Sathish as Anonymous Male
  • Punitha Shanmugam as Nithya
  • Karishma as Jasmine Vasudevan
  • Kumanavannan as Babu
  • Gennastasia as Nithya's friend
  • Kay

Songs

The film includes the song "Azhagana Nyayiru".

Reception

A critic from Varnam wrote that "Directors Haran Kaveri and Shobaan have tremendous potential, as seen in the first two acts of the film that’s simply oozing with detail. But the actors lack chemistry and the dialogue are mundane".[6]

Awards and nominations

See also

References
  1. "'Metro Maalai' with a different storyline". Anegun (in Tamil). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. "Film review: Metro Maalai (2019)". Asian Movie Pulse. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. "Malaysia through the movies". The Sun. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. "Screening for this month of the 11th Norwegian Tamil Film Festival". Seithy (in Tamil). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  5. "Film review: Metro Maalai". Vallinam. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. "Metro Maalai: A Good Attempt That Doesn't Quite Deliver". 28 November 2019.
  7. Chua, Dennis (28 January 2021). "#Showbiz: Msian Tamil film Metro Maalai wins international award in Norway". New Straits Times.
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