Maithanam

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Maithanam | image = | caption = | director = M. S. Shakthivel | producer = J. T. Sathishkumar | story = M. S. Shakthivel | screenplay = M. S. Shakthivel | starring = M. A. Kennedy<br />Suresh Guru<br />Jyothi Raj<br />Sekhar | music = Sabesh–Murali | cinematography = L. K. Vijay | editing = Yogabaskar | studio = Aanjhana Cinemas | released = {{Film date|2011|05|20|df=y}} | runtime = 125 minute | country = India | language = Tamil | budget = | gross = }}

'''''Maithanam''''' ({{translation|Stadium/Ground}}) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by M. S. Shakthivel, starring four assistant directors, M. A. Kennedy, Suresh Guru, Jyothi Raj and Sekhar. The film released on 20 May 2011. Upon release, ''Maithaanam'' received rave reviews,<ref name="sify">{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/maithanam-review-tamil-14970227.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120030045/http://www.sify.com/movies/maithanam-review-tamil-14970227.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 November 2014|title=Movie Review : Maithanam|website=Sify|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref> and was screened at the 2011 Dubai International Film Festival with the tagline Life is a Game.<ref name="emirates247">{{cite web|url=http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/films-music/started-movie-with-just-188-maithaanam-director-2012-01-03-1.435659|title=Started movie with just $188: Maithanam director |publisher=Emirates 24/7|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref>

==Plot== The lives of four friends change when one of them loses his sister. As they set out to unravel the mystery of the missing girl, they are driven into a web of betrayal.

==Cast== * M. A. Kennedy as Suri * Suresh Guru as Sukumar * Jyothi Raj as Logu * Sekhar as Siva * Swasika as Shanthi * Agathiyan as Velu * Rama as Sukumar and Shanthi's mother

==Production== Producers S David and T Sathish Kumar agreed to finance the film after their previous commercial film did not fare well.<ref name="emirates247"/> Four assistant directors were chosen to be the lead actors. M. A. Kennedy, Suresh Guru, Jyothi Raj, and Sekhar, who worked as assistant directors to K. S. Ravikumar, Agathiyan, Bharathiraja and Rama Narayanan, respectively. They were given acting training for the film. Swasika, who previously acted in two Tamil films, was chosen to be the heroine. The other heroines are newcomers.<ref name="cinesouth">{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/25042011_2.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110503231522/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/25042011_2.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 May 2011|title=டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு — Tamil Kavithai -- தமிழ் கவிதைகள் - நூற்று கணக்கில்!|website=Cinesouth|access-date=24 July 2016}}</ref>

==Reception== A critic from ''Sify'' wrote, "On the whole, director Sakthivel deserves a pat on his back, for taking the road less travelled. Don’t miss an outing to ''Maithanam''".<ref name="sify"/>

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|2375283}}

Category:Tamil-language Indian films Category:2011 Tamil-language films Category:2011 Indian films