{{Short description|2021 Indian film by Mithran R. Jawahar}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = Mathil | image = Mathil Poster.jpg | caption = Promotional Poster | director = Mithran R. Jawahar | producer = Singa Sankaran (SS Group) | writer = Jothi Arunachalam<br/>Ezhichur Aravindan | starring = K. S. Ravikumar<br/>Mime Gopi<br/>Madhumita | music = L. V. Muthu Ganesh | cinematography = G. Balamurugan | editing = M. Thiyagarajan | studio = SS Group | distributor = ZEE5 | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2021|4|14|}} | runtime = 104 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Mathil''''' ({{translation|Wall}}) is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Mithran R. Jawahar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-27 |title=நேரடியாக ஓடிடி தளத்தில் வெளியாகும் கே.எஸ்.ரவிகுமார் திரைப்படம் |url=https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/cinemanews/2021/03/27184204/2482318/Tamil-cinema-KS-Ravikumar-movie-release-ott.vpf |access-date=2021-04-05 |website=maalaimalar.com |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=இயக்குனரும் நடிகருமான கே.எஸ்.ரவிகுமார் நடிக்கும் 'மதில்' - KS Ravikumar stars in new Social Drama 'Mathil' {{!}} பெமினா |url=https://www.femina.in/tamil/celebs/kollywood/ks-ravikumar-stars-in-new-social-drama-mathil-2456.html |access-date=2021-04-05 |website=www.femina.in |language=ta}}</ref> The film stars K. S. Ravikumar, Mime Gopi and Madhumita.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-28 |title=KS Ravikumar to star in OTT film titled Mathil directed by Mithran Jawahar |url=https://www.dtnext.in/cinema/2021/03/27/ks-ravikumar-to-star-in-ott-film-titled-mathil-directed-by-mithran-jawahar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210418130609/https://www.dtnext.in/News/Cinema/2021/03/28001251/1283593/KS-Ravikumar-to-star-in-OTT-film-titled-Mathil-directed-.vpf |archive-date=18 April 2021 |access-date=2021-05-30 |website=dtNext.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 March 2021 |title=ஓடிடியில் வெளியாகும் கே.எஸ். ரவிக்குமாரின் 'மதில்': மனசாட்சிப்படி எதிரிகளை சந்திக்கும் உரிமைக்குரல்! |url=https://www.etvbharat.com/tamil/tamil-nadu/sitara/cinema/ks-ravikumar-to-star-in-ott-film-titled-mathil-directed-by-mithran-jawahar/tamil-nadu20210328133618509 |access-date=2021-04-05 |website=ETV Bharat News |language=en}}</ref> The cinematography and film editing were handled by G. Balamurugan and M. Thiyagarajan, respectively. The film was digitally released on ZEE5 on 14 April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 March 2021 |title=KS Ravikumar stars in Zee5's Mathil |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2021/mar/28/ks-ravikumar-stars-in-mathil-23642.html |access-date=2021-04-05 |website=Cinema Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=|date=2021-04-01 |title=5 engaging new movies and shows on Zee5 releasing in April 2021 |url=https://www.gqindia.com/binge-watch/collection/engaging-upcoming-new-movies-shows-on-zee5-releasing-april-2021/ |access-date=2021-04-05 |website=GQ India |language=en}}</ref>
== Plot == Lakshmikanthan (K. S. Ravikumar), a theater artist who is enjoying his retired life, is a happy man now as his long dream of owning a home comes true. As someone who has seen his father's struggles without having a home, he is so attached with the newly-built home and shares the same with his daughter, son, and daughter-in-law. But little does he know that his happiness will be short-lived. One day, a few goons who work for Senathipathi (Mime Gopi), a dreaded politician in the locality, paint their party symbol on Lakshmi's house wall. Upon complaining to the nearby sub-inspector Veeramuthu (Srinath), a miffed Sena uses his influence and ensures that the power supply to Lakshmi's house is cut off. Lakshmi's friends restore power supply in a far-fetched but partly enjoyable scene, and this irks Sena again. He, in return, destroys his house wall, after which both of them declare war against each other. Lakshmi is a middle-class common man who hardly has any influence, while Sena, on the other hand, is close to being chosen by his party as the MLA candidate. Whether Lakshmi and his drama troupe are able to succeed in this battle against Sena forms the rest of the story.
== Cast == {{cast listing| * K. S. Ravikumar as Lakshmikanthan * Mime Gopi as Senathipathi * Shanjith as Vinoth * Lollu Sabha Swaminathan as Ganesan * Madhumitha * Dhivya Duraisamy as Shanmathi * Srinath as Sub-Inspector Veeramuthu * Aathreyaa as Hacker * Rajasimman * Kathadi Ramamurthy }}
== Release == The film was digitally released on 14 April 2021 on ZEE5.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 March 2021 |title=KS Ravikumar: ஓடிடி-யில் வெளியாகும் கே.எஸ்.ரவிக்குமார் படம்! |url=https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/cinema-ks-ravikumar-mathil-movie-to-be-released-on-ott-scs-437495.html |access-date=2021-04-05 |website=News18 Tamil |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=|date=2021-03-28 |title=இதற்கு தான் இவ்வளவும்... {{!}} KS Ravikumar Mathil movie releasing in OTT |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/95530/cinema/Kollywood/KS-Ravikumar-Mathil-movie-releasing-in-OTT.htm |access-date=2021-04-05 |website=Dinamalar|language=ta}}</ref>
== Reception == Thinkal Menon of ''The Times of India'' rated the film two-and-a--half out of five stars and wrote, "With a run time of less than two hours, ''Mathil'' is an okayish film with a few interesting scenes which throw light on a social issue".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/tamil/mathil/ottmoviereview/82048464.cms|title=Mathil Movie Review: Mathil|website=The Times of India}}</ref> Avinash Ramachandran of ''Cinema Express'' rated the film two out of five stars and wrote, "The biggest strength of the Mithran Jawahar directorial is definitely KS Ravikumar, who makes a solid start in his first-ever film as the lead".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2021/Apr/14/mathil-movie-review-ks-ravikumar-just-about-salvages-a-middling-good-intentioneddrama-23954.html|title=Mathil Movie Review: KS Ravikumar just about salvages a middling good-intentioned drama|first=Avinash|last=Ramachandran|date=14 April 2021|website=Cinema Express}}</ref>
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=tt14368632}} {{Mithran R. Jawahar}}
Category:2021 films Category:2021 drama films Category:2021 Tamil-language films Category:ZEE5 original films Category:2021 direct-to-video films Category:Films directed by Mithran R. Jawahar