| Malai Malai | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | A. Venkatesh |
| Starring | Arun Vijay Vedhika Prabhu Prakash Raj Kasthuri Santhanam |
| Music by | Mani Sharma |
| Release date(s) | 31 July 2009 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Malai Malai is a 2009 Tamil language film, starring Arun Vijay and Vedhika in the lead roles. Prabhu and Prakash Raj also have significant roles in the film. The film released on 31 July 2009 and turned out to be a surprise hit at the box office.[1]
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Palani Vel (Prabhu) and Vetri Vel (Arun Vijay) are two brothers who eke out a living as a farmer and a mini van driver respectively in a village on the foothills of Palani temple. They are inseparable and they fight, sing and booze together and when Vetri falls in love with a city based RJ Anjali (Vedika) who is on a visit to Palani, he finds another girl Lakshmi (Kasturi) to romance his brother.
Meanwhile the village simpleton Vetri goes to Chennai in search of a job and in search of his lady love. He gets a job as a driver in a courier company which also employs people like Vimala Hassan (Santhanam) a crazy fan of Kamal Hassan. Enter the villain Essakki (Prakash Raj) a dreaded don who controls Saidapet area of the city, and soon locks horns with Vetri. The rest of the story moves along predictable lines before the steamy sentimental action packed climax.
Pooja Umashankar walked out of the film due to the film's long delay to start.[2]
The film was officially announced as a hit by the reports given by top ten movies in kalaignar TV and other websites .It ran successfully for more than 100 days.[3][4]