Mugam (film)

Mugam (English: Face) is a 1999 Tamil language film directed by Gnana Rajasekaran. The film features Nassar and Roja in lead roles whilst Manivannan, Vivek and Thalaivasal Vijay play supporting roles. The film opened in October 1999 to negative reviews and became a box office failure.^[1]

Cast

• Nassar as Rangan
• Roja as Malini
• Manivannan as Muthannan
• Vivek
• Thalaivasal Vijay
• Dhamu
• Mayilsamy
• Venniradai Moorthy
• Ajay Rathnam
• Raviraj
• Peeli Sivam
• Fathima Babu
• Monica
• Shobana

Plot

Rangan (Nasser) is a very ugly man and therefore lives a tough life. He is kicked out of jobs, ill-treated constantly, and the girl he loves hates him. (Think "The Elephant Man.") Then one day, Rangan goes to the house of his make-up artist friend (Manivannan) and finds a strange mask that he picks up and wears. The mask adheres to his face, and Rangan becomes very handsome. (Think "The Mask"). With the Mask, Rangan generates followers, becomes a film star, and gets a wife who loves him solely for his handsome face (Roja). Nearing the end, Rangan takes off the Mask for a moment, and wishes people would respect him for who he is on the inside. His wife walks in, sees his ugly face, and throws him out, mistaking him for a robber. Rangan's former followers throw him to the side. Deciding that only beauty can bring him respect, Rangan puts the mask back on. ^[2]

Release

A critic felt that "The storyline would be excellent to read in a novel, but the reality in film is incredibly slow-paced and implausible." and "that the actors do the best with what they have, but the result is still a very boring long drawn-out masterpiece gone horribly wrong."^[3]

The film became a box office failure and was played on television within a month of release.^[4]

References

External links

• Mugam at the Internet Movie Database