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Mayakkam Enna (2011)

Mayakkam Enna poster
Original title
மயக்கம் என்ன
Directed by
K. Selvaraghavan
Genre
drama, family
Country
India
Runtime
2h 25m
Rated
U
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man dreams of becoming a photographer but faces a series of setbacks that push him into deep distress. The film follows his struggle to overcome his problems and pursue his goals.

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What happens

Mayakkam Enna (transl. What is this unconsciousness?) is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language psychological drama film written and directed by Selvaraghavan and produced by Gemini Film Circuit in association with Aum Productions, its own banner. It stars his brother Dhanush, along with Richa Gangopadhyay (in her Tamil film debut), and features music scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar while the cinematography was handled by Ramji. The film revolves around an aspiring photographer and the problems he faces, causing him to fall into distress. How he manages to achieve his goals from thereafter forms the rest of the story. The film was distributed by Gemini Film Circuit, and it was released on 25 November 2011. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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