Machi

<p>Karthik is a rich spoiled brat from who likes to spend time drinking alcohol in pubs and going night-clubbing. His father Mohanram, tired of seeing his son drunk every night, forces him to enroll in a medical college in . In Coimbatore, far from changing his behavior, Karthik the college students. Then, he meets four of his classmates: Pandi, Babu, Vasu and Moses who come from middle-class families. The four think that they are now friends with Karthik, but he makes sure that they are not friends. The haughty Karthik even makes fun of their looks and social status. One night, the carefree Karthik, who was really drunk, is struck by a lorry. Covered with blood and lying on the road, Karthik asks for help, but no one would help him. One person even stole his gold chain and purse. Then, the four friends take him to the nearby hospital, pay the hospital fees for him, and take care of him until he recovers. Karthik then realizes his mistakes. He changes his attitude, and the friends become close. In the meantime, Karthik falls in love with the bubbly Rakshita. Thereafter, Rakshita invites him and his friend to the restaurant. At the restaurant, the four friends get into a fight with Govind, who teased Karthik. The same night, Kathik’s friends are kidnapped by Govind and beaten up, then Karthik comes to their rescue and saves them. During the fight, Govind’s face is disfigured by acid. Govind is none other than the only son of politician Narayanan. Narayanan, who was a beggar 25 years back, is now the most powerful politician of Coimbatore. He wants to become the at any cost, and also wants people to respect him, praise him, or at least fear him. Enraged to see his son in this condition, Narayanan sends his henchmen to kill the five friends, but Karthik beats them up with ease. What transpires next forms the rest of the story. Following the release of the film (2003), announced that his second film would be an action film and produced by S. K. Krishnakanth, who earlier produced films like (2002), (2003) and (2004). The film would directed by the debutant K. S. Vasantha Kumar who had worked under , an associate of . was hired as cinematographer and ‘s sister was introduced a music director. Newcomer was signed to play the female lead, making her acting debut in Tamil cinema. , who came to limelight playing a negative character in ‘s , signed to play the antagonist role. The rest of the cast includes , Anjali Devi and . The entire cast was provided formal training for 45 days rehearsing nearly all the scenes with full dialogue and costumes. For the first time, this method is being tried in . The film was entirely shot in Coimbatore. The music was composed by , with lyrics written by Kalaikumar, and Annamalai. Malathi Rangarajan of stated, “A. R. Rehana’s music in Machi is only an aural intrusion”. Malathi Rangarajan of wrote, “Racy, thrilling and suspenseful for the most part, , despite certain snags, comes as a surprise”. Visual Dasan of praised Vasanthakumar for making a film with fast-paced screenplay and realistic scenes but criticised dragged second half, Pasupathy’s acting and Reihana’s music. GU of wrote “Machchi is all about friendship and sacrifice, a little heavy subject for a new hero. But Dushyanth lives upto the director’s expectations and proves that he is a young hero with a tremendous potential”.</p>