The story, which is all too typical, centers on Madha Gaja Raja, often known as mgr or Raja (a cheerful vishal who does everything that is asked of him), who owns a cable network and, through a wedding, gets back together with his three boyhood friends—Santhanam, Sadagopan Ramesh, and Nitinsathyaa. He resolves to take on Karkuvel Viswanath (Sonu Sood), a media tycoon with extraordinary influence, and stop his friends' suffering after discovering that two of them are in serious difficulty as a result of his acts.
 
A war between an ordinary guy and a kingmaker, like to Dhool, takes place during the first half of the movie. However, the tussle is primarily performed for laughs, unlike in that movie. Actually, the other scenes also exhibit the Dhool influence. We got a neighborhood with several households living there. We have the heroine who is wearing a half-sari. A beautiful girl who enjoys a lot of naughty humor. Vijay Antony's foot-tapping melodies. And an excellent comic. However, sundar c wisely avoids taking it seriously. Even the companions' predicament serves just as a means of advancing the plot.
 
Up until that point, the movie merely veers between scenes, introducing the characters and making a valiant effort to make us laugh. We are mostly kept in good standing by Santhanam's one-liners, and the comic employs his jabs at his mother-in-law as a running gag to make us chuckle. A celebrity makes an unexpected appearance as well!
 
Not everything works completely, even in the second half. The conflict between mgr and Karkuvel isn't very exciting because the strategy is to avoid anything serious. Karkuvel is played by Sonu Sood, although he never seems like a serious threat. And when seen through the prism of modern political correctness, the movie falls flat.
 
Nevertheless, sundar c is a master at keeping things interesting, so we frequently get bursts of humor that make us laugh out loud. The film is certified U, but scenes like this one make us think that it should have been at least U/A. One such scene involves raja ending up in a well with his lover Malathi (Anjali), who is upset with him because of a small misunderstanding, and Maya (Varalaxmi Sarathkumar), the "modern" girl who is interested in him. Then comes this scene with the late Manobala, which is undoubtedly the movie's high point and has everyone in stitches.
 
A movie that has been in the cans for more than ten years seldom makes it to the big screen. Even if it does, the question of its potential relevance for that generation of moviegoers remains. Luckily for Madha Gaja Raja, even if the movie had come out on its intended release date in 2013, it would have been seen as outdated. The film's greatest strength is its clear sense of the late 1990s and early 2000s. And it appears that sundar c is well aware of it. Madha Gaja raja is a throwback, much like his later film with vishal, Aambala. It's fascinating to note that this one is mostly amusing and self-aware.
 
 
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Madha Gaja Raja Review

G GOWTHAM

12/01/2025 04:51 AM