Karthi-starrer Meiyazhagan To Have Its OTT Premiere On October 25

Karthi and Aravind Swamy-starrer Meiyazhagan is set to release on the OTT platform on October 25. The film, written and directed by C Prem Kumar, stars Sri Divya, Rajkiran, Devadarshini and Jayaprakash in prominent roles apart from the leads. Bankrolled by Jyothika and Suriya, Meiyazhagan is produced under the banner of 2D Entertainment. It was released in the theatres on September 27. The makers have now announced that the film will be available to stream on Netflix from October 25.

The film received mixed reviews. While some said that the film was boring others called it an important film highlighting the deep exploration of Dravidian identity, Tamil culture and history. In the latest post by Netflix South, the makers revealed the OTT release date of the film. It will be released in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi languages. Take a look at the post,

Oorla irundhu nammala paaka Meiyazhagan, koodave avaroda atthaan Arulmozhiyum varaaru. Ellarum paaka ready ayirlaam, ok va?

If director Prem Kumar’s debut film 96 was a nostalgic journey about unrequited love, his second film Meiyazhagan is an emotional odyssey of Arul Mozhi (Arvind Swami) in search of his lost home. While 96 has predecessors like Hollywood’s Before trilogy, Meiyazhagan stands unique. Though it is primarily about Arul’s return to his native village in Thanjavur for his cousin’s wedding, when Karthi’s character enters the scene, the film evolves into a deep exploration of Dravidian identity, Tamil culture and history.

Arul Mozhi cannot recall the name of this person who claims to be his relative. However, this unnamed character seems to know everything about Arul and, in a sense, worships him. What begins as an annoying presence transforms into the most lovable person imaginable. By the film’s end, Arul realises something similar to Charlie Mackesy’s famous line from The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse: “Home isn’t always a place.”

Meiyazhagan is more of a character study than a typical film about the bromance of two contrasting individuals. Even its structure is unusual.