Tamil Movie Review Magamuni - Cast & Crew

Mahima Nambiar was born as Gopika in Kasargod, Kerala. She is mainly seen performing in Tamil films. She debuted with a Malayalam movie Kaaryastaan. Kaaryastan was also the 100th movie of film actor Dileep because of which it got a lot of recognition. Although, she had a bit of an uncredited role in this movie.

Indhuja was born on 1st August 1994 in Vellore. GALLERY OF INDHUJA After completing her tenth standard, her parents joined her in Namakkal SRV School to secure a high score in her board exams. She got a seat in merit at Vellore Institute of Technology and started pursuing M.Sc Software Engineering. But, due to her interest in the cinema, she dropped her studies and started searching for movie opportunities. She was offered to play in the commercial ads and then in short films. Finally, Indhuja made her debut in 2017 with Meyaadha Maan directed by “Rathna Kumar R M.” She was also seen in the silent movie “Mercury” with Prabhu Deva, Remya Nambeesan, Sananth Reddy and Deepak Paramesh, directed by Karthik Subbaraj in 2018. In the same year, she played a doctor in “60 Vayadu Maaniram” alongside Vikram Prabhu and Prakash Raj, directed by Radha Mohan. Indhuja was seen one among the female leads in Billa Pandi with producer turned hero, “R K Suresh.”

Joining the ranks of Malayalaee born actors who have chosen Tamil filmdom was Jamshed Cethirakath. He even changed his name as per the prevailing custom, to ‘Arya’, encouraged his brother Sathya to follow suit, and made him join Tamil cinema too. However, earlier in life when selecting a course of studies he may not have been very clear about the future course of his life, making him choose an engineering course in Computer Science in Chennai, rather than selecting any of the other options in Chennai relating to the performing arts. As he grew up, his family’s links with Chennai grew stronger, and his father currently owns one of the favourite Arabian food joints in the upmarket Anna Nagar locality of Chennai.

Arya’s route to films was however, through a brief stint in modeling, after which he made his debut appearance in the 2005 college romance “Ullam Ketkumae” starring with two other now famous newcomers Asin and Pooja. However, the second film in which Arya had acted,“Arinthum Ariyamalum”, got released earlier in the same year and fortunately for him this film ended up as a super hit, with Arya’s portrayal as the rogue son of a notorious don receiving kudos from all sections. For this portrayal he won the twin Filmfare Awards for Best Debut South, as well as the Best New Male Face. He went on to receive further appreciation and acclaim for his portrayal in the unusual role of an Aghori (person from an ascetic sect) in the 2009 film “Naan Kadavul”. The year 2010 brought him commercial success for the period film “Madrasapattinam” and the romantic comedy film “Boss Engira Bhaskaran” (2010), also establishing his versatility as an actor. That year also was his debut in Telugu films, playing the antagonist in “Varudu” living up to his image as the tough guy.

Arya's first release in the following year was an appearance in the Malayalam film “Urumi”, which was basically a fantasy of sorts, against a historical backdrop. Although his role in the film was not an extended one, he did manage to play two separate characters. In between, Arya had also formed his own production house Show People and his latest release in August 2015 saw him in his own production “Vasuvum Saravananum Onna Padichavanga” having the same people who made the earlier hit “Boss Engira Bhaskaran” which incidentally was also the first production of Show People.

Today Arya has established himself quite successfully in the top rungs of the current crop of younger South Indian heroes and made a niche for himself through sheer hard work and dedication, even going to the extent of taking a crash course on Aghori Yoga for the film “Naan Kadavul”.

The Cethirakath Family Tree (Infographic Family Tree)

Santha Kumar is a Writer and an Indian film Director, who has worked mainly in Tamil Movie Industry. He worked in various popular movies like "Mouna Guru"(2011), "Naam hai Akira"(2016), "Rangbirangi"(2018). His previous movie to hit the theatres was "Magamuni"(2019). He also worked as Assistant Director in "Dhill"(2001). Even though, He was an Actor in "Tharagan Kannan"(2017).

Arun Padmanabhan is called as Arun, was born on 19th August 1990 in Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India. Arun is an Indian Actor by his profession. He did his secondary studies at St Thomas High School in Pathanamthitta, Kerala, India. He preferably works in the Tamil and Malayalam film industry.

Tapas Nayak is a well-known sound designer of India. He was born on 12-12-1950. He is famous in both Bollywood and Tollywood for his great work. He started his career in the year 2000, and he completed his 18 years in the industry.

J Yuvaraj is a famous Tollywood cinematographer.He made his debut in the 2016 box office hit Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha, starring Nani and Mehreen Pirzada in lead roles. Following this success, he worked in a 2017 action-packed film, Lie, directed by Hanu Raghavapudi.In 2018, Naga Chaitanya, R. Madhavan, and Nidhhi Agerwal starred in his movie Savyasachi, which was released. In 2020-21, he worked on the star-studded Maestro, starring Nithiin and Tamannaah Bhatia, which received acclaim. In 2022, he worked on a supernatural-themed, "Bangarraju," starring Ramya Krishna and Naga Chaitanya. His other notable movies include "Vaathi" (2023) and "EXTRA - Ordinary Man," which is scheduled for release on December 8, 2023.

Arul Doss is a popular cinematographer cum actor in Tamil cinema. He was born and brought up in Madurai. In his young age, he was very much interested in photography. He completed his schooling and then started to take photos at weddings. Slowly, he got interested in Videography and started to shoot marriage videos. As he has got many friends, he started to seek chances in cinemas. He thanks his friends, as he got a good opportunity in the cinema through his friends. He made his debut as an assistant cinematographer in the movie Arunachalam, which has Tamil Super Star Rajini Kanth in the lead. His debut movie as an actor is through the Karthi starrer Naan Mahan Alla. He got the chance through the director Suseendran. He got a good reach between the audiences. Later, he acted in the comedy movie with Vijay Sethupathi, Ashok Selvan and Bobby Simha in Soothu Kavvum. Soodhu Kavvum is one among his best characters, and he did a good comedy role in that movie.

Bala Singh is an Indian Tamil actor. He is very famous for his roles as villain and character artist. He is also a theater artist. He made his debut with the 1995 movie Avatharam directed by Nassar. Since his debut, he has been seen in more than 100 movies to date. He is a very active actor in Tamil industry. He was also a successful stage artist before heading to film cinema. He graduated from the famous National School of Drama, New Delhi. After completing his graduation from NSD he moved from theater to film career. He was a very active theater artist in his college days at Chennai. He played alongside Nassar and Revathi in his debut film, Avatharam, where he played the role of antagonist. The movie was written and directed by Nassar. The movie won critic's appreciation but failed to collect box office collections. After this movie, he worked with many famous filmmakers like Mani Ratnam, Shankar, Kamal Hassan, Dheena, Raasi, and Pudhumai. 

Ilavarasu is the cinematographer turned actor in Tamil cinema. He was born in the year 1964 in Melur in Madurai. His original name was Ilavarasan and his cinema friends called him Ilavarasu and the name stayed with him, till now. He was popular as a cinematographer in the year 1996, with the film Panchalankurichi with Prabhu and Madhubala in the lead. In 1997, he was offered with another Prabhu movie named Periya Thambi, which was directed by Chithra Lakshmanan, who is the popular producer and character artist now.

Kali Venkat hails from a rural village named Kovilpatti in Tamil Nadu from where he came to Chennai to pursue his acting career. From childhood, he had a huge passion and interest for acting, He used to take part in lots of dramas hosted in his school and his locality since he was studying in the eighth standard. Realizing that his village would limit his acting career to the stage and the drama medium alone, He moves to Chennai for further opportunities.

V Jayaprakash is a Tamil film actor and producer, known for his production of “Gopala Gopala,” “Porkkaalam,” “Thavasi,” “April Maadhathil,” and “Julie Ganapathi,” among many others. Jayaprakash has also featured in more than 50 movies, including Tamil and Malayalam. Jayaprakash started off with productions of various films right from the beginning of the millennium decade, and is the owner of the production house, “GJ Banner.” 2007 saw Jayaprakash cast in the Tamil director, Cheran’s “Maya Kannadi,” which saw the inception of his career as an actor. Consequently, Jayaprakash featured in various movies in memorable supporting roles such as in Pandiraj’s “Pasanga,” and other films such as “Moodar Koodam,” “Yuddham Sei,” “Naadodigal,” “Mankatha,” and “Naan Mahaan Alla.” Born in the town of Sirkazhi in Tamil Nadu, Jayaprakash didn’t pursue acting or producing films, as a career. His financial constraints saw him undertake small business ventures such as owning a dairy farm, operating a petrol firm and owning a billiards parlor.

K E Gnanavel Raja popularly known as Gnanavel is a multi talented personality in Tamil film industry. Gnanavel Raja is the son of Kousalya and V K Eswaran. He was born and brought up in Chennai. He got his introduction into the world of movies through his exposure during the college days. He is the uncle of the famous  and acclaimed Tamil actors Suriya and Karthi.

Ghantasala Sai Srinivas Thaman Siva Kumar, also known as S.Thaman. He is an Indian film composer, who also works in Tamil and Telugu industry. He is famous for giving his best. He started his career in the film Boys. He then became famous for his passion towards music director. His debut film as music director for Tamil was Sindhanai Sei and for Telugu was Kick. S.Thaman was born on 16th November 1983 in Andhra Pradesh. He is the grandchild of Ghantasala Balaramaya, who is known for producing the Telugu film Seetarama Jananam. Thaman, a 28-year-old hails from a family of musicians from Pottepalam. His father Ghantasala Siva Kumar was a Drummer; mother Ghantasala Savitri is a playback singer and his aunt P.Vasantha is also singer. Thaman married Vardhini, who is a playback singer.