Starring  : Alex, Gopal, Harish, Lokesh, Shammu, Ponvannan

Director  : Nandha Periyasamy

Music     : Guru Kalyan

Genre    : Action

'Subramaniapuram'started it,'Renigunta' followed suit and now 'Maathi Yosi' more or less same story outline and themes. 'MY' placed under the category of 'A', hence the 'U/A' certification is provided. The film 'Maathi Yosi'means 'Think Differently'. Director Nandha Periyasamy's second offering after his'Oru Kalluriyin Kathai'. The film title suggests that the leading roles are an smart foursome who think and act cunningly, they do so too, for a while.But very shortly the story and scrrenplay move to a much-travelled track.

As the movie proceeds director touches upon a social evil, said to be still present in rural villages around Madurai- caste discrimination. The move deserves compliments.


Four young village boys like Paandi,Onnan, Manga and Mari., they are close friends. Their wrong-doing and cunning acts land them in trouble ,but they continue unfazed. When they cross limits the head (G.M.Kumar)goes for their jugular and hence they run away from village to Chennai where they meet Shammu and their crime limit reaches a new high.

They may be murderers but their purpose i honest. They may be thieves but their sense of right and wrong can't be faulted,seems to be the director's stand.


Harish as Paandi is a capable find. You had enjoyed Gopal's poker-faced humour in 'Kallori'. Here he dons a completely different role of a devoted friend and unusual killer.His encounters with snakes and the group's apathetic attack on hapless animals are a little too strange.

The cold-blooded murders get repetitive and after a point, predictable. Thankfully, at this moment Ponvannan enters and introduces some positive power/energy into 'MY'. The Cameo provides an interesting twist,though again Ponvannan's plight in the movie has been seen quite often on scrren. The actor's underplayed performance is commendable.

The first fight sequence between the police inspector and the four youngster is vey realistic. 'Speed' Sayed is the stunt choreographer. The cinematographer Vijay Armstrong too has managed to capture the beauty of rural areas.

Snehan's words and Guru Kalyan's score meld to make 'Saathirangal' an ear-friendly number. Bharathiyar's 'Achcham Thavir' has been efectively incorportated into the music,but the decible level of the re-recording where the title gets repeated over and over again demage the audio nerves.

For Songs & lyrics of this film:

Athili pithili athili pithili Song

Maathithaan yosidaa Song

Routhiram pazhagu naiyappudai Song

Azhagana minnal ondru Song

Medhuvai medhuvai medhuvai Song

Ponnu iva pootha sedhi Song