Maya (1999 film)
1999 Indian film
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Maya is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language devotional film, produced and directed by Rama Narayanan. The film stars Napoleon and Nagma, while S. P. Balasubrahmanyam plays a supporting role. The venture was simultaneously shot in Kannada as Jayasoorya. The Tamil version was dubbed in Telugu as Gurupoornima and in Hindi as Sai Teri Maya.[1] The films, which had music composed by R. R. G, were released on 15 January 1999.[2]
K. Seetharam (Kannada)
| Maya | |
|---|---|
 Poster in Tamil | |
| Directed by | Rama Narayanan |
| Written by | Rama Narayanan |
| Dialogues by | Pugazhmani (Tamil) K. Seetharam (Kannada) |
| Produced by | N. Radha |
| Starring | Napolean Nagma |
| Cinematography | W. R. Chandran |
| Edited by | Rajkeerthi |
| Music by | RRG |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Languages | Tamil Kannada |
Cast
| Actor (Tamil) | Actor (Kannada) | Role (Tamil) | Role (Kannada) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Napolean | Pratap | ||
| Nagma | Lakshmi | ||
| S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Bomma Rangan | ||
| Vadivelu | Tennis Krishna | ||
| Rami Reddy | Bangara Raju | Bangar Rao | |
| Vadivukkarasi | Anitha | ||
| Anuja | |||
| T. P. Gajendran | Bank Janardhan | ||
| Sheela | Jayasurya | ||
Production
Some scenes were shot at Kotilingeshwara Temple at Kolar district, Karnataka.[3]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by RRG.[4]
- Tamil
- Baba Oru Karunalayam - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam (Lyrics Piraisoodan)
- Thataka Pithaka - Sabesh
- Kannada
The lyrics were written by Geethapriya.[4]
Release and reception
The Tamil and Kannada versions were released in 1999, with the Telugu version released shortly thereafter.[5] D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "Rama Narayanan has chosen an ideal story to utilise the modern wizardy on the screen. Followers of Shirdi Sai Baba will flock the cinemas, because of the miracles this messenger of God performs, in the film, to save his devotees from the evil force" He also appreciated the visual effects and cinematography.[6]
