Malaysia to Amnesia

Malaysia to Amnesia
Official release poster
Directed byRadha Mohan
Written byRadha Mohan
Produced byVaibhav
StarringVaibhav
Vani Bhojan
CinematographyMahesh Muthuswami
Edited byPraveen K. L.
Music byPremgi Amaren
Production
company
Monkey Man Company
Distributed byZEE5
Release date
  • 28 May 2021 (2021-05-28)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Malaysia to Amnesia is a 2021 Indian Tamil-language comedy film written and directed by Radha Mohan.[1] The film stars Vaibhav and Vani Bhojan in the lead roles, while Karunakaran, M. S. Bhaskar and Riya Suman play supporting roles.[2] The music was composed by Premgi Amaren with editing by Praveen K. L. and cinematography by Mahesh Muthuswami.

The film was produced during the COVID-19 pandemic in India.[3] It was streamed via ZEE5 on 28 May 2021 and received mixed to positive reviews praising actor M. S. Bhaskar's comedy performance.[4][5][6][7]

Plot

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Arun Kumar, an entrepreneur, is involved in an extramarital affair with another woman Bhavana. He lies to his wife that he is going to Malaysia to attend a business-related meeting but only to spend time with his girlfriend Bhavana in Bangalore. Arun's relationship with Bhavana is exposed later when he falls in difficult circumstances.

Cast

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Reception

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A critic from The Times of India gave the film 2 out of 5 stars and wrote, "To their credit, MS Baaskar, Karunakaran and Vaibhav try to keep us invested but the listless writing doesn't keep us engaged."[8] Manoj Kumar R of The Indian Express gave it 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote, "For a film that depends majorly on lie, deceit and adultery for humour, Malaysia to Amnesia is depressingly unwitty."[9]

Srinivasa Ramanujam of The Hindu gave a mixed review stating, "Director Radha Mohan’s core idea has the ingredients of a fun trip, but this flight gets stranded."[10] Haricharan Pudipeddi of Hindustan Times gave the film a mixed review stating, "Malaysia to Amnesia is dreary at times and this is where it needed better writing to work on the comic front. The film is at best a harmless entertainer."[11]

Navein Darshan of The New Indian Express gave a mixed review and wrote, "So predictable are the events that you can easily second-guess each development. The lead cast, however, does its best to keep matters engaging, even during the film’s weakest, cliched moments."[12]

References

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  1. ^ Ramanujam, Srinivasa (26 May 2021). "'Malaysia to Amnesia' will be a stress-buster, says director Radha Mohan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Vaibhav-Radhamohan film titled Malaysia To Amnesia". Cinema Express. 9 May 2021. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  3. ^ "ராதாமோகன் இயக்கத்தில் 'மலேஷியா டு அம்னீஷியா': நேரடி ஓடிடி வெளியீடு". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 10 May 2021. Archived from the original on 18 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Radha Mohan's comic caper titled 'Malaysia to Amnesia', to premiere on Zee5 from May 28". Sify. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Malaysia to Amnesia movie review: MS Bhaskar makes this comedy film tolerable". The Indian Express. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Malaysia to Amnesia movie review: A passable entertainer by Radha Mohan that only works in parts". Hindustan Times. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Malaysia to Amnesia Movie Review: Quite a bit of laughter in a predictable story". Cinema Express. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Malaysia To Amnesia Review : Malaysia To Amnesia". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Malaysia to Amnesia movie review: MS Bhaskar makes this comedy film tolerable". The Indian Express. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  10. ^ "'Malaysia to Amnesia' movie review: A dull comedy in which MS Bhaskar shines". The Hindu. 29 May 2021. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Malaysia to Amnesia movie review: A passable entertainer by Radha Mohan that only works in parts". Hindustan Times. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  12. ^ "'Malaysia to Amnesia' movie review: Quite a bit of laughter in a predictable story". The New Indian Express. 29 May 2021. Archived from the original on 3 January 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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