Markandeyan
Markandeyan is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by FEFSI Vijayan. It stars his son Shabarish, Savika Chaiyadej (Pinky), Nivedhitha, Santhanam in lead. The film score is composed by Sundar C Babu, while cinematography is by D. Sasikumar and Santtonio and editing handled by Raja Mohammed. Markandeyan was panned by critics.
| Markandeyan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | FEFSI Vijayan | 
| Written by | FEFSI Vijayan | 
| Produced by | FEFSI Vijayan | 
| Starring | Shabarish Savika Chaiyadej (Pinky) Nivedhitha Santhanam  | 
| Cinematography | D. Sasikumar Santtonio  | 
| Edited by | Raja Mohammad | 
| Music by | Sundar C Babu | 
Production company  | Mastermind Films  | 
Release date  | 
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| Country | India | 
| Language | Tamil | 
Cast
    
- Shabarish as Markandeyan "Mark"
 - Savika Chaiyadej (Pinky) as Divya
 - Nivedhitha as Ilavanchi
 - Santhanam as Yaanaimudi
 - Srihari as Varada
 - Bala Singh as Esakki
 - Pragathi
 - M. S. Bhaskar
 - Nizhalgal Ravi
 - Tarun Shatriya
 - Vasu Vikram
 - Appu K. Sami
 - Periya Karuppu Thevar
 - Karate Raja
 - Muthukaalai
 - Sree Raam as Young Mark
 
Production
    
FEFSI Vijayan launched his son Shabarish with this film.[1] Thai actress Savika Chaiyadej (Pinky) made her debut into Indian cinema with this film.[2] Shabarish trained for a year in Thai boxing.[3]
Soundtrack
    
Songs by Sundar C. Babu.[4] Salman Khan (who worked with FEFSI Vijayan in Wanted and Dabangg),[1] Vijay, and Shriya Saran attended the audio launch.[5][6][7]
| Song Title | Lyricist | Singers | 
|---|---|---|
| "Vanji Kota" | Kavivarman | Manicka Vinayakam, Naveen Madhav | 
| "Kanna Kati Kaathule" | S. Gnanakaravel | Velmurugan | 
| "Paasam Indri" | Kavivarman | Senthildass Velayutham | 
| "Yakka Chakka | Kavivarman | Krishna Iyer, Charulatha | 
| "Siru Siru Vena" | Yugabharathi | MK. Balaji, Vichitha | 
| "Panflute Theme" | Kiran | |
| "Markandeyan" | Kiran | 
Reception
    
The New Indian Express opined that "The director has painstakingly worked on the script in the earlier half and given it a fresh feel. However, he could have taken more effort in the second half and made it just as engaging".[8] Sify gave the film a verdict of "disappointing" and criticised the film.[9] Behindwoods gave the film a half out of five stars and wrote that "Technically, there is not much that deserves mention except for the effort of the crew to make the action sequences."[10]
References
    
- "Vijayan launches his son - Times of India". The Times of India.
 - "Markandeyan makes an impression - Times of India". The Times of India.
 - Raghavan, Nikhil (9 April 2011). "Learning curve". The Hindu.
 - https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/markandeyan-songs-T0003071
 - "Sallu storms Chennai - Times of India". The Times of India.
 - "Salman Khan's advice to Shabarish - Times of India". The Times of India.
 - "Salman Khan not being human - Times of India". The Times of India.
 - "Markandeyan".
 - "Markandeyan". Sify. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
 - "MARKANDEYAN MOVIE REVIEW". Behindwoods. Retrieved 23 May 2012.