Mozhi (Tamil: மொழி,
English: Language) is a 2007 Tamil film produced by Prakash Raj and directed by
Radha Mohan. Jyothika portrayed the leading character in this movie along with
Prithviraj, Prakash Raj and Swarnamalya in pivotal roles. The theme is similar
to the Hollywood film Children of a Lesser God and Sweet and Lowdown.
Vidyasagar scored the music, whilst Mu. Kasivishwanathan handled the editing
and K. V. Guhan worked as the cinmeatographer.
The dialogues were written by
Viji. Shooting was held at several locations including India and Mauritius. The
film was released on 23 February 2007 and emerged a critical and commercial
success, despite facing stiff competition from Paruthiveeran at the box-office.
The film, notably, was the last film that Jyothika signed up for, as she
retired from acting after marriage.
Mozhi is the first Tamil film receiving the fastest launch
in the home video market. The producers had tied up with optical disc maker
Moser Baer for the release. Director Radha Mohan had a plan to remake the film
in Hindi, the rights of which were acquired by Boney Kapoor.
Story:
Karthik (Prithviraj) and Viji (Prakash Raj) are close buds,
who are keyboard players in music director Vidyasagar’s team. They are
brilliant in their work of re-recording and background scores. They are
fun-loving, witty and share a great rapport. They come to live in an apartment
complex where they meet a handful of interesting people. Their neighbour and
flat secretary, Ananthakrishnan (Brahmanandam) is not too happy about Karthik
occupying the flat and asks him to vacate as bachelors are not allowed to live
there. Preethi (Neelima Rani), a girl from one of those apartments, is head
over heels in love with Karthik.
One day, Karthik sees a girl (Jyothika) on the road and he
is quite impressed by her attitude and guts. Later, he finds out that the girl
is Archana, a deaf and mute girl who lives in the same apartment. Karthik falls
in love with her, and along with Viji, try to find out more about her from her
best friend Sheela (Swarnamalya). Karthik learns sign language from Sheela so
that he can communicate with Archana. He wants to have her as his life partner,
though she considers him as a good friend.
Archana gets angry with him eventually. She thinks that her
baby will be deaf and mute just like her. Her father abandoned her after he
found out about her handicap, and she is afraid that Karthik will leave her as
well if their baby is like her. Karthik tries to reason with her that her
father was unaware of her condition, so it took him by surprise. However, he is
ready to accept her and their future children because he knows and understands
them. However, his pleas are to no avail. Archana begins avoiding Karthik, and
Karthik is heartbroken.
At the same time, Viji also falls in love with Sheela, who
is a widow. Sheela's parents agree to the marriage, and their marriage date is
fixed. On the day of Viji's wedding, Archana confesses to Karthik that she does
indeed love him. The story thus concludes.