Welcome Back Gandhi

Welcome Back Gandhi (also known as Mudhalvar Mahatma) is a 2012 Indian film directed by A. Balakrishnan.[1] The film, released on 30 January 2012 in India, stars S. Kanagaraj as Mohandas Gandhi.[2] The movie's music was written by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Bharat Acharya, and the movie's plot explores how Gandhi might react if he was still alive and visited modern day India.[3] An eight-song soundtrack is set to be released shortly after the film's debut.

Welcome Back Gandhi
Directed byA. Balakrishnan
Produced byRamana Communications
Written byA. Balakrishnan
StarringA. Kanagaraj
Anupam Kher
Krishnammal Jagannathan
V. S. Raghavan
Music byIllayaraja
CinematographyJ. Mohan
Subu
Edited byV. T. Vijayan
Distributed byRamana Communications
Release date
  • 30 January 2012 (2012-01-30)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
English

Filming for Welcome Back Gandhi took place over a 40-day period in Chennai during 2012, and was produced on a budget of ₹3 crore.[4][5]

Plot

After a 60-year absence, Gandhi (S. Kanagaraj) returns to India to resume his Satyagraha Movement. While there, he must deal with the various social, economical and political issues that exist within the country.[6]

Cast

Reception

The Hindu gave a positive review for Welcome Back Gandhi, commenting that "It's a noble, valiant effort that needs to be seen and promoted just so that another filmmaker is encouraged to invest in a film as honest as this, one that will invoke and appeal to the patriot in you, despite its idealistic failings."[7]

See also

References
  1. "Anna Hazare watches film on Gandhi". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  2. "Tamil film 'Welcome Back Gandhi' launched". Indian Television. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  3. "Anna 'Welcome(s) Back Gandhi'". New Indian Express. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  4. "Reliving the Mahatma". TNIE. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  5. Sah, Purnima (22 November 2018). "This film touches upon the Ayodhya dispute and Ram Mandir issue". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019.
  6. "Shotcuts: Big plans". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
  7. "A Welcome Effort". The Hindu. Retrieved 24 January 2014.


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