Metro Maalai (Tamil: மெட்ரோ மாலை) is a 2019 Malaysian Tamil-language indie romantic drama film. It tells the relationship of two souls, a rejected male guitarist and a neglected woman as they cross paths with each other in Kuala Lumpur.[1]

Metro Maalai
Directed by	Haran Kaveri Shobaan
Written by	Sathish Natarajan
Starring	Sathish Punitha Shanmugam Karishma Kumanavannan Kay
Cinematography	David Yanez
Edited by	Gogularaajan Rajendran
Music by	Kaber Vasuki
Production companies	Victory Film Production Drona Films
Release date	28 November 2019 (Malaysia)
Running time	1 hour 41 minutes
Country	Malaysia
Language	Tamil

It was released on 28 November 2019 in Malaysian cinemas, and received positive reviews.[2]

The film is available on legal streaming site Amazon Prime Video and Astro On Demand.

Synopsis

In the buzzing Kuala Lumpur, a dejected but talented male guitarist crosses path with a neglected married woman. As they get closer, they develop attraction and also share their opinions on passion, religion, life. They have feelings for each other but remains as friends and questions eventually how their relationship might turn into an extra marital affair.[3][4][5]

Cast

• Sathish as Anonymous Male
• Punitha Shanmugam as Nithya
• Karishma as Jasmine Vasudevan
• Kumanavannan as Babu
• Gennastasia as Nithya's friend
• Kay

Songs

The song from the film includes "Azhagana Nyayiru".[6]

Awards and nominations

• Norway Tamil Film Festival - Best Social Awareness Tamil – Diaspora[7]

See also

• List of Malaysian Tamil films

References

External links

• Metro Maalai at IMDb