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'''''Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam''''' ({{translation|Evening Trance}}) is a 2016 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama film]] directed by Gitanjali Selvaraghavan and written by her husband [[Selvaraghavan]]. Featuring newcomers Balakrishna Kola and [[Wamiqa Gabbi]]. The film is produced by [[Kola Bhaskar]] and has music composed by Amrit. Having had several false starts since 2006, the film released on 1 January 2016 to positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_z1ZOqofsU |title=Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam review by prashanth |date=1 January 2016 |publisher=tamilcinemareview |access-date=1 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102035139/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_z1ZOqofsU&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=2 January 2016 |url-status=live |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=25 October 2015 |title=Mesmerized with 'Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam':Selvaraghavan |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mesmerized-with-maalai-nerathu-mayakkam-selvaraghavan-news-tamil-pkympfcigieii.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025170124/http://www.sify.com/movies/mesmerized-with-maalai-nerathu-mayakkam-selvaraghavan-news-tamil-pkympfcigieii.html |archive-date=25 October 2015 |access-date=29 December 2022 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> The film was dubbed and released in Telugu as ''Nannu Vadili Neevu Polevule''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 2016 |title=Review : Nannu Vadili Neevu Polevule – Dark Romance |url=http://www.123telugu.com/reviews/nannu-vadili-neevu-polevule-telugu-movie-review.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612232813/http://www.123telugu.com/reviews/nannu-vadili-neevu-polevule-telugu-movie-review.html |archive-date=12 June 2017 |access-date=25 May 2017 |website=[[123Telugu.com]]}}</ref>

Debutant Amrit composed the songs and wrote the lyric of the songs alongside [[Vivek (lyricist)|Vivek]]. [[Think Music]] released the album on 8 October 2015.{{cn|date=March 2024}}

Writing for ''[[The Hindu]]'', Sudhir Srinivasan said "Gitanjali opens the film with a line that goes, "It's difficult to explain some love stories. Well, perhaps if they were really love stories, they could be explained."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Srinivasan |first=Sudhir |date=1 January 2016 |title=Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam: Many Selvaraghavan touches in a mixed bag |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/Maalai-Nerathu-Mayakkam-Many-Selvaraghavan-touches-in-a-mixed-bag/article13978776.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922141430/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/Maalai-Nerathu-Mayakkam-Many-Selvaraghavan-touches-in-a-mixed-bag/article13978776.ece |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=7 February 2024 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>'' Behindwoods'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and wrote, "A watchable, bold, vintage Selvaraghavan story about two contrasting individuals, you wish had more consistent screenplay".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam Movie Review |url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/maalai-nerathu-mayakkam/maalai-nerathu-mayakkam-review.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104181639/http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/maalai-nerathu-mayakkam/maalai-nerathu-mayakkam-review.html |archive-date=4 January 2016 |access-date=6 January 2016 |website=Behindwoods.com|date=January 2016 }}</ref> S Saraswathi of ''[[Rediff.com]]'' rated the film 2.5 out of 5 and wrote "Gitanjali Selvaraghavan’s Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam is a far cry from your regular love stories and their phony over-top-characters, yet as you leave the theater, you feel strangely untouched by the director’s attempt at an emotional assault".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saraswathi |first=S |date=2 January 2016 |title=Review: Maalai Nerathu Mayakkam is too melodramatic |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-maalai-nerathu-mayakkam-is-too-melodramatic/20160102.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106072658/http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-maalai-nerathu-mayakkam-is-too-melodramatic/20160102.htm |archive-date=6 January 2016 |access-date=6 January 2016 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>

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