Muni is a 2007

2007 in film

This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...

 Tamil

Tamil language

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 comedy-horror film directed and written by Raghava Lawrence, who also plays the lead role. Vedhika, Rajkiran

Rajkiran

RajKiran is a film actor, producer and director, who has acted in more than 150 Tamil films.-Film career:...

 and Rahul Dev

Rahul Dev

Rahul Dev is an Indian film actor and former model. Dev is known for his unconventional rugged looks and chiselled features and appearances in action films. He was meant to make his acting debut as the main villain in Mukul S. Anand's 1997 film Dus but the director's death while the film was still...

 among other play supporting roles, while the film's score is composed by Bharathwaj

Bharathwaj

Bharathwaj is a Tamil film composer. He has since scored music in languages including Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. trained in Hindustani, Western and Carnatic music.He is a recipient of Kalaimamani Award for the year 2008 from Tamil Nadu Government...

. The film released on 9 March 2007 along with a Telugu

Telugu language

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 dubbed version and gained average reviews and box office collections. In 2011, a prequel titled Muni 2: Kanchana

Muni 2: Kanchana

Kanchana is a 2011 Tamil comedy horror film directed, written and produced by Raghava Lawrence as a sequel to his previous venture, Muni . The film features himself in the lead role with Sarathkumar and Lakshmi Rai in other roles. The film released on 22 July 2011, while a dubbed same-titled Telugu...

was released by Raghava Lawrence.

Plot

Ganesh (Lawrence Ragavendra), a young man with a deep fear of ghosts who refuses to even go out after 6pm, moves into a new house with his mother, father and wife not knowing that it is the residence where Muni met his death and where his spirit now resides. Muni enter Ganesh's body and Ganesh starts behaving in a rude manner, his family couldn't understand why his behaviour is weird so they seek the help of a priest (Nasser). Priest asks the ghost about his whereabouts. Ghost says that he is Muniyaandi and starts saying his flashback. Muniyaandi was a kind-hearted poor man living in the slums with his daughter and other people. Muni's friend is Marakka Dhandapani MLA who uses Muni to make him win in elections and promising that he would give lands to poor people. Dhandapani wins the election but he cheats Muni. Muni fights with Dhandapaani but he kills both him and his daughter. Dhandapaani lies to poor people saying that Muni has died in an accident. Ganesh accepts Muni and he enters his body. Ganesh enters Dhandapaani's household and terrorizes him and his assistants. Dhandapaani comes to know that the spirit of Muni resides in Ganesh's body so he sets a contract killer (Rahul Dev) to finish him. In the climax, at Ayyanaar temple Dhandapaani confesses to people that he only killed Muni. Muni talks to people and eats the feast prepared by his people. Muni then resides again in Ganesh and finishes off Dhandapaani. Ganesh comes back to normal.

Cast

• Raghava Lawrence
  Lawrence Raghavendra
  Raghav Murugaiyan is an Indian choreographer who has also appeared in films as an actor, director, composer and playback singer. After making his first few appearances in supporting actor roles, he got his breakthrough with Style and then Muni...
  
   as Ganesh
• Rajkiran
  Rajkiran
  RajKiran is a film actor, producer and director, who has acted in more than 150 Tamil films.-Film career:...
  
   as Muniyandi
• Vedhika as Priya
• Rahul Dev
  Rahul Dev
  Rahul Dev is an Indian film actor and former model. Dev is known for his unconventional rugged looks and chiselled features and appearances in action films. He was meant to make his acting debut as the main villain in Mukul S. Anand's 1997 film Dus but the director's death while the film was still...
  
  
• Nassar
  Nassar
  Nassar is a Tamil actor, producer, writer, director, lyricist, and singer. He has appeared in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and English films. He is often cited as part of India's specialist character actors, along with the likes of Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri and Nana Patekar...
  
  
• Kovai Sarala
  Kovai Sarala
  Kovai Sarala is a popular well known Tamil comedian actress who prominently plays supporting roles and has also starred as a heroine...
  
   as Ganesh's mother
• Vinu Chakravarthy

Prequel

Muni 2: Kanchana

Muni 2: Kanchana

Kanchana is a 2011 Tamil comedy horror film directed, written and produced by Raghava Lawrence as a sequel to his previous venture, Muni . The film features himself in the lead role with Sarathkumar and Lakshmi Rai in other roles. The film released on 22 July 2011, while a dubbed same-titled Telugu...

, the prequel to Muni, released on 15th July 2011 in Andhra Pradesh and 22nd July 2011 in Tamil Nadu.