Marakkuma Nenjam

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• Rakshan as Karthik
• Dheena as Salim
• Malina as Priyadarshini
• Prankster Rahul as Gautham
• Swetha Venugopal as Saranya
• Munishkanth as Karthikeyan  
• Muthazhagan Dhrona as Raghav
• Arun Kurian as Arjun

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The Pooja ceremony of Marakkuma Nenjam was scheduled for 20 July 2022.{{Cite web |title=பெயரிடப்படாத புதிய திரைப்படத்தின் நாயகனாக அறிமுகமாகும் ரக்சன் |url=https://www.virakesari.lk/article/131568 |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Virakesari.lk |language=en |archive-date=2024-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114185732/https://www.virakesari.lk/article/131568 |url-status=live }} The film was shot across Kanyakumari{{Cite web |date=2022-07-16 |title=ஹீரோவாக அறிமுகமாகும் நடிகர் ரக்‌ஷன் – பூஜையுடன் படப்பிடிப்பு துவக்கம் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/826773-actor-rakshan-new-film-shooting-starts.html |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta |archive-date=2024-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114185908/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/826773-actor-rakshan-new-film-shooting-starts.html |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=undefined |title=முன்னணி நடிகர் படத்தில் ரக்சன்...! வைரலாகும் வீடியோ...! |url=https://tamil.asianetnews.com/cinema/anchor-rakshan-acting-dulquar-salman-movie |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=ta |archive-date=2024-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114190525/https://tamil.asianetnews.com/cinema/anchor-rakshan-acting-dulquar-salman-movie |url-status=live }} and the first schedule of the filming was completed in September 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-07 |title=Vj Rakshan new movie shooting first schedule wrapped |url=https://tamil.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-ta/vj-rakshan-new-movie-shooting-first-schedule-wrapped.html |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Behindwoods |archive-date=2024-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114190539/https://tamil.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-ta/vj-rakshan-new-movie-shooting-first-schedule-wrapped.html |url-status=live }} The first look was released on 15 May 2023.{{Cite news |date=2023-05-15 |title=First look poster of Rakshan's Marakkuma Nenjam |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/first-look-poster-of-rakshans-marakkuma-nenjam/articleshow/100253633.cms |access-date=2024-01-14 |newspaper=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=2024-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114191103/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/first-look-poster-of-rakshans-marakkuma-nenjam/articleshow/100253633.cms? |url-status=live }} This film is the lead debut for Rakshan.{{Cite web |title=Trailer of Rakshan's Marakkuma Nenjam out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/nov/19/trailer-of-rakshans-marakkuma-nenjam-out-49678.html |access-date=2024-01-14 |newspaper=Cinema Express |language=en |archive-date=2024-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114191105/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/nov/19/trailer-of-rakshans-marakkuma-nenjam-out-49678.html |url-status=live }}

The soundtrack was composed by Sachin Warrier.{{cite web |title=Marakkuma Nenjam Songs: Marakkuma Nenjam MP3 Tamil Songs by Sachin Warrier Online Free on Gaana.com |url=https://gaana.com/album/marakkuma-nenjam |website=Gaana |access-date=15 January 2024 |language=en |archive-date=15 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115081215/https://gaana.com/album/marakkuma-nenjam |url-status=live }}

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| title1 = Saaral Aagindra Mazhai

| length1 = 3:55

| lyrics1 = Thamarai

| extra1 = Shweta Mohan

| title2 = Netrum Indrum

| length2 = 4:44

| lyrics2 = Thamarai

| extra2 = Sachin Warrier

| title3 = Vaanilai

| length3 = 5:07

| lyrics3 = Thamarai

| extra3 = Hitha

| title4 = Thudikkum Nenjam

| length4 = 3:43

| lyrics4 = Thamarai

| extra4 = Sathyaprakash, Sanah Moidutty

| title5 = Kaalam – The Nostalgia

| length5 = 3:20

| lyrics5 = Paa. Vi

| extra5 = Sachin Warrier

| title6 = Vaazhaki – Break the Barrier

| length6 = 2:59

| lyrics6 = Raako.Yogandran

| extra6 = Niranj Suresh, Vozhi

| total_length = 23:48

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The film was released in theaters on 2 February 2024.{{Cite web |title=Marakkuma Nenjam gets a release date |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/jan/11/marakkuma-nenjam-gets-a-release-date-51133.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114191109/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2024/jan/11/marakkuma-nenjam-gets-a-release-date-51133.html |archive-date=2024-01-14 |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Cinema Express}}{{Cite web |title=நடிகர் ரக்சன் நடித்திருக்கும் 'மறக்குமா நெஞ்சம்' படத்தின் வெளியீட்டு திகதி அறிவிப்பு |url=https://www.virakesari.lk/article/173709 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114191109/https://www.virakesari.lk/article/173709 |archive-date=2024-01-14 |access-date=2024-01-14 |website=Virakesari.lk |language=Ta}}

Nakkheeran critic wrote taht "We have seen many school love stories, but this one is a bit different from the ones we have seen in today's times and tells an old love story from a new perspective, somewhat well."{{Cite web |date=2024-02-01 |title=90ஸ் கிட்ஸ்களின் வாழ்க்கை நினைவுகளை மீட்டதா? - 'மறக்குமா நெஞ்சம்' விமர்சனம்! |url=https://www.nakkheeran.in/cinema/review/marakkuma-nenjam-movie-review |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=nakkheeran |language=en}}

Roopa Radhakrishnan of The Times of India who gave 2.5 out of 5 stars and stated that, "Alas, all said and done, the clear highlight of Marakkuma Nenjam is Sachin Warrier’s soundtrack, which perfectly captures the mood of what the film was going for even more than the film itself".{{Cite web|date=2 February 2024|title=Marakkuma Nenjam Movie Review: A Film That Fails To Achieve What Its Soundtrack Gets Right|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/marakkuma-nenjam/movie-review/107317933.cms|website=The Times of India}} Jayabhuvaneshwari B of Cinema Express who gave 1.5 out of 5 stars and stated that, "But when these films keep going back to age-old tropes and predictable plotlines, we can't help but wonder, "Haven't these 'high school filmmakers' learned their lessons yet?".{{Cite web|date=2 February 2024|title=Marakumma Nenjam Movie Review: This back-to-school tale is bland and full of cliches|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2024/feb/02/marakumma-nenjam-movie-review-this-back-to-school-tale-is-bland-and-full-of-cliches-51678.amp|website=Cinema Express|access-date=2 February 2024|archive-date=2 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202133349/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2024/feb/02/marakumma-nenjam-movie-review-this-back-to-school-tale-is-bland-and-full-of-cliches-51678.amp|url-status=live}} Manigandan KR of Times Now who gave 1.5 out of 5 stars and stated that, "In short, Marakkuma Nenjam fails to impress".{{Cite web|date=2 February 2024|title=Marakkuma Nenjam Movie Review: VJ Rakshan, Malina Starrer Stumbles With Unconvincing Plot|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/tamil/marakkuma-nenjam-movie-review-vj-rakshan-malina-starrer-stumbles-with-unconvincing-plot-review-107313639|website=Times Now|access-date=2 February 2024|archive-date=2 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202133350/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/tamil/marakkuma-nenjam-movie-review-vj-rakshan-malina-starrer-stumbles-with-unconvincing-plot-review-107313639|url-status=live}}

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