Pei Mama

{{cast listing|

• Yogi Babu as Kozhi Kumar
• Malavika Menon as Pooja
• Motta Rajendran as Sethupathi
• Abhishek Vinod as Veeramani
• M. S. Bhaskar as Sabapathy
• Kovai Sarala as Serupadi Sitharamma
• Lollu Sabha Manohar
• Rekha as Jothi
• Anupama Kumar
• Singampuli
• Powerstar Srinivasan
• Narayan Lucky
• Livingston
• Reshma Pasupuleti as Geetha
• Imman Annachi as Pasupathy
• Ramesh Khanna
• Chaams
• Vaiyapuri
• Krishnamoorthy
• Anu Mohan
• Bosskey
• Ganeshkar
• Aryan
• Chavi Sharma as Baby Hansika (Malar)
• Rahul Thatha

}}

In March 2019, Sakthi Chidambaram announced plans of making a film titled Pei Mama starring Vadivelu in the lead role.{{cite news |title=Vadivelu's next is 'Pei Mama' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vadivelus-next-is-pei-mama/articleshow/68254812.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927015959/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/vadivelus-next-is-pei-mama/articleshow/68254812.cms |archive-date=27 September 2021 |access-date=6 November 2021 |website=The Times of India|date=4 March 2019 }}{{cite web |title=Vadivelu is back as Pei Mama |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/mar/04/vadivelu-is-back-as-pei-mama-10369.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043955/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/mar/04/vadivelu-is-back-as-pei-mama-10369.html |archive-date=6 March 2019 |access-date=6 November 2021 |website=Cinema Express}} The actor later opted out of the project citing creative differences.{{cite web |date=18 August 2019 |title=Vadivelu opts out of Pei Mama, makers approach Yogi Babu |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/Cinema/2019/08/18000214/1172066/Vadivelu-opts-out-of-Pei-Mama-makers-approach-Yogi-.vpf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106162359/https://www.dtnext.in/News/Cinema/2019/08/18000214/1172066/Vadivelu-opts-out-of-Pei-Mama-makers-approach-Yogi-.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 November 2021 |website=dtNext.in}}{{cite web |title=Vadivelu's new film titled 'Pei Mama' |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/vadivelus-new-film-titled-pei-mama-news-tamil-tdgj6tecadgeh.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306150333/http://www.sify.com/movies/vadivelus-new-film-titled-pei-mama-news-tamil-tdgj6tecadgeh.html |archive-date=6 March 2019 |access-date=6 November 2021 |website=Sify}}

Sakthi Chidambaram became interested in casting Yogi Babu after media reports had suggested that the actor was set to replace Vadivelu in the shelved sequel to Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikecei (2006). Despite initially being reluctant, the actor agreed to join the film and completed shooting for the film by November 2019.{{cite news |title=Yogi Babu's Pei Mama is about a COVID-19-like virus |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/yogi-babus-pei-mama-is-about-a-covid-19-like-virus/articleshow/78938755.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024020142/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/yogi-babus-pei-mama-is-about-a-covid-19-like-virus/articleshow/78938755.cms |archive-date=24 October 2021 |access-date=6 November 2021 |website=The Times of India|date=29 October 2020 }} Comedy actor Krishnamoorthy suffered a heart attack and died during the making of the film in Kumily.{{cite web |title=Comedian Krishnamoorthy passes away |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/oct/07/comedian-krishnamoorthy-passes-away-14744.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203151/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2019/oct/07/comedian-krishnamoorthy-passes-away-14744.html |archive-date=24 June 2021 |access-date=6 November 2021 |website=Cinema Express}}

In October 2020, the team held a function to release the audio soundtrack of the film. The event garnered attention as guests failed to adhere to the city's social distancing guidelines.{{cite web |title=No social distancing at 'Pei Mama' audio launch |url=https://www.sify.com/movies/no-social-distancing-at-pei-mama-audio-launch-imagegallery-kollywood-uktnvxeibddga.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205004902/https://www.sify.com/movies/no-social-distancing-at-pei-mama-audio-launch-imagegallery-kollywood-uktnvxeibddga.html |archive-date=5 February 2021 |access-date=6 November 2021 |website=Sify}}{{cite news |title=Yogi Babu-starrer Pei Mama's second look is out |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/yogi-babu-starrer-pei-mamas-second-look-is-out/articleshow/78663765.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016212905/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/yogi-babu-starrer-pei-mamas-second-look-is-out/articleshow/78663765.cms |archive-date=16 October 2021 |access-date=6 November 2021 |website=The Times of India|date=14 October 2020 }} As the film began promotions in September 2021, the film garnered criticism for morphing posters of the Hindi film Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship (2020) to use for its own promotions.{{cite news |title=Yogi Babu's 'Pei Mama' gets trolled for morphing a famous Bollywood poster |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/yogi-babus-pei-mama-gets-trolled-for-morphing-a-famous-bollywood-poster/articleshow/86390912.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019121637/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/yogi-babus-pei-mama-gets-trolled-for-morphing-a-famous-bollywood-poster/articleshow/86390912.cms |archive-date=19 October 2021 |access-date=6 November 2021 |website=The Times of India|date=21 September 2021 }}{{cite web |date=22 September 2021 |title=Yogi Babu's Pei Mama slammed online for copying Vicky Kaushal's Bhoot poster |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/yogi-babu-s-pei-mama-slammed-online-for-copying-vicky-kaushal-s-bhoot-poster-101632296092755.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211104210746/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tamil-cinema/yogi-babu-s-pei-mama-slammed-online-for-copying-vicky-kaushal-s-bhoot-poster-101632296092755.html |archive-date=4 November 2021 |access-date=6 November 2021 |website=Hindustan Times}}

The soundtrack was composed by Raj Aryan, collaborating with Yogi Babu for the second time after Gurkha (2019).{{cite web|url=https://gaana.com/album/pei-mama |title=Pei Mama Songs Download: Pei Mama MP3 Tamil Songs Online Free on |publisher=Gaana |date= |accessdate=2022-08-23}}

All lyrics by Sakthi Chidambaram.

{{Infobox album

| name = Pei Mama

| type = Soundtrack

| artist = Raj Aryan

| cover =

| alt =

| released = 2021

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Feature film soundtrack

| length = 12:34

| language = Tamil

| label = Lahari Music

| producer = Raj Aryan

| prev_title = Gurkha

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title =

| next_year =

}}

{{tracklist

| headline = Track listing

| extra_column = Singer(s)

| total_length = 12:34

| title1 = Hey Enna Vachi

| extra1 = Senthil Ganesh, Rajalakshmi

| length1 = 3:18

| title2 = Pei Ottum

| extra2 = Raj Aryan

| length2 = 2:43

| title3 = Maatikittanda

| extra3 = Deva

| length3 = 2:17

| title4 = Engeyo Piranthen

| extra4 = Varun, Ramya

| length4 = 2:00

| title5 = Vetta Vetta

| extra5 = Priya Subramaniam

| length5 = 2:16

}}

The film was released on 24 September 2021 across Tamil Nadu. A critic from Times of India wrote "things turn rather uninspiring in the latter half with a very clichéd flashback and a generic climax".{{cite news |title=Pei Mama Movie Review: Clichés galore in Pei Mama |newspaper=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/pei-mama/movie-review/86483077.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102151923/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/pei-mama/movie-review/86483077.cms |archive-date=2 November 2021 |access-date=6 November 2021 }}{{cite web |date=25 September 2021 |title=Pei Mama movie review |url=https://chennaivision.com/tamil-movies/pei-mama-movie-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106165821/https://chennaivision.com/tamil-movies/pei-mama-movie-review/ |archive-date=6 November 2021 |access-date=6 November 2021}} Tamil newspapers Maalai Malar and Vikatan gave the film negative reviews.{{cite web |last=டீம் |first=விகடன் |title=பேய் பிடிச்சாக்கூட தேவலாம் நண்பா... யோகி பாபுவின் 'பேய் மாமா' ப்ளஸ், மைனஸ் ரிப்போர்ட்! |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/yogi-babu-starrer-pei-mama-movie-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927052435/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/yogi-babu-starrer-pei-mama-movie-review |archive-date=27 September 2021 |access-date=6 November 2021 |website=vikatan.com|date=26 September 2021 }}{{cite web |date=25 September 2021 |title=பங்களாவில் குடும்பத்துடன் தங்கும் யோகிபாபு - பேய் மாமா விமர்சனம் |url=http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2021/09/25171346/3048275/pei-mama-movie-review-in-Tamil.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103111110/https://cinema.maalaimalar.com/cinema/review/2021/09/25171346/3048275/pei-mama-movie-review-in-Tamil.vpf |archive-date=3 November 2021 |access-date=6 November 2021 |website=maalaimalar.com}}

Within two weeks after its release, the film had its television premiere on Kalaignar TV on 14 October 2021 on the eve of Vijayadasami.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CR0dFB7xqVg|title = Pei Mama | பேய் மாமா | 14th October 2021 | Yogi Babu | Promo 2 | Kalaignar TV|website = YouTube}}

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