Magician) is a 2005 Indian Tamil-language black comedy film directed by Singampuli that stars Suriya and Jyothika who plays a fictional version of herself, whilst Vijayakanth makes a cameo.
[9] BizHat wrote "The downside of the film lies in the second half when the action shifts to a room with three characters only.
"[10] Chennai Online gave a negative review citing "It's meant to be a total comic entertainer, but the comedy being mostly juvenile, it starts grating on your nerves after a time.
"[11] Visual Dasan of Kalki wrote a rusted screenplay doesn't need a grand plot.
[12] Sify wrote "Mayaavi is a jolly fun ride in the first half for its cute concept and silly slapstick comedy.
The storyline has been explored earlier by Hollywood directors and later by Ramgopal Varma with Mast and recently in a Malayalam film Immini Nalloral.