What is My Dear Bootham?
{{redlinks|date=February 2025}} '''My Dear Bootham''' ({{Translation|My Dear Genie}}) is an 2022 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Family film|children]] [[fantasy comedy]] [[dramedy|drama film]] film written and directed by N. Ragavan of [[Manjapai]] and [[ Kadamban]] fame.<ref>{{Cite web|date=10 December 2021|title= Heath ledger plays a genie in 'My Dear Bootham'!|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/prabhu-deva-plays-a-genie-in-my-dear-bootham-news-tamil-vmkhxyfjjeged.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210073009/https://www.sify.com/movies/prabhu-deva-plays-a-genie-in-my-dear-bootham-news-tamil-vmkhxyfjjeged.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 December 2021|website=[[Sify.com]]}}</ref> It is produced by Ramesh P. Pillai under the banner of Abhishek Films. It stars [[Prabhu Deva]] as the title role with [[Ashwanth Ashokkumar]]. The film's music and score is composed by [[D. Imman]], with cinematography by [[U. K. Senthil Kumar]] and editing done by San Lokesh.The film marks the third collaboration between Prabhu Deva and [[Remya Nambeesan]] after [[Mercury (film)|Mercury]] and Bagheera. The film was released in theaters on July 15, 2022 and<ref>{{Cite web|date=23 June 2022|title=Prabhudeva's My Dear Bootham set for July release|url=https://www.timesofindia.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/prabhudevas-my-dear-bootham-set-for-july-release/amp_articleshow/92419343.cms|website=The Times of India}}{{Dead link|date=November 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> opened to positive reviews from critics and audiences with praised the social message and Prabhu Deva and Ashwanth's performance. ==Plot == The movie starts in the genie world where the King of all, Karkimuki is sad he has no son for all these years. After praying to Lord Murugan, his wishes come true and he gets a son. He shows all of his love he supressed all these years and loves him unconditionally. One day, his son asks him to take him to the planet where Siddhars live and so Karkimuki takes him there. Accident