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{{short description|2016 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film by Sam Anton}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Enakku Innoru Per Irukku.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Sam Anton]]
| writer = Sam Anton
| producer = [[Subaskaran Allirajah|A. Subashkaran]]
| starring = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]<br />[[Anandhi (actress)|Anandhi]]
| cinematography = Krishnan Vasant
| editing = [[Ruben (film editor)|Ruben]]
| music = G. V. Prakash Kumar
| studio = [[Lyca Productions]]
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2016|06|17}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Enakku Innoru Per Irukku''''' ({{translation|I Have Another Name}}) is a 2016 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[mafia comedy film]] directed by [[Sam Anton]] starring [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] (who also composed the music) and [[Anandhi (actress)|Anandhi]] in the lead roles. Produced by [[Subaskaran Allirajah]], who is from [[Lyca Productions]], the film began production in December 2015 and ended in March 2016. It was released on 17 June 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-08 |title=எனக்கு இன்னொரு பேர் இருக்கு U/A உடன் ஜூன் 17-ல் ரிலீஸ் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/191939-u-a-17.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250115024616/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/191939-u-a-17.html |archive-date=2025-01-15 |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{More plot|date=August 2024}}
Johnny is a happy-go-lucky man who is mistaken as a notorious gangster by his lover Hema's father Dass alias Naina, an ageing gangster who wants a person to replace him as the Naina in Royapuram and become his son-in-law. Johnny has a disease which causes him to repeat his previous words if he sees blood. How Johnny eliminates his rivals and becomes the next Naina forms the rest of the story.

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] as Johnny
*[[Anandhi (actress)|Anandhi]] as Hema (Dhanam)
*[[Saravanan (actor)|Saravanan]] as Doss (Naina)
*[[Karunas]] as Finger Babu
*[[Charle]] as Subbiah
*[[VTV Ganesh]] as Benjamin
*[[Rajendran]] as Mahabali Maha
*[[Nirosha]] as Dhanam
*[[Yogi Babu]] as Ondi Puli
*[[Swaminathan]] as Auto driver
*[[Lollu Sabha Manohar]] as Asirvatham
*[[Lawrence Ramu]] as Durai (Naina)
*[[Shanmugam Muthusamy]] as chappai
*Vijay Varadharaj as Glory
*[[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]] (Cameo appearance)
*[[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]] (Cameo appearance)
*Kishore Rajkumar as Cameo appearance
}}

== Production ==
Following the success of their previous collaboration, ''[[Darling (2015 Indian film)|Darling]]'' (2015), director [[Sam Anton]] and actor [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] began pre-production work on a film titled ''Kaipulla'' to be produced by [[Studio Green]]. However, the studio later backed out of the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=K |first=Janani |date=8 August 2015 |title=Kaipulla: GV Prakash's Next Film With Sam Anton |url=https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/news/kaipulla-gv-prakashs-next-film-with-sam-anton/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513123256/https://silverscreenindia.com/movies/news/kaipulla-gv-prakashs-next-film-with-sam-anton/ |archive-date=13 May 2024 |access-date=13 May 2024 |website=Silverscreen India |language=en}}</ref> [[Lyca Productions]] revealed that they would produce the project during November 2015, and that it would become their second venture after ''[[Kaththi]]'' (2014).<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 November 2015 |title=Lyca International ropes in GV Prakash! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/lyca-international-ropes-in-gv-prakash-news-tamil-plojRWcbjjdfi.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151114112555/http://www.sify.com/movies/lyca-international-ropes-in-gv-prakash-news-tamil-plojRWcbjjdfi.html |archive-date=14 November 2015 |access-date=21 December 2015 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref>

The team held an official launch on 15 December 2015 and the first schedule subsequently began later that day, with the film developing under the working title of ''Enakku Innoru Per Irukku'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 December 2015 |title=GV Prakash to start Lyca film today! |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/gv-prakash-to-start-lyca-film-today-news-tamil-pmpkSMheebiae.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215215343/http://www.sify.com/movies/gv-prakash-to-start-lyca-film-today-news-tamil-pmpkSMheebiae.html |archive-date=15 December 2015 |access-date=21 December 2015 |website=[[Sify]]}}</ref> a line taken from the film, ''[[Baashha]]'' (1995), which later became the official title.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-01-20 |title=GV Prakash meets Rajinikanth |url=https://www.ritzmagazine.in/gv-prakash-meets-rajinikanth/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250115024216/https://www.ritzmagazine.in/gv-prakash-meets-rajinikanth/ |archive-date=2025-01-15 |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=Ritz |language=en}}</ref> Filming [[Wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped]] in March 2016.<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=705677240680361985 |user=gvprakash |title=#enakkuinnoruperirukku #naakuinkoperundi wrapped.Thanks @rajumahalingam for the opportunity . Thanks @SPremChandra1 |author=G.V.Prakash Kumar |author-link=G. V. Prakash Kumar |access-date=15 January 2025 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250115022835/https://x.com/gvprakash/status/705677240680361985 |archive-date=15 January 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The music is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-12 |title=Enakku Innoru Per Irukku (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - EP |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/enakku-innoru-per-irukku-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1702890687 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250115025141/https://music.apple.com/in/album/enakku-innoru-per-irukku-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1702890687 |archive-date=15 January 2025 |access-date=2025-01-15 |website=[[Apple Music]] |language=en}}</ref> It includes a remix of the song "Kannai Nambathey", composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] for the 1975 Tamil film ''[[Ninaithadhai Mudippavan]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Balachandran |first=Logesh |date=25 December 2015 |title=GV to remix MGR's famous song |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/gv-to-remix-mgrs-famous-song/articleshow/50310452.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009033442/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/gv-to-remix-mgrs-famous-song/articleshow/50310452.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=9 October 2023 |access-date=8 October 2023 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 16:59
| title1 = Kannai Nambathey
| extra1 = [[Gana Bala]]
| lyrics1 = [[Na. Muthukumar]]
| length1 = 4:21
| title2 = Myma
| extra2 = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
| lyrics2 = [[Arunraja Kamaraj]]
| length2 = 3:49
| title3 = Dance With Me
| extra3 = G. V. Prakash Kumar, Priyanka
| lyrics3 = [[:ta:ஏகாதசி (பாடலாசிரியர்)|Ekadasi]]
| length3 = 4:43
| title4 = Thathalakka
| extra4 = [[Grace Karunas]]
| length4 = 3:32
| title5 = Theme Music
| extra5 = —
| lyrics5 = —
| length5 = 0:34
}}

== Critical reception ==
''Chennai Vision'' wrote, "To sum it up, Enakku Innoru Per Irukku, despite its loophools and pitfalls, is a highly entertaining movie. Foget the logic and enjoy the magic, if your choice for the weekend is a value for money timepass entertainer".<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 June 2016 |title=Enakku Innoru Per Irukku Tamil Movie Review |url=http://chennaivision.com/tamil-movies/enakku-innoru-per-irukku-tamil-movie-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160811220859/http://chennaivision.com/tamil-movies/enakku-innoru-per-irukku-tamil-movie-review/ |archive-date=11 August 2016 |access-date=20 June 2016 |website=Chennaivision |language=en}}</ref> Gautaman Bhaskaran of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' wrote, "With performances either wooden, like in the case of Kumar or exaggerated from the rest of the cast, Anton’s 130-minute movie turns into a merry-go-round with the images spinning all around it in mindless medley of incidents".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhaskaran |first=Gautaman |date=17 June 2016 |title=Enakku Innoru Peru Irukku review: Doesn't even deserve a single star |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/enakku-innoru-peru-irukku-review-doesn-t-even-deserve-a-single-star/story-pbGhMH6Ze2k722rtPrrUtL.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511153535/https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/enakku-innoru-peru-irukku-review-doesn-t-even-deserve-a-single-star/story-pbGhMH6Ze2k722rtPrrUtL.html |archive-date=11 May 2024 |access-date=11 May 2024 |website=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref> [[Baradwaj Rangan]] wrote a negative review for ''[[The Hindu]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=17 June 2016 |title=Enakku Innoru Per Irukku: A new don |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Enakku-Innoru-Per-Irukku-A-new-don/article14428091.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724024948/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Enakku-Innoru-Per-Irukku-A-new-don/article14428091.ece |archive-date=24 July 2022 |access-date=7 August 2024 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
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{{Lyca Productions}}
{{Sam Anton}}

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[[Category:2016 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2016 crime comedy films]]
[[Category:2016 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sam Anton]]
[[Category:Films scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
[[Category:Indian crime comedy films]]
[[Category:Mafia comedy films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language crime comedy films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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