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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{short description|1965 film by Tapi Chanakya}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Infobox film&lt;br /&gt;
| name           = Enga Veettu Pillai&lt;br /&gt;
| image          = Enga Veettu Pillai poster.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| caption        = Theatrical release poster&lt;br /&gt;
| director       = [[Tapi Chanakya|Chanakya]]&lt;br /&gt;
| screenplay     = [[Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy]]&lt;br /&gt;
| based_on       = &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ramudu Bheemudu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
| producer       = {{plainlist|&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nagi Reddi]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Chakrapani (filmmaker)|Chakrapani]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
| starring       = {{plainlist|&lt;br /&gt;
*[[M. G. Ramachandran]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[B. Saroja Devi]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
| cinematography = {{plainlist|&lt;br /&gt;
*[[A. Vincent]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[P. N. Sundaram]]&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
| editing        = C. P. Jambulingam&lt;br /&gt;
| music          = [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]]&lt;br /&gt;
| studio         = [[Vijaya Vauhini Studios|Vijaya Combines Productions]]&lt;br /&gt;
| distributor    = Emgeeyaar Pictures&lt;br /&gt;
| released       = {{film date|1965|1|14|df=y}}&lt;br /&gt;
| runtime        = 183 minutes&lt;br /&gt;
| country        = India&lt;br /&gt;
| language       = Tamil&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Enga Veettu Pillai&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{translation|The Son of Our House}}) is a 1965 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film written by [[Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy]] and directed by [[Tapi Chanakya|Chanakya]]. A remake of his 1964 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ramudu Bheemudu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, it stars [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[B. Saroja Devi]], with [[S. V. Ranga Rao]], [[M. N. Nambiar]], [[Rathna (actress)|Rathna]] and [[Pandari Bai]] in supporting roles. The film is about two identical but contrasting twins who were separated at birth, and what happens when they cross paths.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Enga Veettu Pillai&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was produced by [[Nagi Reddi]] and [[Chakrapani (filmmaker)|Chakrapani]]. It was the second film to feature Ramachandran in two roles after the release of 1958&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Nadodi Mannan]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. The cinematography was handled by [[A. Vincent]], and editing was done by C. P. Jambulingam. The film was primarily shot at [[Vauhini Studios]], and filming was completed within 45 days.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Enga Veettu Pillai&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was released by Emgeeyaar Pictures on 14 January 1965, [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]] Day, and emerged as a major box office success, running for over 25 weeks in theatres in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Thanjavur, Trichy and thereby becoming a [[silver jubilee film]]. It was also the first film to win Ramachandran, Best Actor awards from both the Madras Film Fans&amp;#039; and Filmgoer&amp;#039;s Associations.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Plot ==&lt;br /&gt;
Ramu is an innocent and cowardly man&amp;amp;nbsp;– the heir to all the riches of Poonjolai &amp;#039;&amp;#039;zamin&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. He was raised that way by his sister Susheela and her husband Gajendran. Ramu shivers at the very mention of his brother-in-law&amp;#039;s name and a whiplash is Gajendran&amp;#039;s favourite form of punishment. Gajendran wants to have Ramu marry Leela for her wealth and he demands dowry, but she is repulsed by his cowardice. Gajendran plans to take all of Ramu&amp;#039;s wealth and expel him from the house. Ramu overhears this and runs away.&lt;br /&gt;
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Ilango is a jobless young man, prone to pick a fight and for this reason, he causes trouble for his mother. Ilango chases a thief who steals Leela&amp;#039;s purse and Leela takes him home mistaking him for Ramu. Ilango enjoys their attention and does not reveal his true identity to them.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meanwhile, Santha, a village girl finds Ramu who is now unconscious due to hunger and brings him home to his mother. Ilango teaches a lesson to Gajendran while Ramu learns the ways of the world.&lt;br /&gt;
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Gajendran is angered as Ilango interferes in factory matters and makes him powerless in front of the workers. He beats his wife, Susheela, accusing her of encouraging Ilango. A fight ensues between Ilango and Gajendran, Gajendran leaves the house with his sister and daughter, Meena.&lt;br /&gt;
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Due to this, Susheela falls ill and Gajendran rejects Ilango&amp;#039;s request to come home. Ilango decides to leave and reveal that he was not Ramu through a letter to Gajendran. Gajendran kidnaps Govindan, a friend of Ilango, and learns his whereabouts. Gajendran&amp;#039;s goons kidnap Ramu, mistaking him for Ilango.&lt;br /&gt;
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The rest of the story reveals that Ramu and Ilango are brothers who were separated in childhood during [[Panguni Uthiram]] in [[Palani]]. Ilango, born Lakshmanan, was adopted by a childless couple who renamed him Ilango. Ilango comes to rescue Ramu and after a fight Gajendran sees them together and has a change of heart.&lt;br /&gt;
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The film ends with Ramu marrying Santha and Ilango marrying Leela, with the blessings of Gajendran and all family members.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Cast ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Ramu and Lakshmanan / Ilango{{sfn|Balabharathi|2015|p=310}}&lt;br /&gt;
* [[B. Saroja Devi]] as Leela&lt;br /&gt;
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;Supporting actors&lt;br /&gt;
* [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as Ranganathan Pillai, Leela&amp;#039;s Father&lt;br /&gt;
* [[M. N. Nambiar]] as Gajendran{{sfn|Balabharathi|2015|p=310}}&lt;br /&gt;
* [[K. A. Thangavelu]] as Malaiyappa&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Nagesh]] as Govindhan&lt;br /&gt;
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;Supporting actresses&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Rathna (actress)|Rathna]] as Santha&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Pandari Bai]] as Susheela&lt;br /&gt;
* [[L. Vijayalakshmi]] as the main female dancer of &amp;quot;Kankalum Kaavadi...&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
* Madhavi as Ranji&lt;br /&gt;
* Seethalakshmi as Gajendran&amp;#039;s older sister, Perundevi&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Rushyendramani]] as Ilango&amp;#039;s mother&lt;br /&gt;
* Baby Shakila as Meena&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Hemalatha (Telugu actress)|Hemalatha]] as Grandmother of Ramu, Elango and Susheela&lt;br /&gt;
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== Production ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Enga Veettu Pillai&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was a remake of the 1964 Telugu film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ramudu Bheemudu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=Krishnamoorthy |first=Suresh |date=21 May 2014 |title=Fifty years of a trendsetting blockbuster Ramudu Bheemudu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/fifty-years-of-a-trendsetting-blockbuster-ramudu-bheemudu/article6034133.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524001405/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/fifty-years-of-a-trendsetting-blockbuster-ramudu-bheemudu/article6034133.ece |archive-date=24 May 2014 |access-date=11 September 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Tapi Chanakya who directed the Telugu version has also directed Tamil version. Sakthi Krishnaswamy wrote the dialogues for the film. [[A. Vincent]] was recruited as the director of photography and C. P. Jambulingam edited the film.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|page=228}} This was the second film to feature [[M. G. Ramachandran]] in dual roles after 1958&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Nadodi Mannan]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.{{sfn|Balabharathi|2015|p=308}} The dual roles consists of a scared heir and a brave man.{{sfn|Balabharathi|2015|pp=309–310}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The makers were set deadline by producers to complete the film within 45 days to release it in time for the festive occasion of [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]]. Sets were erected in all the floors at [[Vauhini Studios]]. For the scene involving both Ramachandrans who cross each other, Vincent used lighting mask technique to shoot the scene.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=2 December 2012 |title=I worked with three Chief Ministers |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/i-worked-with-three-chief-ministers/article4155063.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229061217/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/i-worked-with-three-chief-ministers/article4155063.ece |archive-date=29 December 2012 |access-date=11 September 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Once during the shooting, the director found the actors struggling with the words, the director asked Sakthi&amp;#039;s assistant to change the words, despite Ramachandran warning him not to. Sakthi heard this, came to him took the dialogue papers, tore them and walked away saying no one can change his dialogues. Ramachandran who watched all this with a smile called the director and told him to go to the writer&amp;#039;s house to apologise. Sakthi came back and wrote dialogues that were agreeable to all.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=Raman |first=Mohan V. |author-link=Mohan Raman |date=13 April 2013 |title=The power of the pen |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/the-power-of-the-pen/article4612592.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831092333/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/the-power-of-the-pen/article4612592.ece |archive-date=31 August 2014 |access-date=11 September 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Wrestler Raja Sandow appeared in a small role, his scene is based on a real incident that happened during his first stint at acting. Ramachandran who learned of the incident incorporated it in the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=5 October 2013 |title=The forgotten heroes |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-forgotten-heroes/article5204125.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918010848/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-forgotten-heroes/article5204125.ece |archive-date=18 September 2015 |access-date=11 September 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |date=13 August 2010 |title=MGR and Sandow |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/MGR-and-Sandow/article16129422.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226063705/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/MGR-and-Sandow/article16129422.ece |archive-date=26 February 2020 |access-date=11 September 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During the shoot of a duet song, Nagi Reddi expressed disappointment that the costumes and lyrics were not jelling well in one stanza of a song. The next day Ramachandran completed the shots and Reddi was surprised seeing the involvement of Ramachandran.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|p=229}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== Soundtrack ==&lt;br /&gt;
The soundtrack album was composed by [[Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Engaveettupillai Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/engaveettupillai-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707095340/https://mossymart.com/product/engaveettupillai-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |archive-date=7 July 2022 |access-date=7 July 2022 |website=Mossymart}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Enga Veettu Pillai (1965) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0000050 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413075845/http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/enga-veetu-pillai-t0000050 |archive-date=13 April 2015 |access-date=13 November 2016 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The song &amp;quot;Naan Aanaiyittal&amp;quot;, written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]], had two versions; the film version had word &amp;quot;kadavul&amp;quot; (god) and Ramachandran did not agree to use the word but later relented after being requested by Vaali, but it got changed into the word &amp;quot;thalaivar&amp;quot; (leader) in audio records.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|page=229}} The song remains one of the famous songs from the film.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |date=19 January 2007 |title=Popular even today |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/popular-even-today/article1784459.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226062735/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Popular-even-today/article14707986.ece |archive-date=26 February 2020 |access-date=11 September 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The song &amp;quot;Kumari Pennin&amp;quot; was remixed by [[Srikanth Deva]] in &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Perumal (film)|Perumal]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2009).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=Sundaram |first=Malathy |title=Perumal Music Review |url=https://behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/perumal-music-review.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108075918/http://behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/perumal-music-review.html |archive-date=8 November 2015 |access-date=11 September 2015 |website=Behindwoods}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{track listing&lt;br /&gt;
| headline = Track listing&lt;br /&gt;
| extra_column = Singer(s)&lt;br /&gt;
| title1 = Naan Aanaiyitaal&lt;br /&gt;
| extra1 = [[T. M. Soundararajan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| lyrics1 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]&lt;br /&gt;
| length1 = 5:05&lt;br /&gt;
| title2 = Kankalum Kaavadi&lt;br /&gt;
| extra2 = [[L. R. Eswari]], Chorus&lt;br /&gt;
| lyrics2 = [[Alangudi Somu]]&lt;br /&gt;
| length2 = 5:08&lt;br /&gt;
| title3 = Kumari Pennin&lt;br /&gt;
| extra3 = T. M. Soundararajan, [[P. Susheela]]&lt;br /&gt;
| lyrics3 = Vaali&lt;br /&gt;
| length3 = 5:50&lt;br /&gt;
| title4 = Malarukku Thendral&lt;br /&gt;
| extra4 = L. R. Eswari, P. Susheela&lt;br /&gt;
| lyrics4 = Alangudi Somu&lt;br /&gt;
| length4 = 4:59&lt;br /&gt;
| title5 = Naan Maanthoppil&lt;br /&gt;
| extra5 = T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari&lt;br /&gt;
| lyrics5 = Vaali&lt;br /&gt;
| length5 = 5:56&lt;br /&gt;
| title6 = Penn Ponaal&lt;br /&gt;
| extra6 = T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela&lt;br /&gt;
| lyrics6 = Vaali&lt;br /&gt;
| length6 = 4:13&lt;br /&gt;
| total_length = 31:11 &amp;lt;!-- Automatically generated with User:JPxG/TrackSum.js --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== Release and reception ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;!-- https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.15522/page/n531/mode/2up --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Enga Veettu Pillai&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was released on 14 January 1965, Pongal day, and distributed by Emgeeyaar Pictures in Madras.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=ஜூரி |date=5 June 2015 |title=எங்க வீட்டுப் பிள்ளை 50 ஆண்டுகள் நிறைவு: மறுபடியும் முதல்லேருந்தா? |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/45278-50.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200226063357/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/45278-50.html |archive-date=26 February 2020 |access-date=26 February 2020 |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=7 August 1965 |title=M. G. R.&amp;#039;s unique triumph |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.11921/page/n337/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230203131131/https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.11921/page/n337/mode/2up |archive-date=3 February 2023 |access-date=3 February 2023 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |page=51 |volume=19 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The film emerged a major box office success, running for over 25 weeks in theatres, thereby becoming a [[silver jubilee film]]. It sold 1.2&amp;amp;nbsp;million tickets in Madras and yielded record {{INR}}5&amp;amp;nbsp;million in entertainment tax revenue (about 10 per cent) to the exchequer.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Man of the masses&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news |date=17 January 2018 |title=MGR, man of the masses |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/mgr-man-of-the-masses/article22454866.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425045417/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/mgr-man-of-the-masses/article22454866.ece |archive-date=25 April 2018 |access-date=20 January 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Sekar and Sundar of the Tamil magazine &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ananda Vikatan]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, in their review dated 24 January 1965, called it the best film which the reviewer have seen in Tamil cinema on the theme of an imposter to that point. The reviewers felt the film had newness in its scenes, and overall it was a film which entertains the audience and occupies a special place among the good films in Tamil cinema.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last1=சேகர் |last2=சந்தர் |date=24 January 1965 |title=சினிமா விமர்சனம்: எங்க வீட்டு பிள்ளை |trans-title=Movie Review: Enga Veettu Pillai |url=https://www.vikatan.com/arts/nostalgia/39679--2 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200226063108/https://www.vikatan.com/arts/nostalgia/39679--2 |archive-date=26 February 2020 |access-date=26 February 2020 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; felt Nagesh and Thangavelu&amp;#039;s comedy lacked newness, but said the film could be watched for Ramachandran&amp;#039;s performance as Ramu and the colour cinematography.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite magazine |date=31 January 1965 |title=எங்க வீட்டுப் பிள்ளை |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1965/jan/31-01-1965/p25.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211126110756/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1965/jan/31-01-1965/p25.jpg |archive-date=26 November 2021 |access-date=1 April 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=25 |language=ta}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Dilip Kumar]], who portrayed the twins in the Hindi version &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ram Aur Shyam]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, personally regarded Ramachandran&amp;#039;s performance better than his own.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite book |last=Desai |first=Meghnad |author-link=Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai |title=Nehru&amp;#039;s hero Dilip Kumar in the life of India |publisher=[[Roli Books|Lotus Collection]] |year=2004 |isbn=978-81-7436-311-4}}{{page needed|date=February 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Enga Veettu Pillai&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was the first film for Ramachandran that won him Best Actor awards from both the Madras Film Fans&amp;#039; and Filmgoer&amp;#039;s Associations.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite magazine |via=[[Internet Archive]] |date=7 August 1965 |title=Tit-Bits |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20950/page/n893/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230203130934/https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20950/page/n893/mode/2up |archive-date=3 February 2023 |access-date=3 February 2023 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |page=52 |volume=20}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite magazine |date=31 July 1965 |title=சினிமா கலைஞர்களுக்கு பரிசு |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1966/jul/31-07-1966/p23.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220726042312/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1966/jul/31-07-1966/p23.jpg |archive-date=26 July 2022 |access-date=26 July 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=23 |language=ta}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Legacy ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Enga Veettu Pillai&amp;#039;&amp;#039; inspired several later Tamil films which focused on the theme of identical twins separated at birth and then crossing paths when they grow up,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=Sekhar |first=Arunkumar |date=7 February 2018 |title=Double trouble |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/feb/07/double-trouble-1769957.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527042945/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/feb/07/double-trouble-1769957.html |archive-date=27 May 2021 |access-date=29 November 2020 |work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; such as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kalyanaraman (1979 film)|Kalyanaraman]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1979) and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1983).{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2011|page=229}} The basic storyline of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Seeta Aur Geeta]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1972) was noted for its similarity with &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Enga Veettu Pillai&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, as its female lead portrays identical twins instead of male. This prompted Chakrapani to remake the film in Telugu and Tamil as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Ganga Manga]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1973) and &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Vani Rani (film)|Vani Rani]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (1974).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=11 September 2014 |title=Sivaji Ganesan&amp;#039;s Vani Rani: Doomed From The Start |url=http://silverscreen.in/blog/sivaji-ganesans-vani-rani-doomed-start/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041559/http://silverscreen.in/blog/sivaji-ganesans-vani-rani-doomed-start/ |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=11 November 2015 |website=Silverscreen.in}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The whip used by Ramachandran attained popularity in Tamil cinema, as did the scene where his character uses it to threaten to whip Nambiar&amp;#039;s character.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=Maderya |first=Kumuthan |date=2010 |title=The MGR phenomenon |url=https://ejumpcut.org/archive/jc52.2010/Tamil/2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226065312/https://ejumpcut.org/archive/jc52.2010/Tamil/2.html |archive-date=26 February 2020 |access-date=26 February 2020 |website=[[Jump Cut (journal)|Jump Cut]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Footage of the song &amp;quot;Naan Aanaiyittal&amp;quot; was interposed in &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Villu (film)|Villu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (2009).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |title=Villu Movie Review |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Villu/articleshow/4035512.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906211156/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Villu/articleshow/4035512.cms |archive-date=6 September 2017 |access-date=11 September 2015 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Following Vaali&amp;#039;s death in 2013, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;The Hindu&amp;#039;&amp;#039; included &amp;quot;Naan Aanaiyittal&amp;quot; among his best songs in their collection, &amp;quot;Best of Vaali: From 1964&amp;amp;nbsp;– 2013&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |date=19 July 2013 |title=Best of Vaali: From 1964–2013 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/article4931802.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731125213/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/article4931802.ece |archive-date=31 July 2017 |access-date=11 September 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The 1966 film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Naan Aanaiyittal]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, also starring Ramachandran, was named after this film&amp;#039;s song.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=19 June 2021 |title=ஒரே பாடலில் இரு படங்கள்… பாடலில் பிறந்த படங்களின் வரலாறு |url=https://cinereporters.com/latest-news-two-films-in-one-song-history-of-films-born-in-the-song-cid3335806-htm/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514073050/https://cinereporters.com/latest-news-two-films-in-one-song-history-of-films-born-in-the-song-cid3335806-htm/ |archive-date=14 May 2023 |access-date=1 April 2024 |website=CineReporters |language=ta}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The 2017 Telugu film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Nene Raju Nene Mantri]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was dubbed in Tamil as &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Naan Aanaiyittal&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, also named after the song.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |date=11 July 2017 |title=MGR connection in Rana&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;Naan Aanaiyitaal&amp;#039; |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/mgr-connection-in-rana-s-naan-aanaiyitaal-117071100659_1.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226061523/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/mgr-connection-in-rana-s-naan-aanaiyitaal-117071100659_1.html |archive-date=26 February 2020 |access-date=26 February 2020 |work=[[Business Standard]] |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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* {{Cite book |last=Dhananjayan |first=G. |author-link=G. Dhananjayan |title=The Best of Tamil Cinema, 1931 to 2010: 1931–1976 |publisher=Galatta Media |year=2011 |oclc=733724281}}&lt;br /&gt;
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