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{{short description|1970 film directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar}}
{{distinguish|Engirundho Vandhan}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Engirundho Vandhaal
| image = Engirundho Vandhaal.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]]
| producer = [[K. Balaji]]
| story = [[Gulshan Nanda]]
| writer =
| screenplay = A. L. Narayanan
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]]
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = Masthan<br />M. Viswanath Rai
| editing = B. Kanthasamy
| studio = Sujatha Cine Arts
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1970|10|29|df=y}}
| runtime = 153 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Engirundho Vandhaal''''' ({{trans|She Came From Nowhere}}) is a 1970 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]] and produced by [[K. Balaji]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]] and [[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]], with [[K. Balaji]], [[Nagesh]], [[Major Sundarrajan|Sundarrajan]] and [[Haranath (actor)|Raja]] in supporting roles. The film had musical score by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. The film was a remake of the 1963 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Punarjanma (1963 film)|Punarjanma]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=11 March 2017 |title=Punarjanma (1963) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/punarjanma-1963/article17446844.ece |url-status=live |access-date=7 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515060151/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/punarjanma-1963/article17446844.ece |archive-date=15 May 2021}}</ref> which in turn was based on the novel ''Patthar Ke Honth'' by [[Gulshan Nanda]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vamanan |author-link=Vamanan |date=17 February 2020 |title=கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் ‘நிழலல்ல நிஜம்’ – 218 {{!}} ‘எங்கிருந்தோ வந்தாள்’ இங்கிருந்து வந்தாள்! |url=http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/85203 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605152432/http://www.dinamalarnellai.com/web/news/85203 |archive-date=5 June 2021 |access-date=12 June 2021 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |location=Nellai |language=ta}}</ref> The film was a silver jubilee hit.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jeshi |first=K. |date=2 November 2013 |title=Released on Deepavali |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/released-on-deepavali/article5306180.ece |url-status=live |access-date=7 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231055003/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/released-on-deepavali/article5306180.ece |archive-date=31 December 2016}}</ref> It later won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil|Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film]].

== Cast ==
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Gunasekar
*[[J. Jayalalithaa|Jayalalithaa]] as Radha / Kamala
*[[K. Balaji]] as Dhanasekar
*[[Nagesh]] as Viswanathan
*[[Major Sundarrajan|Sundarrajan]] as Pattavarayan
*[[Haranath (actor)|Raja]] as Sukumar
*[[V. Nagaiah|Nagaiah]] as Dharmalingam
*[[Typist Gopu]] as Victor
*[[Rama Prabha]] as Parvathi
*[[Sachu]] as Rita
*[[Aranmula Ponnamma]] as Shanthavalli
*[[M. Bhanumathi]] as Mohana
*[[Jayakumari]] as Kavitha
*[[Sumathi (actress)|Baby Sumathi]] as Dhanasekar's daughter
*[[Devika]] as Amuthavalli
*[[R. Muthuraman|Muthuraman]] as Chandran
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Viswanathan's friend
*[[Kuladeivam Rajagopal]] as Samiyaar

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Engirundho Vandhal |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/engirundho-vandhal/7uvNTODu6Wc_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125203435/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/engirundho-vandhal/7uvNTODu6Wc_ |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=12 June 2021 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "Ore Padal Unnai Azhaikkum" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || rowspan=7|[[Kannadasan]]
|-
| 2 || "Naan Unnai Azhaikkavillai" || T. M. Soundararajan
|-
| 3 || "Vandavargal Vaazhga" ||[[S. Janaki]]
|-
| 4 || "Sirippil Undagum Ragathile" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[P. Susheela]]
|-
| 5 || "Sakunthalai Dushyanthan" ||[[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]], [[P. Leela]]
|-
| 6 || "Hello My Darling Ippo" ||[[L. R. Eswari]], SaiBaba
|-
| 7 || "Naan Unnai Azhaikkavillai Bit" || [[P. Susheela]]
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Engirundho Vandhaal'' was released on 29 October 1970 released alongside another Sivaji Ganesan starrer ''[[Sorgam]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 October 1970 |title=Engirundho Vandhaal |page=12 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.facebook.com/CINMANEWS24/photos/a.961952710543998/1154122177993716/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515060151/https://www.facebook.com/CINMANEWS24/photos/a.961952710543998/1154122177993716/ |archive-date=15 May 2021}}</ref><ref name="th">{{Cite web |last=Ramji |first=V. |date=29 October 2018 |title=ஒரேநாளில் ரெண்டு சிவாஜி படங்கள் – எங்கிருந்தோ வந்தாள், சொர்க்கம்; 48 வருடங்கள் |url=https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/8577-sivaji-2-films-3.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107145105/https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/8577-sivaji-2-films-3.html |archive-date=7 November 2018 |access-date=6 February 2019 |website=[[Kamadenu (magazine)|Kamadenu]]}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "There are some touching scenes. The music by M. S. Viswanathan is passable. Comedy by Thengai Srinivasan and Nagesh, though unwarranted, is enjoyable."<ref>{{Cite news |date=31 October 1970 |title=Cinema |page=10 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=vzY-6mMDyDUC&dat=19701031&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201163534/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=vzY-6mMDyDUC&dat=19701031&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |archive-date=1 February 2021}}</ref> It went on to win the [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil|Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Film]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OmDVAAAAMAAJ&q=Engi-+Vandhal |title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who |publisher=[[The Times Group|Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd]] |year=1970 |pages=205 |access-date=15 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515060150/https://books.google.com/books?id=OmDVAAAAMAAJ&q=Engi-+Vandhal |archive-date=15 May 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|1440167}}

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[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]

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