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{{Short description|2001 film by J. Suresh}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| location = India
| name = Ennavale
| image =
| director = [[J. Suresh]]
| writer = J. Suresh
| starring = [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]]<br>[[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]]<br>[[Manivannan]]<br>[[Charle]]
| producer = S. Naga Ashok Kumar<br>N. V. Prasad
| studio = Sri Saideva Productions
| cinematography = Ashok Rajan
| music = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
| editing = V. Jaishankar
| distributor = Sri Sai Deva Productions
| released = {{film date|df=y|2000|12|22}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Ennavale''''' ({{lang-en|Dear Girl}}) is a 2000 Indian [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]]-language romantic film directed by [[J. Suresh]] which features [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]] and [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] in the lead roles. The film also featured [[Manivannan]], [[Thalaivasal Vijay]] and [[Charle]] in pivotal roles, while music was composed by [[S. A. Rajkumar]]. The film released on 22 December 2000 to negative reviews from film critics.<ref name="flop">http://www.rediff.com/movies/2001/jan/27tamil.htm</ref>

==Plot==
James Vasanthan ([[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]]) and his three friends Ganeshan ([[Charle]]), Charles ([[Vaiyapuri]]), and Mohan ([[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]]), have a music troupe that sings at weddings. They are tenants of Subramani ([[Manivannan]]) whose daughter Lakshmi ([[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]]) shares a good rapport with the youths, helping them in their time of need. Her encouragement puts a new zeal in James, who soon gains recognition as a singer. Not that this brings any change in the group's lifestyle, for J. Suresh still shows them as strugglers. James finally proposes to Lakshmi who rejects him, as she has her past to reckon with. She is a divorcee, her husband having abandoned her soon after marriage for his girlfriend. When Lakshmi's friend and neighbour Seetha (Aswini) puts some sense into her, she decides to make amends. But misunderstandings pile up between the lovers - the situations are all forced here - until J. Suresh leads the story to a desired happy ending.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]] as James Vasanthan
*[[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] as Lakshmi
*[[Manivannan]] as Subramani
*[[Charle]] as Ganeshan
*[[Vaiyapuri]] as Charles
*[[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] as Mohan
*[[Anand (actor)|Anand]] as Anand
*[[Thalaivasal Vijay]] as Neighbour
*[[Venu Arvind]] as Kumar
*[[Kalairani]] as Lakshmi's mother
*[[S. N. Lakshmi]] as Lakshmi's grandmother
*[[Rudra (actress)|Aswini]] as Seetha
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as First House Owner
*[[K. R. Vatsala]]
*[[Kathadi Ramamurthy]]
*[[Narra Venkateswara Rao]]
*[[Oru Viral Krishna Rao]]
*[[Crane Manohar]]
*[[Scissor Manohar]]
*[[LIC Narasimhan]]
*[[A. V. Ramanan]]
*[[Pasi Sathya]]
*Jothi
{{colend}}

==Production==
The director [[J. Suresh]] initially approached [[Mani Ratnam]] to produce the film, but Mani Ratnam refused the script. He however introduced Suresh to [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]], who was signed on to play the lead role.<ref name="Ennavale">{{cite web|url=http://cinematoday2.itgo.com/ennavale.htm |title=Ennavale |publisher=Cinematoday2.itgo.com |date= |access-date=2012-08-05}}</ref> The film was tentatively titled as ''Dhool'' and then as ''Sugham'', whilst actress [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] made her debut with the film after calling off schedules for her film, ''[[Virumbugiren]]''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010515042037/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/07072000/news01.shtml</ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010616191331im_/http://www.kalapam.com/cinema/interview/madhavan.jpg</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/aug/18tt.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry |work=Rediff.com |date=2000-08-18 |access-date=2012-08-05}}</ref> Telugu comedian [[Venu Madhav (actor)|Venu Madhav]] also made his debut in Tamil films with the project. The film was shot across locations in Chennai, Ooty, Hyderabad and Gopichettipalayam and the filming was completed within 18 days.<ref name="Ennavale"/>

==Release==
The film opened to predominantly negative reviews, with most critics agreeing that [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]] had taken a wrong career move after the success of ''[[Alaipayuthey]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archives.chennaionline.com/moviereviews/tammov88.asp |title=Film: Ennavale |work=Chennai Online |access-date=13 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100511074426/http://archives.chennaionline.com/moviereviews/tammov88.asp |archive-date=11 May 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>http://www.lolluexpress.com/ennavale.htm</ref> [[The Hindu]] critic revealed that the "reeks of melodrama bogs down even a natural performer like Madhavan".<ref>http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/2000/12/29/stories/09290224.htm</ref> In regard to performances it claimed that "for Madhavan, it is merely a prosaic exercise in melodrama" while the "new heroine [[Sneha (actress)|Sneha]] could have shown more emotions and reactions in certain scene". Another reviewer drew particular criticism for the role of [[Thalaivasal Vijay]], claiming it was "arguably the smallest role in his career".<ref>http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=139&user_name=bbalaji&review_lang=english&lang=english</ref> The film subsequently did not perform well at the box office.<ref name="flop"/>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| location = India
| name = Ennavale
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2001
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Tips Industries Limited|Tips]]
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%;"
|-
! Song title !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| "Adi Kadhal Enbathu" || [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]] || rowspan=6|[[Vairamuthu]]
|-
| "Chinna Chinna Sugangal" || [[S. P. Balasubramanyam]], Krishnaraj
|-
| "Kothu Kottai" || [[Sukhwinder Singh]]
|-
| "Ovvoru Padalilum" || [[P. Unnikrishnan]]
|-
| "Ra Ra Rajakumara" || [[Rajesh Krishnan]], [[Sujatha Mohan]]
|-
| "Ovvoru Padalilum" (sad) || [[P. Unnikrishnan]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=0887254|title=Ennavale}}

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[[Category:2001 films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. A. Rajkumar]]

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