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{{short description|2001 film by R. D. Narayanamurthy}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Manadhai Thirudivittai
| image = Manadhai Thirudivittai.jpg
| director = R. D. Narayanamurthy
| writer = R. D. Narayanamurthy
| starring = [[Prabhu Deva]]<br />[[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]]<br />[[Gayatri Jayaraman]]
| producer = [[K. R. Gangadharan|K. R. G.]]
| music = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cinematography = R. Raghunatha Reddy
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]<br />[[V. T. Vijayan]]
| studio = KRG Movies International
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2001|11|14|df=y}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| language = Tamil
| country = India
}}

'''''Manadhai Thirudivittai''''' ({{translation|You have stolen my heart!}}) is a 2001 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[musical film|musical]] [[comedy film]] written and directed by newcomer R. D. Narayanamurthy. The film stars [[Prabhu Deva]], [[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]], and newcomer [[Gayatri Jayaraman]], while [[Vadivelu]], [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]], [[Ranjith (actor)|Ranjith]], and [[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]] play supporting roles. The film, which has music scored by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]], released on 14 November 2001 and met with average results at the [[box office]]. However, the film was nonetheless dubbed into [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and released as ''Manasuna Manasai'' in 2005.

==Plot==
Deva is a post-graduate student in [[Ooty]] musical college. He is an orphan who was raised in an orphanage and is studying on by his friend's sponsorship. College heartthrob Shruthi studies in an undergraduate course in the same college. Deva falls head over heels for Shruthi and tries to win her with the help of his friend and classmate, Steve. One day, Shruthi cheats and embarrasses Deva in the name of love, which hurts him very deeply. Later, she understands his love and proposes to him. After some time, he meets his childhood friend Ashok on the road and goes to his house. There, he meets Indhu, Ashok's fierce sister. He gets impressed with Indhu's voice and asks her to sing in his band. He tries to befriend Indhu, but she complains to the police that he is eve-teasing her. The police takes Deva to the police station and thrashes him. This makes Shruthi very angry, and she goes to Ashok's house and shouts at Indhu for her mannerless behavior towards men and also her boyfriend. Ashok and Deva stop the argument between both the ladies. When Ashok realizes that Shruthi is still angry, he opens up a story which reveals why Indhu behaves in such a way. Indhu is revealed to have been drugged and raped during her college tour. Thereafter, no one questions her about the bad incident anymore.

To cheer Indhu up, Deva covertly brings Indhu's favorite singer, [[P. Susheela]], to her home. Indhu is extremely happy to spend time with Susheela. After knowing that Deva was the one who did this, she apologizes for her rude behavior. By this time, Deva and Shruthi are going to be engaged. Deva invites his best friend Ranjith to the engagement and introduces his future wife to him. Deva points to Shruthi, but when Ranjith sees her, it turns out to be Indhu walking towards them. A shocked Ranjith congratulates Deva, saying he has a big heart that he was willing to marry the girl he raped. Then Ranjith narrates the story, when his friends went to Kuttraalam. There, Ranjith's friends force Deva to drink beer and make him drunk enough to meet a call girl at room 21 in the same hotel. Indhu happened to be in the same hotel with her friends for her college tour. Deva mistakenly enters Indhu's room 12 when it was only her in the room alone. Deva mistakes her for the call girl and accidentally sleeps with her. When Ranjith comes looking for Deva, he sees him and Indhu in bed together.

After knowing this truth, Deva is guilty towards both Shruthi and Indhu. He decides not to marry Shruthi and says this to Ranjith. Ranjith, who wants Deva to be happy with his love, tells Ashok that he was the one who raped Indhu, and a fight ensues between them. Deva splits both of them up, saying that he was the one ruined Indhu's life. That night, Indhu confronts Deva and asks him to still marry Shruthi as she thinks it was just an accident between them. The next morning, just before Deva tying the auspicious thread on Shruthi, she stands up and asks him to stop acting. She says that she already knows that Deva was the one who raped Indhu through his unsent letters in Deva's room. She creates a havoc and refuses to marry Deva, and also embarrasses Indhu. Getting angry, Deva quickly marries Indhu. As he ties the thaali on Indhu, he looks at Shruthi where she smiles at him. It turns out to be Deva himself has told Shruthi about this incident and had asked her to act in such a way in the wedding the next day. She agrees to do so for Deva because of her love for him.

== Cast ==
* [[Prabhu Deva]] as Deva
* [[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]] as Indhu
* [[Gayatri Jayaraman]] as Shruthi
* [[Vadivelu]] as Steve Waugh / Mark Waugh / Mr.Waugh and Mrs.Waugh
* [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Valaiyapathi
* [[Ranjith (actor)|Ranjith]] as Ranjith
* [[Sriman (actor)|Sriman]] as Ashok (Indhu's brother)
* [[Shanthi Williams]] as Indhu and Ashok's mother
* [[Fathima Babu]] as Dr. Kamali
* [[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]] as Dr. R. K. Viswanath
* [[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as Hostel Warden
* [[Kaka Radhakrishnan]] as Shruthi's grandfather
* Bayilvan Ranganathan as Rowdy
* [[P. Susheela]] as Herself
* [[Siva (director)|Siva]] (uncredited)

==Production==
The producers of the film initially tried to rope in [[Shilpa Shetty]] to play the lead heroine, but the actress refused as her previous pairing with [[Prabhu Deva]] in ''[[Mr. Romeo]]'' ended up being a commercial failure. [[Sonia Agarwal]] was rejected after make-up test and she was replaced by newcomer [[Gayatri Jayaraman]].<ref>http://www.nilacharal.com/enter/cinebit/c3.html</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/dec-06-03/24-12-06-trisha.html |title=Tamil movies : Lead ladies – test and result actress trisha kamalini asin bhavana Tamil actress Tamil actresses galleries gallery Tamil actress asin Tamil actress jothika trisha nayantara gopika sonia agarwal sneha simran kushboo mumtaz rambha meena Tamil girls Tamil girl ramya krishnan Tamil girls Tamil girl asin jothika trisha nayantara namitha sonia agarwal laila sneha gopika sonia agarwal meena kushboo ramba |publisher=Behindwoods.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> [[Priyanka Trivedi]] was also initially announced as being a part of the cast, though she was later replaced by [[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20010711161315/http://www.screenindia.com/20010615/rtami3.html</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Manadhai Thirudivittai
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 22 September 2001
| recorded = 2001
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 28:26
| label = [[Sa Re Ga Ma]]
| producer = Yuvan Shankar Raja
| prev_title = [[Thulluvadho Ilamai]]
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = [[Nandha]]
| next_year = 2001
}}

The soundtrack, composed by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] was released on 22 September 2001 by [[Sa Re Ga Ma]]. It features 6 tracks, lyrics were penned by [[Pa. Vijay]] and Kalai Kumar. The songs "All Day Jolly Day" and "Manja Kaattu Maina" were some of the most popular songs of 2001 and went on to become some of the chartbusters of that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.themusicmagazine.com/manathai.html|title=What's Kadalan dancing to?|publisher=themusicmagazine.com|accessdate=2009-06-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicplug.in/~music/blog.php?blogid=776|title=Yuvan Shankar Raja – son of the Legend!!!!!!!!!|publisher=musicplug.in|accessdate=2009-06-21}}</ref>
{{tracklist
| headline = Track list
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| total_length = 26:21
| title1 = All Day Jolly Day
| extra1 = [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| lyrics1 = [[Pa. Vijay]]
| length1 = 4:29
| title2 = Azhagaana Sooriyan
| extra2 = [[Sujatha Mohan]]
| lyrics2 = Pa. Vijay
| length2 = 4:20
| title3 = Colour Colour
| extra3 = [[Chitra Iyer|Chitra Sivaraman]]
| lyrics3 = Kalai Kumar
| length3 = 5:37
| title4 = Kutti Kutti Pani Thuliye
| extra4 = [[Sadhana Sargam]]
| lyrics4 = Pa. Vijay
| length4 = 4:23
| title5 = Manja Kaattu Maina
| extra5 = [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Sadhana Sargam
| lyrics5 = V. Elango
| length5 = 5:41
| title6 = Sadugudugudu Aadathey
| extra6 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Bhavatharini]]
| lyrics6 = Pa. Vijay
| length6 = 4:56
}}

==Release==

===Critical reception===
The movie received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Rediff wrote: "On paper, Manathai Thirudi Vittai seems to have everything going for it. Yet, somehow, it doesn't quite jell. For the most part, the film oscillates between the good and the merely banal".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.co.in/entertai/2001/dec/10mana.htm |title=rediff.com, Movies: The Rediff Review: Manathai Thirudi Vittai |publisher=Rediff.co.in |date=2001-12-10 |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref> Hindu wrote:"Armed with a suspenseful story and a cohesive screenplay, director has come out with a fare that is reasonably appealing".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2001/11/16/stories/2001111600670201.htm |title=Manadhai Thirudivittai |accessdate=2013-02-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225055841/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2001/11/16/stories/2001111600670201.htm |archivedate=2012-12-25 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2001-11-16 |df= }}</ref> Thiraipadam.com wrote, "This is a Prabhu Deva movie. What were you expecting, "Hey Ram"? It's enjoyable, entertaining fluff. The comedy, though not always successful, is sometimes very funny. The songs are great. Yuvan Shankar Raja has written some great music, and Prabhu Deva shows off his dancing skills (especially in a brief dance in "Color Color"), thankfully returning a little to his roots."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=202&user_name=subashawards&review_lang=english&lang=english |title=Manathai Thirudivittai - Tamil Movie Review |publisher=Thiraipadam.com |date= |accessdate=2016-12-01}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
Over the years the film's comedy has been appreciated by many people. Vadivelu's character of Steve Waugh inspired countless memes. The dialogue "Give respect, take respect" is parodied by [[Ashwanth Ashokkumar]] in ''[[Thambi (2019 film)|Thambi]]'' (2019).<ref>{{cite AV media | people= Jeethu Joseph (Director) | date=December 20, 2019| title= Thambi| trans-title = | medium=Motion picture| location=| publisher=|time=49:16}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=2481 Manadhai Thirudivittai] at CineSouth

[[Category:2001 films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Ooty]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic comedy films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
[[Category:2001 romantic comedy films]]

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