| Directed by | Santhana Bharathi |
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| Written by | Crazy Mohan (dialogue) |
| Produced by | V. Sundaran |
| Starring | Template:Ubl |
| Cinematography | M. S. Prabhu |
| Edited by | N. P. Sathish |
| Music by | Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil
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Engirundho Vandhan (Template:Trans) is a 1995 Tamil comedy film directed by Santhana Bharathi. The film features Sathyaraj, Roja and Aamani in the lead roles, with Vijayakumar, Janagaraj, Kalyan Kumar, Vinu Chakravarthy, R. Sundarrajan, Bhanu Chander and Thyagu playing supporting roles. The film, produced by V. Sundaran, had musical score by the duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy and was released on 15 January 1995. Viswanathan and Ramamoorthy collaborated after 30 years and it eventually became their last collaboration. The film was a remake of the Malayalam film Chithram (1988).[1][2]
Plot
Radha (Roja) is the daughter of the wealthy NRI Viswanathan (Kalyan Kumar) who resides in the United States. Radha brought up in Chennai by her father's friend Manikandan (Janagaraj). Radha is in love with another man Gautham (Bhanu Chander). Her father finds a groom in the USA for her and wants his daughter to marry him, but Radha decides to marry her lover Gautham against the wishes of her father. Manikandan supports her will and helps them to get married. When her boyfriend finds out that she will be disinherited, he ditches her at the marriage registrar office.
Shortly after her father decides to retract his disapproval and to spend a fortnight's vacation with his daughter and his new son-in-law in his estate near a tribal community where Sundaram (R. Sundarrajan) is the chief. Because her father is already ill and because this may be his last vacation, Radha and Manikandan want to make it as happy for him as possible. They decide to conceal the fact that her boyfriend dumped her.
Manikandan hires the small-time crook Kannan (Sathyaraj) to play the part of the husband for a fortnight. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Sathyaraj as Kannan
- Roja as Radha
- Aamani as Janaki
- Vijayakumar as Police Commissioner
- Janagaraj as Manikandan
- Kalyan Kumar as Viswanathan
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Tribal Chief
- R. Sundarrajan as Sundaram
- Bhanu Chander as Gautham
- Thyagu as Sundaram's son
- R. S. Shivaji
- Kambar Jayaraman as Pandian, Janaki's father
- Kavithalaya Krishnan as Shiva
- S. V. Shanmugam
- Mohan Raman
- Bharani as Sundaram's daughter
- C. R. Saraswathi as Meenakshi, Sundaram's wife
- Ponvannan in a guest appearance
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by the duo Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy. The soundtrack, released in 1995, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali.[3][4]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Nilave Vaa" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:46 |
| 2 | "Nandhavana" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 5:25 |
| 3 | "Oru Kootil" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 5:28 |
| 4 | "Andha Sriraman" | Mano, Swarnalatha | 5:09 |
| 5 | "Engirundho Vandhan" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 8:21 |
| 6 | "Mounam Enbadhu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:56 |
Release
T. K. Balaji of indolink.com said, "Crazy Mohan's dialogue barely pass muster as does Santhaana Bharathi's direction. Satyaraj looks out of place in this movie. Roja comes out good, but Janakaraj and R.Sunderrajan manage to irritate you out of your senses. The less said about the music, the better".[5] The film flopped at the box office.[6]
References
- ↑ Veteran musician M.S. Viswanathan passes away(14 July 2015). Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ மோகன்லாலும், பின்னே தமிழ் ரீமேக்கும்.... Dinamalar(5 July 2015). Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ Engirundho Vandhan Songs. play.raaga.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ Engirundho Vandhan Songs. saavn.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ INDOlink Film Review: Engirundho Vandhaan. indolink.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ Music Composer MS Viswanathan Dead. silverscreen.in(14 July 2015). Retrieved 4 June 2018.