Nenjinile
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File:Nenjinile poster.jpg | |
Directed by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
Produced by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
Screenplay by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
Story by | A. C. Jairam |
Starring | Vijay Isha Koppikar |
Music by | Deva |
Cinematography | Vijay Milton |
Edited by | B. S. Vasu Saleem |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Nenjinile (transl. In My Heart) is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language action romantic thriller film written by A. C. Jairam and directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars his son Vijay and Isha Koppikar, while Sonu Sood, Sriman and Manivannan play supporting roles.[1] The film's music is composed by Deva, and the film was released on 25 June 1999.
Plot[edit]
The film starts with Karunakaran (Vijay) departing to Mumbai from his native Ambasamudram to look for a job thus he can help for his sister's wedding. He lives with his elder sister there and he meets Nisha (Isha Koppikar), who loves him at first sight. He first rejects her but later falls in lover with her. Karunakaran is unable to get a job, and through his old friend Chandru (Sriman), joins as a hitman for a gangster named Supari (Rami Reddy). This brings him a lot of money, in this way he can help his family financially. Unfortunately, Karunakaran's own gang members plan to kill Nisha after killing her parents. Karunakaran tries to protect her, and this earns the gang's wrath. Whether Karunakaran can save Nisha or not forms the crux of the story.
Cast[edit]
- Vijay as Karunakaran
- Isha Koppikar as Nisha
- Manivannan as Arumugam
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Vaidyalingam, Karunakaran's father
- Devan as Samraj, Nisha's father
- Rami Reddy as Supari
- S. N. Surendar as Karunakaran's brother-in-law
- Sriman as Chandru
- Karikalan as Villager
- Sethu Vinayagam as Subramaniam
- Sonu Sood as Sonu
- Mahanadi Shankar as Samraj's henchman
- Thalapathy Dinesh as Supari's henchman
- Chaplin Balu as Arumugam's assistant
- Thadi Balaji as Balaji
- Sindhu as Amudha, Karunakaran's sister
- Sathyapriya as Karunakaran's mother
- Sridevi as Vijaya, Karunakaran's sister
- Kovai Senthil as Villager
- S. A. Chandrasekhar as DCP Jai Dixit IPS
- Rani in a special appearance
- Roja in a special appearance
Production[edit]
Roja was first choice to play the female lead before Isha Koppikar was confirmed. Vijay recommended Isha Koppikar for female role to his father, who signed her on. Vijay revealed he was impressed with her acting despite her lack of understanding of Tamil.[2][3] An item number was shot with actress Roja making a special appearance in the film because she couldn't act as female lead role. In this film, Vijay appears both in Thulladha Manamum Thullum and Minsara Kanna looks.[4]
During the post-production stages, S. A. Chandrasekhar accused the son of veteran director K. Balachandar of trying to make illegal copies of the film. The allegations prompted Vijay to pull out of a film he had agreed to act in under Balachandar's production house.[5]
Release[edit]
The film released on 25 June 1999. It opened to mixed reviews,[6] with the critic of Indolink.com claiming the film Chandrasekhar "screwed up the storyline part in a very major way" while mentioning that the only respite was the film's music.[7][8] Ananda Vikatan rated the film 35 out of 100.[9]
Soundtrack[edit]
Nenjinile | |
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Soundtrack album by | |
Released | 1999 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Label | Five Star Audio |
The soundtrack of the film was composed by Deva, was well received by the audience. The lyrics were written by Vaali, Palani Bharathi, Ravi Shankar, Kalaikumar, Vijayan, A. C. Jairam. The song "Manase Manase" is inspired by the song "Tu Hi Tu" from the movie Kabhi Na Kabhi composed by oscar won composer A. R. Rahman.
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No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
1. | "Manase Manase" | K. S. Chithra, P. Unnikrishnan | 5:36 | ||||||
2. | "Anbe Anbe" | Hariharan | 5:27 | ||||||
3. | "Prime Minister" | S. N. Surendar, Harini | 5:49 | ||||||
4. | "Thanga Nirathuku" | Vijay, Swarnalatha | 5:04 | ||||||
5. | "Madras Dhost" | Krishnaraj, Anuradha Sriram, Naveen | 5:39 | ||||||
6. | "Manasaey" | Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam | 5:34 | ||||||
7. | "Sariya Thappa" | Deva | 4:43 |
References[edit]
- ↑ Nenjinile Tamil Movie. Nenjinilae.8m.com. Retrieved on 2014-06-11.
- ↑ "Interview: Vijay". Dinakaran. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ↑ "Archived copy". www.dinakaran.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2003. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry. Rediff.com (1999-07-26). Retrieved on 2014-06-11.
- ↑ Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Tamil Nadu at war over Mudalvan. Rediff.com (1999-12-15). Retrieved on 2014-06-11.
- ↑ http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/1999/nenjinile.html
- ↑ Nenjinile – Tamil Movie Review. Thiraipadam.com. Retrieved on 2014-06-11.
- ↑ Vijiyan, K. N. (3 July 1999). "Message to youths that violence does not pay". New Straits Times: 20.
- ↑ சார்லஸ், தேவன் (22 June 2021). "பீஸ்ட் : 'நாளைய தீர்ப்பு' டு 'மாஸ்டர்'... விஜய்க்கு விகடனின் மார்க்கும், விமர்சனமும் என்ன? #Beast". Ananda Vikatan (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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