Endrendrum Kadhal (transl. Forever Love) is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written, directed and co-produced by Manoj Bhatnagar. The film stars Vijay and Rambha with Raghuvaran, Nizhalgal Ravi, Bhanupriya, Radha Ravi, Charle, and Dhamu in other pivotal roles. Veteran actor M. N. Nambiar also played a supporting role, while S. A. Rajkumar composed the film's music. The film was released on 5 March 1999,[1] and became a box office hit.[2]
| Endrendrum Kadhal | |
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| Directed by | Manoj Bhatnagar |
| Written by | Crazy Mohan (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | Manoj Bhatnagar |
| Story by | Manoj Bhatnagar |
| Produced by | K. T. Kunjumon Manoj Bhatnagar |
| Starring | Vijay Rambha |
| Cinematography | K. S. Shiva |
| Edited by | B. S.Vasu – Saleem |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
Production company | Sameera Films |
| Distributed by | Gentleman Film International |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editVijay is the managing director of a large shipping corporation. He lives in a joint family with his father Sethupathi, two brothers Krishna and Vasu, their wives and children, and a spinster sister Pooja. Vijay goes to Switzerland in Europe to stipulate a contract with Nagaraj and Shekar. There, he meets Meenakshi, Nagaraj's sister. The two of them fall in love. Nagaraj approves of Vijay, but when he expresses the condition that Vijay should stay with them after the marriage because India is not good, he refuses his offer and returns home. However, Shekar and Meenu later travel to India to mend fences. Shekar learns that Pooja had been dumped by Nagaraj for a better life, and Vijay is just waiting for an opportunity to kill the man who destroyed his sister's life. He devises ways of preventing Nagaraj from attending the marriage, but he later tells Pooja the truth. Vijay overhears this and is angered, but Shekar solves all the problems by deciding to marry Pooja. Pooja agrees for this too, making everyone happy. Finally, Vijay, seeing his sister happy leaves Nagaraj alone. Eventually, Meenu and Vijay get married.
Cast
edit- Vijay as Vijay
- Rambha as Meenakshi alias Meenu
- M. N. Nambiar as Sethupathi
- Bhanupriya as Pooja
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Nagaraj
- Raghuvaran as Shekar
- Radha Ravi as Krishna
- Dhamu as Vasu
- Charle as Sabapathi
- Anju as Uma, Krishna's wife
- Sindhu as Girija, Vasu's wife
- Visali Kannadasan as a television interviewer
- S. A. Rajkumar as a singer
Production
editThe film marked the directorial debut of Manoj Bhatnagar who earlier worked as music composer alongside Gyan as Manoj–Gyan. He financed the film from the profits he made after building a dubbing studio Sameera.[3] The film marked a comeback for actress Bhanupriya, who was signed on for the film in November 1998, after she had relocated base to the United States.[4] Meena was initially approached for the film, but had to turn the offer down due to her busy schedule and Rambha was selected as heroine.[5]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar and released by Pyramid.[6]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "O Thendrale" | Palani Bharathi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anuradha Sriram | 4:57 |
| 2. | "Kangala Minnala" | Palani Bharathi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 5:05 |
| 3. | "Ulagellam" | Vairamuthu | Hariharan | 5:07 |
| 4. | "Nadodi Nanba" | Arivumathi | Nagore E. M. Hanifa, P. Unnikrishnan, K. S. Chithra | 5:22 |
| 5. | "Jalakku" | Ponnyin Selvan | Sujatha Mohan, S. N. Surendar | 5:20 |
| 6. | "Take It Easy" | Piraisoodan | Anuradha Sriram | 5:46 |
| Total length: | 31:37 | |||
Reception
editD. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "An ordinary love story has been made fairly entertaining in Sameera Films' ``Enrendrum Kaathal''. The lead pair Vijay and Ramba have a major say in it — the former makes good use of the openings given in the dialogue of `Crazy' Mohan while the latter is her glamorous self". Ramanujam also appreciated the cinematography by Shiva.[7] Ananda Vikatan rated the film 34 out of 100.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Tamil Films". Gentleman Film KTK. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Gurusamy, Pandeeswari (5 March 2024). "25 years of Endrendrum Kadhal: 'உலகெல்லாம் ஒரு சொல் காதல்' விஜய்யின் சூப்பர் ஹிட் மூவி என்றென்றும் காதல்". Hindustan Times (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "பரபரப்பை உருவாக்கும் சிம்ரன்!". Kalki (in Tamil). 29 March 1998. pp. 88–89. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "From a girl next door to a Star!!! | An Interview with Bhanu Priya Kaushal". Indolink. Archived from the original on 16 January 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Gobichetipal, Chandra (July 1998). "Meena's losing spree". Minnoviyam. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ "Endrendrum Kadhal". JioSaavn. 26 December 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ "Film Reviews: Enendrum Kaathal / Devi". The Hindu. 19 March 1999. p. 26. Archived from the original on 6 June 2001. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ சார்லஸ், தேவன் (22 June 2021). "பீஸ்ட் : 'நாளைய தீர்ப்பு' டு 'மாஸ்டர்'... விஜய்க்கு விகடனின் மார்க்கும், விமர்சனமும் என்ன? #Beast". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
