Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai (transl. Unity is propitious) is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by V. Sekhar. The film stars Nassar, Karan, Khushbu, Roja, Vadivelu, Vivek and Kovai Sarala (in her 100th Tamil film). It was released on 15 July 2000. The film was remade in Kannada as Jenu Goodu.[1]
| Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai | |
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| Directed by | V. Sekhar |
| Written by | V. Sekhar |
| Produced by | S. S. Durai Raju K. Parthiban |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | P. S. Selvam |
| Edited by | A. P. Manivannan |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Thiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThangaraj is an innocent man from a middle-class family, which consists of his wife Meenakshi and daughter Padma. Boxer Krishnan, an irresponsible person with dreams of making it big in politics, is Thangaraj's younger brother and is married to Kanagavalli. Sivaraman is Thangaraj's youngest brother, who is well-educated and works in the same company where Thangaraj works and which is owned by Valluvardasan.
They all live in a single house as a joint family. Thangaraj and Meenakshi were responsible for bringing up Sivaraman, and they consider him as their own son. The family's financial status improves as Sivaraman earns well. Valluvardasan is impressed seeing Sivaraman's character and decides to get his daughter Tamilselvi married to him despite they belong to lower societal status. He also likes Thangaraj's joint family.
Initially, Kanagavalli remains sceptical about Tamilselvi as she is from a rich family and believes that she will not mingle with other family members, but Tamilselvi respects everyone in the family. Meanwhile, Sivaraman's behavior changes as he thinks that he is the major breadwinner for the family and he wants other family members to obey him. This brings up frequent quarrels between Krishnan and Sivaraman as Sivaraman does not like Krishnan being idle at home with political aspirations.
Dhandapani is a neighbour of Thangaraj, and he falls in love with Padma. Learning of the love affair, Thangaraj decides to get them married. But Dhandapani's father Veerapandi demands a huge dowry. Thangaraj and Krishnan accept for the dowry with the hope that Sivaraman will provide the money. Sivaraman gets furious knowing this, and he does not agree to give money, and this results in a clash between the family members. Meenakshi feels bad as Sivaraman's priority has changed to money and she decides to leave the house with her daughter. Thangaraj also leaves the home along with her.
Tamilselvi learns that it was Thangaraj and Meenakshi who tried hard to educate Sivaraman and understands that it is his turn to help them in return. Tamilselvi worries that joint family has parted ways now and she tries to unite them. She meets Meenakshi, apologizes for her husband's behavior, and offers the money needed for Padma's wedding. However, Thangaraj does not accept this and instead gets furious seeing Tamilselvi as he believes that Sivaraman has changed a lot after earning money.
Sivaraman picks up a quarrel with Tamilselvi after knowing that she has met Meenakshi and Kanagavalli. Also, Thangaraj does not like Meenakshi making friendship with Tamilselvi and is not interested to get Padma married to Dhandapani as he does not want to depend on Tamilselvi's help. But Meenakshi, Kanagavalli, and Tamilselvi join and conduct the marriage between Padma and Dhandapani. Finally, Thangaraj's coworkers join with him and protest against Sivaraman, where he gets beaten up. Sivaraman realizes his mistake and apologizes to his family members. In the end, everyone again moves as a joint family.
Cast
edit- Nassar as Thangarasu[2]
- Karan as Sivaraman[2]
- Khushbu as Meenakshi[2]
- Roja as Tamilselvi[2]
- Vadivelu as 'Boxer' Krishnan[2]
- Vivek as Dhandapani[2]
- Kovai Sarala as Kanagavalli[2]
- Vijayakumar as Valluvardasan[2]
- Kavitha as Padma
- Thyagu as Veerapandi[2]
- Ramesh Khanna as Ramesh
- Suryakanth as Opposition party member
- Bonda Mani as Boxer Krishnan's assistant
- Ganeshkar as Boxer Krishnan's assistant
- Master Pandi as Boxer Krishnan's son
- Master Udayaraj as Boxer Krishnan's son
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Deva.[3][4]
| Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | Muthulingam | 5:08 |
| "Enga Veettu Kalyanam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | Kamakodiyan | 5:07 |
| "Engal Thamizh Selvi" | K. S. Chithra, Chorus | Kalidasan | 4:55 |
| "Happy 2000" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Chorus | Palani Bharathi | 4:57 |
| "Singara Chennaiyile" | Deva, Chorus | Kalidasan | 5:10 |
Reception
editS. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu gave the film a mixed review: "The film begins brightly but falls flat in the second half".[2] Ayyappa Prasad from Screen noted there were "good performances" though "technically, the film has nothing much to offer".[5] Malini Mannath wrote for Chennai Online, "Director Shekhar, who is well versed with the middle class psyche, handles the scenes with expertise. The scenes are built up very naturally, the build-up to the fight very spontaneous. But after the break-up, the director [looses] focus. The screenplay takes a nose dive from which it never recovers".[6] India Info wrote "The first half of the film is realistic but loses ground in the second half where the director resorts to typical gimmicks to drive home the point. However, all the artistes have given a seasoned performance. Like in all Shekar films, technical aspects like editing have been overlooked. Marring the narration is an overdose of songs, mostly pedestrian stuff tuned by Deva".[7]
References
edit- ^ "Jenu Goodu (ಜೇನು ಗೂಡು)". Chiloka. Archived from the original on 5 March 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ashok Kumar, S. R. (21 July 2000). "Film Review: Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP by Deva". Apple Music. 15 July 2000. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Koodi Vazhunthal Kodi Nanmai". JioSaavn. 12 March 2000. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Prasad, Ayyappa (8 August 2000). "Kudi Vazanthal Kodi Nanmai". Screen. Archived from the original on 4 March 2001. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ Mannath, Malini. "Koodi Vazhnthal Kodinanmai". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 17 October 2000. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Kudi Vazanthal Kodi Nanmai : Of familial bonds". India Info. Archived from the original on 29 June 2001. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
