Nee Venunda Chellam (transl. I want you, dear) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film, written and directed by L. Venkatesan, starring Ramesh, Gajala and Namitha in lead roles,[1] with Thilakan, Vivek and Vincent Asokan playing supporting roles. The music is composed by Dhina.[2] The film was released on 17 August 2006.

Nee Venunda Chellam
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Directed byL. Venkatesan
Written byL. Venkatesan
Produced by
  • A. Palanivel
  • V. C. Anandan
Starring
Music byDhina
Production
company
AP Film Garden
Release date
  • 17 August 2006 (2006-08-17)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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The movie begins with Kannan falling in love with Geetha, a girl living in his neighborhood. Her father Viswanathan, a government employee, learns of Kannan's crushes on his daughter and plays all tricks and prevents Kannan from reaching out to his daughter.

Anjali also resides in the same locality. Ashok, a dreaded gangster and Anjali's uncle, makes plans to marry her. He ends up bashing all those who try to propose Anjali.

The turn of events results in Anjali mistaking Kannan of loving her. This results in Ashokan's men go behind Kannan's trail. Meanwhile, Kannan manages to meet Geetha and opens his heart. Learning of this, Anjali manages to kidnap Geetha and threatens Kannan to marry her.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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Soundtrack was composed by Dhina.[3]

Song Singers Lyrics
"Ennada Athisayam" Jassie Gift, Mahathi Pa. Vijay
"Eppadiyum" Mahathi, Silambarasan Snehan
"Ethanai Jenmam" Sadhana Sargam, Harish Raghavendra Pa. Vijay
"Kallathoni" Suchitra, Karthik Yugabharathi
"Kannanai" Chinmayi Kabilan
"Kanniponnu" Tippu Snehan

Critical reception

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Indiaglitz wrote "The movie has an interesting storyline, but the director seems to have lost his focus towards the second-half that takes the sheen away from it".[4] Rediff.com wrote "When you have 'Jithan' Ramesh, Gajala and Namitha in the star cast, you can expect nothing but a potboiler like Nee venunda Chellam. However, except for Gajala and Thilakan, the actors all compete for a Most Wooden Performance award, with Ramesh clearly emerging as the winner".[5] Sify wrote "There is nothing new in the story and director L.Venkatesan makes it too long at 2 hours 35 min, while the film loses its steam in 15 minutes after the first scene!".[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Jithan Ramesh to pair with Namitha". Behindwoods.com. 12 October 2005. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. ^ Kumar, S R Ashok (26 May 2006). "Action with a streak of comedy". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Nee Venunda Chellam (2006)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Nee Venunda Chellam Review". IndiaGlitz.com. 17 August 2006. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  5. ^ Sudha, S (18 August 2006). "Nee Venunda Chellam: A mess". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Nee Venunda Chellam". Sify. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
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