Oh Maane Maane (transl. Oh dear, Oh dear) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by A. Jagannathan. The film stars Mohan and Urvashi. It is a remake of the 1974 Malayalam film Chattakari,[1] which itself was based on a Malayalam novel of the same name by Pamman.[2] The film was released on 22 October 1984.[3]
| Oh Maane Maane | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | A. Jagannathan |
| Screenplay by | A. L. Narayanan |
| Story by | Pamman |
| Starring | Mohan Urvashi |
| Cinematography | P. Ganesa Pandian |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Filmco |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (October 2021) |
Cast
edit- Mohan as Mahesh
- Urvashi as Stella
- Thengai Srinivasan as George
- Sivachandran as Joseph
- Calcutta Viswanathan
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Sivaraman
- Vadivukkarasi as Victoria
- Manorama
- Vasantha as Meenakshi
- Sangeeta
- Arundhathi as Kasthuri
Soundtrack
editThe music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4][5] Kamal Haasan recorded a song in his voice for the film.[6]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Roja Ondru" | Vairamuthu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Oh Devan" | Na. Kamarasan | S. P. Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Abiramiye Annaiye" | Vaali | P. Susheela, Bangalore Latha | 4:48 |
| 4. | "Happy New Year" | Gangai Amaran | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki, Deepan Chakravarthy and Sundarrajan | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Pon Maanai" | Mu. Metha | Kamal Haasan | 4:36 |
| Total length: | 22:59 | |||
Reception
editKalki felt the film was not as great as the original film Chattakari and panned Jagannathan's direction but praised Ilaiyaraaja's music and concluded that theatre owners should be warned that if seats are torn, fans are not responsible for it.[7]
References
edit- ^ ராஜாங்கம், ஸ்டாலின் (13 November 2022). "தமிழ்த் திரைப்படங்களில் ஆங்கிலோ - இந்தியர்கள்: ஒவ்வாமையும் ஓர்மையும்". The Indian Express (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Noted filmmaker K S Sethumadhavan dies at 90 in Chennai". The Times of India. 25 December 2021. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ ராம்ஜி, வி. (5 December 2019). "ஒரே வருடத்தில் மோகன் 15 படங்கள்; ஒரேநாளில் 3 படம் ரிலீஸ்; அத்தனையும் ஹிட்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Oh Maanae Maanae Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Oh Maane Maane (1984)". Raaga.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ ராம்ஜி, வி. (12 August 2020). "மோகன், அஜித்துக்கு பாடிய பின்னணிப் பாடகர் கமல்; கமல் 61 ஸ்பெஷல்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "ஓ மானே மானே". Kalki (in Tamil). 11 November 1984. p. 58. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
