Shenbagamae Shenbagamae (transl. Oh Shenbagam! Oh Shenbagam!) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Gangai Amaran. The film stars Ramarajan and Rekha, with Silk Smitha, Vagai Chandrasekar, K. Shanmugasundaram, R. P. Vishwam, Senthil, S.S.Chandran and Vennira Aadai Moorthy. It was released on 15 January 1988,[1] delayed from November 1987.[2] The film ran for 100 days.[3]
| Shenbagamae Shenbagamae | |
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| Directed by | Gangai Amaran |
| Written by | Gangai Amaran |
| Produced by | S. Mohan T. K. T. Dhakshina Moorthy K. Raj Mohan |
| Starring | Ramarajan Rekha |
| Cinematography | P. S. Nivas |
| Edited by | B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Sri Lakshmana Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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The film follows the conflict between two families over their plantations.
Cast
edit- Ramarajan as Thangarasu
- Rekha as Shenbagam
- Silk Smitha as Mayilu
- Vagai Chandrasekhar as Muthaiah
- Shanmugasundaram as Surulivelu
- R. P. Viswam as Sivanandi
- Senthil as Thavil performer
- S. S. Chandran as Thavil performer
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Nadaswaram performer
- A. Veerappan as Deaf villager
- Kallapetti Singaram as Singaram
- Varalakshmi as Shenbagam's mother
- S. N. Parvathy as Thangarasu's mother
- Kumarimuthu as Amavasai
- Sathya as groom's mother
- Pasi Narayanan as Palayapattu Kadhasamy
- T. S. Raghavendra as Villager
- Gangai Amaran in a cameo appearance as Villager
- Usilai Mani in a cameo appearance as Himself
- Pakiri Samy
Soundtrack
editThe songs were composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4][5] The song "Manja Podi" is a slower version of the song "Mata Rani Mounamidi" from the Telugu film Maharshi (1987).[6] It is set to the raga Keeravani.[7]
| Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Manja Podi" | Mano | Gangai Amaran | 04:43 |
| "Pathinaaru Vayasu" | Malaysia Vasudevan | 04:18 | |
| "Vasalile Poosani Poo" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 04:37 | |
| "Then Pazhani Aandavane" | S. Janaki, Malaysia Vasudevan | 07:59 | |
| "Vezhuthu Kattikida" | Ilaiyaraaja | Ilaiyaraaja | 04:31 |
| "Saami En Thaali" | K. S. Chithra | Gangai Amaran | 04:33 |
Reception
editThe Indian Express wrote that Gangai Amaran "has paced the film well and the drama keeps building up".[8] Jayamanmadhan (a duo) of Kalki praised the performances of Chandrasekhar and Silk Smitha, and Ilaiyaraaja's music but panned the humour of Senthil, S. S. Chandran and Moorthy and concluded saying Gangai Amaran has mastered the trick of making a film neatly without spending too much and without pomp but a little more knitting would have taken a little more.[9]
References
edit- ^ "செண்பகமே செண்பகமே / Shenbagamae Shenbagamae (1988)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "செண்பகமே... செண்பகமே...". Pesum Padam (in Tamil). October 1987. p. 1.
- ^ Shankar (22 August 2017). "இராமராஜன்... இனி யார்க்கும் அமையாத அருமைகளின் சொந்தக்காரர்!". Filmibeat (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Shenbagame Shenbagame (1988)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Shenbagame Shenbagame Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraaja". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ Karthik (14 October 2014). "Time-traveling with Ilayaraja across his Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam songs!". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
- ^ Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. p. 142. OCLC 295034757.
- ^ Krishnaswamy, N. (15 January 1988). "Lovers unite". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 27 March 2019 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (6 March 1988). "செண்பகமே... செண்பகமே..." Kalki (in Tamil). p. 16. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
