Enga Thambi
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| Enga Thambi | |
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| Directed by | S. D. Saba |
| Written by | N. Prasannakumar (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Rama Veerapan |
| Story by | Sathya Movies Story Department |
| Produced by | V. Thamilazhagan V. Selvam V. Thangaraj |
| Starring | Prashanth Subhashri Nassar Nagesh Lakshmi Chinni Jayanth Madhan Bob |
| Cinematography | C. Maya |
| Edited by | K. R. Krishnan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Sathya Movies |
| Distributed by | Sathya Movies |
Release date | 9 April 1993 |
Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Enga Thambi ([Our Brother] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a 1993 Tamil language Indian film directed by S. D. Saba. The film stars Prashanth and Subhashri in the lead roles, while Ilaiyaraaja composed the film's music. The film was also later dubbed and released in Telugu as Allari Prema.
Plot
Pichumani (Prashanth) is an orphan and Muthu (Nagesh) brings him up. He falls in love with Indu (Subhashri) fall in love, but Indu's uncle Dinakar (Nassar) opposes this. Nevertheless, Indu is determined to wed her first love. To avert this, Dinakar hatches a plan through which, Pichumani is sent to jail. When Indu gives up hope, advocate Shanthi (Lakshmi) emerges to fight his case. It is revealed that, Shanthi & Dinakar have been in a relationship earlier. Now, will their past work in the favour of the love birds or will it make matters worse is the rest of the story.
Cast
- Prashanth as Pichumani
- Subhashri as Indu
- Nassar as Dinakar
- Nagesh as Muthu
- Lakshmi as Shanthi
- Chinni Jayanth
- Madhan Bob
- Thyagu
Production
Subhashri, sister of Kannada actress Malasri, was recommended by Thiagarajan to be the heroine of the film. He had also recommended the actress to be a part of Shankar's Gentleman, while the director had met with Prashanth and his father Thiagarajan, while considering the casting for Kadhalan.
Release
The film opened to mixed reviews, with a critic from The New Straits Times noting that the film "makes best of a weak story", praising the performances of Prashanth and Nassar.[1]
Songs
The music of the film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and released by actor Rajinikanth at an launch event. The lyrics written by Vaali, Pulamaipithan, Muthulingham and Ponnadiyan.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Antha Utchi Malai" | Mano |
| 2 | "Ithu Maanodum" | Arun Mozhi, Uma Ramanan |
| 3 | "Malaiyoram Maankuruvi" | Mano, Minmini |
| 4 | "Manil Vantha" | Mano |
| 5 | "Maane Marghathamey" | Mano, S. Janaki |
| 6 | "Usukko" | Minmini |
References
External links
- Enga Thambi at IMDb
