Nenjinile
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Directed by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
Screenplay by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
Story by | A. C. Jairam |
Produced by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
Starring | Vijay Isha Koppikar |
Cinematography | Vijay Milton |
Edited by | B. S. Vasu Saleem |
Music by | Deva |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Nenjinile (In My Heart) is a 1999 Tamil action romantic thriller film written and directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar, who also made a special appearance in this movie as a Police Officer from Mumbai. The film features his son Vijay and Isha Koppikar in the lead roles, while Sonu Sood, Sriman and Manivannan play supporting roles.[1] The film's music is composed by Deva, and the film opened in June 1999 to a mixed response at box office. This movie was dubbed in Hindi as Dilwala Baazigar[2] and in Telugu as Sarathi.[3]
Plot
The story starts with Karunakaran (Vijay) leaving his village to go to Mumbai looking for a job to help his sister's wedding. He lives with his sister and there he meets Nisha (Isha Koppikar), who loves him at first sight. He first rejects her but later he starts to love her too. He's unable to get a job, and through a friend, joins as a hit man for a gangster. This brings him a lot of money, in this way he can help his family. But when his own gang plan to kill Nisha after killing her parents, he tries to protect her, earning their wrath. Whether he can save Nisha or not forms the crux of the story
Cast
- Vijay as Karunakaran, the protogaist
- Isha Koppikar as Nisha
- Sriman as Chandru
- Manivannan as Mani
- S. A. Chandrasekhar as DCP Jai Dixit IPS, Mumbai City (Special Appearance)
- Sonu Sood as Gangster
- Rami Reddy as Supari, leader of the gangsters, the main antagonist
- Devan as Samraj, Nisha's father
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Karunakaran's father
- Sathyapriya as Karunakaran's mother
- Thalapathy Dinesh as a Gangster
- Roja in an item number
Production
Vijay recommended Isha Koppikar for the lead female role to his father, who signed her on. Vijay revealed he was impressed with her acting despite her lack of understanding of Tamil.[4] An item number was shot with actress Roja making a special appearance in the film.[5]
During the post-production stages, S. A. Chandrasekhar accused the son of veteran director K. Balachandar of trying to make illegal copies of the film. The allegations prompted Vijay to pull out of a film he had agreed to act in under Balachandar's production house.[6]
Release
The film opened to negative reviews, with the critic of Indolink.com claiming the film Chandrasekhar "screwed up the storyline part in a very major way" while mentioning that the only respite was the film's music.[7] The film became a financial failure at the box office and triggered a run of continuous unsuccessful films for Vijay such as Minsara Kanna.
Soundtrack
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The soundtrack of the film was composed by Deva, was well received by the audience. The lyrics were written by Vaali, Pazhani Bharathi, Ravi Shankar, Kalaikumar, Vijayan, A. C. Jairam. The song "Manase Manase" is inspired by the song "Tu Hi Tu" from the movie "Kabhi Na Kabhi" composed by oscar won composer A. R. Rahman.
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Manase Manase" | Unnikrishnan, K. S. Chithra | 5:36 |
2. | "Anbe Anbe" | Hariharan | 5:27 |
3. | "Prime Minister" | S. N. Surendar,, Harini | 5:49 |
4. | "Thanganiram" | Vijay, Swarnalatha | 5:04 |
5. | "Madras Dhost" | Krishnaraj, Naveen | 5:39 |
6. | "Manasaey" | Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam | 5:34 |
References
- ^ Nenjinile Tamil Movie. Nenjinilae.8m.com. Retrieved on 2014-06-11.
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpasph11Dj0
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG_oe5voWjo
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
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suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry. Rediff.com (1999-07-26). Retrieved on 2014-06-11.
- ^ Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Tamil Nadu at war over Mudalvan. Rediff.com (1999-12-15). Retrieved on 2014-06-11.
- ^ Nenjinile – Tamil Movie Review. Thiraipadam.com. Retrieved on 2014-06-11.