En Mana Vaanil
En Mana Vaanil (transl. In my heart of sky) is a 2002 Indian Tamil language romantic drama film written and directed by Vinayan and was a remake of director's own Malayalam film Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan (2002).[1] The film stars Jayasurya, Kavya Madhavan who were part of original film, making their debut in Tamil cinema with this film. The film also stars Vadivelu, Vijayakumar in supporting roles.[2][3] It also saw commercial success and completed 100-day runs in theatres.
| En Mana Vaanil | |
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| Directed by | Vinayan |
| Produced by | V. Ravichandran |
| Written by | Vinayan Gokula Krishnan (dialogues) |
| Starring | Jayasurya Kavya Madhavan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Utpal V. Nayanar |
| Edited by | G. Murali |
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Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
A poor mute man Ganesh (Jayasurya) and a rich deaf-mute girl Thilaka (Kavya Madhavan) fall in love. Their love supported by Ganesh's family but is opposed with a vengeance by Thilaka's family. At the same time, Thilaka is pursued by other suitors who are only after her money. Ganesh and Thilaka flee their hometown together, pursued by Thilaka's uncle and suitor. Will their love succeed?
Cast
- Jayasurya as Ganesh
- Kavya Madhavan as Thilaka
- Vadivelu as Govindan
- Chandrasekhar as Nomad
- Mansoor Ali Khan as Gajendran
- Vijayakumar as Rajarathnam, Thilaka's father
- Manivannan as Annamalai
- Rajeev as Parthasarathy
- Charle as Paramasivam
- Vaiyapuri as Azhagusundaram
- Thadi Balaji as Vikram Singh
- Sanjeev as Velu
- Ajay Rathnam as Police inspector
- Bava Lakshmanan as Nomad
- Kovai Sarala as Parvathi
- Sabitha Anand as Ganesh's mother
- Ramya
- Karthika Mathew as Sumathi, Ganesh's sister
- Deepu as Nomad
- Indrajith Sukumaran as Murali
- Anu Anand as Mahesh
- R. S. Shivaji
- Beena Sabu
- Vandar Kuzhazhi Smitha as Prostitute
- Shirley Das as Prostitute
Soundtrack
| En Mana Vaanil | |
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| Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja | |
| Released | 2002 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 40:21 |
| Language | Tamil |
Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4][5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Enna Solli Paduvatho" | Palani Bharathi | Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam | 4:55 |
| 2. | "Kuthu Kuthu" | Muthulingham | Karthik, Mano, Sujatha, Surendhar, Harish Rahavendra | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Roatoram" | Muhammed Metha | K. J. Yesudas, Shruti Haasan | 5:02 |
| 4. | "Unnai Kannum Pothu" | Palani Bharathi | Hariharan, Karthik | 5:54 |
| 5. | "Unnai Thedi" | Palani Bharathi | Hariharan | 5:04 |
| 6. | "Unnai Thedi (Reprise)" | Palani Bharathi | Ilaiyaraaja | 5:04 |
| 7. | "Vayasu Vantha" | Muthulingham | Napoleon, Biju, S. N. Surendar, Swarna Latha | 4:47 |
| 8. | "Muthu Muthu" | Palani Bharathi | Karthik, Bhavatharini | 5:07 |
| Total length: | 40:21 | |||
References
- "En Mana Vaanil preview". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 January 2005. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- Rangarajan, Malathi (20 September 2002). "En Mana Vaanil ..." The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008.
- http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=252&user_name=subashawards&review_lang=english&lang=english
- "En Mana Vaanil songs". Oosai. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/en-mana-vaanill-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1390192045