Ishtam (2012 film)

Ishtam (pronunciation ) (Wish) is a 2012 Indian Tamil romance film directed by Prem Nizar, starring Vimal and Nisha Aggarwal. A remake of the Telugu film Yemaindi Ee Vela (2010), it was released on 25 May 2012.[1]

Ishtam
Directed by	Prem Nizar
Produced by	T. Ramesh
Written by	Sampath Nandi
Starring	Vimal Nisha Aggarwal Santhanam Anoop Kumar Parvathi Nifran
Music by	Thaman
Cinematography	Shekhar Joseph
Production company	Balaji Real Media
Release date	25 May 2012 (2012-05-25)
Running time	138 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Saravanan is modern city guy while Sandhya is a village modern girl who came to city to find a job. Sandhya meets Saravanan while going to an interview. At first they had some disagreements and fought. Then, it turn into love and they had a relationship. They decided to marry and their parents did not agree, but they still got married and started to live happily at Saravanan's place. They were happy for few months, but they did start to disagree and fight, so they decided to divorce. Both of them went to their parents house to live separately. Their parents decided to get them a new life partner. At first they agreed with their parents decision. But then the love between Sandhya and Saravanan is rekindled since they miss each other. They decided to cancel their second marriage and live together happily.

Cast

• Vimal as Saravanan
• Nisha Aggarwal as Sandhya
• Santhanam as Thiyagu
• Parvati Nifran as Nimisha
• Anoop Kumar as Akash
• Pragathi as Saravanan's mother
• Uma Padmanabhan as Sandhya's mother
• Yuvarani as Sandhya's aunt
• Misha Ghoshal as Sandhya's friend
• Charle as Watchman
• Karate Raja as Shankar
• Namo Narayana
• Swaminathan

Production

Yemaindi Ee Vela's remake rights were bought by Balaji Real Media and newcomer Prem Nizar, an erstwhile assistant of director Chakri Toleti was chosen as the director.[2] Ishtam marks an makeover for Vimal, who played a rural youngster in films like Pasanga, Kalavani and Eththan, featuring him as a "modern, city-based man".[3] Kajal Aggarwal's sister Nisha Aggarwal, who played the female lead in the original, was signed to reprise her role, making her debut in Tamil cinema. The film was launched by mid-August 2011,[3] and filming was completed by late September 2011 in a single schedule.[4]

Soundtrack

The music is composed by S. Thaman who composed the original film.[5] "Oru Megam" and "Dhinnaku Dhin" were reused from Thaman's own compositions from Telugu films Kick and Mirapakaay respectively.

Ishtam
Soundtrack album by S. Thaman
Released	28 February 2012
Recorded	2012
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	23:33
Label	Sony Music India
Producer	S. Thaman
S. Thaman chronology
Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi (2015) Ishtam (2012) Thadaiyara Thaakka (2012)

Track-List

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aaruyire"	Na. Muthukumar	Ranjith, Priyadarshini	4:26
2.	"Dhinakku Dhina"	Na. Muthukumar	Rita, M. L. R. Karthikeyan	4:47
3.	"Oru Megam"	Viveka	Divya Vijay, M. L. R. Karthikeyan	5:05
4.	"Vaenna Vaenna"	Na. Muthukumar	Rahul Nambiar	5:25
5.	"Enmele Indru"	Viveka	Rahul Nambiar, Megha	3:50
6.	"Ennai Njan Prakasthan"	Na. Muthukumar	KK, Naveen Madhav, Anuradha Sriram	4:23
Total length:				23:33

References

1. "Ishtam is a failed attempt". in.com. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
2. "Ishtam to deal with the lives of software professionals | preview - Movies". ChennaiOnline. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
3. "It's Vimal's 'Ishtam' - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
4. "'Ishtam' shooting over! - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
5. "Ishtam - Thaman S. - Download or Listen Free - Saavn". 28 February 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2018.