Unnai Thedi

Unnai Thedi (transl. Searching you) is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Sundar C. The film features Ajith Kumar and Malavika in the lead roles, while an ensemble supporting cast includes Karan, Vivek, Sivakumar, and Srividya.[1] Some of the scenes are similar and adapted from the 1995 Hindi blockbuster movie Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol. The film's music is composed by Deva, the film released on 5 February 1999 to positive reviews from critics and it was declared hit at the box office.

Unnai Thedi
Tamilஉன்னை தேடி
Directed bySundar C
Produced by
  • K. Muralidharan
  • V. Swaminathan
  • G. Venugopal
Written bySingampuli (Dialogues)
Screenplay bySundar C
Story bySingampuli
Starring
Music byDeva
CinematographyU. K. Senthil Kumar
Edited byP. Sai Suresh
Production
company
Distributed byLakshmi Movie Makers
Release date
5 February 1999
Running time
151 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Raghupathy (Ajith Kumar), studying in Australia, goes to New Zealand with a friend and runs into Malavika (Malavika). They start off having petty fights but end up falling in love. But circumstances force them to separate without exchanging any information about each other.

Back at home, Raghu makes friends with Prakash and chances upon his family photograph which surprisingly includes his mother Saradha(Srividya), who as far as he knew had no relations. But on questioning, his mother reveals that she was part of a large family (three brothers and a sister) but had been sent out of the family after deciding to wed someone of her own choice. Raghu travels to the village as Prakash's friend and soon endears himself to the members of his family. Turns out Malavika is the daughter of one of the brothers too. But when he learns that Prakash wishes to marry her, he decides to bow out. But Prakash, on knowing about their romance, wishes that they get together.

The family elders too agree to Raghu marrying Malavika but refuse to let the alliance go any further after learning that Raghu is Saradha's son. Raghu too agrees to sacrifice his love since he does not want to wed Malavika and cause even more friction in the already fractured family. How Raghu eventually reunites the separated family and weds Malavika forms the crux of the film.

Cast

Production

The original plot point was recommended by Singampuli, one of Sundar C's assistant director and Sundar wrote the script of the film within a week, before discussing the line with actor Ajith Kumar. Ajith was initially unimpressed but agreed to do the love story anyway, mentioning that if the film became a success he would feature in a future film to be directed by Singampuli.[2] The film began its shoot in late 1998 with scenes being canned in Australia and in Christchurch, New Zealand as well as India.[3] The producers initially approached Laila to play the lead role, however she refused to commit to any other films until the release of her Kallazhagar. Subsequently, she was replaced by newcomer Shweta Konnur, who was given the stage name of Malavika by the director.[4]

Release

The film received positive reviews from critics.[5] The film became the super hit among several successful films that Ajith Kumar had featured in throughout 1999, while the successful chemistry between the lead pair prompted another them to sign another film together, Anantha Poongatre.[6] The film was later dubbed into Telugu as Premato Pilicha, while the movie was remade in Bengali as Bandhan.[7]

Soundtrack
Unnai Thedi
Soundtrack album by
Deva
Released1999
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelStar Music
Lucky Audio
Deva chronology
Minsara Kanna
(1999)		 Unnai Thedi
(1999)		 Guru Paarvai
(1999)

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Deva, was well received by the audience.[8] Lyrics written by Pazhani Bharathi, Kalaikumar, Ra. Ravishankar.

Unnai Thedi soundtrack track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Malavika"Hariharan & Chitra 
2."Naalai Kalai"Hariharan 
3."Neethane"Hariharan, & Sujatha 
4."Poraale"Hariharan 
5."Kaatraga Varuvaya"Naveen Kumar 
6."Oyila Oyila"Mano 
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References
  1. டோடோவின் ரஃப் நோட்டு — Tamil Kavithai – தமிழ் கவிதைகள் – நூற்று கணக்கில்!. Cinesouth.com (20 September 2015). Retrieved on 2015-10-10.
  2. My First Break: Singam Puli. The Hindu. 27 November 2010
  3. Rediff On The NeT, Movies: An interview with Ajith Kumar. Rediff.com (6 July 1999). Retrieved on 2015-10-10.
  4. Minnoviyam Star Tracks. Chandrag.tripod.com. Retrieved on 10 October 2015.
  5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19990306&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
  6. Rediff On The NeT, Movies: The Ajit-Shalini romance. Rediff.com (15 September 1999). Retrieved on 2015-10-10.
  7. Vijay's Thuppakki remake in Bengali | Tamil Cinema News › KollyInsider | Movie News – Kollywood. Kollyinsider.com (6 February 2014). Retrieved on 2015-10-10.
  8. unnai Thedi: Music Review. Indolink.com. Retrieved on 10 October 2015.
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