Enga Muthalali
Enga Muthalali (transl. Our Boss) is a 1993 Tamil-language drama film directed by Liaquat Ali Khan. The film stars Vijayakanth and Kasthuri. The film, produced by Meena Panju Arunachalam, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 13 November 1993 as one among Diwali releases.[1][2]
| Enga Muthalali | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Written by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Screenplay by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Story by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Produced by | Meena Panju Arunachalam |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Rajarajan |
| Edited by | Ashok Metha |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Distributed by | P. A. Art Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Vijaya Ragunadhan (Vijayakanth), a kind-hearted landlord and the village grams, lives with his younger brother Balu (Raja) and his mother (Janaki). He conflicts with his uncle (R. Sundarrajan) since he sent his cousin Jayaraman (Napoleon) to jail for killing a poor farmer. Vijaya Ragunadhan and his niece Kalyani (Kasthuri) are in love since their childhood.
Vijaya Ragunadhan's uncle encourages Sitharaman, Vijaya Ragunadhan's brother-in-law, to stand for their village association's election. Sitharaman and Vijaya Ragunadhan clash during the election, Sitharaman decides to arrange the marriage between his daughter Kalyani and 'Bambaram' Pandu (Vivek). At the wedding, Vijaya Ragunadhan beats Sitharaman's henchmen and gets eventually married to Kalyani.
Balu and Kaveri, Kalyani's half-sister, fall in love with each other. Later, Balu clashes with his brother Vijaya Ragunadhan.
Cast
- Vijayakanth as Vijayaragunathan Reddy
- Kasthuri as Kalyani
- Radha Ravi as Seetharaman Reddy
- Raja as Balu (Balakrishnan Reddy)
- R. Sundarrajan as Narayanan Reddy (Enemy role)
- Napoleon as Jayaraman Reddy (Narayanan Reddy Son, Enemy role)
- Venniradai Moorthy as Godhandaraman Reddy (Pandurangan Father)
- Vivek as Pandurangan ('Bambaram' Pandu)
- Thiyagu as Nanjappan
- Junior Balaiah
- Nalinikanth
- Sumithra as Parvathi
- Vichithra as Kaveri
- Dubbing Janaki as Vijaya Ragunathan Reddy's mother
- Thalapathi Dinesh
- C. R. Saraswathi as Vani Nayar (Seetharaman Reddy Kife, Kaveri Mother)
- John Amirtharaj as Krishna Reddy
- Krishnamoorthy
- Vellai Subbaiah as Marriage Broker
- Karuppu Subbiah as Karuppusamy
- Pasi Narayanan
Soundtrack
| Enga Muthalali | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1993 |
| Recorded | 1993 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 24:39 |
| Producer | Ilaiyaraaja |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack, released in 1993, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali and Panchu Arunachalam.[3]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bhoomikkum Saamikkum" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | Vaali | 5:05 |
| 2 | "Kolli Malli" | Mano, Swarnalatha | 4:49 | |
| 3 | "Kungumam Manjalukku (Ragam: Rathnakanthi)" | K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki | 5:00 | |
| 4 | "Mahathaana Uravugalai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:44 | |
| 5 | "Marumagale" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | Panchu Arunachalam | 5:01 |
Reception
The Indian Express wrote "Liyakat Ali Khan's treatment is fairly neat and he has tackled a subject that is different".[4]
References
- "Enga Muthalali". entertainment.oneindia.in. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- "Enga Muthalali". en.600024.com. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- "Enga Muthalali - Illayaraja". thiraipaadal.com. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- "The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search".