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][4][5][6] The film's title is based on the song Kasi (2001).
| En Mana Vaanil | |
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| Directed by | Vinayan |
| Written by | Vinayan Gokula Krishnan (dialogues) |
| Produced by | V. Ravichandran |
| Starring | Jayasurya Kavya Madhavan |
| Cinematography | Utpal V. Nayanar |
| Edited by | G. Murali |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
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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.[7][8]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Enna Solli Paduvatho" | Pazhani Bharathi | Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam | 4:55 |
| 2. | "Kuthu Kuthu" | Muthulingam | Karthik, Mano, Sujatha, Surendhar, Harish Rahavendra | 4:28 |
| 3. | "Roatoram" | Mu. Metha | K. J. Yesudas, Shruti Haasan | 5:02 |
| 4. | "Unnai Kannum Pothu" | Pazhani Bharathi | Hariharan, Karthik | 5:54 |
| 5. | "Unnai Thedi" | Pazhani Bharathi | Hariharan | 5:04 |
| 6. | "Unnai Thedi (Reprise)" | Pazhani Bharathi | Ilaiyaraaja | 5:04 |
| 7. | "Vayasu Vantha" | Pazhani Bharathi | Napoleon, Biju, S. N. Surendar, Swarna Latha | 4:47 |
| 8. | "Muthu Muthu" | Pazhani 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
- "Archived copy". www.chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2005. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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- https://web.archive.org/web/20070308162236/http://movies.bizhat.com/review_enmanavanil.php
- "En Mana Vaanil songs". Oosai. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- "En Mana Vaanill (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Ilaiyaraaja". iTunes. 20 May 2002.