Poove Unakkaga
| Poove Unakkaga | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Vikraman |
| Produced by | R. B. Choudary |
| Written by | Vikraman |
| Starring |
Vijay Sangita Anju Aravind Charle Nagesh M.N. Nambiar |
| Music by | S.A. Rajkumar |
| Cinematography | S. Saravanan |
| Edited by | V. Jaishankar |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Super Good Films |
Release dates | 15 February 1996 |
Running time | 150 min. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹2.5 crore |
Poove Unakkaga is a 1996 Tamil romantic film starring Vijay and Sangita in the lead roles. It was the first blockbuster in Vijay's career and a major breakthrough. The film was remade in Telugu as Subhakankshalu (1997), in Kannada as Ee Hrudaya Ninagagi (1997) and in Hindi as Badhaai Ho Badhaai (2002).[1] The Movie went on to become a silver jubilee movie by completing 250 days at the Box office.[2] It was also dubbed in Hindi as Manzile Pyaar Ki.[3]
Plot
Sadhasivam (M.N.Nambiar) and Stephen (Nagesh) were family friends for generations until the time when Sadhasivam’s daughter Janaki (Tharini) falls in love with Stephen’s son Robert (Siva). The couple elope and get married against the family wish which leads both families to abandon them. Also enmity is created between the two families and they hate each other. Vasudevan (Malaysia Vasudevan) is the son of Sadhasivam and Moses (Jaiganesh) is the son of the Stephen.
After 25 years, both the families receive a letter from Raja (Vijay), who is born to Robert and Janaki visiting the families. Both the families get furious seeing the letter and they decide not to permit him stay in their homes. Raja comes to the town along with his friend Gopi (Charle) but is shocked that he is not allowed inside both the houses. Also Vasudevan and Moses ask the entire street to not let any house for rent to Raja and Gopi. Velangiri (Meesai Murugesh) lives along with his wife and he permits Raja to stay in his house.
Though Sadhasivam and Stephen do not welcome Raja, but still they long to see their grandson from far. Same is the case with their wives Vijayakumari and Sukumari. Raja understands it is only Vasudevan and Moses who are still angry while the other family members just pretend to be angry. So he decides to unite the family. He gets close with his grandparents slowly. Vijayakumari and Sukumari wanted to get Raja married. To escape, Raja lies that he is already married to a girl named Nirmala aka Nimmy.
To Raja’s shock, suddenly one day, Nirmala (Sangita) arrives at Velangiri’s home introducing herself as the wife of Raja. Raja gets confused and he cannot reveal the truth as that would further disturb the proceedings. Nirmala plays prank with Raja and Gopi always which irritates them. One day, Raja plans to have love with Nirmala, so that she will reveal her true identity. Nirmala reveals that she is the only daughter named Priyadarshini born to Robert and Janaki. She also says that the only man who stays in touch with her family in the town is Velangiri from whom they get frequent updates about the happenings. Now Priyadarshini questions Raja’s intention about trying to unite both the families.
Raja reveals a flashback. Raja is an orphan who lives along with his friend Gopi in Chennai. Next to his house, there is a girls’ hostel. Nandhini (Anju Aravind) is the daughter of Vasudevan and she stays in the hostel. Raja gets attracted seeing Nandhini and befriends her. Slowly friendship blossoms into love for Raja. When he is about to convey his love, Raja gets shocked to know that Nandhini is already in love with Lawrence (Sakthi Kumar), who is the son of Moses. As there is enmity between the two families, already the couple fears whether their love would be accepted by their family members.
Raja on knowing about the problem, decides to help the couple unite with the approval of their family members. Raja takes the responsibility of convincing both the families and disguises himself as the son born to Robert and Janaki. Priya gets surprised knowing Raja’s intention of getting the family united despite knowing the fact that Nandhini is in love with Lawrence. Priya gets attracted towards Raja and starts loving him but does not express it.
Now both the families get to know that Nandhini and Lawrence are in love and they get furious again. But Raja takes the couple somewhere and brings them back after a few hours. But Nandhini comes as a Christian while Lawrence gets converted to Hinduism. Raja makes the family members realize that love is eternal and it knows no religion/caste etc. Both the families get convinced listening to Raja’s words and they agree for the wedding between Lawrence and Nandhini.
On the day of wedding, both Robert and Janaki arrive and the family members happily welcome them and they also apologize for keeping them away for 25 years. Both the families mention that it was their son Raja who was responsible for reuniting the families. Robert and Janaki get surprised and reveal that they have only one daughter and it is Priyadarshini. Now Raja reveals that he is the friend of Nandhini and he has come to unite the family so that they can get married. Both the families feel proud seeing Raja and they suggest getting Priya married to Raja. But Raja denies saying that he already had an unsuccessful love story and he can never fall in love again with one more girl. The movie ends with Raja leaving the house and walking alone.
Cast
- Vijay as Raja
- Sangita as Priyadarshini (Nirmala Mary)
- Charle as Gopi
- Nagesh as Stephen
- M. N. Nambiar as Sadhasivam
- Anju Aravind as Nandhini
- Jaiganesh as Moses
- Malaysia Vasudevan as Vasudevan
- Sukumari as Stephen's wife
- C. R. Vijayakumari as Sadhasivam's wife
- Madhan Bob as Kaada
- Dinesh as Ravi
- Sheela as Meena
- Siva as Robert
- Tharini as Janaki
- Sakthi Kumar as Lawrence
- Meesai Murugesan as Velangiri
- P. R. Varalaxmi as Vasudevan's Wife
- R. S. Shivaji
- Singamuthu
- Murali as Murali (guest appearance)
Release
The satellite rights of the film were secured by Sun TV. The film was given a "U" certificate by the Indian Censor Board.
Soundtrack
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| Soundtrack album by S.A. Rajkumar | ||||
| Released | 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1996 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 28.61 | |||
| Label |
Star Music Lucky Audio | |||
| Producer | S.A. Rajkumar | |||
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The music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar was well received by the audience while lyrics were written by Vaali, Palani Bharathi and S.A. Rajkumar.
Track list
| Tracklist | ||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Anantham Anantham (F)" | Palani Bharathi | K. S. Chithra | 06:08 |
| 2. | "Sollamalae" | Palani Bharathi | P. Jayachandran, Sujatha | 04:42 |
| 3. | "Chiclet Chiclet" | S. A. Rajkumar | Mano | 04:25 |
| 4. | "Anantham Anantham (M)" | Palani Bharathi | Unnikrishnan | 06:21 |
| 5. | "Oh Pyari" | Vaali | S.A. Rajkumar | 04:19 |
| 6. | "Machinichi" | Palani Bharathi | T. L. Maharajan, Unnikrishnan, Sujatha | 03:46 |
| 7. | "Idhayangal naluvuthu" | Palani Bharathi | Sujatha | 03:00 |
Total length: |
28:61 | |||
References
- ↑ "Vijay's first blockbuster.". Sify. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/vijayfansancheryunit/posts/201710273339285
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMQlNIRaCA0