Ninaithen Vandhai (transl. When I Thought of You, You Came) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic musical drama film directed by K. Selva Bharathy and produced by Allu Aravind. It is the Tamil remake of the 1996 Telugu film Pelli Sandadi. The film stars Vijay, Rambha and Devayani in the lead roles. Manivannan, Malaysia Vasudevan, Ranjith, Senthil, and Vinu Chakravarthy play supporting roles. The music was composed by Deva.
| Ninaithen Vandhai | |
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| Directed by | K. Selva Bharathy |
| Screenplay by | K. Selva Bharathy |
| Story by | Sathyanand |
| Based on | Pelli Sandadi (Telugu) |
| Produced by | Allu Aravind |
| Starring | Vijay Rambha Devayani |
| Cinematography | Ilavarasu |
| Edited by | B. S. Vasu Saleem |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Raghavendra Movie Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 149 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹50 lakh |
| Box office | ₹12.15 crore[1] |
Ninaithen Vandhai released on 10 April 1998 to positive reviews and became a commercial success.[2]
Plot
editGokula Krishnan is a music-loving man who begins the film with a dream where he sees his dream girl. The only trademark he remembers from it is a mole which is situated next to her navel. He then becomes determined in looking for his dream girl with the help of his uncle and brothers-in-law. On the other hand, his father Sandhana Goundar arranges his marriage to a village girl named Savithri, which Gokul (often referred to as "Mapillai") objects to, but Savithri loves him. Gokul later sees his dream girl, Swapna, at a wedding, where he spots the mole on her navel. He then sings to her, impressing her, but she leaves abruptly. He later sees her at a music class which he teaches, and from then on, they love each other. Gokul tries to stop the marriage with Savithri in many failed attempts due to everyone in Savithri's family getting the wrong impression. Swapna then arrives to Savithri's village, and it is revealed that they are sisters. Neither of them knew that they love the same man.
Gokul tells Savithri's father that he does not want the marriage, which Swapna overhears. Knowing how much her sister loves him, Swapna is determined to get Gokul to forget her by faking that she has a blood clot in her heart. After much persuasion, Gokul agrees to marry Savithri. Throughout the film, another man, Vignesh, is in love with Swapna and tries to get her to marry him and if not, he will kill her with him also. When Vignesh (after almost killing Savithri) reveals that he loved Swapna but said that she will only love and marry Gokul, Savithri lets Swapna marry him.
Cast
edit- Vijay as Gokula Krishnan Gounder (Gokul)
- Rambha as Swapna
- Devayani as Savithri
- Manivannan as Gopalakrishnan Gounder, Gokul's uncle
- Senthil as Swapna's and Savithri's uncle
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Sandhana Goundar, Gokul's father
- Malaysia Vasudevan as Vasudevan, Swapna's and Savithri's father
- R. Sundarrajan as Swapna's and Savithri's uncle
- Ranjith as Vignesh, Swapna's one side lover
- Charle as Gokul's brother-in-law
- S. N. Lakshmi as Swapna's and Savithri's grandmother
- C. R. Saraswathi as Swapna's and Savithri's aunt
- Halwa Vasu as Gokul's brother-in-law
- Latha as Gokul's sister
- Pasi Narayanan
Production
editThe film was a remake of the Telugu film Pelli Sandadi (1996).[3] The film marked the debut of Sundar C's erstwhile dialogue writer K. Selva Bharathy. Actor and comedian Goundamani was initially expected to portray a key role, but eventually did not feature.[4]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Deva.[5][6] Three of the tunes were borrowed from the original Telugu film (Unnai Ninaithu, Pottu Vaithu & Un Marbile Vizhi). The song "Vannanilavae Vannanilavae" is set to the raga Madhukauns, "Maligayae Maligaiyae", "Unai Ninaithu Naan Enai" and "Un Marbile Vizhi Moodi" are set to Hindolam,[7] "Ennavale Ennavale" is set to Shuddha Dhanyasi and "Pottu Vaithu Poomudikkum" is set to Hamsanandi.[citation needed]
| Song | Singer(s) | Lyricist | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Unai Ninaithu Naan Enai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra, Sujatha | Vaali | 5:07 |
| "Vannanilavae Vannanilavae" | Hariharan | Palani Bharathi | 5:07 |
| "Ennavale Ennavale" | Mano, Anuradha Sriram | 4:58 | |
| "Maligayae Maligaiyae" | K. S. Chithra, Anuradha Sriram | 4:54 | |
| "Un Marbile Vizhi Moodi" | K. S. Chithra | 4:56 | |
| "Pottu Vaithu Poomudikkum" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha | 4:47 | |
| "Manisha Manisha" | Deva, Sabesh, Krishnaraj | K. Selva Bharathy | 5:13 |
Release and reception
editNinaithen Vandhai released on 10 April 1998.[8] D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "Debutant director K. Selvabharathi sets a brisk pace throughout, bringing out the finer moments of the love-struck trio with adequate situations".[9] Ananda Vikatan gave the film a score of 35 out of 100.[10] R. P. R. of Kalki called it a classic story which can be watched once only for thrills.[11]
The success of the film prompted the makers to sign on Rambha to appear alongside Vijay in two of his next projects – Endrendrum Kadhal (1999) and Minsara Kanna (1999).[12]
References
edit- ^ "விஜய் – ரம்பா நடிப்பில் வெளியாகி ஹிட்டான 'நினைத்தேன் வந்தாய்'… இப்படத்தின் மொத்த வசூல் இத்தனை கோடியா?". Filmy Focus (in Tamil). 11 April 2022. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
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- ^ "9 Super hit Telugu films remade by 'Beast' actor Vijay in Tamil". The Times of India. 13 April 2022. Archived from the original on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Sitaraman, Sandya (14 March 1997). "Tamil Movie News--Kutti Edition 2". Google Groups. Archived from the original on 31 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Ninaithen Vandhai". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Ninaithen Vanthai". JioSaavn. January 1998. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "தமிழ்த்திரை இசையில் ராகங்கள் [ 15 ] : T.சௌந்தர்". Inioru (in Tamil). 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Theri will be Vijay's eight!". Behindwoods. 18 January 2016. Archived from the original on 16 April 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ Ramanujam, D. S. (17 April 1998). "Film Reviews: Kaathala Kaathala / Ninaithaen Vanthaai". The Hindu. p. 26. Archived from the original on 11 March 2000. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ சார்லஸ், தேவன் (22 June 2021). "பீஸ்ட் : 'நாளைய தீர்ப்பு' டு 'மாஸ்டர்'... விஜய்க்கு விகடனின் மார்க்கும், விமர்சனமும் என்ன? #Beast". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ ஆர். பி. ஆர். (10 May 1998). "நினைத்தேன் வந்தாய்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 96. Archived from the original on 21 April 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Vijai's Exclusive Interview (Part 1)". Dinakaran. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2011.