Ninaithen Vandhai
Ninaithen Vandhai is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by K. Selva Bharathy and produced by Allu Aravind. The film features Vijay, Rambha and Devayani in the lead roles with Manivannan, Charle, Ranjith, Senthil, and Vinu Chakravarthy, amongst others in supporting roles. The film is the Tamil remake of the 1996 Telugu film Pelli Sandadi. The music was composed by Deva. It released on 10 April 1998 to positive reviews and was a Superhit the box office.
Plot
Gokula Krishnan is a music loving man who begins the movie 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 arranges his marriage to a village girl named Savithri, which Gokul 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 lying that she has a blood clot in her heart. After much persuasion, Gokul agrees to marry Savithri. Throughout the movie, 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 reveals after almost killing Savithri that he loved Swapna but she said that she will only marry Gokul, Savithri lets Swapna marry him.
Cast
- Vijay as Gokula Krishnan
- Rambha as Swapna
- Devayani as Savithri
- Ranjith as Vignesh
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Sandhana Goundan, Gokul's father
- Malaysia Vasudevan as Savithri's father
- Manivannan as Gopalakrishnan, Gokul's uncle
- Senthil as Savithri's uncle
- R. Sundarrajan as Savithri's uncle
- Charle as Gokul's brother-in-law
- Halwa Vasu as Gokul's brother-in-law
- S. N. Lakshmi as Savithri's grandmother
- Latha as Gokul's sister
- Pasi Narayanan
Production
Reception
Jeyachandran from Indolink.com gave the film 3.5 out of 5, citing that "the story is nothing new, the treatment of the story is commendable, backed by good music, songs and comedy, make this film an entertainer. " and that "the director has tried hard to make a feel good romantic flick and has partially succeeded".The success of the film prompted film-makers to sign on Rambha to appear alongside Vijay in a couple of his next projects - Endrendrum Kadhal and Minsara Kanna.
Soundtrack
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva was well received by the audience. Most of the tunes were borrowed from the original Telugu film.| Song | Singer | Lyricist | Duration |
| "Vannanilavae Vannanilavae" | Hariharan | Pazhani Bharathi | 5:07 |
| "Ennavale Ennavale" | Mano, Anuradha Sriram | Pazhani Bharathi | 4:58 |
| "Maligayae Maligaiyae" | K. S. Chithra, Anuradha Sriram | Pazhani Bharathi | 4:54 |
| "Un Marbile Vizhi Moodi" | K. S. Chithra | Pazhani Bharathi | 4:56 |
| "Manisha Manisha" | Deva, Sabesh Kumar, Krishnaraj | K. Selva Bharathy | 5:13 |
| "Unai Ninaithu Naan Enai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K.S.Chithra, Sujatha, | Vaali | 5:07 |
| "Pottu Vaithu Poomudikkum" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha | Vaali | 4:47 |