En Mana Vaanil

En Mana Vaanil
DVD cover
Directed byVinayan
Screenplay byVinayan
Dialogue byGokula Krishnan
Produced byV. Ravichandran
StarringJayasurya
Kavya Madhavan
CinematographyUtpal V Nayanar
Edited byG. Murali
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Release date
  • 12 September 2002 (2002-09-12)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

En Mana Vaanil (transl. In the sky of my heart) is a 2002 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Vinayan. It is a remake of his Malayalam film Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan (2002). The film stars Jayasurya and Kavya Madhavan, reprising their roles from the original. Vadivelu and Vijayakumar appear in supporting roles.

Plot

A poor mute man Ganesh and a rich deaf-mute girl Thilaka fall in love. Their love is 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. What happens next is the crux of the Story.

Cast

Production

En Mana Vaanil is a remake of the Malayalam film Oomappenninu Uriyadappayyan (2002).[1] The same director Vinayan, lead actor Jayasurya and lead actress Kavya Madhavan returned for the remake. The film's first schedule was held in Pollachi and the second in Ooty.[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3] The song "Enna Solli" is set in Suddhadhanyasi raga.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Enna Solli Paduvatho"Palani BharathiHariharan, Sadhana Sargam4:55
2."Kuthu Kuthu"MuthulingamKarthik, Mano, Sujatha, Surendhar, Harish Rahavendra4:28
3."Roatoram"Mu. MethaK. J. Yesudas, Shruti Haasan5:02
4."Unnai Kannum Pothu"Palani BharathiHariharan, Karthik5:54
5."Unnai Thedi"Palani BharathiHariharan5:04
6."Unnai Thedi" (reprise)Palani BharathiIlaiyaraaja5:04
7."Vayasu Vantha"Palani BharathiNapoleon, Biju, S. N. Surendar, Swarna Latha4:47
8."Muthu Muthu"Palani BharathiKarthik, Bhavatharini5:07
Total length:40:21

Reception

Sify called it "the most idiotic and lamebrain film made in recent times"; however the critic noted "The silver lining on the otherwise intolerable film is the melodious songs tuned by Illayaraja".[5] Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "Too much of mental and physical trauma on screen could only leave the viewer weary and exasperated".[6] Visual Dasan of Kalki called it the age old story of lovers on the run but praised Ilaiyaraaja's background score and Jayasurya's acting.[7] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote "Just that the director has made his protagonists mutes, the girl being additionally deaf. So while one commends the director for his daring in making his lead players not utter a single word in the film, one cannot but notice that the rest is routine stuff".[8]

References

  1. ↑ "En Mana Vaanil". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 January 2005. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Mannath, Malini (20 August 2002). "Enn Mana Vaanile". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 17 November 2004. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "En Mana Vaanill (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 20 May 2002. Archived from the original on 14 March 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Know your raga: Suddhadhanyasi – Hi-five". News Today. 13 December 2018. Archived from the original on 7 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "En Mana Vaanil". Sify. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (20 September 2002). "En Mana Vaanil ..." The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. ↑ தாசன், விசுவல் (13 October 2003). "என் மன வானில்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 38. Retrieved 25 September 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ↑ Mannath, Malini (22 September 2002). "En Mana Vaanile". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 14 February 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
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