Nenjinile
| Nenjinile | |
|---|---|
 DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
| Produced by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
| Written by | A. C. Jairam (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | S. A. Chandrasekhar |
| Story by | A. C. Jairam |
| Starring |
Vijay Isha Koppikar |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | S. D. Vijay Milton |
| Edited by |
B. S. Vasu Saleem |
Production company | |
Release dates | June 25, 1999 |
Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Nenjinile is a 1999 Tamil action film directed and co-written by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film features Vijay and Isha Koppikar in the lead roles, while Sonu Sood, Sriman and Manivannan play supporting roles.[1] The film's music is composed by Deva, and the film opened in June 1999 to a mixed response at box office. This movie was dubbed in Hindi as Dilwala Baazigar[2] and in Telugu as Sarathi.[3]
Plot
The story starts with Karunakaran (Vijay) leaving his village to go to Mumbai looking for a job to help his sister's wedding. He lives with his sister and there he meets Nisha (Isha Koppikar), who loves him at first sight. He first rejects her but later he starts to love her too. He's unable to get a job, and through a friend, joins as a hit man for a gangster. This brings him a lot of money, in this way he can help his family. But when his own gang plan to kill Nisha after killing her parents, he tries to protect her, earning their wrath. Whether he can save Nisha or not forms the crux of the story
Cast
- Vijay as Karunakaran
- Isha Koppikar as Nisha
- Sriman as Chandru
- Manivannan as Mani
- Sonu Sood as Gangster
- Rami Reddy as Leader of gangsters
- Devan as Nisha's father
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Karunakaran's father
- Sathyapriya as Karunakaran's mother
- Roja in a Special appearance
Production
Vijay recommended Isha Koppikar for the lead female role to his father, who signed her on. Vijay revealed he was impressed with her acting despite her lack of understanding of Tamil.[4] An item number was shot with actress Roja making a special appearance in the film.[5] For another song in the film, lyricist Arivumathi was asked to write a song in praise of Vijay – unable to inspire himself to do so, the lyricist later wrote a song around the success of Rajinikanth, hoping it would also adapt to Vijay's rise.
During the post-production stages, S. A. Chandrasekhar accused the son of veteran director K. Balachandar of trying to make illegal copies of the film. The allegations prompted Vijay to pull out of a film he had agreed to act in under Balachandar's production house.[6]
Release
The film opened to negative reviews, with the critic of Indolink.com claiming the film Chandrasekhar "screwed up the storyline part in a very major way" while mentioning that the only respite was the film's music.[7] The film became a financial failure at the box office and triggered a run of continuous unsuccessful films for Vijay such as Minsara Kanna'
Soundtrack
| Nenjinile | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Deva | |
| Released | 1999 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | Five Star Audio |
The soundtrack of the film was composed by Deva, was well received by the audience. The lyrics were written by Vaali, Pazhani Bharathi, Ravi Shankar, Kalaikumar, Vijayan, A. C. Jairam.
| Track-list | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Manase Manase" | Unnikrishnan, K. S. Chithra | 5:36 |
| 2. | "Anbe Anbe" | Hariharan | 5:27 |
| 3. | "Prime Minister" | S. N. Surendar, Harini | 5:49 |
| 4. | "Thanganiram" | Vijay, Swarnalatha | 5:04 |
| 5. | "Madras Dhost" | Krishnaraj, Naveen | 5:39 |
| 6. | "Manasaey" | Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam | 5:34 |
References
- ↑ Nenjinile Tamil Movie. Nenjinilae.8m.com. Retrieved on 2014-06-11.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpasph11Dj0
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG_oe5voWjo
- ↑ http://biphome.spray.se/jeyam/vijai-in.htm
- ↑ Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry. Rediff.com (1999-07-26). Retrieved on 2014-06-11.
- ↑ Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Tamil Nadu at war over Mudalvan. Rediff.com (1999-12-15). Retrieved on 2014-06-11.
- ↑ Nenjinile – Tamil Movie Review. Thiraipadam.com. Retrieved on 2014-06-11.