En Kelvikku Enna Bathil
En Kelvikku Enna Bathil (transl. What is the Answer to My Question?) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by P. Madhavan and written by Balamurugan. The film stars Rajinikanth, Vijayakumar, Sripriya, M. N. Nambiar and Manorama.
| En Kelvikku Enna Bathil | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | P. Madhavan |
| Produced by | T. K. Gopinath |
| Written by | Balamurugan |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Vijayakumar Sripriya M. N. Nambiar |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | P. N. Sundaram |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
Production company | Arun Prasad Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 102 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Saravana and Muruga are brothers whose father was duped by their uncle Sivaraman, who borrowed a large sum of money but failed to return it after his business flourished. Their father is left in a miserable condition and the brothers are separated with Muruga growing up to become a coward and Saravana, a criminal who is arrested. When Saravana is released after some years, he is determined to avenge his father's dignity and reunite with his brother.
Cast
- Rajinikanth as Saravana alias Solomon[1]
- Vijayakumar as Muruga[1]
- Sripriya[2] as Rosy and Alamelu
- M. N. Nambiar as Sivaraman[1]
- Manorama[2] as Chinthamani
- Y. G. Mahendra as servant of sivaraman
- C. K. Saraswathi as Muruga's aunt
- T. M . Samikannu as Samikannu
- Peelisivam as Nallasivam
- V. S. Raghavan as Muruga's uncle
- Suruli Rajan as Chinthamani's love interest
- Cylone Manohar as Raja
- Veeraraghavan as Alamelu's step father
- Vijayachandrika as school headmistress
Production
En Kelvikku Enna Bathil was directed by P. Madhavan, written by Balamurugan and produced by T. K. Gopinath under Arun Prasad Movies. Cinematography was handled by P. N. Sundaram, and the editing by R. Devarajan.[1]
Themes
En Kelvikku Enna Bathil, like many Rajinikanth films of the late 1970s and 1980s, had metamorphosis and vengeance as its dominant narrative.[3]
Soundtrack
All songs written by Kannadasan and Muthulingam The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.
| No | Title | Singer(S) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oottavandi Mavarsa | L. R. Eswari | 4:28 |
| 2 | Ennave Murugappa | T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari | 4:14 |
| 3 | My Name Is Nobody | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:19 |
| 4 | Ore Vaanam | B. S Sasirekha, T. K. Kala | 4:30 |
Release and reception
En Kelvikku Enna Bathil was released on 9 December 1978.[4] The film was a commercial success, and with that Rajinikanth "carved out for himself a niche in vendetta roles".[3]
References
- En Kelvikku Enna Bathil (motion picture) (in Tamil). Arun Prasad Movies. 1978. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 2:42.
- Indian Films. Allied Publishers. 1978. p. 316.
- Maderya, Kumuthan (2010). "Rage against the state: historicizing the "angry young man" in Tamil cinema". Jump Cut. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- Sreekanth, Gayathri (2008). The Name Is Rajinikanth. Om Books International. p. 369. ISBN 978-81-87108-44-3.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)