Endrendrum Kadhal

Endrendrum Kadhal (English: Forever Love) is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written, directed and co-produced by Manoj Bhatnagar. The film stars Vijay and Rambha in the lead roles with Raghuvaran, Nizhalgal Ravi, Bhanupriya, Radha Ravi, Charle, and Dhamu in other pivotal roles.[1] Veteran actor M. N. Nambiar also played a supporting role, while Manoj Bhatnagar also composed the film's music.

Endrendrum Kadhal
Poster
Directed byManoj Bhatnagar
Produced byK. T. Kunjumon
Manoj Bhatnagar
Written byCrazy Mohan (dialogue)
Screenplay byManoj Bhatnagar
Story byManoj Bhatnagar
StarringVijay
Rambha
Music byManoj Bhatnagar
CinematographyK. S. Shiva
Edited byB. S.Vasu – Saleem
Production
company
Sameera Films
Distributed byGentleman Film International
Release date
5 March 1999
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Vijay (Vijay) is the managing director of a large shipping corporation. He lives in a joint family with his father Sethupathi (M. N. Nambiar), two brothers Krishna (Radha Ravi) and Vasu (Dhamu), their wives and children, and a spinster sister Pooja (Bhanupriya). Vijay goes to Switzerland to stipulate a contract with Nagaraj (Nizhalgal Ravi) and Shekar (Raghuvaran). There, he meets Meenakshi (Rambha), Nagaraj's sister. The two of them fall in love. Nagaraj approves of Vijay, but when he expresses the condition that Vijay should stay with them after the marriage because India is not good, he refuses his offer and returns home. However, Shekar and Meenu later travel to India to mend fences. Shekar learns that Pooja had been dumped by Nagaraj for a better life, and Vijay is just waiting for an opportunity to kill the man who destroyed his sister's life. He devises ways of preventing Nagaraj from attending the marriage, but he later tells Pooja the truth. Vijay overhears this and is angered, but Shekar solves all the problems by deciding to marry Pooja. Pooja agrees for this too, making everyone happy. Finally, Vijay, seeing his sister happy leaves Nagaraj alone. Eventually, Meenu and Vijay get married.

Cast

Production

The film marked a comeback for actress Bhanupriya, who was signed on for the film in November 1998, after she had relocated base to the USA.[2] Meena was initially approached for the film, but had to turn the offer down due to her busy schedule and Rambha was selected as heroine.[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Manoj Bhatnagar and released by Pyramid.[4]

Endrendrum Kadhal
Soundtrack album by
Released1999
Recorded1999
GenreSoundtrack
Length31:37
LabelPyramid
Star Music
Sa Re Ga Ma
Aditya Music
Gentleman Audios
ProducerManoj Bhatnagar
Manoj Bhatnagar chronology
Samrat
(1997)
Endrendrum Kadhal
(1999)
Good Luck
(2000)
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."O Thendrale"Pazhani BharathiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anuradha Sriram4:57
2."Kangala Minnala"Pazhani BharathiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra5:05
3."Ulagellam"VairamuthuHariharan5:07
4."Nadodi Nanba"ArivumathiNagore E. M. Hanifa, P. Unnikrishnan, K. S. Chithra5:22
5."Jalakku"Ponnyin SelvanSujatha Mohan, S. N. Surendar5:20
6."Take It Easy"PiraisoodanAnuradha Sriram5:46
Total length:31:37

Release

This low-budget production opened to positive reviews, with a critic from Indolink.com claiming "even though the film has absolutely nothing new to offer, it doesn’t test your patience."[5] The Deccan Herald labelled that "all in all it is a pleasant film" and that "Vijay’s a little glib, Rambha’s weight loss makes her look haggard and Raghuvaran as not a villain is nice", claiming it was "worth a look".[6] A review from Tamil Movie Cafe noted "an ordinary love story has been made fairly entertaining">[7]

References

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