Ninaithen Vandhai(1998)
Ninaithen Vandhai is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romantic musical comedy film directed by K. Selva Bharathy. The film stars Vijay, Rambha, and Devayani in lead roles, with Manivannan, Malaysia Vasudevan, and Senthil in supporting parts. It is a remake of the 1996 Telugu film Pelli Sandadi. The story follows Gokul, a music teacher who dreams of a mysterious girl and searches for her using a mole on her navel as his only clue. The film's soundtrack, composed by Deva, features popular songs like Vannanilavae Vannanilavae and Unai Ninaithu Naan Enai. It received positive reviews and was a commercial success at the box office. The film was released on 10 April 1998.
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- Theatrical Release
- 9 April 1998
- Director
- K. Selva Bharathy
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 45m
- Rating
- 1.0/10
Storyline
A music-loving man named Gokul dreams of a beautiful girl with a mole near her navel. He becomes obsessed with finding her in real life. But his father has already arranged his marriage to a village girl named Savithri. When Gokul finally meets his dream girl Swapna, he discovers she is Savithri's sister. Now he must choose between love and family duty.
“When love arrives in a dream.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Ninaithen Vandhai
Cast reunions in this film: Charlie & Charle (102 films together), Manivannan & Deva (53 films together), Senthil & Deva (39 films together), Deva & Charlie (37 films together), Senthil & Vinu Chakravarthy (31 films together), and Manivannan & Senthil (28 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title 'Ninaithen Vandhai' translates to 'I thought and came', which is a phrase from a classic Tamil song by poet Subramanya Bharathi.
- This was one of the few films where actor Prashanth played a musician, and he reportedly learned to mimic playing the guitar for his role.
- The movie's soundtrack, composed by Sirpy, became very popular, with the song 'Kadhalenum' being a major hit on radio charts.
- Director K. Selvabharathy was primarily known as a film editor, and this was one of his early directorial ventures in a brief directing career.
- Actress Devayani, who played the female lead, was a popular dancer, and a special classical dance sequence was included to showcase her talent.
- The film's plot of dreaming about a stranger was considered a novel romantic concept in Tamil cinema at the time of its release.
- Despite a popular soundtrack, the film had a moderate box office run and is often remembered more for its music than its story.