''Ennavo Pudichirukku'' () is a 2004

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, Vittal Rao, S. Sriskandarajah,

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playing supporting roles. The film, produced by S. Sriskandarajah, had musical score by Subhash Jawahar and was released on 26 January 2004.

Plot

Santosh (

) and Vishwa (Bharani) are brothers with different personalities. They are the sons of Muthaiah (Vittal Rao), a rich

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businessman. Santosh is a chronic womanizer who believes that money is enough to attract women. Vishwa, on the other hand, is responsible and works in his father's company and believes love is pure and beautiful. Vishwa and Sangeetha (

) fall in love with each other. Sangeetha is from a middle-class family. She lives with her docile brother (S. Sriskandarajah) and her greedy sister-in-law Saroja (

). One day, Santosh falls under the spell of Sangeetha and tries to woo her. Sangeetha, annoyed by his crudeness, slaps him in a public place. Santosh, who has never been humiliated like this before, swears that he will marry her and will make her suffer after the marriage. Santosh then pays her sister-in-law Saroja to fulfil his wish. Later, Santosh realizes that his brother Viswa and Sangeetha are lovers, but even after knowing it, Santosh is determined to make Sangeetha his own. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

as Santosh *Bharani as Vishwa *

as Sangeetha *

as Peela Magan *

as Saroja *Vittal Rao as Muthaiah *S. Sriskandarajah as Sangeetha's brother *

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*Neepa

Production

S. Sriskandarajah, an NRI businessman from Norway had ventured into a Tamil film ''Ennavo Pudichirukku''.

, who signed to play the lead role, said, "After ''

'' I got many offers. I was waiting for a meaty role, which I finally got in this film. Its a challenging role for me".

who played the second heroine in ''

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'' is doing the female lead. Bharani, an NRI from Canada was introduced as the second hero. Subhash Jawahar debuted as the music director. The film’s songs had been shot at picturesque locales of

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Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by Subhash Jawahar. The soundtrack, released in 2004, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Rasi Azhagappan, Sukumar, Bharathi Priyan and Ilayakumar.

Reception

The film received negative reviews from critics with Balaji Balasubramaniam of ''bbthots.com'' stating, "this movie is amateurish in both romance and thrills and to make matters worse, incorporates an intolerable comedy track". Another critic from ''bizhat.com'' said, "Sudeep has impressed in the villain role. Newcomer Bharani is ok. Sindhuri’s acting stands out especially in the scene when she is torn between the two brothers".

References

{{reflist 2004 films 2000s Tamil-language films 2000s romantic thriller films Indian romantic thriller films Films shot in Chalakudy Films shot in Chennai Films shot in Munnar Films shot in Puducherry 2004 directorial debut films Films shot in Thrissur