''En Mana Vaanil'' () is a 2002 Indian

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written and directed by

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and was a remake of director's own

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film ''

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'' (2002). The film stars

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who were part of original film, making their debut in Tamil cinema with this film. The film also stars Vadivelu, Vijayakumar in supporting roles. The film's title is based on the song ''

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'' (2001).

Plot

A poor mute man Ganesh (

) and a rich deaf-mute girl Thilaka (

) fall in love. Their love supported by Ganesh's family but is opposed with a vengeance by Thilaka's family. At the same time, Thilaka is pursued by other suitors who are only after her money. Ganesh and Thilaka flee their hometown together, pursued by Thilaka's uncle and suitor. Will their love succeed?

Cast

as Ganesh *

as Thilaka *

Vadivelu Kumaravadivel Natarajan (born 12 September 1960), known professionally as Vadivelu, is an Indian actor, comedian and playback singer, having acted in supporting and lead roles in Tamil cinema. He gained widespread acclaim in Kollywood in the 2 ...

as Govindan *

Chandrasekhar Chandrasekhar, Chandrashekhar or Chandra Shekhar is an Indian name and may refer to a number of individuals. The name comes from the name of an incarnation of the Hindu god Shiva. In this form he married the goddess Parvati. Etymologically, the nam ...

as Blind street singer * Mansoor Ali Khan as Gajendran * Vijayakumar as Rajarathnam, Thilaka's father *

Manivannan S. Manivannan Rajagopal (31 July 1953 – 15 June 2013), better known by his mononym Manivannan, was an Indian film director, actor and activist who worked mainly in Tamil cinema and also worked in a few Telugu & Malayalam films. In a care ...

as Annamalai * Rajeev as Parthasarathy *

Charle Velmurugan Thangasamy Manohar (born 6 March 1960), professionally credited as Charle, is an Indian actor who works in Tamil cinema. He has acted in more than 800 Tamil films as a comedian and supporting actor. He was named after the English co ...

as Paramasivam *

Vaiyapuri Vaiyapuri (born 23 October 1968 as Ramakrishnan) is an Indian actor who has worked in Tamil-language films. He rose to fame by appearing in supporting roles in the late 1990s and early 2000s, often portraying supporting comedic characters. His ...

as Azhagusundaram *Thadi Balaji as Vikram Singh * Sanjeev as Velu *

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as Police inspector *Bava Lakshmanan as Nomad *

Kovai Sarala Kovai Sarala is an Indian actress and comedian, who prominently plays supporting roles in Tamil and Telugu films. She has won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Comedian three times, for her performances in '' Sathi Leelavathi'' (1995), '' ...

as Parvathi *

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as Ganesh's mother *Ramya *

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as Sumathi, Ganesh's sister *Deepu as Nomad *

Indrajith Sukumaran Indrajith Sukumaran (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor and singer. He predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Indrajith was born to the actors Sukumaran and Mallika Sukumaran and is the elder brother of Prithviraj Sukumaran. Indrajit ...

as Murali *Anu Anand as Mahesh *

R. S. Shivaji R. S. Shivaji (born 26 October 1956) is an Indian actor, who is known for his work in Tamil films. He has often collaborated in films involving Kamal Haasan and Raaj Kamal Films International, working as an assistant director, sound designer an ...

*Beena Sabu *Vandar Kuzhazhi Smitha as Prostitute *Shirley Das as Prostitute

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

Reception

''Sify'' called it " the most idiotic and lamebrain film made in recent times" however noted "The silver lining on the otherwise intolerable film is the melodious songs tuned by Illayaraja". Visual Dasan of ''Kalki'' called it the age old story of lovers on the run but praised Ilayaraja's background score and Jayasurya's acting.

References

External links

* 2002 films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Tamil remakes of Malayalam films 2000s Tamil-language films Indian romantic drama films 2002 romantic drama films Films directed by Vinayan {{2000s-Tamil-film-stub