''Vanna Vanna Pookkal'' () is a 1992 Indian
Tamil
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* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nati ...
-language
romantic drama film
Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typica ...
, directed by
Balu Mahendra
Balanathan Benjamin Mahendran (19 May 1939 13 February 2014), commonly known as Balu Mahendra, was a Sri Lankan-born Indian cinematographer, director, screenwriter and film editor who worked predominantly in Tamil cinema. Widely regarded as ...
, starring
Prashanth
Prashanth Thiagarajan (born 6 April 1973), known professionally as Prashanth, is an Indian actor and businessman, known for his works predominantly in Tamil cinema. Besides Tamil films, he has also appeared in few Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam fi ...
,
Mounika
Vijaya Rekha known by her stage name Mounika is an Indian film and television actress who appeared in South Indian cinema, South Indian films and Tamil television drama, Tamil television serials. She was the third wife of director Balu Mahendr ...
and
Vinodhini
Vinodhini is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and Tamil serials. Beginning her acting career as a child artist, she went on to play lead and supporting roles before acting in television series as well. ...
. The film, produced by
Kalaipuli S. Thanu
Kalaipuli S. Thanu is an Indian film producer, director and distributor, known for his films in Tamil cinema. He has produced several films through his two companies, V Creations and Kalaipuli Films International. Many of his films have been co ...
, was released on 15 January 1992, and won the
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
The Indian Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awa ...
at the
39th National Film Awards
The 39th National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1991. Ceremony took place in 19 ...
. The film completed a hundred-day run at the box-office.
Plot
After saving Manoranjitham from killing herself in the forest, the kindhearted Siva brings her home to live in his house, much to the despair of his neighbor Shenbagam, who secretly loves him. Things become even more complicated when Siva falls in love with his houseguest and arranges for them to be married, but on the day of the wedding, she mysteriously disappears. Siva learns that Manoranjitham is going to die because of her serious health conditions. He finally finds her at her deathbed in the hospital where she dies. The film ends with Shenbagam comforting a grieving Siva.
Cast
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Prashanth
Prashanth Thiagarajan (born 6 April 1973), known professionally as Prashanth, is an Indian actor and businessman, known for his works predominantly in Tamil cinema. Besides Tamil films, he has also appeared in few Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam fi ...
as Siva (Sivasubramani)
*
Mounika
Vijaya Rekha known by her stage name Mounika is an Indian film and television actress who appeared in South Indian cinema, South Indian films and Tamil television drama, Tamil television serials. She was the third wife of director Balu Mahendr ...
as Shenbagam
*
Vinodhini
Vinodhini is an Indian actress, who has appeared in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada films and Tamil serials. Beginning her acting career as a child artist, she went on to play lead and supporting roles before acting in television series as well. ...
as Manoranjitham
*
Dubbing Janaki
Dasari Janaki, known professionally as Dubbing Janaki, is an Indian actress and voice artist. She has appeared in several films and television shows in various South Indian languages.
Early life
Janaki was born in Peddapuram, East Godavari Di ...
as Sivagami, Shenbagam's mother
*T. K. S. Chandran as Shenbagam's father
*Veeraraghavan as Manoranjitham's father
*Vaani as Manoranjitham's mother
*Radhabhai as Shenbagam's grandmother
*Adithya as Azhagiri
*Vijay
*Azhagu
*Suresh Chakravarthi
*Manavalan
*Suryakanthammal
*Indhu
*Sakunthala
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan, 3 June 1943) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, instrumentalist, lyricist and singer, popular for his works in Indian Cinema, prominently in Tamil films. Reputed to be one of ...
, with lyrics written by himself,
Vaali and
Gangai Amaran
Gangai Amaran is an Indian music composer, singer, lyricist, writer, film director and actor in Tamil films.
Personal life
Gangai Amaran was born in Pannaipuram in Theni district, Tamil Nadu in December 1947, as the youngest son of Daniel Ram ...
. For the dubbed
Telugu
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* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
S ...
version ''Prema Paatam'', all songs were written by
Rajasri
Rajasree (Rajasree Thota Panchajanyam, Kusuma Kumari, born 31 August 1945), also known as Rajasri or Rajashri, is an Indian actress active from 1956 to 1979. She is particularly famous for her portrayal as a princess in several folklore Telug ...
.
Release and reception
''Vanna Vanna Pookkal'' was released on 15 January 1992. C. R. K. of ''
Kalki
Kalki ( sa, कल्कि), also called Kalkin or Karki, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu. He is described to appear in order to end the Kali Yuga, one of the four periods in the endless cycle of exist ...
'' appreciated the film for the cinematography and music. The film completed a hundred-day run at the box-office, and won the
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil
The Indian Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India. It is one of several awa ...
.
References
External links
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{{NationalFilmAwardBestFeatureFilmTamil
1990s Tamil-language films
1992 films
1992 romantic drama films
Best Tamil Feature Film National Film Award winners
Films directed by Balu Mahendra
Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja
Indian romantic drama films