''Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen'' () is a 1992 Indian

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-language

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written and directed by

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. The film stars Karthik, Sasikala and

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. It was released on 12 April 1992.

Plot

Muthurasu and Periyasamy are brothers, and live with their father and their grandmother. Meenakshi, Muthurasu's cousin, will marry another man but she must marry Muthurasu or Periyasamy as per the customs. The brothers then decide to kidnap Meenakshi. In the process, Periyasamy dies. The two villages then clash and arrange a

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to solve the problem. During the panchayat, Meenakshi says that she will stay in her uncle's house because Meenakshi hates the groom. Muthurasu's father decides to arrange the marriage between Muthurasu and Meenakshi but Muthurasu cannot forget his lover Dhanam who died a few years ago. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

* Karthik as Muthurasu * Sasikala as Meenakshi *

as Dhanam *

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as Periyasamy *

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as Rathnasamy, Meenakshi's father *

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as Chinna Thayi, Dhanam's mother *Vijaya Chandrika as Meenakshi's mother *

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as Shanthi *Tiruppur Ramasamy *A. K. Veerasamy as Poosari *

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*Azhagu

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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, with lyrics written by Vaali,

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Piraisoodan Piraisoodan (6 February 1956 – 8 October 2021) was a Tamil poet and lyricist. He won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Lyricist for his songs in movies like ''Thayagam'', '' En Rasavin Manasile'' and ''Neeyum Naanum'' in 1996, 1991 and ...

and Ponnadiyan. The song in the film "Ennai Thottu Alli Konda" has a cult following in

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Reception

Sundarji of ''

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'' felt only first 13 minutes of the film were interesting, and the film later became boring.

References

External links

*{{IMDb title, 0318790, Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen 1992 films Indian drama films 1992 drama films Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja 1990s Tamil-language films Films directed by Guru Dhanapal