En Jeevan Paduthu (transl. My soul is singing) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Karthik and Saranya, supported by Sudha Swarnalakshmi, Captain Raju and Kapil Dev. It was released on 23 June 1988.[1]
| En Jeevan Paduthu | |
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| Directed by | R. Sundarrajan |
| Screenplay by | R. Sundarrajan |
| Story by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Produced by | Panchu Arunachalam A. R. Shanmuganathan |
| Starring | Karthik Saranya Sudha Swarnalakshmi |
| Cinematography | Rajarajan |
| Edited by | B Krishnakumar Srinivas |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Panchu Associates |
Release date |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editNarmada joins a new college, as she feels so bored sitting alone in her house. Her father is a businessman. In college, she happens to see the paintings and books written by Surendran. She is very much fascinated by him, but unable to find him in college. She is shocked when she finds Surendran has already committed suicide. Narmada frequently visits his grave in the following days, and the ghost of Surendran appears, advising her to cease visiting his grave. Those around Narmada suspect that she is mentally ill, as nobody else can see Surendran.
Surendran tells Narmada he was duped into love by his colleague Philomina. He genuinely loved her, even converting to Christianity; Surendran's father dies, shocked at the conversion. Philomina proves unfaithful, and marries Dr. Vijay, which results in Surendran committing suicide. Later it is revealed that Philomina dies during delivery.
Anand, a rich businessman, becomes attracted to Narmada and asks for her hand in marriage. Narmada's father approves of this marriage proposal, but Narmada is against this alliance as she is in love with Surendran. Narmada's father forcefully announces the marriage, but she escapes from marriage hall and commits suicide to join with Surendran in the afterlife.
Cast
edit- Karthik as Surendran
- Pratap Pothen as Dr. Vijay
- Kapil Dev as Anand
- Saranya as Narmada
- Sudha Swarnalakshmi as Philomena
- Manorama as Seetha
- Kovai Sarala
- Captain Raju as Chakravarthy
- A. R. Srinivasan as Jagannatham
- Usilai Mani
- Santhana Bharathi as Surendran's father
- Chinni Jayanth
- Thyagu
- Ennathe Kannaiah
- Jaishankar (guest appearance)
Production
editThe film began production in August 1986.[2]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3][4] The flute portions in the song "Ore Murai Un Dharisanam" were performed by Arunmozhi.[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aan Pillai Enraal Meesai" | Panchu Arunachalam | S. Janaki, Mano, Chorus | 4:43 |
| 2. | "Engirundho Azhaikkum" (female) | Ilaiyaraaja | Lata Mangeshkar | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Engirundho Azhaikkum" (male) | Ilaiyaraaja | Ilaiyaraaja | 4:40 |
| 4. | "Engirundho Azhaikkum" (duet) | Ilaiyaraaja | Mano, Lata Mangeshkar | 3:00 |
| 5. | "Kaadhal Vaanile" | Panchu Arunachalam | S. Janaki | 4:30 |
| 6. | "Katti Vechukko Enthan Anbu Manasu" | Panchu Arunachalam | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki | 4:35 |
| 7. | "Mounam Yen Mounamey Vasantha Kaalama" | Panchu Arunachalam | Mano | 4:29 |
| 8. | "Ore Murai Un Dharisanam" | Panchu Arunachalam | S. Janaki | 4:21 |
| Total length: | 34:56 | |||
Reception
editN. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "Though director R. Sundarrajan is on very fragile ground and has to do some skating on thin ice playing the girl-ghost card as the audience sometimes tends to turn ghostbusters with catcalls, it is the humorous line — girl talking away to an invisible ghost to the incomprehension of her friends and these same friends in shivers when things seem suspended in thin air while the ghost is in fact holding them — that saves the day."[6]
References
edit- ^ "என் ஜீவன் பாடுது / En Jeevan Paduthu (1988)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "என் ஜீவன் பாடுது". Anna (in Tamil). 12 August 1986. p. 4. Archived from the original on 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
- ^ "En Jeevan Paduthu Tamil film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "En Jeevan Paduthu". JioSaavn. 24 April 1988. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "புல்லாங்குழலில் இருந்து தேன்குரலாய்… இளையராஜா சூட்டிய அந்தப் பெயர்…!". Vellithirai News (in Tamil). 8 December 2021. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ Krishnaswamy, N. (1 July 1988). "En Jeevan Paaduthu". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 25 February 2019 – via Google News Archive.
