Ishtam (2012 film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Ishtam
| image = Ishtam vimal.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Prem Nizar]]
| producer = T. Ramesh
| writer = Sampath Nandi
| starring = [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]]<br />[[Nisha Aggarwal]]<br />[[N. Santhanam|Santhanam]]<br/>[[Anoop Kumar (Tamil actor)|Anoop Kumar]]<br />Parvathi Nifran
| music = [[Thaman]]
| cinematography = [[Shekhar Joseph]]
| studio = Balaji Real Media
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|05|25}}
| runtime = 138 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}
'''''Ishtam''''' ({{audio|Ta-இஷ்டம்.ogg|pronunciation}}) (''Wish'') is a 2012 Indian Tamil [[romance film]] directed by Prem Nizar, starring [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]] and [[Nisha Aggarwal]]. A remake of the Telugu film ''[[Yemaindi Ee Vela]]'' (2010), it was released on 25 May 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.in.com/news/currentafairs/review-ishtam-is-a-failed-attempt-50085425-in-1.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126003527/http://www.in.com/news/currentafairs/review-ishtam-is-a-failed-attempt-50085425-in-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 January 2013|title=Ishtam is a failed attempt|publisher=in.com|accessdate=6 June 2012}}</ref>

==Plot==
Saravanan is a modern city guy while Sandhya is a village modern girl who came to the city to find a job. Sandhya and Saravanan first meet while going to an interview. At first, they had some disagreements and fought. Then, the friendship blossomed into love and they had a relationship. They decided to marry and their parents did not agree to this, but they were married anyway and started to live happily at Saravanan's place. They were happy for a few months, but they did start to disagree and fight, so they decided to divorce. Both of them went to their parents house to live separately. Their parents decided to get them a new partner. At first they agreed with their parents decision. But then the love between Sandhya and Saravanan is rekindled since they miss each other. They decided to cancel their second marriage and live together happily.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]] as Saravanan
* [[Nisha Aggarwal]] as Sandhya
* [[Santhanam (actor)|Santhanam]] as Thiyagu
* [[Parvati Nibran]] as Nimisha
* [[Anoop Kumar (Tamil actor)|Anoop Kumar]] as Akash
* [[Pragathi (actress)|Pragathi]] as Saravanan's mother
* [[Uma Padmanabhan]] as Sandhya's mother
* [[Yuvarani]] as Sandhya's aunt
* [[Misha Ghoshal]] as Sandhya's friend
* [[Charle]] as Watchman
* [[Karate Raja]] as Shankar
* [[Namo Narayana]]
* [[Swaminathan]]
{{colend}}

==Production==
''Yemaindi Ee Vela'''s remake rights were bought by Balaji Real Media and newcomer Prem Nizar, an erstwhile assistant of director [[Chakri Toleti]] was chosen as the director.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chennaionline.com/movies/preview/20112729032758/Ishtam-to-deal-with-the-lives-of-software-professionals.col |title=Ishtam to deal with the lives of software professionals | preview - Movies |publisher=ChennaiOnline |accessdate=18 August 2012}}</ref> ''Ishtam'' marks an makeover for [[Vimal (actor)|Vimal]], who played a rural youngster in films like ''[[Pasanga]]'', ''[[Kalavani]]'' and ''[[Eththan]]'', featuring him as a "modern, city-based man".<ref name="indiaglitz1">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/69806.html |title=It's Vimal's 'Ishtam' - Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=16 August 2011 |accessdate=18 August 2012}}</ref> [[Kajal Aggarwal]]'s sister [[Nisha Aggarwal]], who played the female lead in the original, was signed to reprise her role, making her debut in Tamil cinema. The film was launched by mid-August 2011,<ref name="indiaglitz1"/> and filming was completed by late September 2011 in a single schedule.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/71426.html |title='Ishtam' shooting over! - Tamil Movie News |publisher=IndiaGlitz |date=27 September 2011 |accessdate=18 August 2012}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The music is composed by [[S. Thaman]] who composed the original film.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ishtam - Thaman S. - Download or Listen Free - Saavn |url=https://www.saavn.com/album/ishtam/zDvwK6Qp3rE_ |accessdate=31 October 2018 |date=28 February 2012}}</ref> "Oru Megam" and "Dhinnaku Dhin" were reused from Thaman's own compositions from Telugu film [[Mirapakaay]].
{{Infobox album
| name = Ishtam
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = [[S. Thaman]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 28 February 2012
| recorded = 2012
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 23:33
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| producer = [[S. Thaman]]
| prev_title = [[Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi]]
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = [[Thadaiyara Thaakka]]
| next_year = 2012
}}

{{tracklist
| headline = Track-List
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 23:33
| title1 = Aaruyire
| lyrics1 = [[Na. Muthukumar]]
| extra1 = [[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], Priyadarshini
| length1 = 4:26
| title2 = Dhinakku Dhina
| lyrics2 = Na. Muthukumar
| extra2 = [[Rita (Indian singer)|Rita]], M. L. R. Karthikeyan, [[Steven Gerrard]]
| length2 = 4:47
| title3 = Oru Megam
| lyrics3 = [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]]
| extra3 = Divya Vijay, M. L. R. Karthikeyan
| length3 = 5:05
| title4 = Vaenna Vaenna
| lyrics4 = Na. Muthukumar
| extra4 = [[Rahul Nambiar]]
| length4 = 5:25
| title5 = Enmele Indru
| lyrics5 = Viveka
| extra5 = Rahul Nambiar, Megha
| length5 = 3:50
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2012 directorial debut films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:2012 films]]
[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. Thaman]]

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