Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai (2000 film)

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{{For|the 1959 film|Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai (1959 film)}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai
| image = Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai DVD cover.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = DVD Cover
| director = [[V. Sekhar]]
| producer = S. S. Durai Raju<br />K. Parthiban
| writer = V. Sekhar
| starring = {{ubl| [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]|[[Karan (actor)|Karan]]|[[Kushboo Sundar|Kushboo]]|[[Roja Selvamani|Roja]]|[[Vadivelu]] }}
| music = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]
| cinematography = P. S. Selvam
| editing = A. P. Manivannan
| distributor =
| studio = Thiruvalluvar Kalaikoodam
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2000|07|15}}
| runtime = 155 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai''''' ({{trans|Unity is propitious}}) is a [[Tamil films of 2000|2000]] Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy-drama film]] directed by [[V. Sekhar]]. The film features [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], [[Karan (actor)|Karan]], [[Kushboo Sundar|Kushboo]], [[Roja Selvamani|Roja]], [[Vadivelu]], [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] and [[Kovai Sarala]] (in her 100th Tamil film) in lead roles. The film had musical score by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]] and was released on 15 July 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Koodi_Vazhnthal_Kodi_Nanmai/4635|title=Find Tamil Movie Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai - 2000|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100201091204/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Koodi_Vazhnthal_Kodi_Nanmai/4635|archive-date=2010-02-01 |access-date=2015-02-27|publisher=jointscene.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=koodi%20vazhndhal%20kodi%20nanmai|title=Filmography of koodi vazhndhal kodi nanmai|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070815073735/http://cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=koodi%20vazhndhal%20kodi%20nanmai|archive-date=2007-08-15|access-date=2015-02-27|publisher=cinesouth.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/koodi-vazhnthal-kodi-nanmai/|title=Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai (2000) Tamil Movie|access-date=2015-02-27|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref><ref name="Hindu review">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2000/07/21/stories/09210222.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150227211551/http://www.thehindu.com/2000/07/21/stories/09210222.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-02-27|title=Film Review: Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai|access-date=2015-02-27|date=2000-07-21|author=S. R. Ashok Kumar|work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/2000/kvknanmai.html</ref> The film was remade in Kannada as ''Jenu Goodu'' by S. Umesh with [[Devaraj]] and [[Kumar Govind]].

==Plot==
Thangaraj (Nassar) is an innocent man from a middle-class family and his family consists of his wife Meenakshi (Kushboo), and daughter Padma. Boxer Krishnan (Vadivelu), an irresponsible person with dreams of making big in politics is Thangaraj's younger brother and is married to Kanagavalli (Kovai Sarala). Sivaraman (Karan) is Thangaraj's youngest brother and is educated well and works in the same company where Thangaraj works which is owned by Valluvardasan.

They all live in a single house as a joint family. Thangaraj and Meenakshi were responsible for bringing up Sivaraman and they consider him as their own son. The family's financial status improves as Sivaraman earns well. Valluvardasan is impressed seeing Sivaraman's character and decides to get his daughter Tamilselvi (Roja) married to him despite they belong to lower societal status. He also likes Thangaraj's joint family.

Initially, Kanagavalli remains sceptical about Tamilselvi as she is from a rich family and believes that she will not mingle with other family members. But Tamilselvi is kind-hearted and she respects everyone in the family without any ego. Meanwhile, Sivaraman's behaviour changes as he thinks that he is the major breadwinner for the family and he wants other family members to obey him. This brings up frequent quarrels between Krishnan and Sivaraman as Sivaraman does not like Krishnan being idle at home with political aspirations.

Dhandapani is a neighbour of Thangaraj and he falls in love with Padma. Getting to know about the love affair, Thangaraj decides to get them married. But Dhandapani's father Veerapandi demands huge dowry. Thangaraj and Krishnan accept for the dowry with the hope that Sivaraman will provide the money. Sivaraman gets furious knowing this and he does not agree to give money and these result in a clash between the family members. Meenakshi feels bad as Sivaraman's priority has changed to money and she decides to leave the house with her daughter. Thangaraj also leaves the home along with her.

Tamilselvi comes to know that it was Thangaraj and Meenakshi who tried hard to educate Sivaraman and understands that it is his turn to help them in return. Tamilselvi worries that joint family has parted ways now and she tries to unite them. She meets Meenakshi and apologizes for her husband's behaviour and she offers the money needed for the wedding of Padma. But Thangaraj does not accept this and instead, he gets furious seeing Tamilselvi as he believes that Sivaraman has changed a lot after earning money.

Sivaraman picks up a quarrel with his wife Tamilselvi after knowing that she has met Meenakshi and Kanagavalli. Also, Thangaraj does not like Meenakshi making friendship with Tamiliselvi and he is not interested to get his daughter Padma married to Dhandapani as he does not want to depend on Tamilselvi's help. But Meenakshi, Kanagavalli and Tamilselvi join together and conduct the marriage between Padma and Dhandapani. Finally, Thangaraj's co-workers join with him and protest against Sivaraman where he gets beaten up. Sivaraman realizes his mistake and apologizes to his family members. In the end, everyone again moves as a joint family.

==Cast==

{{colbegin}}
*[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Thangarasu
*[[Karan (actor)|Karan]] as Sivaraman
*[[Kushboo Sundar|Kushboo]] as Meenakshi
*[[Roja Selvamani|Roja]] as Tamilselvi
*[[Vadivelu]] as Boxer krishna
*[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Dhandapani
*[[Kovai Sarala]] as Kanagavalli
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==

{{Infobox album
| name = Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]
| cover =
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| released = 2000
| recorded = 2000
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| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 25:17
| label =
| producer = Deva
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The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]. The soundtrack, released in 2000, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Muthulingam, Kalidasan, Kamakodiyan and Pazhani Bharathi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mixrad.io/in/en/products/Deva/Koodi-Vazhndhal-Kodi-Nanmai/8818911|title=MixRadio — Koodi Vazhndhal Kodi Nanmai by Deva|access-date=2015-02-27|publisher=mixrad.io}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Koodi-Vazhnthal-Kodi-Nanmai-songs-T0001067|title=Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi Nanmai Songs|access-date=2015-02-27|publisher=play.raaga.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Koodi Vazhnthal Kodi" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || Muthulingham || 5:08
|-
|2 || "Enga Veettu Kalyanam" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra || Kamakodiyan || 5:07
|-
|3 || "Engal Thamizh Selvi" || K. S. Chithra, Chorus || Kalidasan || 4:55
|-
|4 || "Happy 2000" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], Chorus || Pazhani Bharathi || 4:57
|-
|5 || "Singara Chennaiyile" || [[Deva (music director)|Deva]], Chorus || Kalidasan || 5:10
|-
|}

==Reception==
S. R. Ashok Kumar of ''Hindu.com'' gave the film a mixed review and said : "The film begins brightly but falls flat in the second half".<ref name="Hindu review" /> A critic from ''Screen'' magazine noted there were "good performances" though "technically, the film has nothing much to offer".<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20001205034700/http://www.screenindia.com/20000804/rreview.htm</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:2000 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by V. Sekhar]]
[[Category:2000 comedy-drama films]]

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