Neranja Manasu

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{{short description|2004 film by Samuthirakani}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Neranja Manasu
| alt = 
| director = [[Samuthirakani]]
| producer = V. Gnanavel [[Jayaprakash]]
| writer = Samuthirakani C. Balasubramani
| starring = [[Vijayakanth]] Susan
| cinematography = V. Prathap
| music = [[Karthik Raja]] (songs) [[Vidyasagar (music director)|Vidyasagar]] (score)
| editing = [[Anil Malnad]]
| studio = GJ Cinema
| distributor =
| released = 5 November 2004
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Neranja Manasu''''' is a 2004 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action film|action]] [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Samuthirakani]]. It features [[Vijayakanth]] and newcomer Susan in the lead roles. The film score is composed by [[Karthik Raja]], while cinematography is by V. Prathap and editing handled by Anil Malnad. The film opened to negative reviews and ended as a failure at the box office.<ref>https://www.indiaglitz.com/neranja-manasu-review-tamil-movie-7234</ref>

==Synopsis==
In Suryakudi, a village in Madurai district, the people stole from neighbouring villages and made a living. The local administration had washed their hands off this hell hole. One day, the thief Irulaiah ([[Sampath Raj]]) escaped from the police and left his pregnant wife ([[Sindhu (actress)|Sindhu]]). Many years later, Irulaiah returned to his village with his new wife and daughter Irulayi. His son Sivanandi killed him to steal his money and his wife died while trying to save him. His cousin Ayyanar, who witnessed it, informed the police and Sivanandi was arrested.

20 years later, Ayyanar ([[Vijayakanth]]) is a good samaritan who tries his best to improve the living of the villagers and he is highly respected by his peers. After being released from jail, a vengeful Sivanandi (Sampath Raj) returns to his village and wants to kill his cousin Ayyanar. Meanwhile, Irulayi (Susan) who is in love with Ayyanar tries to woo him and the new village doctor (Mahima) also likes him.

The village woman Thavamani (Mangai) finds out that the funds meant for the development of the village are being shared by the local bureaucracy led by revenue divisional officer Thirumalaisamy ([[Pyramid Natarajan]]) and informs Ayyanar. Thirumalaisamy then murders the innocent Thavamani and a vengeful Ayyanar kills him. Inspector Adithya ([[Adithya (actor)|Adithya Menon]]) inquiries the villagers about the murder at the police station and knows that Ayyanar is the culprit. A short-tempered Ayyanar slaps Adithya for threatening the village women and a villager sets the police station on fire and Adithya is disfigured. Later, Sivanandi asks his friend Masanam to marry his sister Irulayi but Ayyanar comes to her rescue and beats up Masanam.

Sivanandi joins hands with Masanam and Adithya to kill Ayyanar. During a fight, Sivanandi is frustrated for not being able to kill Ayyanar and Ayyanar convinces him to become a good man thus Sivanandi has a change of heart. Ayyanar then beats up Masanam and Adithya. The film ends with the collector Venkatraman ([[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]]) announcing that the funds will be given to the villagers.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Vijayakanth]] as Ayyanar
*Susan as Irulayi
*Mahima as Doctor
*[[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]] as Venkatraman
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Ayyanar's grandmother
*Ammukutty Pushpamala as Sivanandi's grandmother
*[[Vinu Chakravarthy]] as Ayyanar's grandfather
*[[Senthil]] as Ayyanar's uncle
*[[Ilavarasu]] as Poochi
*[[Sampath Raj]] as Sivanandi and Irulaiah
*[[Venkat Prabhu]] as Machakaalai
*[[Mansoor Ali Khan (actor)|Mansoor Ali Khan]] as Masanam
*[[Adithya (actor)|Adithya Menon]] as Inspector Adithya
*[[M. S. Bhaskar]] as Nariyan
*[[Muthukaalai]] as Bodaisamy
*[[Pyramid Natarajan]] as Thirumalaisamy
*[[Singamuthu]] as Villager
*[[Peeli Sivam]] as Superintendent of police
*John Amirtharaj as Government employee
*Daniel Lambert as Kutty
*[[Pasi Sathya]] as Thavamani's mother
*Mangai as Thavamani
*Kalpanasri as Sivanandi's wife
*Sriranjani as Poochi's wife
*Srilatha as Irulayi's mother
*[[Sindhu (actress)|Sindhu]] as Sivanandi's mother
*Gowthami Vembunathan as Gajalakshmi
*Poraali Dileepan as Photographer
*[[Nanditha Jennifer]] in a special appearance
*[[Samuthirakani]] as villager (cameo appearance)
{{colend}}

==Production==
After securing [[Vijayakanth]]'s dates, the producers at GJ Cinema first approached [[Ramana (director)|Ramana]] to direct the film. Ramana finalised a script titled ''Parthasarathy'', but the makers opted to change their choice of director to [[N. Linguswamy]], who also later opted out. [[Samuthirakani]] later took on the responsibility, using a different script.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/2004/june/06-06-04.htm|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060209021944/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/2004/june/06-06-04.htm|archive-date = 9 February 2006|title = 06-06-04}}</ref>

[[Sampath Raj]] appeared in his first acting role and portrayed two different characters.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/arts/Gay-sojourn/article16816910.ece|title=Gay sojourn|first=Malathi|last=Rangarajan|date=25 February 2010|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/new-videos/videos-q1-09/actor-actress-interview/sampath.html|title=Sampath - Tamil Cinema Actor Interview - Sampath | Aaranya Kandam | Asal | Goa | Mankatha - Behindwoods.com|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref>

The film was largely shot in a village near [[Pollachi]], including at Mazhai Vendi Ayyanar temple. The film crew got the permission of villagers to repair a broken temple chariot and made the chariot ready to run for the shoot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Previews/Preview3/html/neranjamanasu_pre.html|title=Tamil Cinema News - "NeranjaManasukaran" - Preview|website=www.behindwoods.com}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==

{{Infobox album
| name = Neranja Manasu
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Karthik Raja]]
| cover =
| released = 2004
| recorded = 2004
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 32:48
| label = Mass Audios
| producer = [[Karthik Raja]]
| prev_title = Rightaa Thappaa
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = [[Mercury Pookkal]]
| next_year = 2006
}}

Music was composed by [[Karthik Raja]] and released on Mass Audios.<ref>{{cite web |title=Neranja Manasu - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - Saavn |url=https://www.saavn.com/album/neranja-manasu/szKkGF-JvPo_ |accessdate=16 November 2018 |date=1 January 2004}}</ref> [[Halitha Shameem]] worked on some lyrics for the film but her contributions were later not included.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/halitha-shameem-about-sillu-karuppatti/article25930426.ece|title=Halitha Shameem opens up on ‘Sillu Karuppatti’|first=Subha J.|last=Rao|date=7 January 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

{{tracklist|
|extra_column=Singer(s)
|headline = Track-List
|total_length= 32:48
|title1=Kelappu Kelappu |extra1=[[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]]| lyrics1 =Kalai Kumar|length1= 4:44
|title2=Muthukulichi|extra2=[[P. Unnikrishnan]], [[Manjari (Indian singer)|Manjari]] | lyrics2 = [[Pa. Vijay]]|length2=5:22
|title3=Naadum|extra3=[[Sriram Parthasarathy]]| lyrics3 = Balasubramani|length3=2:03
|title4=Paarthu Po|extra4=[[Shreya Ghoshal]] | lyrics4 = [[Na. Muthukumar]]|length4=5:02
|title5=Tharisa Kedakura |extra5=Karthik Raja| lyrics5 = [[Snehan]]|length5=5:14|note5=Male
|title6=Tharisa Kedakura |extra6=Manjari | lyrics6 =Snehan|length6=5:12|note6=Female
|title7=Vatta Karuppatti|extra7=[[Ranjith (singer)|Ranjith]], Aishwarya| lyrics7 = Na. Muthukumar|length7=5:11
}}

==Release and reception==
A film critic from the portal Indiaglitz noted "the movie could have been much better had the director tried to tell a story rather build a story around a character".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/neranja-manasu-review-tamil-movie-7234|title=Neranja Manasu review. Neranja Manasu Tamil movie review, story, rating|website=IndiaGlitz.com}}</ref> A further critic noted "the film, which seems confused about whether it is an action movie or a village movie, is not likely to revive Vijayakanth's fortunes".<ref>http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/2004/nmanasu.html</ref> The film did not perform well commercially.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/stand-up-and-be-counted/article5486895.ece|title=Stand up and be counted|first=Udhav|last=Naig|date=21 December 2013|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/rebel-with-a-pause/article2662873.ece|title=Rebel with a pause|first=Malathi|last=Rangarajan|date=26 November 2011|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/capturing-reality-on-70-mm/article3480140.ece|title=Capturing reality on 70 mm|first=Shilpa Nair|last=Anand|date=1 June 2012|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

Samuthirakani later cast both the film's producers [[Jayaprakash]] and Gnanavel in his later films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/On-the-road-to-recognition/article16048607.ece|title=On the road to recognition|first=Malathi|last=Rangarajan|date=26 September 2010|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/showbitz-double-delight/article2720603.ece|title=Showbitz - Double delight|first=S. R. Ashok|last=Kumar|date=16 December 2011|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>

==Reference==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0810985|Neranja Manasu}}
* {{rotten-tomatoes|id=neranja-manasu|title=Neranja Manasu}}

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