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{{Infobox film
| name = Priyamaana Thozhi
| image = Priyamaana Thozhi.jpg
| director = [[Vikraman]]
| producer = [[M. Saravanan (film producer)|M. Saravanan]]<br />M. Balasubramanian<br />[[M. S. Guhan]]
| writer = Vikraman
| starring = [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]]<br />[[Jyothika]]<br />[[Sridevi Vijayakumar]]
| music = [[S. A. Rajkumar]]
| cinematography = [[S. Saravanan]]
| editing = V. Jaishankar
| studio = [[AVM Productions]]
| released = 11 July 2003
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Priyamaana Thozhi''''' (English: ''Lovable Female Friend'') is a 2003 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[drama film]] written and directed by [[Vikraman]] and produced by [[AVM Productions]]. The film stars [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]], [[Jyothika]] and [[Sridevi Vijaykumar]] in the lead roles while [[Vineeth]], [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] and [[Manivannan]] playing other supporting roles. The film's music is composed by [[S. A. Rajkumar]], while S. Saravanan handled the camera. The film opened simultaneously alongside the Telugu version of the film, ''[[Vasantham]]'', in July 2003 to an average response critically and commercially. The movie was remade in Kannada in 2010 as ''[[Hoo (film)|Hoo]]''.

==Plot==
Ashok ([[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]]) and Julie ([[Sridevi Vijaykumar]]) have been friends since childhood. They live in Ooty. They don't share any love interest. Ashok falls in love with Nandini ([[Jyothika]]), a rich girl whom he marries, and although Julie's closeness to Ashok initially irritates Nandini, she subsequently accepts it. Julie falls in love with Michael D'Souza ([[Vineeth]]), a cricketer who's hoping for a place in the Indian cricket team and Ashok happens to be his main rival.

When Ashok gets selected instead of Michael, Michael's father strikes a deal with Ashok that the marriage between his son and Julie will only take place if Ashok steps down and lets Michael substitute him and tells Ashok to cut his friendship with Julie so he doesn't interfere in Michael's and Julie's life, to which Ashok agrees. Ashok acts as an unwilling person to his friend Julie. Julie decides move out of Ashok's house and plans to stay at Michael's. Ashok plans to sell his property and give the money to Julie and to go to Mumbai with Nandini where his friend has offered to arrange him a job. Ashok and his wife vacate their house without informing Julie. Julie and Michael come to know the truth regarding why Ashok is leaving Chennai and they run to the railway station to stop them but fails to find him. To spot Ashok easily, Julie sings a song and which Ashok hears, causing them to reunite. Ashok ends up playing for the Indian team and over the time their children become friends too. The movie ends on a happy note.

==Cast==
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* [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]] as Ashok
* [[Jyothika]] as Nandini Ashok
* [[Sridevi Vijaykumar]] as Julie
* [[Vineeth]] as Michael D'Souza
* [[Manivannan]] as Peter, Julie's father
* [[Livingston (actor)|Livingston]] as Kumar, Ashok's elder brother
* [[Ramesh Khanna]] as "Kaka" Ramesh
* [[Ramji (actor)|Ramji]] as Mathi
* [[R. Sundarrajan (director)|R. Sundarrajan]] as Sundarrajan, Ashok's father
* [[Subhalekha Sudhakar]] as Nandini's father
* [[Y. Vijaya]] as Nandini's mother
* Kumaresan as Ashok's friend
* [[Nirosha]] as Ashok's sister-in-law
* [[R. Neelakantan]] as Ashok's sister-in-law's father
* [[Madhan Bob]]
* Suresh as Ashok's younger brother
* Tharini as Nandini's elder sister
* Bharath as Ashok's nephew
* [[Sweatha Bharathi]] as Ashok's nephew
* [[Krishnamachari Srikkanth]] as himself (special appearance)
{{colend}}

==Production==
AVM Productions had agreed a deal with Vikraman to make a film for them in the 1990s but date clashes meant that they were unable to work together until 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/jul/11priya.htm |title='No sex, no vulgarity, no double meaning' |publisher=Rediff.com |access-date=2013-05-15}}</ref> Initially titled ''Inimaiyaana Naatkal'' before it was retitled, Madhavan signed the film in September 2002, and it became the first time the actor had worked with the producers or the director.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20031213075504/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/29102002/sm.shtml</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/23/stories/2002092301070300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031019171342/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/23/stories/2002092301070300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2003-10-19 |title=Mad about 'Maddy' |date=2002-09-23 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2013-05-15}}</ref> Scenes for the film were shot in [[Ooty]], [[Tamil Nadu]] with producer Guhan often cooking for the team. The songs were shot abroad, with places filmed where the team filmed including [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and [[Switzerland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/07/11/stories/2003071101220200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030907212405/http://hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/07/11/stories/2003071101220200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2003-09-07 |title=For the family, from AVM |date=2003-07-11 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2013-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/09/stories/2003060900970200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040829174112/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/09/stories/2003060900970200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2004-08-29 |title=Maddy musings |date=2003-06-09 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2013-05-15}}</ref>

The film was also made in Telugu as [[Vasantam|Vasantham]] and released on the same date, but with a different cast. [[Venkatesh (actor)|Venkatesh]], [[Arthi Agarwal]] and [[Kaveri (actress)|Kaveri]] reprised the roles of Madhavan, Jyothika and Sridevi respectively; while [[V. V. S. Laxman]] appeared in the film in a cameo instead of Srikkanth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idlebrain.com/movie/archive/mr-vasantham.html |title=Telugu cinema review - Vasantham |publisher=Idlebrain.com |date=2003-07-11 |access-date=2013-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/jun/28south.htm |title=Mammootty succeeds, Mohanlal falters |publisher=Rediff.com |date=2003-06-28 |access-date=2013-05-15}}</ref>

==Release==
The film received mixed reviews, with [[The Hindu]]'s Malathi Rangarajan giving the film an average review concluding that "the dialogue sparkles in many a place, the direction is neat and song sequences have been inserted intelligently — but even with such a youthful team what the film lacks is pep and verve."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/07/25/stories/2003072501320200.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125093632/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2003/07/25/stories/2003072501320200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-01-25 |title=Priyamana Thozhi |date=2003-07-25 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2013-05-15}}</ref> Another critic noted that the film "has predictable, clichéd situations, stereotyped characters, and lack-lustre treatment. Half-way through the film, you realise which way the script is being steered."<ref>{{cite web|author=${FullName} |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/338/tamil/priyamana-thozhi/124/review.htm |title=Priyamana Thozhi Review |publisher=Nowrunning.com |date=2003-06-22 |access-date=2013-05-15}}</ref> [[Rediff.com]] noted that " the film lacks the freshness and grandeur of other films",<ref name = "Rediff">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/jul/15thozhi.htm |title=Cricket, friendship and deja vu |publisher=Rediff.com |date=2003-07-15 |access-date=2013-05-15}}</ref> while Sify called it "a highly melodramatic and over-the-top movie with no logic". The critic however noted "If there is something nice about Priyamana Thozhi, it is Sridevi as Julie who looks like a dream, with her controlled and understated performance and steals the show."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/priyamana-thozhi-review-tamil-13196836.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414031652/http://www.sify.com/movies/priyamana-thozhi-review-tamil-13196836.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-04-14 |title=Movie Review : Priyamana Thozhi |publisher=Sify.com |access-date=2013-05-15}}</ref> ''New Straits Times'' wrote "wish Vikram had been as meticulous with the storyline and given us something new and more believable".<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=20030719&printsec=frontpage&hl=en</ref>
The actress was also nominated for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Tamil|Filmfare Best Tamil Supporting Actress Award]] in 2004 for her performance as Julie.

''Priyamaana Thozhi'' became an average grosser, the first of his career for director [[Vikraman]]. He has since struggled to recapture the success that he achieved before this film with his subsequent ventures.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/12/09/stories/2006120900580100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227002602/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2006/12/09/stories/2006120900580100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2010-12-27 |title=Metro Plus Tiruchirapalli / Cinema : Love is in the air |date=2006-12-09 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2013-05-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2003/aug/06kadhal.htm |title=Target Dhanush! |publisher=Rediff.com |access-date=2013-05-15}}</ref> The film was remade in Kannada as ''[[Hoo (film)|Hoo]]'' with [[V. Ravichandran]].

==Soundtrack==
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The soundtrack of the film was composed by [[S. A. Rajkumar]]. The lyrics for the film were written by [[Pa. Vijay]] and Kalaikumar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/09/22/stories/2003092201140400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031104063452/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/09/22/stories/2003092201140400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2003-11-04 |title=Lyrically lively |date=2003-09-22 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2013-05-15}}</ref> The song "Maankuttiye" was allegedly lifted from Hindi song "Saawan Ka Mahina" from Hindi film ''[[Milan (1967 film)|Milan]]'' (1967).<ref name = "Rediff"/> Rajkumar reused "Katre Poongatre" as "Chanda Oh" in Kannada film ''[[Mallikarjuna (film)|Mallikarjuna]]''. The song "Rojakkale" was reused from Rajkumar's own Kannada song "O Preethige" which he had composed for ''[[Jodi (2001 film)|Jodi]]'' (2001).

{{tracklist
| headline = Track-list
| extra_column = Singer(s)
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| title1 = Maankutty Maankutty
| extra1 = [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]]
| lyrics1 = [[Pa. Vijay]]
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| title2 = Penne Neyum Pennaa
| extra2 = [[Unni Menon]], [[Kalpana Raghavendar]]
| lyrics2 = Pa. Vijay
| length2 =
| title3 = Kattre Poongattre
| extra3 = [[K. S. Chithra]]
| lyrics3 = Pa. Vijay
| length3 =
| title4 = Vaanam Enna Vaanam
| extra4 = Hariharan
| lyrics4 = Pa. Vijay
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| title5 = Maankutty Maankutty
| extra5 = [[Sadhana Sargam]]
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| title6 = Rojakkale
| extra6 = [[Mahalakshmi Iyer]]
| lyrics6 = Kalaikumar
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| title7 = Kattre Poongattre (2)
| extra7 = K. S. Chithra
| lyrics7 = Pa. Vijay
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| title8 = Entha Desathil
| extra8 = Hariharan
| lyrics8 = Pa. Vijay
| length8 =
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==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0446439|title=Priyamana Thozhi}}

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[[Category:2003 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films about cricket in India]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by S. A. Rajkumar]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]
[[Category:2000s multilingual films]]

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