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{{short description|1984 film by K. Rangaraj}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Unnai Naan Santhithen
| image =
| alt =
| caption = Poster
| native_name = 
| director = [[K. Rangaraj]]
| producer = [[Kovaithambi]]
| writer = [[Aaroor Dass]] (dialogues)
| screenplay = K. Rangaraj
| story = K. Rangaraj
| based_on =
| starring = [[Sivakumar]]<br />[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]]<br />[[Suresh (actor)|Suresh]]<br />[[Revathi]]
| narrator =
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = [[Dinesh Baboo]]
| editing = R. Bhaskaran<br />B. Krishnakumar
| studio = Motherland Pictures
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1984|10|17}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Unnai Naan Santhithen''''' ({{trans|I met you}}) is a 1984 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film written and directed by [[K. Rangaraj]], and produced by [[Kovaithambi]]. The film stars [[Sivakumar]], [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]], [[Suresh (actor)|Suresh]] and [[Revathi]]. It was released on 17 October 1984 and became a success.

== Plot ==
College student Indhumathi is the playful only child of Janaki. Indhu falls in love with fellow college student Murali. Murali's father, Sabapathy, and Janaki agree to their marriage but under the condition that both must graduate first. Indhu is worried about her Tamil exams as that's her weak subject. Sabapathy arranges for Indhu's professor, Raghuraman, to tutor her. Raghuraman is shocked to see that Janaki is Indhu's mother and even more shocked when Indu mentions her deceased father as Captain Jagdeesh.

In the past, Janaki and Raghuraman were married. Janaki sang at stage shows with her friend Vijay and Raghuraman suspected the two of having an affair. Unable to stand her husband's suspicions, Janaki left him and found sanctuary with Captain Jagdeesh who was a widower with a young daughter, Indhu. When the captain died, Janaki raised Indhu and allowed her to believe that Janaki was her biological mother.

In the years of separation with Janaki, Raghuraman has realised the error of his ways and is sympathetic to her current situation. He agrees to keep their marriage a secret and the two grow closer again. Murali sees the two in an intimate situation and informs Indhu of this. Janaki is now forced to deal with her daughter's displeasure and the fall out that her relationship with Raghuraman has on her relationship with Indhu.

== Cast ==
Adapted from opening credits:<ref name="movie" />
* [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Janaki<ref name="thiraippada solai" />
* [[Sivakumar]] as Raghuraman<ref name="thiraippada solai" />
* [[Revathi]] as Indhumathi
* [[Suresh (actor)|Suresh]] as Murali<ref name="thiraippada solai" />
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Sabapathy
* [[Mohan (actor)|Mohan]] as Vijay (guest appearance)<ref name="thiraippada solai" />
* [[Sarath Babu]] as Captain Jagdeesh<ref name="thiraippada solai" />
* [[Goundamani]] as Pandiya
* [[Y. Vijaya]] as Ammani
* [[Poornam Vishwanathan]] as Doctor
*Rekha Ratheesh as Young Indhumathi<ref>{{Cite news |last=M |first=Athira |date=30 July 2015 |title=Making the right choice |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/quick-five-column-rekha-ratheesh/article7477081.ece |url-status=live |access-date=16 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002001250/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/quick-five-column-rekha-ratheesh/article7477081.ece |archive-date=2 October 2017}}</ref>

== Production ==
''Unnai Naan Santhithen'' was produced by [[Kovaithambi]] under Motherland Pictures, and was the fourth directorial venture of [[K. Rangaraj]],<ref name="maalaimalar" /> who also wrote the screenplay. Editing was handled by R. Bhaskaran and B. Krishnakumar, and cinematography by [[Dinesh Baboo]], while [[Aaroor Dass]] wrote the dialogues.<ref name="movie" /> For one song sequence, Revathi had to sport a dress made from feather.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramesh |first=Neeraja |last2=Sridharan |first2=Srimathi |date=22 November 2018 |title=Why small screen is a made-up world |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/why-small-screen-is-a-made-up-world/articleshow/66757473.cms |url-status=live |access-date=4 January 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190104051006/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/why-small-screen-is-a-made-up-world/articleshow/66757473.cms |archive-date=4 January 2019}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ilaiyaraaja |year=1984 |title=Unnai Naan Sandhitthen |url=https://bollywoodvinyl.in/products/unnai-naan-sandhitthen-tamil-bollywood-vinyl-lp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104154309/https://bollywoodvinyl.in/products/unnai-naan-sandhitthen-tamil-bollywood-vinyl-lp |archive-date=4 January 2019 |access-date=4 January 2019 |website=Bollywood Vinyl |publisher=Echo Records |authorlink=Ilaiyaraaja}}</ref> The song "Unnai Kaanum Neram", written by M. G. Vallabhan, attained popularity.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 November 2017 |title=மீன்கொடி தேரில் வலம் வந்த மன்மதராஜனின் நினைவலைகள்! |language=ta |work=[[Kungumam (magazine)|Kungumam]] |url=http://www.kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=8122&id1=40&issue=20171103 |url-status=live |access-date=4 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104054315/http://www.kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=8122&id1=40&issue=20171103 |archive-date=4 January 2019}}</ref> Although not the last song written to be written by [[Kannadasan]] before his death, Devan Thantha Veenai was the last to be released.<ref name="thinakaran" /> It is set in [[Kalyani (raga)|Kalyani]] raga,{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=127}} and "Hey I Love You" is set in [[Natabhairavi]].{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=131}} The song "Devan Thantha Veenai" was re-used from "Nanna Jeeva Neenu" from the 1981 Kannada movie ''[[Geetha (1981 film)|Geetha]]''.

{{Track listing
| headline = Tracklist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Unnai Naan Santhithen (1984) |url=https://mio.to/album/Unnai+Naan+Santhithen+%281984%29 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190104044621/https://mio.to/album/Unnai+Naan+Santhithen+(1984) |archive-date=4 January 2019 |access-date=4 January 2019 |website=Music India Online}}</ref>
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| all_music =
| title_width =
| writing_width =
| music_width =
| lyrics_width =
| extra_width =
| title1 = Devan Thantha Veenai
| note1 =
| writer1 =
| lyrics1 = [[Kannadasan]]
| music1 =
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Unnai Kaanum Neram
| note2 =
| writer2 =
| lyrics2 = M. G. Vallabhan
| music2 =
| extra2 = [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Vani Jairam]]
| length2 =
| title3 = Thaalaatu Maari
| note3 = female
| writer3 =
| lyrics3 = [[Vairamuthu]]
| music3 =
| extra3 = [[S. Janaki]]
| length3 =
| title4 = Thaalaatu Maari
| note4 = male
| writer4 =
| lyrics4 = Vairamuthu
| music4 =
| extra4 = Ilaiyaraaja
| length4 =
| title5 = Devan Thantha Veenai
| note5 = duet
| writer5 =
| lyrics5 = Kannadasan
| music5 =
| extra5 = S. Janaki, [[P. Jayachandran]]
| length5 =
| title6 = Hey I Love You
| note6 =
| writer6 =
| lyrics6 = Muthulingam
| music6 =
| extra6 = K. J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam
| length6 =
}}

== Release ==
''Unnai Naan Santhithen'' was released on 17 October 1984.<ref name="thinakaran" /> The film became a success, running for 150 days in theatres,<ref name="maalaimalar" /> besides earning a good name for Rangaraj in the Tamil film industry.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramji |first=V. |date=24 April 2018 |title='15 படங்கள் ஹிட்...' – 'உதயகீதம்' கே.ரங்கராஜ் - 15 வருடங்களுக்குப் பிறகு மனம் திறக்கிறார் |work=[[Kamadenu (magazine)|Kamadenu]] |url=https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/2126-udhaya-geetham-director-k-rangaraj-3.html |url-status=dead |access-date=4 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104054625/https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/2126-udhaya-geetham-director-k-rangaraj-3.html |archive-date=4 January 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="maalaimalar">{{Cite news |date=3 July 2016 |title=மணிரத்னம் டைரக்ஷனில் இதயக்கோயில் |language=ta |work=[[Maalai Malar]] |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/CineHistory/2016/07/03221613/1023195/cine-history-mani-ratnam.vpf |url-status=live |access-date=4 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103061534/https://www.maalaimalar.com/Cinema/CineHistory/2016/07/03221613/1023195/cine-history-mani-ratnam.vpf |archive-date=3 January 2019}}</ref>
<ref name="movie">{{Cite AV media |title=Unnai Naan Santhithen |type=motion picture |language=ta |publisher=Motherland Pictures |year=1984 |time=0:00 to 2:53 |time-caption=Opening credits, from}}</ref>
<ref name="thiraippada solai">{{Cite news |date=28 June 2021 |title=திரைப்படச்சோலை 44: உன்னை நான் சந்தித்தேன் |language=ta |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/687086-thiraippada-solai-44.html |url-status=live |access-date=1 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628043803/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/blogs/687086-thiraippada-solai-44.html |archive-date=28 June 2021}}</ref>
<ref name="thinakaran">{{Cite news |date=8 October 2013 |title=கவியரசர் கண்ணதாசனின் கடைசிப் பாடல் |language=ta |trans-title=The last song of Kannadasan, the king of poets |work=[[Thinakaran]] |url=http://archives.thinakaran.lk/2013/10/08/?fn=f1310087 |url-status=live |access-date=4 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104125126/http://archives.thinakaran.lk/2013/10/08/?fn=f1310087 |archive-date=4 January 2019}}</ref>
}}

== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |orig-year=2005}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=0320697}}

[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1984 films]]
[[Category:1984 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Rangaraj]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]

Unnai Naan Santhithen - Revision history

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