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{{Infobox film
| name = Vanaja Girija
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Kothanda Ramaiah|Keyaar]]
| producer = Meena Panju Arunachalam
| writer = [[Panchu Arunachalam]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Ramki]]|[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]|[[Khushbu]]|[[Mohini (Tamil actress)|Mohini]]}}
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = A. Karthik Raja
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]<br />[[V. T. Vijayan]]
| distributor =
| studio = P. A. Art Productions
| released = 16 December 1994
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Vanaja Girija''''' is a 1994 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy film]] directed by [[Kothanda Ramaiah|Keyaar]]. The film stars [[Ramki]], [[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]], [[Khushbu]], and [[Mohini (Tamil actress)|Mohini]] in the lead roles. The film, produced by Meena Panju Arunachalam, had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and was released on 16 December 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=vanaja%20girija|title=Filmography of vanaja girija|access-date=2012-06-02|publisher=cinesouth.com}}</ref> The film is a remake of ''[[Engamma Sapatham]]'' (1974) written by the same writer and it was remade in Telugu as ''[[Mama Bagunnava]]'' (1997) with Mohini reprising her role.

==Plot==
The veterinarian Anand ([[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]) and the doctor Raja ([[Ramki]]) are brothers. Their father Ramanathan ([[Visu]]) is a rich retired businessman. Vanaja ([[Khushbu]]) and Girija ([[Mohini (Tamil actress)|Mohini]]) live with their mother Lakshmi ([[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]]). Their father Shankar ([[Nizhalgal Ravi]]) has left them when they were young because of Ramanathan. Vanaja and Girija decide to take revenge on Ramanathan by charming his sons.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Ramki]] as Raja
*[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]] as Anand
*[[Khushbu]] as Vanaja
*[[Mohini (Tamil actress)|Mohini]] as Girija
*[[Visu]] as Ramanathan
*[[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] as Chellamma
*[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Appu
*[[Senthil]] as Kuppuswamy
*[[Nizhalgal Ravi]] as Shankar
*[[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]] as Lakshmi
*[[Vadivukkarasi]] as Vadivu
*[[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] as Thyagu
*[[Mahanadi Shankar]] as Selvam
*[[K. S. Jayalakshmi]] as Mary
*[[Kumarimuthu]]
{{colend}}

==Production==
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The main female lead cast was offered initially to [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] and [[Roja (actress)|Roja]], but both only wanted the role of the younger sister. [[Khushbu]] was signed to play the elder sister and [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] the younger sister. But [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] did not want to be cast opposite [[Ramki]], as she only paired with top leading actors. [[Mohini]] was signed for the younger sister role. She was recommended by [[Keyaar]], who had introduced her to the film industry.

==Soundtrack==

{{Infobox album
| name = Vanaja Girija
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1994
| recorded = 1994
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 23:13
| label =
| producer = Ilaiyaraaja
| prev_title =
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}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. The soundtrack, released in 1994, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] and [[Panchu Arunachalam]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.muzigle.com/album/vanaja-girija|title=Vanaja Girija By Ilayaraja|access-date=2012-05-26|publisher=muzigle.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thiraipaadal.com/album.php?ALBID=ALBIRR00712|title=Vanaja Girija - Illayaraja|access-date=2012-05-26|publisher=thiraipaadal.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0002998.html|title=Vanaja Girija Songs|access-date=2012-05-26|publisher=raaga.com}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s)!! Duration
|-
|1 || "Munnam Seydha" || [[S. Janaki]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || 6:37
|-
|2 || "Othaiyila" || [[K. S. Chithra]] || 4:20
|-
|3 || "Siragadikkuthu" || K. S. Chithra, [[Swarnalatha]] || 5:03
|-
|4 || "Thirumagal Unn" || Arunmozhi || 1:35
|-
|5 || "Unnai Edhirpaarthen" || S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha || 5:38
|}

== Reception ==
K. Vijiyan of ''[[New Straits Times]]'' gave a positive review that the film reminded him of ''Magalir Mattum'' and that director "has managed to exploit most of the scenes in the movie for maximum comic relief".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijiyin |first=K. |date=9 January 1995 |title=Just the thing to chase the blues away |page=27 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JJsWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cxMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4601%2C3275040}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0318801|Vanaja Girija}}
{{Kothanda Ramaiah}}

[[Category:1994 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy-drama films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]
[[Category:Films about siblings]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam]]
[[Category:Films directed by Kothanda Ramaiah]]
[[Category:1994 comedy-drama films]]

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