Siva Manasula Sakthi

Siva Manasula Sakthi
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	M. Rajesh
Produced by	S. S. Balan<br />B. Srinivasan
Written by	M. Rajesh
Starring	Jiiva<br />Anuya
Music by	Yuvan Shankar Raja
Cinematography	Sakthi Saravanan
Edited by	S.P. Ahmed
Production company	Vikatan Televistas
Release date	13 February 2009 (2009-02-13)
Running time	149 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Siva Manasula Sakthi (transl. Sakthi in Siva's heart) also known by the initialism SMS, is a 2009 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by debutant M. Rajesh. It stars Jiiva and newcomer Anuya in the lead roles, with Urvashi, Sneha Murali, Santhanam and Sathyan appearing in supporting roles.

Siva Manasula Sakthi was released on 13 February 2009.<ref>Vijayakumar, Sindhu (13 February 2009). "SMS magic". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.</ref> Despite initially gaining mixed reviews, it became highly successful at the box office and has since achieved cult status. The film's soundtrack by Yuvan Shankar Raja was extremely popular. The film was later remade in Telugu as Siva Manasulo Sruthi (2012).

Plot

Siva and Sakthi meet on a train from Coimbatore and strike up a friendship. Siva introduces himself as an army officer and Sakthi as an air hostess. The two part ways on arrival in Chennai, but Siva promises to meet her soon. He pays a visit to the airline company where Sakthi claimed to work, with his mother Kalyani and best friend Vivek tagging along. When asking for Sakthi, they are instead greeted by another woman with the same name. Siva realises that he has been tricked.

In reality, Siva is a courier deliveryman and Sakthi a radio jockey. When they learn of each other's deception, they swear to get revenge on each other. A series of humorous incidents happen as Siva teases Sakthi live on her radio show and gets her in trouble with her father; and she retaliates by tattling on him to his family and using him as a driver. When Siva defeats a handful of goons in a tough fight to save Sakthi's brother Shanmugam and helps organise his marriage, Sakthi develops genuine feelings for him.

Sakthi reveals her feelings by planning a surprise birthday party for Siva but learns that he had lied about his birth date. Humiliated in front of his family, she leaves bitterly. Siva learns of her true feelings for him and attempts to reconcile with her, but she ignores him. Siva grows upset as well, fights with his mother and sister, and continuously destroys Vivek's new mobile phones, but everyone eventually forgives him. At one point when he visits her office, he is drunk and misbehaves with the people around. He tells Sakthi's assistant to call Sakthi, but Sakthi, enraged upon Siva's behaviour, sends a man to beat him up and throw him out. Siva renounces Sakthi.

Sometime later, Sakthi's father arranges for her to meet Arun, a prospective groom. Siva coincidentally runs into Arun and is introduced as Sakthi's "close friend". He proceeds to tell Arun about all her good qualities, never mentioning anything negative. Sakthi, realising his true love, leaves Arun and asks Siva to marry her. He is still angry because she sent a man to beat him up and because he believed she accepted Arun. She apologises and Siva forgives, but he asks her to go to a nearby temple where they can get married the next day. She visits the temple early the next day, but Siva does not visit, calling her up and saying that he refuses to marry her. Disappointed, Sakthi returns home but sees that Siva organised a surprise birthday party for her. The two of them have sex that night. The following morning, he plays another prank on her; she realises that he will never take any relationship seriously and leaves him.

Some months later, Siva arrives at Sakthi's house with his family to formally ask for her hand in marriage. During this time, Sakthi faints and is revealed to be pregnant (by Siva). When both their families learn this, they humorously surround Siva and beat him up. During the credits, set two years later, Siva and Sakthi are shown to be married and have a son, to whom Siva brags about how he successfully got Sakthi.

Cast

• Jiiva as Siva
• Anuya as Sakthi
• Urvashi as Kalyani
• Shakeela as the air hostess Sakthi
• Sneha Murali as Viji
• Santhanam as Vivek
• Sathyan as Shanmugam
• G. Gnanasambandan as Sakthi's father
• Mahanadi Shankar as the police inspector
• Anandsami as Sakthi's friend
• Arya as Arun (guest appearance)
• Sivakarthikeyan (voice imitation of Rajinikanth in a small segment of the song "Oru Adangapidari"; uncredited)

Production

Siva Manasula Sakthi is the directorial debut of Rajesh, a former assistant of director S. A. Chandrasekhar and Ameer. He opted against imitating Ameer or Chandrasekhar's directing styles, but wanted his own style that would appeal to youngsters, and wrote the script of this film.<ref>Kamath, Sudhish (26 September 2013). "Master of Bromance". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2024.</ref><ref>Inian. "BEB Rajesh Interview". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2024.</ref> Anuya made her Tamil debut with this film. As she could not speak Tamil, Rajesh struggled to improvise her dialogues.<ref>Rangarajan, Malathi (12 August 2010). "Yes, Boss!". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2026.</ref> A length scene involving Jiiva, Anuya, Santhanam and Sathyan was shot at Sathyam Cinemas, Chennai.<ref>"Rajesh shoots OKOK at his favourite locations". Sify. 4 May 2011. Archived from the original on 7 May 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2026.</ref>

Soundtrack

The soundtrack, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, released on 25 January 2009, featuring 7 tracks with lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar was highly appreciated by fans and critics. The album grew in popularity, with particularly the song "Oru Kal" getting widely noticed,<ref>Rangarajan, Malathi (12 August 2010). "Yes, Boss!". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2010.</ref><ref>Srinivasan, Pavithra (3 February 2009). "Yuvan not at his best". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 13 February 2012.</ref><ref>"Kollywood- Top 10 Songs of 2009". Sify. 8 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.</ref> The song "Oru Adangapidari" features a short clip in which Jiiva's character imitates Rajinikanth’s Padayappa character, with the vocal mimicry performed by Sivakarthikeyan.<ref>Jeeva (10 June 2021). "நடிகர் ஜீவா நடித்த இந்த சூப்பர் ஹிட் படத்தில் பின்னணி பேசிய சிவகார்த்திகேயன்! சுவாரஸ்யமான தகவல்". Cineulagam (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2026.</ref>

Song	Singer(s)	Duration	Notes
"MGR Illenga"	Haricharan	05:10
"Oru Adangapidari"	Shankar Mahadevan, Shweta Mohan	04:54
"Eppadio Maatikiten"	Clinton Cerejo, Komal Ramesh	04:48
"Oru Kal Oru Kannadi"	Yuvan Shankar Raja	05:06
"Thithikum Theeyai"	KK, Shweta Mohan	05:20
"Oru Kal"	Adnan Sami	04:38	Not featured in the film
"Oru Paarvaiyil"	Ranjith	01:36

Reception

The Times of India wrote, "On the whole, time pass when you have nothing else to do".<ref>"Siva Manasula Sakthi Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.</ref> Sify wrote, "If originality and a solid screenplay isn't your top priority and you want a bit of candy floss some sentiments laced with lots of comedy, then you might dig this one".<ref>"Review-Siva Manasula Sakthi". Sify. Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2024.</ref> Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff.com wrote, "SMS has all the makings of a runaway hit with its cocktail of humour, love and the eternal man-woman conflict. But if you're a champion of women's rights, this one's not for you".<ref>Srinivasan, Pavithra (13 February 2009). "SMS is the perfect cocktail". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2024.</ref>

Accolades

Ceremony	Category	Name	Outcome	Ref.
4th Vijay Awards	Favourite Song	Yuvan Shankar Raja (Oru Kal)	Nominated	<ref>"Vijay TV's most prestigious award's ceremony Fourth Annual UniverCell Vijay Awards powered by Rin Chennai's most extravagant event ever!". vijayawards2010.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2012.</ref>
	Best Comedian	Santhanam	Won
	Best Music Director	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Nominated
	Best Lyricist	Na. Muthukumar	Won
	Best Debut Actress	Anuya	Nominated
2010 Mirchi Music Awards	Film Music Composer	Yuvan Shankar Raja	Won	<ref>"Singers rocked the Mirchi Music Awards". The Times of India. 21 July 2010. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2011.</ref>
	Film Lyricist	Na. Muthukumar	Won

External links

• Siva Manasula Sakthi on IMDb
• Siva Manasula Sakthi at Rotten Tomatoes