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{{Infobox film
|name = Unnaruge Naan Irundhal
| name           = Unnaruge Naan Irundhal
|image = Poster_of_Unnaruge_Naan_Irundhal.jpg
| image         = Unnaruge Naan Irundhal.jpg
|director = [[Selva (director)|Selva]]
| caption        = Poster
|producer = K. Muralidharan<br>V. Swaminathan<br>G. Venugopal
| director       = [[Selvaa (director)|Selvaa]]
|writer = Murthy Ramesh<br>Nagulan Ponnusamy (dialogues)
| writer         = Murthy Ramesh<br />Nagulan Ponnusamy (dialogues)
|screenplay = [[Selva (director)|Selva]]
| screenplay     = Selvaa
|starring = [[R. Parthiban]]<br />[[Meena (actress)|Meena]]<br />[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]<br />[[Vadivelu]]<br />[[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]]<br />[[Anandaraj]]
| producer      = K. Muralidharan<br />V. Swaminathan<br />G. Venugopal
|music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
| starring      = [[R. Parthiban]]<br />[[Meena (actress)|Meena]]
|cinematography = R. Raghunatha Reddy
| cinematography = R. Raghunatha Reddy
|editing = [[Suresh Urs]]
| editing       = [[Suresh Urs]]
|studio = [[Lakshmi Movie Makers]]
| music          = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]
|distributor = Lakshmi Movie Makers
| studio        = [[Lakshmi Movie Makers]]
|released = 3 December 1999
| released       = {{film date|1999|12|3|df=y}}
|country = India
| country       = India
|language = Tamil
| language       = Tamil
}}
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'''''Unnaruge Naan Irundhal''''' ({{trans|If I am with you nearby}}) is a 1999 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Selva (director)|Selva]]. The film stars [[R. Parthiban]] and [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] played the lead roles. [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]], [[Vadivelu]], [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]], and [[Anandaraj]] play supporting roles. [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] played a guest appearance in this movie. The film has music by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], editing by [[Suresh Urs]], and cinematography by R. Raghunatha Reddy. It released on 3 December 1999 and opened to mixed reviews from critics.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080503102203/http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec17/south.htm</ref>
'''''Unnaruge Naan Irundhal''''' ({{translation|If I am around you}}) is a 1999 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic comedy]] film directed by [[Selvaa (director)|Selvaa]]. It stars [[R. Parthiban]] and [[Meena (actress)|Meena]], while [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]], [[Vadivelu]], [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]], and [[Anandaraj]] play supporting roles. The film has music by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], editing by [[Suresh Urs]], and cinematography by R. Raghunatha Reddy. It was released on 3 December 1999 and became a success.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Prasad |first=Ayyappa |title=Coming Attractions |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec17/south.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503102203/http://www.screenindia.com/old/dec17/south.htm |archive-date=3 May 2008 |access-date=12 January 2022 |website=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]}}</ref>


==Plot==
== Plot ==
[[R. Parthiban]] plays a die-hard fan of [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] and a self-interest governed taxi driver whose name is never revealed throughout the movie. [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] plays Mahalakshmi, the daughter of a "zamindar" who has lost all his money due to financial troubles; his death leaves Mahalakshmi with a lot of debts (over two lakhs worth). Parthiban is the taxi driver that drives Mahalakshmi's dead father's corpse back to her hometown. There, the people that Mahalakshmi is now indebted to by [[Anandaraj]], who tortures Mahalakshmi with cruel words for being unable to pay the debt. Later, Parthiban helps Mahalakshmi out by giving his taxi in replace to her debt in order to save her at the point of time. However, the twist in the movie is that Parthiban irritates Mahalakshmi, though unwillingly, to get back his taxi as soon as possible. In the later part, Mahalakshmi falls in love with Parthiban for his continuous help and support towards Mahalakshmi. At that time Parthiban's dream girl actress, Rambha, comes for shooting in that palace, which makes Mahalakshmi very angry and jealous as all his attention has been diverted to Rambha. At the end of the shooting, Rambha tries to talk to Parthiban and Mahalakshmi and make them realize their love for each other. However, Mahalakshmi never sees any sign of Parthiban loving her and thus accepts to marry the villain (Anandaraj's) son to get back Parthiban's taxi and settle her debt. Eventually, Parthiban realizes his love for Mahalakshmi and tries to stop the wedding as the groom is also a bad guy who cheated [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]'s daughter. Finally the movie ends on a happy note with Mahalakshmi getting back all her money and property and leading a happy life with Parthiban.
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[[R. Parthiban]] plays a die-hard fan of [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] and a self-interest governed taxi driver whose name is never revealed throughout the film. [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] plays Mahalakshmi, the daughter of a "zamindar" who has lost all his money due to financial troubles; his death leaves Mahalakshmi with a lot of debts (over two lakhs worth). Parthiban is the taxi driver that drives Mahalakshmi's dead father's corpse back to her hometown. There, the people that Mahalakshmi is now indebted to by [[Anandaraj]], who tortures Mahalakshmi with cruel words for being unable to pay the debt. Later, Parthiban helps Mahalakshmi out by giving his taxi in replace to her debt in order to save her at the point of time. However, the twist in the movie is that Parthiban irritates Mahalakshmi, though unwillingly, to get back his taxi as soon as possible. In the later part, Mahalakshmi falls in love with Parthiban for his continuous help and support towards Mahalakshmi. At that time Parthiban's dream girl actress, Rambha, comes for shooting in that palace, which makes Mahalakshmi very angry and jealous as all his attention has been diverted to Rambha. At the end of the shooting, Rambha tries to talk to Parthiban and Mahalakshmi and make them realise their love for each other. However, Mahalakshmi never sees any sign of Parthiban loving her and thus accepts to marry the villain (Anandaraj's) son to get back Parthiban's taxi and settle her debt. Eventually, Parthiban realises his love for Mahalakshmi and tries to stop the wedding as the groom is also a bad guy who cheated [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]'s daughter. Finally the movie ends on a happy note with Mahalakshmi getting back all her money and property and leading a happy life with Parthiban.


==Cast==
== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
{{cast listing|
* [[R. Parthiban]] as Taxi Driver
* [[R. Parthiban]] as Taxi Driver
* [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] as Mahalakshmi
* [[Meena (actress)|Meena]] as Mahalakshmi
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Caring Maid
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Caring Maid
* [[Vadivelu]]
* [[Vadivelu]] as Vadivelu
* [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Film Director
* [[Vivek (actor)|Vivek]] as Film Director
* [[Anandaraj]] as Jamindar
* [[Anandaraj]] as Jamindar
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* [[Santhana Bharathi]]
* [[Santhana Bharathi]]
* [[Kaka Radhakrishnan]]
* [[Kaka Radhakrishnan]]
* [[Vaiyapuri]]  
* [[Vaiyapuri]]
*[[Nellai Siva]]
*[[Nellai Siva]]
* [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] (guest appearance)
* [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] (guest appearance)
* [[Indraja (actress)|Indraja]] (item dance)
* [[Indraja]] (item dance)
* [[Anand (actor)|Anand]] (guest appearance)
* [[Anand (actor)|Anand]] (guest appearance)
* [[Anju Aravind]] (guest appearance)
* [[Anju Aravind]] (guest appearance)
* [[Sindhu (actress)]] (Vadivelu's Lover)
* [[Sindhu (actress)|Sindhu]] (Vadivelu's Lover)
{{colend}}
}}


==Soundtrack==
== Soundtrack ==
Soundtrack was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]] and lyrics were written by Palani Bharathi, [[Na. Muthukumar]], Kalai Kumar, Subash, [[Thamarai]]. The soundtrack was released under the label "Saregama".<ref>http://www.saregama.com/album/unnaruge-naan-irundhal_16244</ref>
Soundtrack was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 November 1999 |title=Unnaruge Naan Irundhal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/unnaruge-naan-irundhal-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1340775853 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515055624/https://music.apple.com/us/album/unnaruge-naan-irundhal-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1340775853 |archive-date=15 May 2023 |access-date=15 May 2023 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>
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! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration
|-
|-
|1 || "Chinna Chinna Poove" || [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]] || [[Na. Muthukumar]] || 05:51
| "Chinna Chinna Poove" || [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]] || [[Na. Muthukumar]] || 05:51
|-
|-
|2 || "Enthan Uyire Enthan Uyire" || [[K. S. Chithra]], Krishnaraj || [[Thamarai]] || 06:07
| "Enthan Uyire Enthan Uyire" || [[K. S. Chithra]], Krishnaraj || [[Thamarai]] || 06:07
|-
|-
|3 || "Podava Kattina" || Krishna Raj, [[Anuradha Sriram]] || K. Subash || 06:08
| "Podava Kattina" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]], [[Anuradha Sriram]] || K. Subash || 06:08
|-
|-
|4 || "Poori Poori" || [[Swarnalatha]], [[Unni Menon]] || Kalaikumar || 05:36
| "Poori Poori" || [[Swarnalatha]], [[Unni Menon]] || Kalaikumar || 05:36
|-
|-
|5 || "Victoria Victoria" || [[Anuradha Sriram]], Naveen || Pazhani Bharathi || 05:30
| "Victoria Victoria" || [[Anuradha Sriram]], Naveen || [[Palani Bharathi]]|| 05:30
|}
|}


==Critical reception==
== Reception ==
''Indolink'' wrote, "Unnaruge Naan Irundhal" is a painful rememberance(sic) that Nakkal & Nyaandi are here to stay in all of Parthi's forthcoming films. With the rather mediocre combination of Parthi & Director Selva, this quickie production's real highlights only involve Vadivelu & Vivek, which only reflects the sad state of films today."<ref>http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Reviews/articles/Unnarugil_Naanirundhaal_12849.html</ref> Balaji B wrote "when the comedy works, as is the case with Unnaruge Naanirundhaal, it makes for a thoroughly enjoyable time, even compensating for other, more important factors.Here the comedy makes us look past the story, or lack thereof, and instead, we find ourselves frequently laughing at the lines, masterfully delivered by Parthiban."<ref>http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/2000/unirundhaal.html</ref>
Savitha Padmanabhan of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "The plot is cliched and the climax drags. But what makes the film watchable is the comedy track". She also appreciated Parthiban's performance and the dialogues.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Padmanabhan |first=Savitha |date=10 December 1999 |title=Cinema: Time \ Unnarugae Naanirunthal |url=http://www.indiaserver.com/thehindu/1999/12/10/stories/09100222.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010216174043/http://www.indiaserver.com/thehindu/1999/12/10/stories/09100222.htm |archive-date=16 February 2001 |access-date=27 July 2023 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Aurangazeb of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised Selva for making a film without the usual twists, fights, emotional scenes and also praised Parthiban for acting.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஒளரங்கசீப் |date=19 December 1999 |title=உன்னருகே நானிருந்தால் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1999-12-19/page/n97/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230515054807/https://archive.org/details/kalki1999-12-19/page/n97/mode/2up |archive-date=15 May 2023 |access-date=17 November 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> K. N. Vijiyan of ''[[New Straits Times]]'' wrote, "What lifts this movie above the mediocre are the scintillating dialogue and unusual love story. This is better than average, and everything you would expect from a Parthipan film".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vijiyan |first=K. N. |date=18 December 1999 |title=This one's a cut above |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9k1OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=axQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3559%2C5316999 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240621134825/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9k1OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=axQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3559%2C5316999 |archive-date=21 June 2024 |access-date=7 February 2024 |work=[[New Straits Times]] |pages=Reel Stuff 4 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}</ref> ''Chennai Online'' wrote "It is a film that starts on a different note, is fairly interesting till it is half-way through & then gets distracted by unwanted additions to the narration. And finally peters down to predictable situations, leading to the desired happy ending".<ref>{{cite web |title=Unnaruge Nanirunthal |url=http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov13.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040131122731/http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov13.asp |archive-date=31 January 2004 |access-date=2 October 2024 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref>


==References==
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Unnaruge Naan Irundhal
Poster
Directed bySelvaa
Produced byK. Muralidharan
V. Swaminathan
G. Venugopal
Written byMurthy Ramesh
Nagulan Ponnusamy (dialogues)
Screenplay bySelvaa
StarringR. Parthiban
Meena
Music byDeva
CinematographyR. Raghunatha Reddy
Edited bySuresh Urs
Production
company
Release date
  • 3 December 1999 (1999-12-03)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Unnaruge Naan Irundhal (transl. If I am around you) is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Selvaa. It stars R. Parthiban and Meena, while Manorama, Vadivelu, Vivek, and Anandaraj play supporting roles. The film has music by Deva, editing by Suresh Urs, and cinematography by R. Raghunatha Reddy. It was released on 3 December 1999 and became a success.[1]

Plot[edit | edit source]

R. Parthiban plays a die-hard fan of Rambha and a self-interest governed taxi driver whose name is never revealed throughout the film. Meena plays Mahalakshmi, the daughter of a "zamindar" who has lost all his money due to financial troubles; his death leaves Mahalakshmi with a lot of debts (over two lakhs worth). Parthiban is the taxi driver that drives Mahalakshmi's dead father's corpse back to her hometown. There, the people that Mahalakshmi is now indebted to by Anandaraj, who tortures Mahalakshmi with cruel words for being unable to pay the debt. Later, Parthiban helps Mahalakshmi out by giving his taxi in replace to her debt in order to save her at the point of time. However, the twist in the movie is that Parthiban irritates Mahalakshmi, though unwillingly, to get back his taxi as soon as possible. In the later part, Mahalakshmi falls in love with Parthiban for his continuous help and support towards Mahalakshmi. At that time Parthiban's dream girl actress, Rambha, comes for shooting in that palace, which makes Mahalakshmi very angry and jealous as all his attention has been diverted to Rambha. At the end of the shooting, Rambha tries to talk to Parthiban and Mahalakshmi and make them realise their love for each other. However, Mahalakshmi never sees any sign of Parthiban loving her and thus accepts to marry the villain (Anandaraj's) son to get back Parthiban's taxi and settle her debt. Eventually, Parthiban realises his love for Mahalakshmi and tries to stop the wedding as the groom is also a bad guy who cheated Manorama's daughter. Finally the movie ends on a happy note with Mahalakshmi getting back all her money and property and leading a happy life with Parthiban.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack was composed by Deva.[2]

Song Singer(s) Lyrics Duration
"Chinna Chinna Poove" Sujatha Na. Muthukumar 05:51
"Enthan Uyire Enthan Uyire" K. S. Chithra, Krishnaraj Thamarai 06:07
"Podava Kattina" Shankar Mahadevan, Anuradha Sriram K. Subash 06:08
"Poori Poori" Swarnalatha, Unni Menon Kalaikumar 05:36
"Victoria Victoria" Anuradha Sriram, Naveen Palani Bharathi 05:30

Reception[edit | edit source]

Savitha Padmanabhan of The Hindu wrote, "The plot is cliched and the climax drags. But what makes the film watchable is the comedy track". She also appreciated Parthiban's performance and the dialogues.[3] Aurangazeb of Kalki praised Selva for making a film without the usual twists, fights, emotional scenes and also praised Parthiban for acting.[4] K. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote, "What lifts this movie above the mediocre are the scintillating dialogue and unusual love story. This is better than average, and everything you would expect from a Parthipan film".[5] Chennai Online wrote "It is a film that starts on a different note, is fairly interesting till it is half-way through & then gets distracted by unwanted additions to the narration. And finally peters down to predictable situations, leading to the desired happy ending".[6]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Prasad, Ayyappa. "Coming Attractions". Screen. Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Unnaruge Naan Irundhal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 30 November 1999. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  3. ↑ Padmanabhan, Savitha (10 December 1999). "Cinema: Time \ Unnarugae Naanirunthal". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 16 February 2001. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  4. ↑ ஒளரங்கசீப் (19 December 1999). "உன்னருகே நானிருந்தால்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 17 November 2022 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ↑ Vijiyan, K. N. (18 December 1999). "This one's a cut above". New Straits Times. pp. Reel Stuff 4. Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ↑ "Unnaruge Nanirunthal". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 31 January 2004. Retrieved 2 October 2024.

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