Thulladha Manamum Thullum

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Thulladha Manamum Thullum
File:Thulladha Manamum Thullum.jpg
Poster
Directed byEzhil
Produced byR. B. Choudary
Written byN. Prasanna Kumar (dialogues)
Screenplay byEzhil
Story byEzhil
Starring
Music byS. A. Rajkumar
CinematographyR. Selva
Edited byV. Jaishankar
Production
company
Release date
  • 29 January 1999 (1999-01-29)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Thulladha Manamum Thullum (transl. Even hearts that do not jump, will jump) is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by debutant Ezhil. The film stars Vijay and Simran, while Manivannan, Dhamu and Vaiyapuri among others play supporting roles. The film, produced by R. B. Choudary, has its score and soundtrack composed by S. A. Rajkumar and cinematography performed by R. Selva. The film released on 29 January 1999 and became a commercial success. The film won two awards at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards with Simran winning Best Actress and Vijay winning the MGR honorary award.

Plot[edit]

Kutty (Vijay) is an aspiring but struggling singer who works for a local cable provider Mani (Manivannan). He is unable to get recognition and a stage to exhibit his musical talent. Rukmini "Rukku" (Simran), a college student, is new to the locality where Kutty stays, and on hearing Kutty's voice, she becomes his fan and decides to seek him and encourage his talent as his voice resembles that of her late father. However, Rukku always catches Kutty in negative situations and, not knowing that he is Kutty, develops a hatred for him as she feels he is a rowdy and womaniser. Once, when Kutty is pickpocketed, he pursues the pickpocket to Rukku's college. In the process, he accidentally drops a bottle of acid to the ground, which causes Rukku, who is present at the spot where the acid bottle fell, to become blind.

Kutty is horrified when he finds out that he is the reason Rukku had become blind. To make amends, he decides to become her close companion and help her in every way possible. Soon, love blossoms between the two. When Kutty's mother dies, Kutty finds out that her eyes had been donated. He decides to arrange the operation to restore Rukku's eyesight with his mother's eyes, but as the price of the operation turns out to be very high, he accepts an offer from a Sikh man to donate a kidney for his Pune-based father for ₹40,000. Having paid for Rukku's surgery, Kutty leaves for Pune to donate his kidney. While waiting at the railway station to return to Chennai, he is framed as a terrorist and is jailed in Pune prison.

Seven years later, Kutty is released from prison and returns to Chennai, only to find out that Rukku has moved out of their locality and is now a collector, her eyesight having been restored as well. But Rukku, on seeing Kutty and not knowing that he is Kutty, orders for him to be arrested, in revenge for his "rowdy activities" in the past and for making her blind. But when Kutty begins to sing, Rukku realises that the "rowdy" she had arrested is none other than Kutty. She apologises for misunderstanding him, and they happily embrace, rekindling their relationship.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

The film saw director Ezhil, an erstwhile assistant to Robert-Rajashekhar, Panneer and Parthiban, make his debut as a filmmaker under R. B. Choudary's production house Super Good Films. The film's concept was inspired from Charlie Chaplin's City Lights (1931) that Ezhil had watched during a film festival. An earlier version of the script showed the lead character as a painter.[1] The initial title for the film was Rukmanikkaga but producer R. B. Choudary later changed it to Thullatha Manamum Thullum.[1]

Casting[edit]

Initially, Ezhil wanted comedian Vadivelu to play the lead role. Vadivelu, who was impressed with the story, told Ezhil that the storyline was too good and he did not know whether it would work with him in the lead. Vadivelu asked Ezhil to wait for six months, and if he did not find anyone else by then, he would take the role. Vadivelu was then replaced by Vijay.[2] Murali was also considered for the lead role before Vijay was selected.[1] On the suggestion of his friends, Ezhil decided to make the film with a commercial hero and changed the entire script retaining only the emotional core of City Lights.[1] Prior to release, the role of Vijay's mother in the film was kept under wraps with the media speculating who would play the role. Eventually, no actress played the role although the character played a pivotal part in the film.[3] Rambha was initially supposed to do the project, but as the project underwent changes, the actress opted out before she was replaced by Simran.[1]

Filming[edit]

Principal photography began with the "Dhuddu" song as the director felt it would give the team some time to gel. This was the first Vijay song which Raju Sundaram choreographed.[1] The story takes place in Triplicane because Ezhil had lived there for a while in his uncle's house. The team scouted for a long time to find a suitable location that fit the story's requirements however a chance visit to the set of a Malayalam film at Murugalaya Studios convinced Ezhil that erecting a set would be far more cost-effective and thus set resembling Triplicane was erected.[1]

Soundtrack[edit]

Thulladha Manamum Thullum
Soundtrack album by
S. A. Rajkumar
Released15 January 1999
Recorded1998
GenreSoundtrack
Length34:06
LabelStar Music
Sa Re Ga Ma
ProducerS. A. Rajkumar
S. A. Rajkumar chronology
Suriya Paarvai
(1999) 		Thulladha Manamum Thullum
(1999) 		Suyamvaram
(1999)

The soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar, while lyrics were written by Vairamuthu and Muthu Vijayan.[4] Rajkumar agreed to compose the music for this film after coming to know that Ezhil had assisted Robert-Rajasekaran, the duo who introduced him in films.[1]

The song "Meghamaai Vandhu" which was supposed to be the theme song of the film, was inspired from Punjabi song "Sayonee" sang by the band Junoon in 1997 in Pakistan; Ezhil wanted a Tamil version of it. After the song was recorded, he came to know that Deva had used the same tune for "Salomiya" from Kannedhirey Thondrinal. Rajkumar told him not to worry and gave him the tune of "Innisai Paadi Varum".[1]

No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Thoda Thodu Enavae Vanavil"  Hariharan, K. S. Chithra 4:44
2. "Innisai Paadivarum" (male)P. Unnikrishnan 4:55
3. "Irupathu Kodi"  Hariharan 5:05
4. "Innisai Paadivarum" (female)K.S.Chithra 4:55
5. "Palapalakkudhu"  Gopal Rao 5:02
6. "Megamai Vanthu"  Rajesh Krishnan 4:21
7. "Kakkai Siraginilae"  Sujatha 1:21
8. "Innisai Paadivarum" (sad)P. Unnikrishnan, Chorus 5:03
Total length:
 34:06

Release[edit]

The film released on 29 January 1999 and ran for over 200 days in theatres across Tamil Nadu.[5]

Reception[edit]

Lakshmy from Deccan Herald mentioned that "the experience of seeing the film is simply thrilling", mentioning that the success comes from "the naivete, the simplicity, the absolute lack of sophistication, and from the delightful hero (Vijay)".[6] Rajitha of Rediff.com praised the "unusual premise" and wrote that Ezhil "makes a strong debut with this film".[7]

Accolades[edit]

At the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, Thulladha Manamum Thullum won in three categories: second prize for Best Film, Best Actress (Simran), and the MGR honorary award (Vijay).[8][9]

Remakes[edit]

The film was remade in Kannada as O Nanna Nalle,[5] in Telugu as Nuvvu Vastavani,[10] in Indian Bengali as Sathi,[11] and in Odia as I Love You.[12]

Legacy[edit]

Following the success of Thulladha Manamum Thullum, Ezhil announced another project titled Pennin Manathai Thottu with the same cast. However, the film was later made with different actors.[13] The success of Thulladha Manamum Thullum led to more offers for Simran, who with Thulladha Manamum Thullum and Vaali, established herself among the leading actresses in Tamil films.[14] Vijay and Simran were also paired together in several other films after the film's success, with projects titled Priyamaanavale (2000) and Udhaya (2004) launched weeks after the film's release.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Suganth, M. (29 January 2019). "Movie Milestone: 20 years of Thullatha Manamum Thullum". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. ↑ Shankar (21 June 2013). "வடிவேலு நடிக்கவிருந்த கதை, கடைசியில் விஜய்க்குப் போனது! – கரு பழனியப்பன் ப்ளாஷ்பேக்" [Vadivelu is the story of the movie and finally went to Vijay! – Karu Palaniappan flashback]. Oneindia (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rajitha (25 January 1999). "Mama's boy". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Thullatha Manamum Thullum". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Karthikeyan, S. (30 January 2019). "20 years of Thulladha Manamum Thullum: All you need to know about the Tamil movie; see pics". Times Now. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  6. ↑ Lakshmy (14 February 1999). "Thullada manamum thullum (Tamil)". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. ↑ Rajitha (1 March 1999). "Sounding good". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Tamilnadu Government Announces Cinema State Awards −1999". Dinakaran. 29 December 2000. Archived from the original on 10 February 2001. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  9. ↑ Warrier, Shobha (29 December 2000). "Rajnikant set for best actor?". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2004. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Rajitha (14 June 2000). "Nuvvu Vasthavani gives Nagarjuna new life". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  11. ↑ Ganguly, Ruman; Mazumdar, Shreyanka (16 May 2017). "Remake Rajas of Tollywood". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  12. ↑ Palit, Ashok (21 July 2018). "Retro Time: I Love You". Odisha News Times. Archived from the original on 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Welcome to Love and Love only Vijay's Forthcom movies". Archived from the original on 13 August 2001. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  14. ↑ Rao, Subha J (23 January 2009). "Ready for the ride?". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

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