Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga
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Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga is a 1999 Indian
Tamil romantic comedy film
written and directed by Sundar C., starring Karthik
and Rambha
in lead and the likes of Goundamani
, Vivek
, Vinu Chakravarthy, Anju among others in supporting roles. The film, scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja
and filmed by U. K. Senthil Kumar, was released on September 24, 1999.
), aids Sakthi in the cause of declaring his love to Indhu. In the meantime, Vinu Chakravarthi meets his long-lost friend Jayaganesh and they agree on a marriage proposal for their children. Sakthi, (who wrongly believes that he is being forced into an arranged marriage) does not realize that Indhu is indeed Jayaganesh’s daughter, gets his cousin Mathi (Vivek
) and Kundalakesi to misbehave and create a fight during the engagement. Eventually the truth is revealed, Indhu gets furious. Sakthi see a girl called Latha (indhu) committing suicide. Inspector (madhanbob) wrongly thinks them as married couple and tries them to marry each other but sakthi escapes. Sakthi mistakenly hurted another girl (vinodhini) whose father (s.s.chandran), also thinks him to be her husband.Sakthi's cousin , Mathi works as a henpecked husband to a rich and arrogant wife (anju) and lies to her that vichithra is sakthi's husband. atlast sakthi is going to marry indhu , but persons who is known to three girls come and misbehave. three girls explains the situations and make them understand what happened.sakthi and indhu get married.
, who worked for the first time together with Sundar C.. The soundtrack, released in 1999, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Kalaikumar, Pazhani Bharathi and Viveka.
Cinema of India
The cinema of India consists of films produced across India, which includes the cinematic culture of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Indian films came to be followed throughout South Asia and...
Tamil romantic comedy film
Romantic comedy film
Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. One dictionary definition is "a funny movie, play, or television program about a love story that ends happily"...
written and directed by Sundar C., starring Karthik
Karthik Muthuraman
Murali Karthikeyan Muthuraman , better known by his screen name Karthik , is a Tamil film actor and politician. He is the son of veteran actor R. Muthuraman. He was first introduced by Bharathiraja in the film Alaigal Oivathillai...
and Rambha
Rambha (actress)
Vijaya Lakshmi , best known by her stage name Rambha, is an Indian film actress. She has acted in over 100 South Indian films and also in Bollywood films. She had done several successful films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada, Bengali and Bhojpuri films. She paired up with popular heroes...
in lead and the likes of Goundamani
Goundamani
Goundamani is a Tamil film actor, comedian and screen icon. He is considered as the greatest comic actor in Kollywood and is renowned for his alliance with fellow actor Senthil.-Early Life:...
, Vivek
Vivek (actor)
Vivekananthan is an Indian film actor and comedian. He has won four Filmfare Best Comedian Awards for his performances in Run, Saamy, Perazhagan and Sivaji, respectively. In April 2009, Vivek received the Padma Shri award by the Government of India for his contribution to the arts. He was...
, Vinu Chakravarthy, Anju among others in supporting roles. The film, scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
and filmed by U. K. Senthil Kumar, was released on September 24, 1999.
Plot
Sakthi(Karthik) is a spoiled rich kid, with his mother Sachu & grandfather Kaka Radhakrishnan constantly doting on him with cash and gifts. His father, Vinu Chakravarthi is worried that he has such a good-for-nothing son. As fate always has it, Sakthi falls head over heels in love with Indhu (Rambha).Sakthivel’s uncle, Kundalakesi (GoundamaniGoundamani
Goundamani is a Tamil film actor, comedian and screen icon. He is considered as the greatest comic actor in Kollywood and is renowned for his alliance with fellow actor Senthil.-Early Life:...
), aids Sakthi in the cause of declaring his love to Indhu. In the meantime, Vinu Chakravarthi meets his long-lost friend Jayaganesh and they agree on a marriage proposal for their children. Sakthi, (who wrongly believes that he is being forced into an arranged marriage) does not realize that Indhu is indeed Jayaganesh’s daughter, gets his cousin Mathi (Vivek
Vivek (actor)
Vivekananthan is an Indian film actor and comedian. He has won four Filmfare Best Comedian Awards for his performances in Run, Saamy, Perazhagan and Sivaji, respectively. In April 2009, Vivek received the Padma Shri award by the Government of India for his contribution to the arts. He was...
) and Kundalakesi to misbehave and create a fight during the engagement. Eventually the truth is revealed, Indhu gets furious. Sakthi see a girl called Latha (indhu) committing suicide. Inspector (madhanbob) wrongly thinks them as married couple and tries them to marry each other but sakthi escapes. Sakthi mistakenly hurted another girl (vinodhini) whose father (s.s.chandran), also thinks him to be her husband.Sakthi's cousin , Mathi works as a henpecked husband to a rich and arrogant wife (anju) and lies to her that vichithra is sakthi's husband. atlast sakthi is going to marry indhu , but persons who is known to three girls come and misbehave. three girls explains the situations and make them understand what happened.sakthi and indhu get married.
Cast
- KarthikKarthik MuthuramanMurali Karthikeyan Muthuraman , better known by his screen name Karthik , is a Tamil film actor and politician. He is the son of veteran actor R. Muthuraman. He was first introduced by Bharathiraja in the film Alaigal Oivathillai...
as Sakthivel - RambhaRambha (actress)Vijaya Lakshmi , best known by her stage name Rambha, is an Indian film actress. She has acted in over 100 South Indian films and also in Bollywood films. She had done several successful films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada, Bengali and Bhojpuri films. She paired up with popular heroes...
as Indhu - GoundamaniGoundamaniGoundamani is a Tamil film actor, comedian and screen icon. He is considered as the greatest comic actor in Kollywood and is renowned for his alliance with fellow actor Senthil.-Early Life:...
as Kundalagesi - Vinu Chakravarthy as Sakthivel's father
- VivekVivek (actor)Vivekananthan is an Indian film actor and comedian. He has won four Filmfare Best Comedian Awards for his performances in Run, Saamy, Perazhagan and Sivaji, respectively. In April 2009, Vivek received the Padma Shri award by the Government of India for his contribution to the arts. He was...
as Madhi - Anju as Savithri
- Indhu
- Jaiganesh as Indhu's father
- Sachu
- Ashwini
- Balu Anand
- Vichithra
- Vinodhini as Anjali
- Kaka Radhakrishnan
- Madhan BobMadhan BobS. Krishnamoorthy , better known by his screenname Madhan Bob, is a popular comedian and Tamil film actor from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He started his film career as a musician and became an actor instead. Apart from appearing in supporting roles in Tamil films he also appears in the Sun TV...
as Kalyanaraman - S. S. ChandranS. S. ChandranS. S. Chandran was a comedy actor and politician from Tamil Nadu, India. He belonged to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party and was a Member of the Parliament representing Tamil Nadu in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament...
- VaiyapuriVaiyapuriVaiyapuri is a Tamil film actor who mostly plays a comedian. He has appeared in many Tamil films and is also a guest judge on Asathapovathu Yaaru on Sun TV in Chennai. He started his career in Balu mahendra Film "Raman Abdulla" with the servant role and has scored most in the first film...
as Gun Pandi
Crew
- Screenplay, Direction: Sundar C.
- Production: K. Muralidharan, V. Swaminathan & G. Venugopal
- Story, Dialogues: C.G.Suraaj
- Music: Yuvan Shankar RajaYuvan Shankar RajaYuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
- Cinematography: U. K. Senthil Kumar
- Editing: P. Sai Suresh
- Art direction: G. K.
- Lyrics: Kalaikumar, Pazhani Bharathi & Viveka
- Banner: Lakshmi Movie Makers
Soundtrack
The soundtrack for the film was composed by Yuvan Shankar RajaYuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
, who worked for the first time together with Sundar C.. The soundtrack, released in 1999, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Kalaikumar, Pazhani Bharathi and Viveka.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Cleopatra' | Timmy, Sowmya Raoh Sowmya Raoh Sowmya Raoh is an Indian playback singer who has performed in Kannada, Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages.She is the daughter of Veteran Kannada Singer B.K. Sumitra and She has a brother named Sunil Rao who is a Kannada Actor-Filmography:... , Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan... |
4:51 | |
| 2 | 'Duniya Hey Duniya' | Sandeep, Srinivas Srinivas (singer) Srinivas 'Srini' is an award winning playback singer who has sung over 2000 songs in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. He is also a music composer.-Early life:... |
4:39 | |
| 3 | 'Monalisa' | Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram Anuradha Sriram is an Indian carnatic and playback singer who hails from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. She has sung in many Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films.- Personal life :... , Devan |
4:50 | |
| 4 | 'Thulli Thulli' | S. P. B. Charan S. P. B. Charan Charan Sripathi Panditharadhyula Balasubrahmanyam, better known and creditted as S. P. B. Charan , is an Indian actor, producer and a playback singer. Son of popular Indian singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, he first worked as a playback singer in the Tamil and Telugu film industries... , Sujatha Mohan Sujatha Mohan Sujatha Mohan , usually credited as Sujatha, is an award-winning Indian playback singer who is popular for singing in Malayalam and Tamil movies. She has also sung for Telugu, Kannada and Hindi movies. She is widely popular for her evergreen melodies and her sweet voice is considered to be her... |
4:35 | |
| 5 | 'Vennila Veliye | Hariharan Hariharan (singer) Hariharan , born 3 April 1955) is an Indian playback singer in Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Bhojpuri and Telugu movies, an established ghazal singer, and one of the pioneers of Indian fusion music. His melody is strongly appreciated by the film fraternity... |
5:05 |
External links
- Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga at CineSouth
- Listen to Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga songs at Thirapaadal