En Jeevan Paduthu
Poster
Directed byR. Sundarrajan
Screenplay byR. Sundarrajan
Story byPanchu Arunachalam
Produced byPanchu Arunachalam, A.R.Shanmuganathan
StarringKarthik
Saranya
Sudha
CinematographyRajarajan
Edited byB Krishnakumar
Srinivas
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Distributed byPanchu Associates
Release date
  • 23 June 1988 (1988-06-23)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

En Jeevan Paduthu (transl. My soul is singing) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by R. Sundarrajan. The film stars Karthik and Saranya, supported by Sudha, Captain Raju and Kapil Dev. It was released on 23 June 1988.[1]

Plot

Narmada joins a new college, as she feels so bored sitting alone in her house. Her father is a businessman. In college, she happens to see the paintings and books written by Surendran. She is very much fascinated by him, but unable to find him in college. She is shocked when she finds Surendran has already committed suicide. Narmada frequently visits his grave in the following days, and the ghost of Surendran appears, advising her to cease visiting his grave. Those around Narmada suspect that she is mentally ill, as nobody else can see Surendran.

Surendran tells Narmada he was duped into love by his colleague Philomina. He genuinely loved her, even converting to Christianity; Surendran's father dies, shocked at the conversion. Philomina proves unfaithful, and marries Dr. Vijay, which results in Surendran committing suicide. Later it is revealed that Philomina dies during delivery.

Anand, a rich businessman, becomes attracted to Narmada and asks for her hand in marriage. Narmada's father approves of this marriage proposal, but Narmada is against this alliance as she is in love with Surendran. Narmada's father forcefully announces the marriage, but she escapes from marriage hall and commits suicide to join with Surendran in the afterlife.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[2][3] The flute portions in the song "Ore Murai Un Dharisanam" were performed by Arunmozhi.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Aan Pillai Enraal Meesai"Panchu ArunachalamS. Janaki, Mano, Chorus4:43
2."Engirundho Azhaikkum" (female)IlaiyaraajaLata Mangeshkar4:38
3."Engirundho Azhaikkum" (male)IlaiyaraajaIlaiyaraaja4:40
4."Engirundho Azhaikkum" (duet)IlaiyaraajaMano, Lata Mangeshkar3:00
5."Kaadhal Vaanile"Panchu ArunachalamS. Janaki4:30
6."Katti Vechukko Enthan Anbu Manasu"Panchu ArunachalamMalaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki4:35
7."Mounam Yen Mounamey Vasantha Kaalama"Panchu ArunachalamMano4:29
8."Ore Murai Un Dharisanam"Panchu ArunachalamS. Janaki4:21
Total length:34:56

Reception

N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "Though director R. Sundarrajan is on very fragile ground and has to do some skating on thin ice playing the girl-ghost card as the audience sometimes tends to turn ghostbusters with catcalls, it is the humorous line — girl talking away to an invisible ghost to the incomprehension of her friends and these same friends in shivers when things seem suspended in thin air while the ghost is in fact holding them — that saves the day."[5]

References

  1. ↑ "என் ஜீவன் பாடுது / En Jeevan Paduthu (1988)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "En Jeevan Paduthu Tamil film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "En Jeevan Paduthu". JioSaavn. 24 April 1988. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "புல்லாங்குழலில் இருந்து தேன்குரலாய்… இளையராஜா சூட்டிய அந்தப் பெயர்…!". Vellithirai News (in Tamil). 8 December 2021. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Krishnaswamy, N. (1 July 1988). "En Jeevan Paaduthu". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
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