Endrendrum Kadhal
Poster
Directed byManoj Bhatnagar
Written byCrazy Mohan (dialogue)
Screenplay byManoj Bhatnagar
Story byManoj Bhatnagar
Produced byK. T. Kunjumon
Manoj Bhatnagar
StarringVijay
Rambha
CinematographyK. S. Shiva
Edited byB. S.Vasu – Saleem
Music byS A Rajkumar
Production
company
Sameera Films
Distributed byGentleman Film International
Release date
5 March 1999[1]
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Endrendrum Kadhal (transl.Forever Love) is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written, directed and co-produced by Manoj Bhatnagar. The film stars Vijay and Rambha with Raghuvaran, Nizhalgal Ravi, Bhanupriya, Radha Ravi, Charle, and Dhamu in other pivotal roles.[2] Veteran actor M. N. Nambiar also played a supporting role, while Manoj Bhatnagar also composed the film's music. The film open on 5 March 1999 to positive reviews but performed average at the box office. The film saw Vijay and Rambha sharing the screen for the 2nd time after the success of Ninaithen Vandhai (1998).[3]

Plot

Vijay is the managing director of a large shipping corporation. He lives in a joint family with his father Sethupathi, two brothers Krishna and Vasu, their wives and children, and a spinster sister Pooja. Vijay goes to Switzerland in Europe to stipulate a contract with Nagaraj and Shekar. There, he meets Meenakshi, Nagaraj's sister. The two of them fall in love. Nagaraj approves of Vijay, but when he expresses the condition that Vijay should stay with them after the marriage because India is not good, he refuses his offer and returns home. However, Shekar and Meenu later travel to India to mend fences. Shekar learns that Pooja had been dumped by Nagaraj for a better life, and Vijay is just waiting for an opportunity to kill the man who destroyed his sister's life. He devises ways of preventing Nagaraj from attending the marriage, but he later tells Pooja the truth. Vijay overhears this and is angered, but Shekar solves all the problems by deciding to marry Pooja. Pooja agrees for this too, making everyone happy. Finally, Vijay, seeing his sister happy leaves Nagaraj alone. Eventually, Meenu and Vijay get married.

Cast

Production

The film marked the directorial debut of Manoj Bhatnagar who earlier worked as music composer alongside Gyan as Manoj-Gyan. He financed the film from the profits he made after building a dubbing studio Sameera.[4] The film marked a comeback for actress Bhanupriya, who was signed on for the film in November 1998, after she had relocated base to the USA.[5] Meena was initially approached for the film, but had to turn the offer down due to her busy schedule and Rambha was selected as heroine.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S A Rajkumar and released by Pyramid.[6]

Endrendrum Kadhal
Soundtrack album by
Released1999
Recorded1999
GenreSoundtrack
Length31:37
LabelPyramid
Star Music
Sa Re Ga Ma
Aditya Music
Gentleman Audios
ProducerManoj Bhatnagar
Manoj Bhatnagar chronology
Samrat
(1997)
Endrendrum Kadhal
(1999)
Good Luck
(2000)
Track list
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."O Thendrale"Palani BharathiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anuradha Sriram4:57
2."Kangala Minnala"Palani BharathiS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra5:05
3."Ulagellam"VairamuthuHariharan5:07
4."Nadodi Nanba"ArivumathiNagore E. M. Hanifa, P. Unnikrishnan, K. S. Chithra5:22
5."Jalakku"Ponnyin SelvanSujatha Mohan, S. N. Surendar5:20
6."Take It Easy"PiraisoodanAnuradha Sriram5:46
Total length:31:37

Release

This low-budget production opened to positive reviews, with a critic from Indolink.com claiming "even though the film has absolutely nothing new to offer, it doesn’t test your patience."[7] The Deccan Herald labelled that "all in all it is a pleasant film" and that "Vijay’s a little glib, Rambha’s weight loss makes her look haggard and Raghuvaran as not a villain is nice", claiming it was "worth a look".[8] A review from Tamil Movie Cafe noted "an ordinary love story has been made fairly entertaining".[9] Ananda Vikatan rated the film 34 out of 100.[10]

References

  1. "Tamil Films". Gentleman Film KTK. Archived from the original on 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. "Endrendrum Kadhal - Movie reviews, videos, wallpapers". Oneindia. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  3. "List of Tamil Superstar pairs who teamed up twice or more in the same year". Behindwoods. 23 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  4. "பரபரப்பை உருவாக்கும் சிம்ரன்!". Kalki (in Tamil). 29 March 1998. pp. 88–89. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. An interview with Bhanupriya – Part II[usurped]. Indolink.com. Retrieved on 9 June 2014.
  6. "Endrendrum Kadhal - Hariharan - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn". 26 December 2016. Archived from the original on 6 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  7. Endrendrum Kaadhal: Movie Review[usurped]. Indolink.com. Retrieved on 9 June 2014.
  8. http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/AD6AC81F47DFE62965256941003DC8DB%5B%5D
  9. "Archived copy". tmcafe.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. சார்லஸ், தேவன் (22 June 2021). "பீஸ்ட் : 'நாளைய தீர்ப்பு' டு 'மாஸ்டர்'... விஜய்க்கு விகடனின் மார்க்கும், விமர்சனமும் என்ன? #Beast". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
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