''Iniyavale'' is a 1998 Indian

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-language

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written and directed by

Seeman Senthamizhan Seeman () (born 8 November 1966) is an Indian politician, actor and former filmmaker. He is the leader and chief-coordinator of the Naam Tamilar Katchi political party in Tamil Nadu. He is a strong advocate for regional autonomy ...

. The film stars

Prabhu ''Prabhu'' means ''master'' or ''prince'' in Sanskrit and many of the Indian languages; it is a name sometimes applied to God. Surname Prabhu is a surname among Gaud saraswat Brahmins, saraswat Brahmins and other Brahmins across the Ko ...

, Gautami,

Suvalakshmi Suvaluxmi is an Indian former actress who mainly appeared in Tamil films. She also appeared in Bengali, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada films. Portraying homely characters , she is well known of her characters in ''Aasai'' (1995), '' Gokulathil ...

and Keerthi Reddy. It was released on 15 May 1998.

Plot

Prabhakaran, a poet, lives with his mother and his father. Prabhakaran has two friends Raja and Murugan who are like his brothers. A classical dancer admires his poems. His ambition is passing the IAS exams and becoming a collector at all costs before the marriage. Prabhakaran's father and Ramanathan are close friends and they decide to get Prabhakaran and Ramanathan's daughter Meena married. Meena is a very sensitive girl. Prabhakaran cannot accept and tries to cancel the marriage whereas Meena falls in love with her future groom Prabhakaran. Prabhakaran refuses for the marriage as a consequence Meena commits suicide because of a misinterpretation. Meena's family blames the innocent Prabhakaran. He feels guilty and decides to marry Meena's younger sister Manju, a playful girl. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Production

Malayalam actress

Manju Warrier Manju Warrier (; born 10 September 1978/1979) is an Indian actress, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. She is the recipient of a National Film Award, a Kerala State Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards South. Warrier made her actin ...

was initially attached to the project but later opted out.

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was expected to replace her, though later Suvaluxmi was cast. The cancellation of Prabhu's other film ''Nanba Nanba'' meant that he was able to clear his schedule to shoot for ''Iniyavale'' during March 1998.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

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. The film marks lyricist

Thamarai Thamarai (born 10 November 1975) is an Indian poet and lyricist who writes in Tamil. She is a prominent figure in the Tamil literary world and has worked in Tamil cinema. She made her debut in the Tamil film industry through the 1998 film '' In ...

's debut in

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Reception

D. S. Ramanujam of ''

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'' wrote, "It is a fusion of poetic narration and human drama in which director Seeman succeeds fairly well".

References

External links

* * {{Seeman 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1998 drama films 1998 films Films directed by Seeman Films scored by Deva (composer) Indian drama films Tamil-language drama films Tamil-language Indian films