''Enakku Innoru Per Irukku'' () is a 2016 Indian

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-language mafia comedy film directed by

Sam Anton Sam Anton (born 30 December 1985) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who predominantly works in Tamil films. Career He debuted with a horror comedy movie titled ''Darling (2015 Tamil film), Darling'' in 2015 featuring composer G. V. ...

starring G. V. Prakash Kumar (who also composed the music) and Anandhi in the lead roles. Produced by

Subaskaran Allirajah Subaskaran Allirajah (born 2 March 1972) is a British-Sri Lankan entrepreneur. He was born in Sri Lanka and he later migrated to England and became a British citizen. He is the founder and chairman of Lyca Mobile, a telecommunications company ...

, who is from

Lyca Productions Lyca Productions () is an Indian entertainment company founded by Subaskaran Allirajah in 2014. Subaskaran Allirajah is a British citizen of Sri Lanka Tamil ethnicity. A subsidiary of Lycamobile (part of the Lyca Group), the studio has been i ...

, the film began production in December 2015 and ended in March 2016. It was released on 17 June 2016.

Plot

Johnny is a happy-go-lucky man who is mistaken as a notorious gangster by his lover Hema's father Dass alias Naina, an ageing gangster who wants a person to replace him as the Naina in Royapuram and become his son-in-law. Johnny has a disease which causes him to repeat his previous words if he sees blood. How Johnny eliminates his rivals and becomes the next Naina forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

Following the success of their previous collaboration, '' Darling'' (2015), director

and actor G. V. Prakash Kumar began pre-production work on a film titled ''Kaipulla'' to be produced by

Studio Green Studio Green is an Indian film production and distribution company based in Chennai. The company was founded in 2006 by K. E. Gnanavel Raja, relative of actor Sivakumar and many of their films feature his sons Suriya and Karthi. They have pr ...

. However, the studio later backed out of the film.

revealed that they would produce the project during November 2015, and that it would become their second venture after ''

Kaththi ''Kaththi'' () is a 2014 Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language action drama film, action thriller film written and directed by AR Murugadoss. It is produced by Subaskaran Allirajah's Lyca Productions. The film stars Vijay (actor), Vijay in dual ...

'' (2014). The team held an official launch on 15 December 2015 and the first schedule subsequently began later that day, with the film developing under the working title of ''Enakku Innoru Per Irukku'', a line taken from the film, ''

Baashha ''Baashha'' () is a 1995 Indian Tamil-language gangster action film written and directed by Suresh Krissna. The film stars Rajinikanth, Nagma and Raghuvaran, with Janagaraj, Devan, Shashi Kumar, Vijayakumar, Anandaraj, Charan Raj, Kitty, ...

'' (1995), which later became the official title. Filming wrapped in March 2016.

Soundtrack

The music is composed by G. V. Prakash Kumar. It includes a remix of the song "Kannai Nambathey", composed by

M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. Popularly known by the sobriquet "Mellisai Mannar" (), he ...

for the 1975 Tamil film ''

Ninaithadhai Mudippavan ''Ninaithadhai Mudippavan'' () is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language action drama film, starring M. G. Ramachandran in dual roles, Latha, Manjula, M. N. Nambiar and Sharada in supporting roles. It is a remake of the 1970 Hindi film '' Sachaa Jhutha ...

''.

Critical reception

''Chennai Vision'' wrote, "To sum it up, Enakku Innoru Per Irukku, despite its loophools and pitfalls, is a highly entertaining movie. Foget the logic and enjoy the magic, if your choice for the weekend is a value for money timepass entertainer". Gautaman Bhaskaran of ''

Hindustan Times ''Hindustan Times'' is an Indian English language, English-language daily newspaper based in Delhi. It is the flagship publication of HT Media Limited, an entity controlled by the Birla family, and is owned by Shobhana Bhartia, the daughter o ...

'' wrote, "With performances either wooden, like in the case of Kumar or exaggerated from the rest of the cast, Anton’s 130-minute movie turns into a merry-go-round with the images spinning all around it in mindless medley of incidents".

Baradwaj Rangan Baradwaj Rangan () is an Indian film critic and writer. A chemical engineering graduate with no formal training in filmmaking or cinema writing, he has a diverse career in advertising, IT consulting, and cinema writing. He has authored two boo ...

wrote a negative review for ''

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the India ...

''.

References

External links

* * {{Sam Anton 2010s Indian films 2010s Tamil-language films 2016 crime comedy films 2016 films Films directed by Sam Anton Films scored by G. V. Prakash Kumar Indian crime comedy films Mafia comedy films Tamil-language crime comedy films Tamil-language Indian films