''Manam Virumbuthe Unnai'' () is a 1999 Indian

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romantic drama Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

film directed by M. Sivachandran. The film stars

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, Karan and

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. It was released on 17 December 1999.

Plot

Shanmugam, a widower, has two daughters Kavita and Anita. In fact, the children were abandoned and he brought them up without them knowing that they were orphans. Kavita and Anita pressure him to see the photo of their mother Amudha, he describes the girl of his dreams to his friend Sabapathy who then paints her portrait and Shanmugam shows them the portrait. By chance, the children see Priya, who looks like the woman in the portrait. Shanmugam, Kavita and Anita go to her home in the city. Priya's family is an extended and rich family. Her relative Prakash secretly loves for Priya while Chandru is the supposed to be her future husband. In the city, Shanmugam meets his acquaintance Kaasi and he brings them to Priya's house. They decide to stay there. Then, Chandru finds out Priya's photo in his luggage. Afterwards, Chandru and Priya begin to tease Shanmugam. Shanmugam loves Priya but after knowing that Prakash is in love with her, he sacrifices his love. Prakash overhears Priya saying that she is the mother of two children. In the marriage, Prakash sends his henchmen to kill Shanmugam but he attacks everyone and Prakash insults Priya by stopping this marriage. Priya leaves the place, Shanmugam urges Prakash to kill him but Prakash breaks down emotionally. In the end, Shanmugam unites with Priya.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

Ilaiyaraaja Ilaiyaraaja (born R. Gnanathesikan) is an Indian musician, composer, arranger, conductor, orchestrator, multi-instrumentalist, lyricist and playback singer popular for his works in Indian cinema, predominately in Tamil cinema, Tamil in addition ...

and released by Five Star Audio.

Accolades

Ilavarasu won the

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References

External links

* 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1999 films Films directed by Sivachandran Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Tamil-language Indian films {{Improve categories, date=March 2024