''Thanthu Vitten Ennai'' () is a 1991 Indian

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romantic drama film 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 ...

starring Vikram and

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. This was the last film directed by

C. V. Sridhar Chithamur Vijayaraghavalu Sridhar (22 July 1933 – 20 October 2008) was an Indian screenwriter and film director. He has directed nearly 60 films in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu languages. Career Entry In 1951, 18-year-old Sridhar went to A ...

. It was released on 21 June 1991.

Plot

The story revolves around two graduates Rajasekhar and Surya who meet up in an accidental Interview. They develop love towards each other. Will destiny unite them or not makes the rest of story.

Cast

Production

Vikram was cast in the film while working on ''

En Kadhal Kanmani ''En Kadhal Kanmani'' () is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by T. J. Joy, starring Vikram and Rekha Nambiar. This is the debut film for Vikram. It was released on 17 October 1990 and failed at the box office. Plot Vinod, ...

'' (1990) after being tipped off about the opportunity by his father,

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. Director

had wanted to cast a debutant actor, so Vikram kept his involvement in his earlier project a secret from the director, so Sridhar could cast him. It became Sridhar's final film before his death in 2008. In 2013, Vikram revealed that he chose to work on the film with Sridhar, despite the celebrated director's declining career, as it could have marked a comeback.

Soundtrack

The film had six songs 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 ...

. The song "Mannavane" is set in the

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Reception

N. Krishnaswamy of ''

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'' wrote, "The theme that Sridhar seems to be driving is nebulous, if indeed there is a theme".

References

External links

* {{C. V. Sridhar 1990s Indian films 1990s Tamil-language films 1991 films 1991 romantic drama films Films directed by C. V. Sridhar Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films with screenplays by C. V. Sridhar Indian romantic drama films Tamil-language Indian films