Enakkoru Magan Pirappan Explained

Director:Keyaar
Screenplay:Keyaar
Story:Rajasenan
Based On:Aadyathe Kanmani
Producer:Pyramid Natarajan
Cinematography:B. Lokeshwara Rao
Editing:R. T. Annadurai
Music:Karthik Raja
Studio:Pyramid Films International
Runtime:150 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Enakkoru Magan Pirappan is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Keyaar and produced by Pyramid Natarajan. The film stars Ramki, Khushbu, Vivek, Anju Aravind and Vadivukkarasi. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Aadyathe Kanmani. The film was released on 15 August 1996.

Plot

Ranganayaki, a rich women, has three sons: Gopi, Madhu and Balu. She desperately wants a grandson and will pass on her whole inheritance to her son who has a male child. The elder sons have only daughters and Balu is still a bachelor.

Balu is a singer for marriage functions and he falls in love with Swathi, a girl from a middle-class family. He marries her and Swathi becomes pregnant. Balu's best friend, Raja, an honest journalist, is married to Shanthi and his wife is also pregnant. Swathi and Shanthi deliver babies the same day. Balu has a daughter and Raja has a son.

In the meantime, Ranganayaki has a severe heart attack and the doctor says not to reveal shock news. In the hospital, a misunderstanding happens and Balu's father shows Raja's son to Ranganayaki in a serious condition. Ranganayaki immediately recovers. Balu maintains the lie to save his mother's life. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Production

Pyramid Natarajan who faced losses after producing Love Birds, requested Keyaar to make a film for him within a short time.[1] Anju Aravind was signed to portray a role in the film, anticipating that she would be paired opposite the actor Ramesh Aravind. However, the actor later pulled out and was replaced by the comedian Vivek.[2] This was one of Vivek's earliest full-length supporting roles, as opposed to being restricted to the comedy subplot.[3] [4] The dialogues were written by N. Prasannakumar. Cinematography was handled by B. Lokeshwara Rao and editing by R. T. Annadurai.[5] According to Keyaar, the filming was completed within 32 days.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Karthik Raja.[6] [7] It is his second film as a full-fledged composer.[8]

Song Singer(s) Lyrics Duration
"Aathu Mettulae" Arunmozhi3:28
"En Raasi" (solo) Sunandha 2:02
"En Raasi" (duet) 3:06
"Chum Chum" 4:50
"Enthan Manam" P. Jayachandran, Bhavatharini 4:54
"Poocharamai" Mano, P. Jayachandran Ilandevan 4:28

Release and reception

Enakkoru Magan Pirappan was released on 15 August 1996, and played for 10 weeks in theatres. D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu appreciated Keyaar for giving "new orientation to a theme which had been the issue for many earlier movies". He also appreciated the cast performances and Vivek's comedy but criticised the music.[9] R. P. R. of Kalki praised the film's humour and said that it is unnecessary to find logic while calling Vivek's performance as lifeline for the film but panned the cinematography and editing.[10] The character Verghese, portrayed by Thyagu, became popular in memes.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 25 August 2013 . கேயார்' டைரக்ஷனில் விஜயகாந்த் நடித்த 'அலெக்சாண்டர்': இசை அமைப்பாளராக கார்த்திக்ராஜா அறிமுகமானார் . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130827133249/http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/08/25224946/keyar-cinema-history.html . 27 August 2013 . 19 January 2023 . . ta.
  2. Web site: Sitaraman . Sandya . 22 October 1996 . Tamil Movie News--Pudhu Edition 2 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220117091233/https://groups.google.com/g/soc.culture.tamil/c/J68fuQkdCtw . 17 January 2022 . 19 January 2023 . Google Groups.
  3. Web site: Ramachandran . Avinash . 18 April 2021 . Vivekh the character artiste . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210616212535/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2021/apr/18/vivekhthe-character-artiste-2291651.html . 16 June 2021 . 5 February 2023 . The New Indian Express.
  4. Web site: கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன் . எஸ். . 17 April 2021 . விவேக்கின் இந்தக் கதாபாத்திரங்கள் நம்மைவிட்டு என்றும் நீங்காது! . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210622183051/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/660167-10-important-characters-of-vivek.html . 22 June 2021 . 5 February 2023 . . ta.
  5. Enakkoru Magan Pirappan . motion picture . ta . Pyramid Films International . 1996 . 8:41 to 8:49 . Opening credits, from.
  6. Web site: 1 January 1996 . Enakkoru Magan Pirappan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119115214/https://music.apple.com/in/album/enakkoru-magan-pirappan-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1581599189 . 19 January 2023 . 19 January 2023 . Apple Music.
  7. Web site: Enakoru Magan Pirappan / Kannavu Kanni . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205091334/https://avdigital.in/products/enakoru-magan-pirappan-kannavu-kanni . 5 February 2023 . 5 February 2023 . AVDigital.
  8. Web site: 31 October 1996 . Tamil musician Karthik Raja seeks to rival Rahman mania with his first two releases . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205095735/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/eyecatchers/story/19961031-tamil-musician-karthik-raja-seeks-to-rival-rahman-mania-with-his-first-two-releases-834030-1996-10-30 . 5 February 2023 . 5 February 2023 . India Today.
  9. News: Ramanujam . D. S. . 23 August 1996 . Enokkoru Magan Pirappan/Priyam/Delhi Diary/Viswanath/Khamoshi . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010424045903/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/960824/03/2326a.html . 24 April 2001 . 6 July 2023 . . 26.
  10. ஆர்.பி.ஆர். . 15 September 1996 . எனக்கொரு மகன் பிறப்பான் . live . https://archive.today/20230205092023/https://archive.org/details/kalki1996-09-15/page/n81/mode/2up . 5 February 2023 . 5 February 2023 . . 80 . ta . Internet Archive.
  11. "விஜயகாந்த்துக்கு கொடுத்த Tension-ல தான் இப்படி ஆகிட்டாரு" - உடைக்கும் நடிகர் தியாகு பேட்டி . 23 March 2021 . ta . Behindwoods Air News . 9 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220509143350/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBWvRT5_GKs . 9 May 2022 . live . YouTube.