Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen Explained

Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen
Director:Guru Dhanapal
Producer:G. D. Ramesh
Music:Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography:Guru Dhanapal
Editing:K. R. Ramalingam
Studio:Sree Padmavathy Movie Makers
Runtime:140 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by Guru Dhanapal. The film stars Karthik, Sasikala and Monisha. It was released on 12 April 1992.[1] [2]

Plot

Muthurasu and Periyasamy are brothers, and live with their father and their grandmother. Meenakshi, Muthurasu's cousin, will marry another man but she must marry Muthurasu or Periyasamy as per the customs. The brothers then decide to kidnap Meenakshi. In the process, Periyasamy dies. The two villages then clash and arrange a panchayat to solve the problem.

During the panchayat, Meenakshi says that she will stay in her uncle's house because Meenakshi hates the groom. Muthurasu's father decides to arrange the marriage between Muthurasu and Meenakshi but Muthurasu cannot forget his lover Dhanam who died a few years ago. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3] [4] The song in the film "Ennai Thottu Alli Konda" has a cult following in Tamil Nadu.[5] [6]

Song Singer(s) Lyrics Duration
"Ennai Thottu" 4:54
"Kanna Un Kannil" 4:49
"Vaanam Idi Idikka" 4:59
"Mundi Mundi Nayaagare" Ponnadiyan 5:28
"Thottu Thottu Thukkipattu" 4:58

Reception

Sundarji of Kalki felt only the first 13 minutes of the film were interesting, and the film later became boring.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Unna Nenachen Pattu Padichen / உன்னை நெனச்சேன் பாட்டுபடிச்சேன் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231120061250/https://screen4screen.com/movies/unna-nenachen-pattu-padichen . 20 November 2023 . 26 April 2022 . Screen 4 Screen.
  2. Web site: Unnai Nenachen Pattu Padichen (1992) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040820023419/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/allCast.cgi?id=1648 . 20 August 2004 . 16 December 2022 . Cinesouth.
  3. Web site: Unnai Nenaichen Paatu Padichen (1992) . dead . 2013-04-20 . . 27 May 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130527182031/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/album/T0000217.html .
  4. Web site: 2022-08-21 . Unna Nenachen Paattu Padichen . 2022-12-16 . IsaiShop . en-US . 16 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221216054012/https://isaishop.com/product/shop/digital-albums/ilaiyaraaja/unna-nenachen-paattu-padichen/ . live .
  5. Web site: 2021-10-09 . Veteran Tamil lyricist Piraisoodan passes away in Chennai . 2022-12-16 . . 20 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211020134301/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/veteran-tamil-lyricist-piraisoodan-passes-away-chennai-156311 . live .
  6. Web site: 2022-10-30 . WATCH: மாலை நேரத்துல மழையை ரசிக்க.. இனிமையான 5 இளையராஜா பாடல்கள்! . 2022-12-16 . . ta . 16 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221216054004/https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/cinema-watch-these-isaignani-ilayaraja-songs-for-this-evening-to-more-blissful-827733.html . live .
  7. சுந்தர்ஜி . 10 May 1992 . உன்னை நினைச்சேன் பாட்டுப் படிச்சேன் . live . https://archive.today/20230805145923/https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-05-10/page/n3/mode/2up . 5 August 2023 . 15 December 2022 . . 3 . Ta . Internet Archive.