Ennavo Pudichirukku

Ennavo Pudichirukku (English: Something I like) is a 2004 Tamil romantic thriller film directed by Meenakshi Sundaram. The film features Kaadhal Kondein fame Sudeep Sarangi, newcomer Bharani and Sindhuri in lead roles, with Karunas, Bhuvaneswari, Vittal Rao, S. Sriskandarajah and Madhan Bob playing supporting roles. The film, produced by S. Sriskandarajah, had musical score by Subhash Jawahar and was released on 26 January 2004.^[1][2][3]

Plot

Santosh (Sudeep Sarangi) and Vishwa (Bharani) are brothers with different personalities, they are the son of Muthiah (Vittal Rao), a rich NRI businessman. Santosh is a chronic womanizer, he believes that money is enough to attract women, while Vishwa is a responsible son who works in his father's company, he believes that love is pure and beautiful.

Vishwa and Sangeetha (Sindhuri) fall in love with each other. Sangeetha is from a middle-class family, she lives with her docile brother (S. Sriskandarajah) and her greedy sister-in-law Saroja (Bhuvaneswari). One day, Santosh falls under the spell of Sangeetha and he tries to woo her. Sangeetha, annoyed by his crudeness, slaps him in a public place. Santosh, who has never been humiliated like this before, swears that he will get married to her and will make her suffer after the marriage. Santosh then pays her sister-in-law Saroja to fulfil his wish.

Later, Santosh realizes that his brother Viswa and Sangeetha are lovers but even after knowing it, Santosh is determined to make Sangeetha his own. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Production

S. Sriskandarajah, an NRI businessman from Norway had ventured into a Tamil film Ennavo Pudichirukku. Sudeep Sarangi, who signed to play the lead role, said, "After Kaadhal Kondein I got many offers. I was waiting for a meaty role, which I finally got in this film. Its a challenging role for me". Sindhuri who played the second heroine in Boys is doing the female lead. Bharani, an NRI from Canada was introduced as the second hero. Subhash Jawahar debuted as the music director. The film’s songs had been shot at picturesque locales of Pondicherry, Munnar, Chalakudy and Chennai.^[3]

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Subhash Jawahar. The soundtrack, released in 2004, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Rasi Azhagappan, Sukumar, Bharathi Priyan and Ilayakumar.

Reception

The film received negative reviews from critics with Balaji Balasubramaniam of bbthots.com stating, "this movie is amateurish in both romance and thrills and to make matters worse, incorporates an intolerable comedy track".^[4] Another critic from bizhat.com said, "Sudeep has impressed in the villain role. Newcomer Bharani is ok. Sindhuri’s acting stands out especially in the scene when she is torn between the two brothers".^[5][6]

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