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Vanna Vanna Pookkal
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox film
| name = Vanna Vanna Pookkal
| image = Vanna Vanna Pookkal poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Balu Mahendra
| producer = Kalaipuli S. Thanu
| writer = Balu Mahendra
| narrator = Balu Mahendra
| starring = Prashanth
Mounika
Vinodhini
| music = Ilaiyaraaja
| cinematography = Balu Mahendra
| editing = Balu Mahendra
| studio = Subramaniya Films
| distributor =
| released =
| country = India
| runtime = 135 minutes
| language = Tamil
}}
'Vanna Vanna Pookkal' is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by Balu Mahendra, starring Prashanth, Mounika and Vinodhini. The film, produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja. It won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil at the 39th National Film Awards. The film completed a hundred-day run at the box-office.
Plot
After saving Manoranjitham from killing herself in the forest, the kindhearted Siva brings her home to live in his house, much to the despair of his neighbor Shenbagam, who secretly loves him. Things become even more complicated when Siva falls in love with his houseguest and arranges for them to be married, but on the day of the wedding, she mysteriously disappears. Siva learns that Manoranjitham is going to die because of her serious health conditions. He finally finds her at her deathbed in the hospital where she dies.
Cast
*Prashanth as Siva (Sivasubramani)
*Mounika as Shenbagam
*Vinodhini as Manoranjitham
*Dubbing Janaki as Sivagami, Shenbagam's mother
*T. K. S. Chandran as Shenbagam's father
*Veeraraghavan as Manoranjitham's father
*Vaani as Manoranjitham's mother
*Radhabhai as Shenbagam's grandmother
*Adithya as Azhagiri
*Vijay
*Azhagu
*Suresh Chakravarthi
*Manavalan
*Suryakanthammal
*Indhu
*Sakunthala
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by himself, Vaali and Gangai Amaran. For the dubbed Telugu version 'Prema Paatam', all songs were written by Rajashri.
Reception
'Kalki' appreciated the film for the cinematography and music. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil.
References
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