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Wikipedia article
'Nenjinile' ( 'In My Heart') is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language action romantic thriller film written by A. C. Jairam and directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar. The film stars his son Vijay and Isha Koppikar, while Sonu Sood, Sriman, Nizhalgal Ravi, Devan, Nizhalgal Ravi, and Manivannan play supporting roles.[http://www.nenjinilae.8m.com/ Nenjinile Tamil Movie]. Nenjinilae.8m.com. Retrieved on 2014-06-11. The film's music is composed by Deva with cinematography by Vijay Milton. The film released on 25 June 1999.
Plot
The film starts with Karunakaran departing to Mumbai from his native Ambasamudram to look for a job; thus, he can help for his family and his sister's wedding. He lives with his elder sister there, and he meets Nisha, who loves him at first sight. He first rejects her but later falls in lover with her. Karunakaran is unable to get a job, and through his old friend Chandru, joins as a hitman for a gangster named Supari. This brings him a lot of money; in this way, he can help his family and sister financially. Unfortunately, Karunakaran's own gang members plan to kill Nisha after killing her parents. Karunakaran tries to protect her, and this earns the gang's wrath. Whether Karunakaran can save Nisha or not forms the crux of the story.
Cast
*Vijay as Karunakaran
*Isha Koppikar as Nisha
*Manivannan as Arumugam
*Nizhalgal Ravi as Vaidyalingam, Karunakaran's father
*Devan as Samraj, Nisha's father
*Rami Reddy as Supari
*Sonu Sood as Sonu
*Sriman as Chandru
*Sathyapriya as Karunakaran's mother
*Sindhu as Amudha, Karunakaran's sister
*Sridevi as Vijaya, Karunakaran's sister
*S. N. Surendar as Karunakaran's brother-in-law
*S. A. Chandrasekhar as DCP Jai Dixit IPS
*Karikalan as Villager
*Sethu Vinayagam as Subramaniam
*Mahanadi Shankar as Samraj's henchman
*Thalapathy Dinesh as Supari's henchman
*Chaplin Balu as Arumugam's assistant
*Thadi Balaji as Balaji
*Kovai Senthil as Villager
*Rani in a special appearance
*Roja in a special appearance
Production
Roja was first choice to play the female lead before Isha Koppikar was confirmed. Vijay recommended Isha Koppikar for female role to his father, who signed her on. Vijay revealed he was impressed with her acting despite her lack of understanding of Tamil. An item number was shot with actress Roja making a special appearance in the film because she couldn't act as female lead role. In this film, Vijay appears both in Thulladha Manamum Thullum and Minsara Kanna looks.[http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/26ss.htm Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Gossip from the southern film industry]. Rediff.com (1999-07-26). Retrieved on 2014-06-11.
During the post-production stages, S. A. Chandrasekhar accused the son of veteran director K. Balachandar of trying to make illegal copies of the film. The allegations prompted Vijay to pull out of a film he had agreed to act in under Balachandar's production house.[http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/dec/15mudal.htm Rediff On The NeT, Movies: Tamil Nadu at war over Mudalvan]. Rediff.com (1999-12-15). Retrieved on 2014-06-11.
Release
The film released on 25 June 1999. It opened to mixed reviews,http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/1999/nenjinile.html with the critic of Indolink.com claiming the film Chandrasekhar "screwed up the storyline part in a very major way" while mentioning that the only respite was the film's music.[http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=69&user_name=subashawards&review_lang=english&lang=english Nenjinile Tamil Movie Review]. Thiraipadam.com. Retrieved on 2014-06-11. 'Ananda Vikatan' rated the film 35 out of 100.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack of the film was composed by Deva, was well received by the audience. The lyrics were written by Vaali, Palani Bharathi, Ravi Shankar, Kalaikumar, Vijayan, A. C. Jairam. The song "Manase Manase" is inspired by the song "Tu Hi Tu" from the movie Kabhi Na Kabhi composed by Oscar-winning composer A. R. Rahman.
References
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