Enga Muthalali
Enga Muthalali (transl. Our Boss) is a 1993 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Liaquat Ali Khan. The film stars Vijayakanth and Kasthuri. It was released on 13 November 1993.[1]
| Enga Muthalali | |
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| Directed by | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| Written by | Panchu Arunachalam |
| Produced by | Meena Panju Arunachalam |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Rajarajan |
| Edited by | Ashok Metha |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | P. A. Art Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Vijaya Ragunadhan, a kind-hearted landlord and the village grams, lives with his younger brother Balu and his mother. He conflicts with his uncle since he sent his cousin Jayaraman to jail for killing a poor farmer. Vijaya Ragunadhan and his niece Kalyani are in love since their childhood.
Vijaya Ragunadhan's uncle encourages Sitharaman, Vijaya Ragunadhan's brother-in-law, to stand for their village association's election. Sitharaman and Vijaya Ragunadhan clash during the election, Sitharaman decides to arrange the marriage between his daughter Kalyani and 'Bambaram' Pandu. At the wedding, Vijaya Ragunadhan beats Sitharaman's henchmen and gets eventually married to Kalyani.
Balu and Kaveri, Kalyani's half-sister, fall in love with each other. Later, Balu clashes with his brother Vijaya Ragunadhan.
Cast
- Vijayakanth as Vijayaragunathan Reddy
- Kasthuri as Kalyani
- Radha Ravi as Seetharaman Reddy
- Raja as Balu (Balakrishnan Reddy)
- R. Sundarrajan as Narayanan Reddy (Enemy role)
- Napoleon as Jayaraman Reddy (Narayanan Reddy Son, Enemy role)
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Godhandaraman Reddy (Pandurangan Father)
- Vivek as Pandurangan ('Bambaram' Pandu)
- Thiyagu as Nanjappan
- Junior Balaiah
- Nalinikanth
- Sumithra as Parvathi
- Vichithra as Kaveri
- Dubbing Janaki as Vijaya Ragunathan Reddy's mother
- Thalapathi Dinesh
- C. R. Saraswathi as Vani Nayar (Seetharaman Reddy Kife, Kaveri Mother)
- John Amirtharaj as Krishna Reddy
- Krishnamoorthy
- Vellai Subbaiah as Marriage Broker
- Karuppu Subbiah as Karuppusamy
- Pasi Narayanan
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Vaali and Panchu Arunachalam.[2]
| Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Bhoomikkum Saamikkum" | Mano, K. S. Chithra | Vaali | 5:05 |
| "Kolli Malai" | Mano, Swarnalatha | 4:49 | |
| "Kungumam Manjalukku (Ragam: Rathnakanthi)" | K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki | 5:00 | |
| "Mahathaana Uravugalai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:44 | |
| "Marumagale" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | Panchu Arunachalam | 5:01 |
Reception
Malini Mannath of The Indian Express wrote, "Liyakat Ali Khan's treatment is fairly neat and he has tackled a subject that is different".[3] Thulasi of Kalki found the film to be cliched and predictable.[4]
References
- "எங்க முதலாளி / Enga Muthalali (1993)". Screen4Screen (in English and Tamil). Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- "Chinna Jamin / Thai Manasu / Enga Muthalali". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- Mannath, Malini (19 November 1993). "Ingratitude of a brother". The Indian Express. p. 6. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- துளசி (5 December 1993). "எங்க முதலாளி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 43. Archived from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2022.