Unakkaga Mattum
Unakkaga Mattum (transl. For you only) is a 2000 Tamil language drama film directed by Chinni Jayanth, making his directorial debut. The film stars himself, newcomer Adhithya, newcomer Poonam and Ramji. The film, produced by Jayasree Narayanan, had music composed by newcomer Bobby Shankar, Shankar's son (of the duo Shankar–Ganesh) and was released in 2000 to negative reviews.[1]
| Unakkaga Mattum | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Chinni Jayanth |
| Written by | Chinni Jayanth |
| Produced by | Jayasree Narayanan |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | K. S. Uthaya Sankar |
| Edited by | P. A. Balamurugan |
| Music by | Bobby Shankar (songs) Devendran (score) |
Production company | Kamalam Movies |
Release date | 21 July 2000 |
Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Subramani (Adhitya), a timid and rich Brahmin boy, falls in love with Lakshmi (Poonam), a poor girl. Raja (Chinni Jayanth), a rich drunkard, joins the college. Raja falls for Lakshmi but later withdraws, and he is content to remain her good friend. Subramani begins to suspect the relationship between Raja and Lakshmi. Subramani becomes a drunkard, although Raja stops drinking alcohol.
Cast
- Chinni Jayanth as Raja
- Adhitya as Subramani
- Poonam as Lakshmi
- Ramji as Guru
- Vinu Chakravarthy
- Pandu as a professor
- Laxmi Rathan as Subramani's father
- Sathyapriya as Lakshmi's mother
- Kavitha
- Shanthi Williams as Mangalam, Subramani's mother
- Singamuthu
- Omakuchi Narasimhan
- Sukran
- Badava Gopi
- Bosskey as Coconut seller
Production
The film's lead actor, Adithya, made his acting debut in the film. Originally from Punjab, Adithya is the nephew of the choreographer, Chopra of Hindi films, and the son of the winner of the Miss India 1972 pageant.[2]
Awards
The film has won the following awards since its release :
2000 Film Fans Association
- Won - Commendation award - Chinni Jayanth[3]
Soundtrack
| Unakkaga Mattum | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Bobby Shankar | |
| Released | 2000 |
| Recorded | 2000 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Producer | Bobby Shankar |
The soundtrack was composed by Bobby Shankar. The soundtrack, released in 2000, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Pulamaipithan and Kavi Varma.[4]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ammaadi Nee Enna" | Unni Menon | 4:48 |
| 2 | "Kaadhal Seiya" | Unni Menon, Srinivas | 4:37 |
| 3 | "Gopala Site Adichcha" | Dinesh, Sujatha Mohan | 4:17 |
| 4 | "Ninaichcha Mudippen" | Dinesh | 4:12 |
| 5 | "Penn Pookkalodu" | Srinivas, Dinesh | 4:25 |
| 6 | "Vizhiyodu" | Srinivas, Sujatha Mohan | 4:25 |
Reception
BBThots wrote "The movie is an amazing combination of bad direction, characterization and dialogs".[5] Chennai Online wrote "Insipid direction, weakly etched characters and lacklustre narration characterises the film".[6]
References
- "Filmography of unakkaga mattum". Cinesouth. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- "Things Looking up". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 20 November 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- "The ones who made a mark". The Hindu. 6 July 2001. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- "Unnakkaa Mattum Songs". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- "UNAKKAAGA MATTUM". bbthots.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- "Unakkaga Mattum". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 23 May 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2022.