Thulladha Manamum Thullum (Tamil: துள்ளாத மனமும் துள்ளும் English: (lit.) Hearts That Don't Jump, Will Jump) is a 1999 Tamil romantic film directed by Ezhil. The film stars Vijay andSimran, while Manivannan, Dhamu and Vaiyapuri among others play supporting roles. The film, produced by R. B. Choudary, has it's score and soundtrack composed by S. A. Rajkumar and cinematography handled by Selva. The film went on to win critical and commercial acclaim at the box office.
| Thulladha Manamum Thullum | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ezhil |
| Produced by | R. B. Choudary |
| Starring | Vijay Simran |
| Music by | S. A. Rajkumar |
| Cinematography | R. Selva |
| Editing by | V. Jaishankar |
| Studio | Super Good Films |
| Release date(s) | January 29, 1999 |
| Running time | 170 mins |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Kutty (Vijay) wants to become a singer while working as a local cable provider run by Mani (Manivannan). His songs are appreciated by a college student Rukmani (Simran) and each time when she wishes to meet him, circumstances project him as a transitive element. He also becomes the cause for Rukmani losing her eyesight and repents for it. He starts to love her and he regularly writes to his mother about the development of love he has for Rukmani. When his mother dies, she offers her eyes to Rukmani. To meet the cost of the eye transplant, kutty offers his kidney to a Pune-based richman. While returning home he inadvertently becomes an accomplice in creating explosives and he's arrested. Having regained her vision, Rukmani, who had studied for IAS, becomes a Collector and when Kutty tries to contact her, he is still the rowdy element in her mind. Finally the confusion is cleared and the lovers can be together.
[edit]Cast
- Vijay as Kutty
- Simran as Rukmani
- Manivannan as Mani
- Dhamu
- Vaiyapuri as Kalyanasundaram
- Madhan Bob
- Ponnambalam
- Paari Venkat as Trouser Pandi
[edit]Production
The film saw director Ezhil, an erstwhile assistant to Robert-Rajashekhar, Panneer and Parthiban, make his debut as a film-maker under R. B. Choudary's production house. Prior to release, the role of Vijay's mother in the film was kept under wraps with the media speculating who would play the role. Eventually, no actress played the role although the character played a pivotal part in the film.[1] Vijay took a pay cut for the film, accepting only 50 lakh rupees instead of one crore rupees, as he had signed the film before the release of his blockbuster Kadhalukku Mariyadhai.[2]
[edit]Release
The film went on to become a blockbuster, running for hundred days across dozens of theatres in Tamil Nadu, while it also enjoyed similar success in the neighbouring state of Kerala.[3] Vijay and Ezhil immediately decided to follow up this film with another collaboration, Pennin Manathai Thottu, with either Isha Koppikar or Roja to be roped in as the lead actress. However soon after pre-production, Vijay was replaced by Prabhu Deva and the film went on to release in 2000.[4][5] The success of the film led to more offers for Simran, who with Thulladha Manamum Thullum and Vaali, established herself among the leading actresses in Tamil films.[6] Vijay and Simran were also paired together in several other films after the success of Thulladha Manamum Thullum, with projects titled Priyamanavale and Udhaya launched weeks after this film's release.[7]
The film went on to win second prize at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Best Film, while Simran won theTamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance.[8] A critic from the Deccan Herald mentioned that "the experience of seeing the film is simply thrilling", mentioning that the success comes from "the naivete, the simplicity, the absolute lack of sophistication, and from the delightful hero (Vijay)".[9]
The film was later remade in Telugu as Nuvvu Vastavani by Ezhil in 2000 starring Akkineni Nagarjuna and Simranand the film enjoyed similar levels of success.[10] The film was also adapted into a Bengali movie Sathi in 2002 starring Jeet and Priyanka Trivedi, and into a Oriya movie I Love You in 2005 starring Anubhav Mohanty and Namrata Thapa. It also partly inspired two Hindi language films - Rohit Nayyar's Sun Zarra in 2006 and Yash Raj Films' 2010 film Lafangey Parindey.
[edit]Soundtrack
| Thulladha Manamum Thullum | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by S. A. Rajkumar | |
| Released | 1999 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Song Title | Artist(s) |
| "Innisai Paadivarum" | P. Unni Krishnan |
| "Iruvathu Kodi" | Hariharan |
| "Megamai Vanthu" | Rajesh |
| "Thodu Thodu Enavae" | K. S. Chithra, Hariharan |
| "Palapalakkudhu" | Gopal |
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