Engeyum Kaadhal
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| Engeyum Kaadhal | |
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| Directed by | Prabhudeva |
| Produced by | Kalpathi S. Aghoram Kalpathi S. Ganesh Kalpathi S. Suresh |
| Written by | Prabhudeva A. C. Mugil Ravi Chakravarthy Jayakannan Premsaiv |
| Starring | Jayam Ravi Hansika Motwani |
| Music by | Harris Jayaraj |
| Cinematography | Nirav Shah |
| Editing by | Anthony |
| Studio | AGS Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Sun Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 6, 2011 |
| Running time | 125 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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[edit] Plot
The film is set in France and Italy. Kamal (Jayam Ravi), a young billionaire, doesn`t believe in love. He works hard for 11 months and takes a month`s break from all the work related commitments. Celloist Kayalvizhi (Kayal for short or Lolita for Kamal) (Hansika Motwani) believes in true love and is highly fascinated with Indian culture. Then she sees Kamal one day and it is love at first sight for her, but before she can follow him he gets into his car and goes away. Her father Rajasekhar (Suman) runs a small detective agency in France and Kayal often reads her father`s case files for interesting stories. One day, Rajasekhar gets a new client (Sonu Gates) who wants to know about his girlfriend`s mystery man. After a brief investigation, Rajasekhar finds that his client`s girl friend is dating Kamal. Sonu gets angry and decides to kill Kamal. Kayal overhears the conversation and deciding to save them, rushes to their hotel. Sonu has sent some men to kill Kamal and he is on his way there. When Kayal reaches Kamal's room she finds the door locked from inside. Without knowing what to do Kayal tries to get inside through the balcony. When she was about to enter she hears a gun shot and faints in the balcony. By this time sonu's girlfriend has escaped from there. Just when Kamal is about to win the fight Sonu enters the room and threatens Kamal with a gun. Then he searches for his girlfriend he can't find her, instead he find Kayal in the balcony. Then he thinks that Rajasekar has made a mistake and apologizes to Kamal. Understanding that Kayal has saved him, he tries to get to know her better during their incidental meetings and even though Kayal tries to resist she cannot. Kamal leaves Paris for some board meetings and Kayal is heart broken. When he returns he doesn't remember her immediately even though she has been waiting for him. Kayal tries to make Kamal love her by pretending to have many boyfriends. Kamal does get a bit jealous and he decides to get a detective to know everything about her and her possible boyfriends. Initially the detective he chooses is Rajasekar Kayal's dad. Kamal doesn't know Kayal's name, but he says about all her fake boyfriends. Rajasekar realizes that the girl's boyfriends' names are same as the names of the people in his case files realizes that Kamal is actually inquiring about his daughter, Kayal as only she has seen them. He tells Kamal about it and asks him to leave his daughter as he always does when someone falls in love with him. Kamal agrees and tells Kayal that he will be leaving for Germany and that he doesn't know when he will return. Kayal is heartbroken. Kamal tries to forget her but find that he cannot as he realizes that he too loves her. So he returns to Paris and finds her. But Kayal is angry with him and walks away. Kamal runs after her saying that he is in love with her and will never leave her and they will be together thereafter.[edit] Cast
- Jayam Ravi as Kamal
- Hansika Motwani as Kayalvizhi Rajasekhar "Lolita"
- Suman as Rajasekhar
- Raju Sundaram as Raju
- Marion Arnaud
- Aurélien Chevallier
- Prakash Raj in a cameo appearance
- Prabhu Deva in a special appearance in song "Engeyum kaadhal"
- Manoj Pahwa
[edit] Production
Prabhu Deva initially named this film as Paris. It was developed under the title Ich until it was finally renamed Engeyum Kadhal in 2010.[3] The name was changed in order to seek tax exemption.[4] The composition of the songs took place in Sydney toward the end of 2009.[5][6] The film started its shooting schedule in Paris on June 2, 2009, canning scenes featuring Ravi and Hansika.[7][8][edit] Release
[edit] Reception
This film opened up to mostly mixed reviews, with most critics agreeing that the film was high on production values, but lacked substance. Rohit Ramachandran of nowrunning.com rated it 2.5/5 stating that "Engeyum Kadhal was marketed as a breezy entertainer. It delivers what it promises.".[9] Pavithra Srinivasan from Rediff gave 2.5 out of 5 stating that "Engeyum Kaadhal is one of those movies that promises a lot, but delivers little. Watch the film only if you're in the mood for arm-chair travel to Paris and foot-tapping music".[10] Behindwoods gave 1.5 out of 5 saying that the film was "all glitz, no substance", further adding that "although Prabhu Deva has major supporting features by his side, he has failed to utilize them to the fullest."[11] Sify stated that the film "tries too hard to maintain a tempo, but save for the crackling chemistry and some charming moments involving Ravi and Hansika, the film is just average.[edit] Box office
The film had an average opening and the collections in Chennai were
2.50 crore after 3 weeks. It was declared an 'average' film by the trade pundits.[12][edit] Soundtrack
| Engeyum Kaadhal | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by Harris Jayaraj | ||||
| Released | 8 November 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Producer | Harris Jayaraj | |||
| Harris Jayaraj chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Behindwoods |   [13] |
| Rediff | [14] |
| Track listing | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length | |||||
| 1. | "Engeyum Kaadhal" | Thamarai | Aalap Raju, Devan Ekambaram, Ranina Reddy | 5:35 | |||||
| 2. | "Thee Illai" | Vaali | Naresh Iyer, Mukesh, Gopal Rao, Mahathi, Ranina Reddy | 5:30 | |||||
| 3. | "Nangaai" | Vaali | Richard, Rahul Nambiar, Naveen Madhava | 4:35 | |||||
| 4. | "Lolita" | Thamarai | Karthik, Prashanthini | 5:32 | |||||
| 5. | "Bathing at Cannes" | Emcee Jesz, Kash | Emcee Jesz, Lady Kash and Krissy, Ranina Reddy | 2:55 | |||||
| 6. | "Nenjil Nenjil" | Madhan Karky | Harish Raghavendra, Chinmayi | 5:32 | |||||
| 7. | "Dhimu Dhimu" | Na. Muthukumar | Karthik | 5:34 | |||||
Total length: | 35:13 | ||||||||
[edit] Critical Response
The soundtrack got average reviews from music critics, but greater response from the public. C. Karthik from Behindwoods gave a 3/5 rating and said "Overall, Engeyum Kadhal is a breezy, romantic album with a few different sounds and percussions. A few songs bear the typical Harris Jayaraj stamp and the rest are ready to stay in the Top 10 list for a while. We feel that Harris wanted to play it safe, devoid of any experiments, though Bathing in Cannes could appeal as a new genre in Tamil music. The album will definitely appeal to the masses and once the videos go on air, it is certain to make more people inquisitive!"[13] Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff also gave a 3/5 rating and said "Engeyum Kaadhal might sound, at times, like it's a mishmash of Harris Jeyaraj's previous works, but it does have its melodious moments, and those make the album worth a listen."[14] Indiaglitz said "Overall, Engeyum Kadhal is one of the best albums of this year. All the songs bear Harris stamp and Engeyum Kadhal and Nenjil Nenjil stand out to be real melodies. Harris has done his job perfectly and waiting to see how romantic Prabhu Deva has presented the songs on celluloid."[20][edit] References
- ^ "Engeyum Kathal confirmed on May 6". Sify. http://www.sify.com/movies/engeyum-kathal-confirmed-on-may-6-news-tamil-lezoaIfibea.html.
- ^ "Engeyum Kaadhal". Upperstall. http://www.upperstall.com/films/2011/engeyum-kaadhal.
- ^ Prabhu Deva’s ‘ICH’ becomes ‘Engeyum Kadhal’. Cinefundas.com. 14 September 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
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- ^ "Engeyum Kadhal". http://agsentertainment.blogspot.com/2011/02/engeyum-kadhal.html.
- ^ http://chennaionline.com/movies/cine-buzz/Prabhudeva-to-direct-Jeyam-Ravi/20091624041642.col
- ^ http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/8303/tamil/engeyum-kadhal/3093/review.htm
- ^ http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-engeyum-kaadhal/20110506.htm
- ^ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/may-11-01/engeyum-kadhal-review.html
- ^ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/top-ten-movies-may-30/tamil-cinema-topten-movie-engeyum-kadhal.html
- ^ a b "ENGEYUM KADHAL MUSIC REVIEW". Behindwoods. http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-music-reviews/review-1/engeyum-kadhal-music-review.html. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ^ a b "Engeyum Kaadhal music has its moments". Rediff. http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-music-review-engeyum-kaadhal/20101116.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
- ^ "Prabhu Deva's Engeyum Kadhal audio releasing on Oct 24". One India. http://entertainment.oneindia.mobi/tamil/exclusive/2010/73817.html. Retrieved 19-10-2010.
- ^ "Engeyum Kaadhal- Best Selling Album of 2011". moviestatus.in. http://moviestatus.in/wp/2011/04/engeyum-kaadhal-best-selling-album-of-2011/. Retrieved 14, April 2011.
- ^ Musicaloud (2010). "Engeyum Kaadhal - Music Review". http://www.musicaloud.com/2010/11/10/engeyum-kaadhal-music-review/. Retrieved 10-11-2010.
- ^ "Harris turns lyric writer with EK". sify. http://www.sify.com/movies/harris-turns-lyric-writer-with-ek-news-tamil-ld3lsKgjfdh.html.
- ^ "Harris wields the pen". Indiaglitz. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/65352.html. Retrieved March 29, 2011.
- ^ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/musicreview/11768.html
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