En Uyirinum Melana

En Uyirinum Melana (transl. More than my life) is a 2007 Indian Tamil romance film directed by K. R. Jaya. The film features newcomers Ajith Chander and Radhika Menon in lead roles, with S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Ranjith, Ravikumar, Karunas, Kaka Radhakrishnan, Charuhasan, Fathima Babu and Kamala Kamesh playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by Deva and was released on 10 August 2007.[1][2]

En Uyirinum Melana
Directed byK. R. Jaya
Produced byN. Thirumurugan
Vasu S. Ashokumar
Written byK. R. Jaya
Balakumaran (dialogues)
StarringAjith Chander
Radhika Menon
Music byDeva
CinematographyR. Selva
Edited byP. C. Mohanan
Production
company
NNT Movie Creations
Release date
  • 10 August 2007 (2007-08-10)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Jeeva (Ajith Chander) is a carefree youngster who lives with his parents in Chennai and his father Vijayarangam (S. P. Balasubrahmanyam) is a wealthy businessman who spoils him and loves him more than anything. During a trip in Kodaikanal, Jeeva falls under the spell of Priya (Radhika Menon) and gives her a rose for a television show but she slaps him in front of the camera. Later, Priya moves with her family to a house near Jeeva's house in Chennai. One day, Jeeva finds Priya's brother lying in the street after an accident and he admits him to the hospital thus saving his life. Priya thanks Jeeva for the help, they first become friends and they eventually fall in love with each other.

When Priya's father (Ravikumar) comes to know about his daughter's love affair, he decides to find her a groom. Thereafter, Priya and her wealthy maternal uncle Vikram (Ranjith) from London get engaged. Vijayarangam strongly supports his son's love and he plans to arrange his son's wedding on the same day and at the same wedding hall. With the help of his friends and Priya's brother, Jeeva kidnaps Priya the day of the wedding with a caravan. Priya's father who is an intelligence officer and Vikram try to catch the lovers but they fail. Vijayarangam then meets Priya's father and he successfully convinces him to support their love. The lovers finally come to the wedding hall and Vikram surprisingly supports their love. The film ends with Jeeva and Priya getting married with the blessing of their family.

Cast

Production

K. R. Jaya who made his directorial debut with Uyirile Kalanthathu (2000) returned with En Uyirinum Melana under the banner of NNT Movie Creations. He had intermittently worked on an unreleased project titled June July in between.[3] Newcomer Ajith Chander, an engineer from Chennai, was cast to play the hero while Radhika Menon from Mumbai was selected to play his love interest. Singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam signed to play the father role. Kanal Kannan who choreographed the stunts for the film, also played a rowdy and got to sing a gaana song. The songs composed by Deva are all situational, says the director. R. Selva cranked the camera, whereas the editing was by P. C. Mohanan and the art direction by Kiran.[4][5]

Soundtrack
En Uyirinum Melana
Soundtrack album by
Deva
Released2006
Recorded2006
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length33:30
ProducerDeva

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Deva. The soundtrack features 7 tracks written by Vaali, Snehan and Muthu Vijayan.[6][7]

Tracklist
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Mylapooru Rani"Ranjith, Grace Karunas4:11
2."Pacchai Pudavai"Sadhana Sargam6:31
3."Yea Valibha Payaley"Anuradha Sriram5:43
4."Oru Nimidam Poru"M. G. Sreekumar, Harini5:52
5."Vali Vali Kaadhal Vali (duet)"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha Mohan5:34
6."Kakka Kakka"Deva4:47
7."Vali Vali Kaadhal Vali (solo)"Sujatha Mohan0:52
Total length:33:30

Reception

A reviewer gave the film a negative review and he criticized the poor plot and weak screenplay.[8]

References
  1. "Jointscene : Tamil Movie En Uyirinum Melaana". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. "En Uyirinum Melaana (2007)". filmibeat.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20050306214553/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/gossip/2002/09-02-02.html
  4. "En Uyirinum Melana". chennaionline.com. Archived from the original on 27 June 2006. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  5. "Thank God its Friday". behindwoods.com. 25 October 2006. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  6. "En Uyirinum Melaana (2007) - Deva". mio.to. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  7. "En Uyirinum Melaana Songs". mymazaa.com. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  8. "என் உயிரினும் மேலான" [En Uyirinum Melana] (in Tamil). koodal.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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