Manasara Vazhthungalen

1991 Indian film
  • 12 September 1991 (1991-09-12)
CountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Manasara Vazhthungalen (transl. Bless us wholeheartedly) is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Partheparaman. The film stars Ramkumar and Sivaranjani, in her film debut. It was released on 12 September 1991, and failed at the box-office.

Plot

Two young lovers elope from their homes after their respective parents object to their romance.

Cast

  • Ramkumar
  • Sivaranjani
  • Janagaraj
  • Vijayan
  • Kamala Kamesh
  • C. R. Saraswathi

Production

Manasara Vazhthungalen is the film debut of Sivaranjani.[1][2] Babu was originally cast as the lead actor. Following a stunt sequence gone wrong, he suffered spinal injuries and became permanently paralysed.[3] By then, more than 50% of the film had been shot, and the scenes involving Babu were reshot with Ramkumar, leading to cost overruns.[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by S. A. Rajkumar.[1]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Nee Sonnadhe"Mano, Uma Ramanan 
2."Raasi Nalla Raasi"Mano, K. S. Chithra 
3."Poongatre Nee Enge"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 
4."Ooraalum Sakthi"Malaysia Vasudevan 
5."Jal Jal"S. A. Rajkumar 

Release and reception

Manasara Vazhthungalen was released on 12 September 1991.[4] N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "The film moves in fits and starts and quite haphazardly. Things happen all of a sudden, without prior warning or development".[5] The film failed at the box-office as the collections were not enough to cover the increased production costs.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "30 வருடங்களுக்கு முன்பு ஷூட்டிங்கில் ஏற்பட்ட விபத்து... இன்றுவரை படுத்த படுக்கையாக இருக்கும் நடிகர்!". Nakkheeran (in Tamil). 3 September 2021. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  2. ^ சி. ஆர். கே. (10 January 1993). "கம்ப்யூட்டர் சித்திரங்கள், டிஜிட்டல் ஜாலங்கள்!". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 2–3. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "சாகத்தான் போறோம்; அதைச் சொல்லி அவங்கள பயமுறுத்த வேண்டாம்னு நினைச்சேன்"- 'என் உயிர்த் தோழன்' பாபு". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 19 September 2023. Archived from the original on 19 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Manasaara Vaazhthungalean..." The Indian Express. 12 September 1991. p. 5. Retrieved 28 September 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ "Manasaara Vaazhtukiraen". The Indian Express. 20 September 1991. p. 7. Retrieved 28 September 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  • Manasara Vazhthungalen at IMDb