Nee Venunda Chellam (transl. I want you, dear) is a 2006 Indian Tamil-language romantic action film, written and directed by L. Venkatesan, starring Ramesh, Gajala and Namitha in lead roles,[1] with Thilakan, Vivek and Vincent Asokan playing supporting roles. The music is composed by Dhina.[2] The film was released on 17 August 2006.
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| Directed by | L. Venkatesan |
| Written by | L. Venkatesan |
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| Music by | Dhina |
Production company | AP Film Garden |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThe movie begins with Kannan falling in love with Geetha, a girl living in his neighborhood. Her father Viswanathan, a government employee, learns of Kannan's crushes on his daughter and plays all tricks and prevents Kannan from reaching out to his daughter.
Anjali also resides in the same locality. Ashok, a dreaded gangster and Anjali's uncle, makes plans to marry her. He ends up bashing all those who try to propose Anjali.
The turn of events results in Anjali mistaking Kannan of loving her. This results in Ashokan's men go behind Kannan's trail. Meanwhile, Kannan manages to meet Geetha and opens his heart. Learning of this, Anjali manages to kidnap Geetha and threatens Kannan to marry her.
Cast
edit- Ramesh as Kannan
- Gajala as Geetha Viswanathan
- Namitha as Anjali
- Babilona in a special appearance
- Thilakan as Viswanathan
- Vivek as Renigunda Reddy/Royapuram Mani
- Vincent Asokan as Ashok
- Nizhalgal Ravi as Kannan's father
- Thambi Ramaiah in a special appearance
Soundtrack
editSoundtrack was composed by Dhina.[3]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
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| "Ennada Athisayam" | Jassie Gift, Mahathi | Pa. Vijay |
| "Eppadiyum" | Mahathi, Silambarasan | Snehan |
| "Ethanai Jenmam" | Sadhana Sargam, Harish Raghavendra | Pa. Vijay |
| "Kallathoni" | Suchitra, Karthik | Yugabharathi |
| "Kannanai" | Chinmayi | Kabilan |
| "Kanniponnu" | Tippu | Snehan |
Critical reception
editIndiaglitz wrote "The movie has an interesting storyline, but the director seems to have lost his focus towards the second-half that takes the sheen away from it".[4] Rediff.com wrote "When you have 'Jithan' Ramesh, Gajala and Namitha in the star cast, you can expect nothing but a potboiler like Nee venunda Chellam. However, except for Gajala and Thilakan, the actors all compete for a Most Wooden Performance award, with Ramesh clearly emerging as the winner".[5] Sify wrote "There is nothing new in the story and director L.Venkatesan makes it too long at 2 hours 35 min, while the film loses its steam in 15 minutes after the first scene!".[6]
References
edit- ^ "Jithan Ramesh to pair with Namitha". Behindwoods.com. 12 October 2005. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Kumar, S R Ashok (26 May 2006). "Action with a streak of comedy". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 April 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Nee Venunda Chellam (2006)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Nee Venunda Chellam Review". IndiaGlitz.com. 17 August 2006. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Sudha, S (18 August 2006). "Nee Venunda Chellam: A mess". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Nee Venunda Chellam". Sify. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2020.