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En Kelvikku Enna Bathil (transl. What is the Answer to My Question?) is a 1978 Indian Tamil-language action drama film directed by P. Madhavan and written by Balamurugan. The film stars Rajinikanth, Vijayakumar, Sripriya and M. N. Nambiar. It revolves around a man seeking to get revenge on his uncle for duping his father. The film was released on 9 December 1978.
| En Kelvikku Enna Bathil | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | P. Madhavan |
| Written by | Balamurugan |
| Produced by | T. K. Gopinath |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Vijayakumar Sripriya M. N. Nambiar |
| Cinematography | P. N. Sundaram |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Arun Prasad Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 146 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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Saravana and Muruga are brothers whose father was duped by their uncle Sivaraman, who borrowed a large sum of money but failed to return it after his business flourished. Their father is left in a miserable condition and the brothers are separated with Muruga growing up to become a coward and Saravana, a criminal who is arrested. When Saravana is released after some years, he is determined to avenge his father's dignity and reunite with his brother.
Cast
- Rajinikanth as Saravana[2]
- Vijayakumar as Muruga[2]
- Sripriya as Rosy and Alamelu[2]
- M. N. Nambiar as Sivaraman
- Manorama as Chinthamani
- Y. G. Mahendran as servant of Sivaraman
- C. K. Saraswathi as Muruga's aunt
- T. M . Samikannu as Samikannu
- Peelisivam as Nallasivam
- V. S. Raghavan as Muruga's uncle
- Suruli Rajan as Chinthamani's love interest
- Cylone Manohar as Raja
- Veeraraghavan as Alamelu's stepfather
- Vijayachandrika as school headmistress
Production
En Kelvikku Enna Bathil was directed by P. Madhavan, written by Balamurugan and produced by T. K. Gopinath under Arun Prasad Movies. Cinematography was handled by P. N. Sundaram, and the editing by R. Devarajan.[1][3]
Themes
En Kelvikku Enna Bathil, like many Rajinikanth films of the late 1970s and 1980s, had metamorphosis and vengeance as its dominant narrative.[4]
Soundtrack
All songs were written by Kannadasan and Muthulingam. The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.
| Title | Singer(S) | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Oottavandi Mavarsa" | L. R. Eswari | 4:28 |
| "Ennave Murugappa" | T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari | 4:14 |
| "My Name Is Nobody" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:19 |
| "Ore Vaanam" | B. S Sasirekha, T. K. Kala | 4:30 |
Release and reception
En Kelvikku Enna Bathil was released on 9 December 1978.[5] The film was a commercial success, and with that Rajinikanth "carved out for himself a niche in vendetta roles".[4]
References
- Dharap 1978, p. 316.
- கௌசிகன் (31 December 1978). "என் கேள்விக்கு என்ன பதில்?". Kalki (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- En Kelvikku Enna Bathil (motion picture) (in Tamil). Arun Prasad Movies. 1978. Opening credits, from 0:00 to 2:42.
- Maderya, Kumuthan (2010). "Rage against the state: historicizing the "angry young man" in Tamil cinema". Jump Cut. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- "சூப்பர் ஸ்டார் ரஜினிகாந்த் - ஒரு சரித்திரம் | சூப்பர் ஸ்டாரின் திரைக்காவியங்களின் பட்டியல்கள்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
Bibliography
- Dharap, B. V. (1978). Indian Films. Allied Publishers.
External links
- En Kelvikku Enna Bathil at IMDb
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