Unakkaga Mattum (transl. For you only) is a 2000 Tamil language drama film directed by Chinni Jayanth, making his directorial debut. The film stars himself, newcomer Adhithya, newcomer Poonam and Ramji. The film, produced by Jayasree Narayanan, had musical score by newcomer Bobby Shankar, Shankar's son (of the duo Shankar–Ganesh) and was released in 2000 to negative reviews.[1]
| Unakkaga Mattum | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Chinni Jayanth |
| Written by | Chinni Jayanth |
| Produced by | Jayasree Narayanan |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | K. S. Uthaya Sankar |
| Edited by | P. A. Balamurugan |
| Music by | Bobby Shankar (songs) Devendran (score) |
Production company | Kamalam Movies |
Release date | 21 July 2000 |
Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Subramani (Adhitya), a timid and rich Brahmin boy, falls in love with Lakshmi (Poonam), a poor girl. Raja (Chinni Jayanth), a rich drunkard, joins the college. Raja falls for Lakshmi but later withdraws, and he is content to remain her good friend. Subramani begins to suspect the relationship between Raja and Lakshmi. Subramani becomes a drunkard, although Raja stops drinking alcohol.
The film's lead actor, Adithya, made his acting debut in the film. Originally from Punjab, Adithya is the nephew of the choreographer, Chopra of Hindi films, and the son of the winner of the Miss India 1972 pageant.[2]
The film has won the following awards since its release :
2000 Film Fans Association
| Unakkaga Mattum | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Bobby Shankar | |
| Released | 2000 |
| Recorded | 2000 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Producer | Bobby Shankar |
The soundtrack was composed by Bobby Shankar. The soundtrack, released in 2000, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Pulamaipithan and Kavi Varma.[4]
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ammaadi Nee Enna" | Unni Menon | 4:48 |
| 2 | "Kaadhal Seiya" | Unni Menon, Srinivas | 4:37 |
| 3 | "Gopala Site Adichcha" | Dinesh, Sujatha Mohan | 4:17 |
| 4 | "Ninaichcha Mudippen" | Dinesh | 4:12 |
| 5 | "Penn Pookkalodu" | Srinivas, Dinesh | 4:25 |
| 6 | "Vizhiyodu" | Srinivas, Sujatha Mohan | 4:25 |
BBThots wrote "The movie is an amazing combination of bad direction, characterization and dialogs".[5] Chennai Online wrote "Insipid direction, weakly etched characters and lacklustre narration characterises the film".[6]