Mythili Ennai Kaathali

Mythili Ennai Kaathali (transl. Mythili, Love Me) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language film written, directed and scored by T. Rajendar. The film stars Rajendar, Srividya and Amala in her feature debut. It was released on 4 February 1986.

Mythili Ennai Kaathali
Poster
Directed by	T. Rajendar
Written by	T. Rajendar
Produced by	Usha Rajendar
Starring	T. Rajendar Srividya Amala
Cinematography	T. Rajendar
Edited by	K. R. Ramalingam
Music by	T. Rajendar
Production company	Thanjai Cine Arts
Release date	4 February 1986 (1986-02-04)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Manikkam loves Mythili, but it turns out to be a one-sided love. He admires a story writer whose name is also Mythili. She falls in love with him after knowing about his personal tragedies.

Cast

• T. Rajendar as Manickam
• Srividya
• Amala as Mythili
• Sangeetha Raman as Mythili , T Rajendar's niece
• Y. Vijaya as Kanaka
• Vennira Aadai Moorthy
• S. S. Chandran
• Senthamarai (guest appearance)
• Usilai Mani
• Sivaraman
• Nagaraja Chozhan
• Thyagu
• Suresh Chakravarthy
• Silambarasan as girl in the song "Ada Ponana Manasey" (uncredited)^[1]

Production

Mythili Ennai Kaathali is the feature film debut of Amala.^[2] She was cast as Rajendar wanted a trained classical dancer in that role.^[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by T. Rajendar who also wrote the songs.^[4] The song "Oru Ponmaanai" is set in the raga Bowli.^[5] The song "En Aasai Mythiliye" was later remixed by Yuvan Shankar Raja in Manmadhan (2004).^[6][7]

Song	Singers
"Ada Ponnaana Manase"	T. Rajendar
"Engum Mythili"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"En Aasai Mythiliye"	T. Rajendar, Chorus
"Kanneeril Moolgum"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
"Mayil Vanthu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Paavaadai"	Malaysia Vasudevan
"Oru Ponmaanai"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Rakkaala Velaiyila"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki
"Saareeram"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Thaneerile"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Naanum Undhan"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Release and reception

Mythili Ennai Kaathali was released on 4 February 1986.^[8] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki criticised the editing, dances and art direction, feeling that if the multitasking Rajendar handled them too the film may have come better.^[9] Rajendar won the Cinema Express Award for Best Music Director – Tamil.^[10]

References

1. Mythili Ennai Kadhali (motion picture) (in Tamil). Thanjai Cine Arts. 1986. Event occurs at 1:33:10.
2. Lakshmi, L. (3 April 1987). "I never aspired for money or fame". The Indian Express. p. 14. Retrieved 4 January 2023 – via Google News Archive.
3. Nathan, Archana (20 April 2019). "For her fans, Amala Akkineni will always be the high priestess of cinema". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 28 November 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
4. "Mythili Ennai Kaathali". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
5. Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. p. 151. OCLC 295034757.
6. Ram, Vignesh. "Manmadhan — Music Review". Nilacharal. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
7. "Kuththu, Manmadhan and more: Films that showed STR's rocking dance performances". Zoom. 5 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
8. "Mythili Ennai Kaathali (1986)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
9. ஜெயமன்மதன் (23 February 1986). "மைதிலி என்னை காதலி". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 62–63. Archived from the original on 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024 – via Internet Archive.
10. "Cine artistes asked to broaden talents". The Indian Express. 13 April 1987. p. 3. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022 – via Google News Archive.

External links

• Mythili Ennai Kaathali at IMDb