Enakkoru Magan Pirappan

Enakkoru Magan Pirappan (transl. I will have a son) is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Keyaar and produced by Pyramid Natarajan. The film stars Ramki, Khushbu, Vivek, Anju Aravind and Vadivukkarasi. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Aadyathe Kanmani.^{[citation needed]} The film was released on 15 August 1996.

Enakkoru Magan Pirappan
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Directed by	Keyaar
Screenplay by	Keyaar
Story by	Rajasenan
Based on	Aadyathe Kanmani
Produced by	Pyramid Natarajan
Starring	Ramki Khushbu Vivek Anju Aravind Vadivukkarasi
Cinematography	B. Lokeshwara Rao
Edited by	R. T. Annadurai
Music by	Karthik Raja
Production company	Pyramid Films International
Release date	15 August 1996 (1996-08-15)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Ranganayaki, a rich woman, has three sons: Gopi, Madhu and Balu. She desperately wants a grandson and will pass on her whole inheritance to her son who has a male child. The elder sons have only daughters and Balu is still a bachelor.

Balu is a singer for marriage functions and he falls in love with Swathi, a girl from a middle-class family. He marries her and Swathi becomes pregnant. Balu's best friend, Raja, an honest journalist, is married to Shanthi and his wife is also pregnant. Swathi and Shanthi deliver babies on the same day. Balu has a daughter and Raja has a son.

In the meantime, Ranganayaki has a severe heart attack and the doctor prohibits revealing shocking news. In the hospital, a misunderstanding happens and Balu's father shows Raja's son to Ranganayaki in a serious condition. Ranganayaki immediately recovers. Balu maintains the lie to save his mother's life. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

• Ramki as Balu
• Khushbu as Swathi
• Vivek as Raja
• Anju Aravind as Shanthi
• Vadivukkarasi as Ranganayaki
• R. Sundarrajan as Sivaraman
• Senthil as Muthu
• Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Senapathi
• Vinu Chakravarthy as JK
• Chinni Jayanth as Madhu
• Pandu as Gopi
• Thyagu as Verghese

Production

Pyramid Natarajan who faced losses after producing Love Birds, requested Keyaar to make a film for him within a short time.^[1] Anju Aravind was signed to portray a role in the film, anticipating that she would be paired opposite the actor Ramesh Aravind. However, the actor later pulled out and was replaced by the comedian Vivek.^[2] This was one of Vivek's earliest full-length supporting roles, as opposed to being restricted to the comedy subplot.^[3][4] The dialogues were written by N. Prasannakumar. Cinematography was handled by B. Lokeshwara Rao and editing by R. T. Annadurai.^[5] According to Keyaar, the filming was completed within 32 days.^[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Karthik Raja.^[6][7] It is his second film as a full-fledged composer.^[8]

Song	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Duration
"Aathu Mettulae"	P. Unnikrishnan, Sunandha	Arunmozhi	3:28
"En Raasi" (solo)	Sunandha		2:02
"En Raasi" (duet)	P. Unnikrishnan, Sujatha		3:06
"Chum Chum"	Bhavatharini, Karthik Raja		4:50
"Enthan Manam"	P. Jayachandran, Bhavatharini		4:54
"Poocharamai"	Mano, P. Jayachandran	Ilandevan	4:28

Release and reception

Enakkoru Magan Pirappan was released on 15 August 1996, and played for 10 weeks in theatres.^[1] D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu appreciated Keyaar for giving "new orientation to a theme which had been the issue for many earlier movies". He also appreciated the cast performances and Vivek's comedy but criticised the music.^[9] R. P. R. of Kalki praised the film's humour and said that it is unnecessary to find logic while calling Vivek's performance as lifeline for the film but panned the cinematography and editing.^[10] The character Verghese, portrayed by Thyagu, became popular in memes.^[11]

References

1. "கேயார்' டைரக்ஷனில் விஜயகாந்த் நடித்த 'அலெக்சாண்டர்': இசை அமைப்பாளராக கார்த்திக்ராஜா அறிமுகமானார்". Maalai Malar (in Tamil). 25 August 2013. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
2. Sitaraman, Sandya (22 October 1996). "Tamil Movie News--Pudhu Edition 2". Google Groups. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
3. Ramachandran, Avinash (18 April 2021). "Vivekh the character artiste". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
4. கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன், எஸ். (17 April 2021). "விவேக்கின் இந்தக் கதாபாத்திரங்கள் நம்மைவிட்டு என்றும் நீங்காது!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
5. Enakkoru Magan Pirappan (motion picture) (in Tamil). Pyramid Films International. 1996. Opening credits, from 8:41 to 8:49.
6. "Enakkoru Magan Pirappan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 1 January 1996. Archived from the original on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
7. "Enakoru Magan Pirappan / Kannavu Kanni". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
8. "Tamil musician Karthik Raja seeks to rival Rahman mania with his first two releases". India Today. 31 October 1996. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
9. Ramanujam, D. S. (23 August 1996). "Enokkoru Magan Pirappan/Priyam/Delhi Diary/Viswanath/Khamoshi". The Hindu. p. 26. Archived from the original on 24 April 2001. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
10. ஆர்.பி.ஆர். (15 September 1996). "எனக்கொரு மகன் பிறப்பான்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 80. Archived from the original on 5 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
11. "விஜயகாந்த்துக்கு கொடுத்த Tension-ல தான் இப்படி ஆகிட்டாரு" - உடைக்கும் நடிகர் தியாகு பேட்டி (in Tamil). Behindwoods Air News. 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022 – via YouTube.

External links

• Enakkoru Magan Pirappan at IMDb 
• Enakkoru Magan Pirappan at Rotten Tomatoes