Ishtam (2012 film)

Ishtam (pronunciation^ⓘ) (transl. Wish) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by Prem Nizar, starring Vimal and Nisha Aggarwal. A remake of the Telugu film Yemaindi Ee Vela (2010), it was released on 25 May 2012.^[1]

Ishtam
Directed by	Prem Nizar
Written by	Sampath Nandi
Based on	Yemaindi Ee Vela (Telugu)
Produced by	T. Ramesh
Starring	Vimal Nisha Aggarwal Santhanam Anoop Kumar Parvathi Nifran
Cinematography	Shekhar Joseph
Music by	S. Thaman
Production company	Balaji Real Media
Release date	25 May 2012 (2012-05-25)
Running time	138 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Saravanan is a modern city guy while Sandhya is a village modern girl who came to the city to find a job. Sandhya and Saravanan first meet while going to an interview. At first, they had some disagreements and fought. Then, a friendship blossomed into love and they had a relationship. They decided to marry but their parents did not agree to this. They got married anyway and started to live happily at Saravanan's place. They were happy for a few months, but they started to disagree and fight, so they decided to divorce. Both of them went to their parents house to live separately. Their parents decided to get them a new partner. At first they agreed with their parents' decision. But then the love between Sandhya and Saravanan is rekindled since they miss each other. They decided to cancel their second marriages and live together happily.

Cast

• Vimal as Saravanan
• Nisha Aggarwal as Sandhya
• Santhanam as Thiyagu
• Parvati Nibran as Nimisha
• Anoop Kumar as Akash
• Pragathi as Saravanan's mother
• Uma Padmanabhan as Sandhya's mother
• Yuvarani as Sandhya's aunt
• Charle as Watchman
• T. V. Rao
• Karate Raja as Shankar
• Namo Narayana
• Swaminathan
• Karate Raja
• Sembuli Jagan
• Kovai Senthil
• Kadugu Ramamoorthy
• Misha Ghoshal as Sandhya's friend (uncredited)

Production

Yemaindi Ee Vela's remake rights were bought by Balaji Real Media and newcomer Prem Nizar, an erstwhile assistant of director Chakri Toleti was chosen as the director.^[2] Ishtam marks an makeover for Vimal, who played a rural youngster in films like Pasanga, Kalavani and Eththan, featuring him as a "modern, city-based man".^[3] Kajal Aggarwal's sister Nisha Aggarwal, who played the female lead in the original, was signed to reprise her role, making her debut in Tamil cinema. The film was launched by mid-August 2011,^[3] and filming was completed by late September 2011 in a single schedule.^[4]

Soundtrack

The music is composed by S. Thaman who composed the original film.^[5] The songs "Dhinnaku Dhin" and "Oru Megam" were reused from Thaman's own compositions: the same named song and "Dhim Thana" from Telugu films Mirapakaay and Kick, respectively.

Ishtam
Soundtrack album by S. Thaman
Released	28 February 2012
Recorded	2012
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	23:33
Label	Sony Music India
Producer	S. Thaman
S. Thaman chronology
Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Yeppadi (2015) Ishtam (2012) Thadaiyara Thaakka (2012)

Track-List

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Aaruyire"	Na. Muthukumar	Ranjith, Priyadarshini	4:26
2.	"Dhinakku Dhina"	Na. Muthukumar	Rita, M. L. R. Karthikeyan	4:47
3.	"Oru Megam"	Viveka	Divya, M. L. R. Karthikeyan	5:05
4.	"Vaenna Vaenna"	Na. Muthukumar	Rahul Nambiar	5:25
5.	"Enmele Indru"	Viveka	Rahul Nambiar, Megha	3:50
Total length:				23:33