Vanaja Girija

Vanaja Girija is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Keyaar. The film stars Ramki, Napoleon, Khushbu, and Mohini. It was released on 16 December 1994.^[1] The film is a remake of Engamma Sapatham (1974) written by the same writer,^[2] and it was remade in Telugu as Mama Bagunnava (1997) with Mohini reprising her role.^{[citation needed]}

Vanaja Girija
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Keyaar
Screenplay by	Panchu Arunachalam
Story by	R. Selvaraj
Produced by	Meena Panju Arunachalam
Starring	Ramki Napoleon Khushbu Mohini
Cinematography	A. Karthik Raja
Edited by	B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	P. A. Art Productions
Release date	16 December 1994 (1994-12-16)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

The veterinarian Anand and the doctor Raja are brothers. Their father Ramanathan is a rich retired businessman. Vanaja and Girija live with their mother Lakshmi. Their father Shankar left them when they were young because of Ramanathan. Vanaja and Girija decide to take revenge on Ramanathan by charming his sons.

Cast

• Ramki as Raja
• Napoleon as Anand
• Khushbu as Vanaja
• Mohini as Girija
• Visu as Ramanathan
• Urvashi as Chellamma
• Vivek as Appu
• Senthil as Kuppuswamy
• Nizhalgal Ravi as Shankar
• Kavitha as Lakshmi
• Vadivukkarasi as Vadivu
• Thyagu as Thyagu
• Mahanadi Shankar as Selvam
• K. S. Jayalakshmi as Mary
• Kumarimuthu

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja (in his 700th film composition).^[3][4]

Song	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Duration
"Munnam Seydha"	S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Vaali	6:37
"Othaiyila"	K. S. Chithra		4:20
"Siragadikkuthu"	Swarnalatha, K. S. Chithra	Panchu Arunachalam	5:03
"Thirumagal Unn"	Arunmozhi		1:35
"Unnai Edhirpaarthen"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha	Vaali	5:38

Reception

K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times gave a positive review that the film reminded him of Magalir Mattum and that the director "has managed to exploit most of the scenes in the movie for maximum comic relief".^[5] R. P. R. of Kalki praised the humour and acting of actors but found music to be disappointing and praised Keyaar for making a comedy film and succeeding in making viewers laugh.^[6]