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Ellame En Pondattithaan

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{{Infobox film

| name = Ellame En Pondattithaan

| image = Ellame En Pondattithaan.jpg

| caption = VCD cover

| director = V. Sekhar

| producer = A. M. Rathnam

| writer = V. Sekhar

| starring = {{ubl|Ramki|Sanghavi}}

| music = Deva

| cinematography = G. Rajendran

| editing = A. P. Manivannan

| distributor =

| studio = Sri Surya Movies

| released = {{Film date|df=y|1998|09|05}}

| runtime = 152 minutes

| country = India

| language = Tamil

}}

Ellame En Pondattithaan ({{translation|My Wife is Everything}}) is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language political comedy film directed by V. Sekhar and produced by A. M. Rathnam. The film stars Ramki and Sanghavi, with Manivannan, Radhika, Vadivelu and Charle in pivotal roles. It was released on 5 September 1998.{{Cite web |title=எல்லாம் என் பொண்டாட்டிதான் / Ellame En Pondatithan (1998) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/ellame-en-pondatithan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115082226/https://screen4screen.com/movies/ellame-en-pondatithan |archive-date=15 January 2024 |access-date=15 January 2024 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}{{cite web |title=ellame en pondattidhan ( 1998 ) |url=http://cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=ellame%20en%20pondattidhan |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029154128/http://cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=ellame%20en%20pondattidhan |archive-date=29 October 2006 |access-date=14 January 2024 |work=Cinesouth}}

Plot

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Ramki moves to the city to stay at his aunty Radhika's house. Radhika is married to Manivannan, a politician, who forces Radhika to nominate herself for the regional MLA position. Radhika initially refuses the chance but later gets convinced by her nephew to vie in the elections. She later becomes an MLA and wants to help and serve the people. On the other hand, her husband wants to take bribes, misuse power and become rich.

Cast

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Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Vaali.{{Cite web |date=3 September 1998 |title=Ellame En Pondattithaan (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/ellame-en-pondattithaan-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1652032497 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230629053304/https://music.apple.com/au/album/ellame-en-pondattithaan-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1652032497 |archive-date=29 June 2023 |access-date=3 June 2023 |website=Apple Music}}{{Cite web |title=Ponnuvedukkaran / Ellaame En Pondattithan |url=https://avdigital.in/products/ponnuvedukkaran-ellaame-en-pondattithan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402105659/https://avdigital.in/products/ponnuvedukkaran-ellaame-en-pondattithan |archive-date=2 April 2023 |access-date=3 June 2023 |website=AVDigital}}

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! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration

"Baalavaakkam Laila"Deva4:37
"Kothamalli"Mano, K. S. Chithra5:04
"Twinkle Twinkle"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra5:15
"Valzhuvar Kuppamthanda"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra4:42
"Yenuga Yenunga"Sujatha Mohan4:53

Reception

A critic from Deccan Herald wrote "there is not any story to speak of, and everything in this film is silly" and "it's impossible to sit through a film like this without wondering who such films are made for."{{Cite web |date=4 April 1999 |title=Ellame en pondatti daan (Tamil) |url=http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/D8E2A79A2DE4FB6565256941001E4B16?OpenDocument |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214152804/http://www.cscsarchive.org/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/D8E2A79A2DE4FB6565256941001E4B16?OpenDocument |archive-date=14 February 2008 |website=Deccan Herald |access-date=14 June 2021 |url-status=live }} Ji of Kalki wrote the story which starts off uneventfully continues without a hitch then it falls down while praising the performances of Manivannan and Radhika and added at one point of time the story refuses to move away beyond the circle and concluded asking is there any invocation of makers that they will make the fans go home with extreme irritation by moving the scenes so ridiculously.{{Cite magazine |last=ஜி. |date=20 September 1998 |title=எல்லாமே என் பொண்டாட்டி தான் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1998-09-20/page/n33/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230509135539/https://archive.org/details/kalki1998-09-20/page/n33/mode/2up |archive-date=9 May 2023 |access-date=3 June 2023 |magazine=Kalki |page=33 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}} D. S. Ramanujam wrote for The Hindu, "Director V. Sekhar, an expert at family themes has written the story, screenplay and dialogue. He works the plot to an interesting point at the interval". Ramanujam anticipated "a fight by the wife" post-interval, but was dismayed to find only tropes from earlier Tamil films such as "slum eviction, land patta demand, torching of huts, malpractices at fair price shops, pressures on the police to free party workers who have breached the law, engaging goondas to break a fast by women etc".{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=D. S. |date=4 September 1998 |title=Film Reviews: Ellamae En Pondattithan / En Aaasai Raasavae / Thaayin Manikkodi |pages=26 |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/980904/09/09040223.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=4 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010407071455/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/980904/09/09040223.htm |archive-date=7 April 2001}}

References

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External links

  • {{IMDb title|8943246}}

{{V. Sekhar}}

Category:1990s Indian films

Category:1990s political comedy films

Category:1990s political satire films

Category:1990s Tamil-language films

Category:1998 films

Category:Films directed by V. Sekhar

Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)

Category:Indian political comedy films

Category:Indian political satire films

Category:Tamil-language Indian films