Endrendrum Punnagai

The movie starts with Goutham, as a child, being told that women are all bad and are very selfish by his father Sridhar because his wife had eloped that day. They then move to Chennai, where Goutham meets Sri Harsha and Baby. The trio became inseparable friends. 15 years later, it is shown that they are running an advertising agency, and Goutham has stopped speaking to his father. After a heated incident at a friend's bachelor party, the three friends promise to never get married. They get an advertising offer from Sunny, who sends Priya to assist them with the ad. Sonia, an international model, is assigned to act for the ad. On the day of the shoot, Sonia falls in love with Goutham, and when the ad is finished, she bites his ear. Goutham retaliates by slapping her. Sunny scolds Goutham and tells him that he will never work with him again, but Priya supports Goutham, telling Sunny that it was Sonia's fault for behaving unprofessionally. After the shoot, Goutham calls up Priya and thanks her for supporting him. While speaking to Goutham, Priya has an accident. He rushes her to the hospital, where she recovers the next day.

After a few days, Baby and Sri decide to marry. This infuriates Goutham when he learns of it, and ends their friendship. On the same day of the marriage, Sridhar tells Priya that he got married for the second time after many years before for Goutham's sake, and that was the reason for Goutham's anger towards him. He requests that Priya take care of Goutham. Goutham and Priya get another contract with Sunny and Sonia, and they leave for Switzerland for the shooting. On the day of the shooting, Sonia recalls everything Goutham had done and asks him to apologise for his act. He refuses because he knows that it is not his fault and then tells Sonia to leave. Afterwards, Priya takes on the role of Sonia and acts for the advertisement. During the shooting, Priya and Goutham fall in love. When they come back from Switzerland, Goutham meets his friend and introduces Priya as just a stranger whom he met on the flight. Hurt by Goutham's cheap behaviour, she leaves the airport. Goutham after returning home, calls Priya and asks her to return the watch that he gave her when they were abroad. Hurt further, Priya reaches Goutham's office the next day and returns his watch. Before leaving, Priya informs Goutham to contact Sunny in the future, indicating that she doesn't want to interact with Goutham any more. Later, Sunny and Goutham discuss the remaining work on the project and during the discussion Sunny informs that Priya will marry her friend working in the US. Sunny further adds that he knows the feeling between Priya and Goutham and advises Goutham not to cheat himself. Goutham meets Priya at a beach, and there quoting the airport incident, Priya tells Goutham that he is too egoistic that he will hurt anyone to maintain his macho image. She further tells him that due to his ego he has stopped talking to his father and friends who are close to him and she can't afford to live with him since she knows that he will stop talking to her even if there is a small misunderstanding between them. After saying this, Priya leaves, and Goutham starts feeling guilty.

When Goutham returns home, he goes into his father's room and notices many paintings of him being happy, his father's wish. Goutham then discovers that his father is ill and rushes him to the hospital, where the doctors say that his father is suffering from pancreatic cancer and cannot be treated. Goutham feels heartbroken. Sri comes to meet him and tells him that he knew that Sridhar was suffering from this disease. Baby then comes and says that Sridhar was the one who compelled them to get married so that Goutham might change his mind and get married. As the three friends reconcile, Priya comes to the hospital to meet Sridhar, where Gautham apologises and admits to Priya that he has fallen for her. The film ends with Gautham and Priya getting engaged in front of a recovering Sridhar at the hospital.

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• Jiiva as Goutham Sridhar
• Trisha as Priya
• Vinay Rai as Sri Harshan
• Andrea Jeremiah as Sonia
• Santhanam as Baby
• Nassar as Sridhar
• T. M. Karthik as Sunny
• Jagan as Jackson, Sonia's manager
• Abhinay as Karthik
• Sriranjani as Gowri, Priya's mother
• Sanjana Sarathy as Divya, Priya's younger sister
• Varsha Ashwathi as Swetha, Sri Harshan's wife
• Tanuja Babu as Sunitha, Baby's wife
• Balaji Venugopal as Balaji, Goutham, Sri Harshan and Baby's friend
• Narayan Lucky as Narayanan, Goutham, Sri Harshan and Baby's friend
• Swaminathan as Somasundaram, Sri Harshan 's uncle
• Lollu Sabha Manohar as Current
• 'Lollu Sabha' Easter
• Lingesh as Drunkard
• Raju Sundaram in a special appearance in the song "Ennatha Solla"

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The film was launched officially in Chennai on 29 June 2012.{{cite web |date=30 June 2012 |title=Jiiva attends launch of 'Endrendrum Punnagai' |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jiiva-attends-launch-of-endrendrum-punnagai/268695-71-180.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702150814/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jiiva-attends-launch-of-endrendrum-punnagai/268695-71-180.html |archive-date=2 July 2012 |access-date=1 July 2012 |website=IBNLive |publisher=}} Lisa Haydon who had been approached for a role in this film,{{cite news |date=15 April 2012 |title=Lisa Haydon to debut in Tamil movie |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-15/news-interviews/31342403_1_tamil-film-lisa-haydon-dil-chahta-hai |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729170921/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-15/news-interviews/31342403_1_tamil-film-lisa-haydon-dil-chahta-hai |archive-date=29 July 2013 |work=The Times of India |access-date=1 July 2013 }} was no longer doing that role due to date clashes. Andrea Jeremiah took up the role.{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-12/news-interviews/33788928_1_trisha-andrea-ahmed-s-endrendrum-punnagai |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709232722/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-12/news-interviews/33788928_1_trisha-andrea-ahmed-s-endrendrum-punnagai |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2013 |title=Lisa Hayden out, Andrea in |date=12 September 2012 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=12 September 2012}} Sivakarthikeyan was initially cast in the film but was later replaced by Vinay Rai, prompting the director to make some changes to script to suit Vinay's urban image.{{Cite web |last=Nasreen |first=Raisa |date=20 February 2025 |title=Not Vinay Rai, But Sivakarthikeyan Was The First Choice To Play Jiiva's Friend In Endrendrum Punnagai |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/tamil/sivakarthikeyan-was-set-to-play-vinay-rais-role-in-endrendrum-punnagai-reveals-jiiva-article-118401836 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250405152905/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/tamil/sivakarthikeyan-was-set-to-play-vinay-rais-role-in-endrendrum-punnagai-reveals-jiiva-article-118401836 |archive-date=5 April 2025 |website=Times Now |language=en |access-date=5 April 2025 }}

{{Infobox album

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| label = Sony Music India

| producer = Harris Jayaraj

| prev_title = Irandam Ulagam

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Music was composed by Harris Jayaraj scoring for a Jiiva film for the third time after Ko and Nanban. The soundtrack album consist of 6 tracks. Harris Jayaraj and the director headed to Turkey for composing sessions.{{cite news |date=15 April 2012 |title=Lisa Haydon to debut in Tamil movie |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Lisa-Haydon-to-debut-in-Tamil-movie/articleshow/12663528.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314085135/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/tamil/news-interviews/Lisa-Haydon-to-debut-in-Tamil-movie/articleshow/12663528.cms |archive-date=14 March 2018 |access-date=15 April 2012 |newspaper=The Times of India}} 2 songs for the film were recorded by early May 2012.{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-10/news-interviews/31655156_1_trisha-mysskin-jeeva|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130427094431/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-10/news-interviews/31655156_1_trisha-mysskin-jeeva|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 April 2013|title=Harris completed 2 songs for Endrendrum Punnagai|date=10 May 2012 |newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=11 May 2012}} A single track from the album titled "Vaan Engum Nee Minna" was released on 18 October.{{Cn|date=April 2025}} The album was released by Kamal Haasan on 24 October 2013,{{Cite news |title=`Endrendrum Punnagai` audio launched |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/Endrendrum-Punnagai-audio-launched-imagegallery-Kollywood-nkzlXoichee.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107220418/http://www.sify.com/movies/endrendrum-punnagai-audio-launched-imagegallery-kollywood-nkzlXoichee.html |archive-date=7 November 2013 |access-date=18 April 2025 |work=Sify}} and within 24 hours of its release on the net, topped the iTunes India Charts.{{cite web |title=Endrendrum Punnagai songs on top |url=http://www.tamilcinema24.com/news-id-endrendrum-punnagai-songs-on-top-endrendrum-punnagai-25-10-136168.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191014/http://www.tamilcinema24.com/news-id-endrendrum-punnagai-songs-on-top-endrendrum-punnagai-25-10-136168.htm |archive-date=29 October 2013 |access-date=8 November 2013 |website=Tamilcinema24.com |publisher=}}

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| lyrics1 = Madhan Karky

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| title2 = Yealae Yealae Dosthu Da

| extra2 = Krish, Naresh Iyer, Krishna Iyer

| lyrics2 = Viveka

| length3 = 05:29

| title3 = Ennai Saaithaalae

| extra3 = Hariharan, Shreya Ghoshal

| lyrics3 = Thamarai

| length4 = 04:14

| title4 = Othayilae

| extra4 = Tippu, Abhay Jodhpurkar

| lyrics4 = Kabilan

| length5 = 05:50

| title5 = Ennatha Solla

| extra5 = Karthik, Haricharan, Velmurugan, Ramesh Vinayakam

| lyrics5 = Viveka

| length6 = 05:10

| title6 = Kadal Naan Thaan

| extra6 = Sudha Ragunathan, Suzanne D'Mello, MK Balaji

| lyrics6 = Vaali

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Endrendrum Punnagai was given a U/A certificate by the Censor Board due to "a few adult comedy scenes".{{Cite news |date=13 December 2013 |title=Endrendrum Punnagai gets UA |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/endrendrum-punnagai-gets-ua/articleshow/27292807.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250415150401/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/endrendrum-punnagai-gets-ua/articleshow/27292807.cms |archive-date=15 April 2025 |access-date=15 April 2025 |work=The Times of India}} The film was released worldwide on 20 December 2013, clashing with Biriyani and the Hindi film Dhoom 3.{{Cite web |last=Bhaskaran |first=Gautaman |date=20 December 2013 |title=BO battle: Biriyani, Endrendrum Punnagai and Dhoom3 to slug it out |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/bo-battle-biriyani-endrendrum-punnagai-and-dhoom3-to-slug-it-out/story-mwIcejacAEBGJ1uwKk2mxJ.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250415150725/https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/bo-battle-biriyani-endrendrum-punnagai-and-dhoom3-to-slug-it-out/story-mwIcejacAEBGJ1uwKk2mxJ.html |archive-date=15 April 2025 |access-date=15 April 2025 |website=Hindustan Times}} It was distributed by Red Giant Movies in Tamil Nadu.{{Cite news |date=22 March 2013 |title=Red Giant acquires Endrendrum Punnagai's rights |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/red-giant-acquires-endrendrum-punnagais-rights/articleshow/19123866.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/YAQt4 |archive-date=28 February 2025 |access-date=16 April 2025 |work=The Times of India}}

Sify wrote, "It's a [feel-good] breezy entertainer and it's got its heart in the right place" and the film "works big time due to director Ahmed's well- written script which encompass friendship, romance and an emotional father-son angle which has been handled sensitively".{{Cite web |date=21 December 2013 |title=Endrendrum Punnagai |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/endrendrum-punnagai-review-tamil-pcmbgXdgahcbc.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20180729142942/http://www.sify.com/movies/endrendrum-punnagai-review-tamil-pcmbgXdgahcbc.html |archive-date=29 July 2018 |website=Sify}} Sudhish Kamath of The Hindu wrote, "The first half is largely fun and jokes and the film gently breezes along, thanks to the bonding and chemistry between the guys. The problem with Endrendrum Punnagai is that it takes itself a tad too seriously instead of living up to the title and keeping it light. There's just too much drama...clichés employed to infuse drama into the sluggish second half that is further burdened with songs".{{Cite news |last=Kamath |first=Sudhish |author-link=Sudhish Kamath |date=21 December 2013 |title=Endrendrum Punnagai: Needed more smiles, less drama |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/endrendrum-punnagai-needed-more-smiles-less-drama/article5486870.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250126105720/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/endrendrum-punnagai-needed-more-smiles-less-drama/article5486870.ece |archive-date=26 January 2025 |access-date=30 December 2013 |work=The Hindu}}

S. Viswanath of Deccan Herald wrote, "Endrendrum Punnagai is no great shakes as ensemble entertainer. It does have its moments. Beginning on a breezy note, it peters out into a languid tale in the latter half. With a plot as predictable as chicory coffee, especially after friction among friends Endrendrum Punnagai does not turn out everlasting happiness as its title suggests".{{Cite web |last=Viswanath |first=S |date=20 December 2012 |title='Endrendrum Punnagai' movie review |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/375926/039endrendrum-punnagai039-movie-review.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224115105/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/375926/039endrendrum-punnagai039-movie-review.html |archive-date=24 December 2013 |access-date=30 December 2013 |website=Deccan Herald}} Gautaman Bhaskaran of Hindustan Times gave 1.5 stars and wrote, "Endrendrum Punnagai is predictable piece of a movie where we know what would happen when Trisha Krishnan's Priya walks into the lives of the three men as a project consultant for an ad film being made by them. It is bad enough that much of Tamil cinema is clocked in clichés and crassness. What is worse is that it continues to handle actors with immense potential with utter callousness".{{Cite news |last=Bhaskaran |first=Gautaman |date=21 December 2013 |title=Movie review: Endrendrum Punnagai is predictable |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-review-endrendrum-punnagai-is-predictable/article1-1164958.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229210437/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/regional/movie-review-endrendrum-punnagai-is-predictable/article1-1164958.aspx |archive-date=29 December 2013 |access-date=30 December 2013 |work=Hindustan Times}}

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