Ini Ellam Sugame
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{{Infobox film
| director = A. R. Ramesh
| screenplay = A. R. Ramesh
| story = E. Ramdoss
| producer = A. L. Azhagappan
| starring = {{ubl|Abbas|Sanghavi|Sruthi Raj}}
| cinematography = S. Kumar
| editing = B. S. Vasu–Saleem
| music = Sirpy
| studio = Valli Cine Arts
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1998|03|18}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Ini Ellam Sugame is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by A. R. Ramesh.{{cite web |date=6 April 1998 |title=Iniyellam Suhame |url=http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/06-04-98/iniallam.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19980615070147/http://www.dinakaran.com/cinema/english/cinenews/06-04-98/iniallam.htm |archive-date=15 June 1998 |access-date=11 January 2025 |website=Dinakaran}} The film stars Abbas, Sanghavi and Sruthi Raj, with R. Sundarrajan, Jai Ganesh and K. R. Vatsala playing supporting roles. It was released on 18 March 1998.{{Cite web |title=Ini ellam sugame ( 1998 ) |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=ini%20ellam%20sugame |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128204228/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=ini%20ellam%20sugame |archive-date=28 November 2011 |access-date=2015-02-27 |website=Cinesouth}}{{Cite web |title=A-Z Continued... |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-2.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128025921/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/Specials/97/Oct/a-z/atoz-2.htm |archive-date=28 January 2015 |access-date=2015-02-27 |website=INDOlink}}
Plot
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Aravind (Abbas) comes to Chennai to participate in a singing competition. During the competition, Aravind falls in love at first sight with the female spectator Nandhini (Sanghavi) and so does she. He eventually wins the first prize. Aravind and Nandhini want to meet and express their feelings.
Aravind decides to stay in Chennai to find Nandhini. Meanwhile, he befriends the clever Chennaite Mani (R. Sundarrajan) and his neighbour Nirmala (Shruthi Raj).
Nandhini is the boss of an advertising company. Later, he is hired as a model in her company but Aravind and Nandhini don't express their love. With Aravind's help, Nirmala is also hired in Nandhini's company. Nirmala eventually falls in love with Aravind. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast
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- Abbas as Aravind
- Sanghavi as Nandhini
- Sruthi Raj as Nirmala
- R. Sundarrajan as Mani
- Jai Ganesh as Nandhini's father
- K. R. Vatsala as Nirmala's mother
- Pandu
- D. Rajan as Rajan
- Balu Anand
- Vasuki
- Ravishankar
- Sudhakar
- Idichapuli Selvaraj
- Tirupur Ramasamy
- Mannangatti Subramaniam
- Subramani
- Singamuthu
- Ramesh Prabha in a guest appearance
- Udhaya in a cameo appearance
}}
Production
The film was produced by A. L. Azhagappan. His son Udhaya under his original name Senthilkumar made his acting debut with this film appearing in a small role.{{Cite web |title=1997-98'in கோடம்பாக்கக் குஞ்சுகள் |trans-title=1997-98 Kodambakkam babies |url=http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/98/Feb/kuttisp2.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724022641/http://www.indolink.com/tamil/cinema/People/98/Feb/kuttisp2.htm |archive-date=24 July 2012 |access-date=2015-02-27 |website=INDOlink}}
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Sirpy.{{Cite web |title=Yinee Ellam Sugamae (1998) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/album/Yinee-Ellam-Sugamae-T0001037 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230629083105/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/album/Yinee-Ellam-Sugamae-T0001037 |archive-date=2023-06-29 |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=Raaga.com}}
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! Song !! Singer(s) !! Lyrics !! Duration | |||
| "Ae Poongatru" | Mano, Swarnalatha | Arivumathi | 4:29 |
| "Kangalilae" | P. Unni Krishnan, K. S. Chithra | rowspan=3|Palani Bharathi | 5:05 |
| "Devi Enakkaha" | Mano | 4:48 | |
| "Kudaigal Silirkkum" | Sumangali | 4:55 | |
| "Onna Iranda" | Mano, Sirpy | Kalidasan | 5:24 |
Reception
D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "A stale story, made staler by the slip-shod direction of A. R. Ramesh (``Thayagam{{}}), who has also penned the screenplay, offers dull hours in Valli Cine Arts, ``Eni Ellam Sukamae{{}}. The lead pair Sanghavi and Abbas just go through the movie, the latter still in the infancy stage of acting".{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=D. S. |date=April 3, 1998 |title=Film Reviews: Eni Ellam Sukamae/Nagavamsam/Yugpurush |pages=26 |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/980403/09/09030223.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=2023-07-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000603101604/http://www.webpage.com/hindu/daily/980403/09/09030223.htm |archive-date=3 June 2000}} Two years after release, the producers were given a {{INRConvert|5|l|year=2000}} subsidy by the Tamil Nadu government along with several other films.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XvTZAAAAMAAJ&q=Swarnamukhi |title=Mass Media in India |publisher=Publications Division |year=2001 |isbn=9788123009421 |pages=181 |access-date=29 June 2023 |archive-date=29 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230629080523/https://books.google.com/books?id=XvTZAAAAMAAJ&q=Swarnamukhi |url-status=live }}
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