Innisai Mazhai

Innisai Mazhai
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Directed by	Shoba Chandrasekhar
Screenplay by	S. A. Chandrasekhar
Story by	Shoba Chandrasekhar
Produced by	Joseph Vijay
Starring	Neeraj Parveen Vivek Sudhakar
Cinematography	Chakravarthy
Edited by	Gauthamaraj
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	V. V. Creations
Release date	12 April 1992 (1992-04-12)
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Innisai Mazhai (transl. Rain of music) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language romantic musical film directed by Shoba Chandrasekhar and produced by her son Joseph Vijay. The film stars Neeraj, Parveen, Vivek and newcomer Sudhakar. It was released on 12 April 1992,^[1] and failed at the box office.^[2]

Plot

Vijay, Mamta, Michael and Saravanan are members of a musical troupe. Michael and Saravanan are in love with Mamta, while Mamta loves Vijay. Vijay hates love and rejects her love. Shaken by his words, Mamta tries to commit suicide. Vijay's father brought him up alone and he doesn't even know his mother. So his father reveals that his mother is, in fact, Michael's mother. Finally, Vijay understands Mamta's love and accepts her it.

Cast

• Neeraj as Vijay
• Parveen as Mamta
• Vivek as Michael
• Sudhakar Basant as Saravanan^[3]
• Vinodh as Surish
• S. A. Chandrasekhar as Police officer
• Jai Ganesh as Sabesan, Mamta's father
• Prasanna as Vijay's father
• Sangeetha as Michael's mother
• Sudha as Mamta's mother
• Kumarimuthu as Saravanan
• Ganeshrao
• Jayabaal
• Joseph
• Super Subbarayan
• Ajay Rathnam

Production

Innisai Mazhai was the second film directed by Shoba Chandrasekhar after Nanbargal (1991).^[4][5] The film was produced by her son Vijay, he was credited as Joseph Vijay in the title credits.^[6][5] Since it was a romantic story, S. A. Chandrasekhar insisted Shoba to direct this film as the audience branded him as a director who only makes films based on the law.^[7]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Vaali.^[8]

Song	Singer(s)	Duration
"Adi Netriravu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	4:47
"Dhoori Dhoori Manathil Oru Dhoori"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Shoba Chandrasekar	4:33
"Hello Hello"	Mythali	5:14
"Mangai Nee"	Ilaiyaraaja, S. N. Surendar	4:15
"Oru Patchai Kodi"	K. S. Chithra	4:27
"Oru Raaga"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	5:47
"Therke Pirandha"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	5:09
"Vaa Vaa Kanmani"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	7:49
"Vaa Vaa Mannava"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki	5:40

Reception

Mayilai Sridharan in his review for Kalki praised the music and locations but panned the script and acting.^[9] Similarly, K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times praised the music and locations but panned the lack of a story.^[10]

References

1. Ashok Kumar, S.R. (14 April 2006). "A celebrity in her own right". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 April 2006. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
2. Balaji (9 November 2020). "எஸ்.ஏ.சி - விஜய்: இன்றைய வழக்கு - நாளைய தீர்ப்பு! மினி தொடர்-3". Minnambalam (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 3 March 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
3. "The remake Raja of Odia cinema". The New Indian Express. 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
4. "General Profile of Shoba Chandrasekar - Classical Singers". Lakshman Sruthi. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
5. "விஜய் தயாரிப்பில் அவரது அம்மா எழுதி, இயக்கிய படம் எது தெரியுமா?". News18 (in Tamil). 14 February 2023. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
6. Innisai Mazhai (motion picture) (in Tamil). V. V. Creations. From 2:06 to 2:08.
7. "இது தெரியாம போச்சே! இந்த படங்களுக்கு தளபதி விஜய் அம்மா தான் இயக்குநரா?." Behindwoods (in Tamil). 11 March 2023. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
8. "Innisai Mazhai". Gaana. Archived from the original on 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
9. ஸ்ரீதரன், மயிலை (3 May 1992). "இன்னிசை மழை". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 3. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2022 – via Internet Archive.
10. Vijiyan, K. (2 January 1993). "Banking on the songs, not a good plot". New Straits Times. p. 22. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024 – via Google News Archive.

External links

• Innisai Mazhai at IMDb