Enkitta Mothathe (1990 film)

Enkitta Mothathe
Poster
Directed by	R. Sundarrajan
Screenplay by	R. Sundarrajan
Story by	Panchu Arunachalam
Produced by	Raajeshwari Sundarrajan
Starring	Vijayakanth Shobana Khushbu
Cinematography	Rajarajan
Edited by	K. R. Ramalingam
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Raajeswari Productions
Release date	14 September 1990 (1990-09-14)
Running time	138 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Enkitta Mothathe (transl. Don't mess with me) is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language romantic action drama film, directed by R. Sundarrajan and produced by Raajeshwari Sundarrajan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Shobana and Khushbu. It was released on 14 September 1990,^[1] and failed at the box office.^[2]

Plot

Saroja loves Pandian and wants to marry him. Meanwhile, Mallika, an arrogant wealthy girl, also falls in love with Pandian and plots to cause a rift between Saroja and him. Will Mallika be victorious in her attempt or not is what the story culminates into.

Cast

• Vijayakanth as Pandiyan
• Shobana as Mallika
• Khushbu as Saroja
• Radha Ravi
• Nizhalgal Ravi
• Vadivukkarasi as Saroja's Mother
• Manorama as Valliamma
• Thyagu
• Vennira Aadai Moorthy
• Raja in a Guest Appearance
• Sarath Kumar as Military Kandhan (Guest Appearance)
• Idichapuli Selvaraj
• Kullamani
• Gundu Kalyanam
• Pasi Narayanan
• Balu Anand as Mutton shop owner

Production

The film's title was derived from a song from Rajadhi Raja (1989) also directed by Sundarrajan.^[3][4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.^[5] The song "Sariyo Sariyo" was a reused version of "Puzhayorathil" from the 1989 Malayalam film Adharvam.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Anju Paisa Pathu Paisa"	Vaali	Malaysia Vasudevan	4:34
2.	"Hey Maama"	Pulamaipithan	S. Janaki	4:24
3.	"Ivan Veeran Sooran"	Vaali	S. Janaki	4:35
4.	"Onnodu Rendunnu"	Vaali	Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki	4:35
5.	"Sariyo Sariyo Naan"	Vaali	Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki	4:38
6.	"Kai Veesamma Kai Veesu"	Vaali	K. S. Chithra	1:04
Total length:				23:50

References

1. "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
2. ராம்ஜி, வி. (1 February 2019). "'என் கல்யாணப் பரிசா 'புலன்விசாரணை' கொடுத்துட்டியே செல்வமணி!'- விஜயகாந்த் நெகிழ்ச்சி". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
3. "ஒரே பாடலில் இரு படங்கள்… பாடலில் பிறந்த படங்களின் வரலாறு". CineReporters (in Tamil). 19 June 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
4. Rangan, Baradwaj (25 March 2017). "Enkitta Mothathe Movie Review". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
5. "Engitta Mothathey Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraaja". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
6. Karthik (14 October 2014). "Time-traveling with Ilayaraja across his Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam songs!". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

External links

• Enkitta Mothathe at IMDb 
• Enkitta Mothathe at Rotten Tomatoes