En Purushanthaan Enakku Mattumthaan

En Purushanthaan Enakku Mattumthaan
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Directed byManobala
Written byP. Kalaimani
Produced byV. N. J. Manivannan
StarringVijayakanth
Suhasini
Rekha
CinematographyB. R. Vijayalakshmi
Edited byM. N. Raja
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Manthralaya Cine Creations
Release date
  • 3 February 1989 (1989-02-03)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

En Purushanthaan Enakku Mattumthaan (transl. My husband is mine alone) is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed by Manobala and written by P. Kalaimani. The film stars Vijayakanth, Suhasini and Rekha. It was released on 3 February 1989.[1] The film was remade in Hindi as Mera Pati Sirf Mera Hai (1990) by the same director.[2] It was also remade in Telugu as Naa Mogudu Naake Sontham (1989)[3] and in Kannada as Hatamari Hennu Kiladi Gandu (1992).[4]

Plot

Vatsala lives a wealthy lifestyle with her husband Marudhu, who works for her father, and a daughter named Sharadha. Vatsala and Marudhu do not get along well and Vatsala suspects that Marudhu is having an affair. Her suspicious nature gets a boost when a woman named Sharadha moves into a house next door. Vatsala starts vile rumours about Sharadha having an affair with Marudhu. As a result of these rumours, no one is willing to marry Sharadha, she is mocked by everyone in the community and even loses her bank job. Sharadha decides to teach Vatsala a lesson by moving her belongings into her house, claiming that she is indeed Marudhu's mistress. The surprising thing is that Marudhu agrees to this arrangement and permits her to live with them. Unable to assert herself, Vatsala leaves the house and goes to live with her parents.

Things go well with Sharadha, until one day when Marudhu's daughter goes missing. Sharadha hectically attempts to locate Pinky but in vain. Then the police arrive to arrest Sharadha on the charge of kidnapping Pinky and possibly killing her. The police indicate that they can prove that Sharadha did indeed kidnap Pinky as she has a motive for continuing to live with Prakash as his mistress and wanted Pinky out of the way. It was Vatsala's plan to insult Sharadha further by giving away her daughter to Nassar who wants to take revenge on Sharadha as he lost his bank job because of her. Marudhu saves his daughter Pinky and gets Nassar arrested.

When Vatsala visits the temple, she is completely shocked to see the wedding arrangements between Marudhu and Sharadha. She realises the error and her mistakes and apologises for her behaviour. Marudhu who is happy with the plan reveals that the marriage is for the temple deity and not their marriage. Marudhu and Vatsala get united while Sharadha leaves for another town.

Cast

Production

P. Kalaimani initially announced he would direct a film titled Akka Purushan, with Vijayakanth starring, but the project did not move forward. After Manobala took over directing, it was retitled En Purushanthaan Enakku Mattumthaan.[5]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[6][7] The song "Poo Mudithu" is based on Hamsadhvani raga.[8][9]

Song Singers Lyrics Length
"Pullai Kooda Paada" Jayachandran Piraisoodan 04:34
"Pattu Pudai" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Ilaiyaraaja 01:19
"Manathil Ore Oru" Susheela Mu. Metha 04:10
"Paarthavudan" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Muthulingam 00:38
"Kaathu Kaathu Ootha Kaathum" Mano, Lalitha Sagari Mu. Metha 04:32
"Poomudithu" Jayachandran, Sunandha Vaali 04:35
"Saamikaley Saamikaley" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Muthulingam 04:35

Reception

N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote that the film has "contrived poignant sequences and with turns and bashups and some honeyed numbers tuned by Ilayaraja who seems to have taken special care".[10] The film was also reviewed by P. S. S. of Kalki.[11]

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. ^ Usman, Yasser (2016). Rekha: The Untold Story. Juggernaut Books. p. 19. ISBN 9788193284186.
  3. ^ "పొగరుబోతు భార్యకు సినిమా క్లాస్ – Nostalgia". iDreamPost (in Telugu). 24 July 2021. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Mera Pati Sirf Mera Hai". Myswar. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  5. ^ சிவா (14 November 2023). "வேற படமா வெளிவந்த விஜயகாந்தின் 'அக்கா புருஷன்' – இதுக்கு பின்னாடி இவ்வளவு கதை இருக்கா?!." CineReporters (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Em purusanthan Enakku mattumthan Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  7. ^ "En Purushanthaan Enakku Mattumthaan". JioSaavn. March 1989. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  8. ^ "இளையராஜா 75". Dinamani (in Tamil). 17 June 2018. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  9. ^ Sundararaman (2007) [2005]. Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music (2nd ed.). Pichhamal Chintamani. p. 154. OCLC 295034757.
  10. ^ Krishnaswamy, N. (10 February 1989). "En Purushan Thaan Enakku Mattum Thaan". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 9 May 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  11. ^ பி. எஸ். எஸ். (26 February 1989). "என் புருஷன்தான் எனக்கு மட்டும்தான்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 48. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2024 – via Internet Archive.