Neranja Manasu
Directed bySamuthirakani
Written bySamuthirakani
C. Balasubramani
Produced byV. Gnanavel
Jayaprakash
StarringVijayakanth
Susan
CinematographyV. Prathap
Edited byAnil Malnad
Music bySongs:
Karthik Raja
Production
company
GJ Cinema
Release date
5 November 2004
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Neranja Manasu is a 2004 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Samuthirakani. It stars Vijayakanth and newcomer Susan. The film score is composed by Karthik Raja, while cinematography is by V. Prathap and editing handled by Anil Malnad. The film released on 5 November 2004. It opened to negative reviews and ended as a failure at the box office.[1]

Plot

In Suryakudi, a village in Madurai district, the people stole from neighbouring villages and made a living. The local administration had washed their hands off this hell hole. One day, the thief Irulaiah escaped from the police and left his pregnant wife. Many years later, Irulaiah returned to his village with his new wife and daughter Irulayi. His son Sivanandi killed him to steal his money and his wife died while trying to save him. His cousin Ayyanar, who witnessed it, informed the police and Sivanandi was arrested.

20 years later, Ayyanar is a good samaritan who tries his best to improve the living of the villagers and he is highly respected by his peers. After being released from jail, a vengeful Sivanandi returns to his village and wants to kill his cousin Ayyanar. Meanwhile, Irulayi who is in love with Ayyanar tries to woo him and the new village doctor also likes him.

The village woman Thavamani finds out that the funds meant for the development of the village are being shared by the local bureaucracy led by revenue divisional officer Thirumalaisamy and informs Ayyanar. Thirumalaisamy then murders the innocent Thavamani and a vengeful Ayyanar kills him. Inspector Adithya inquiries the villagers about the murder at the police station and knows that Ayyanar is the culprit. A short-tempered Ayyanar slaps Adithya for threatening the village women and a villager sets the police station on fire and Adithya is disfigured. Later, Sivanandi asks his friend Masanam to marry his sister Irulayi but Ayyanar comes to her rescue and beats up Masanam.

Sivanandi joins hands with Masanam and Adithya to kill Ayyanar. During a fight, Sivanandi is frustrated for not being able to kill Ayyanar and Ayyanar convinces him to become a good man thus Sivanandi has a change of heart. Ayyanar then beats up Masanam and Adithya. The film ends with the collector Venkatraman announcing that the funds will be given to the villagers.

Cast

Production

After securing Vijayakanth's dates, the producers at GJ Cinema first approached Ramana to direct the film. Ramana finalised a script titled Parthasarathy, but the makers opted to change their choice of director to N. Linguswamy, who also later opted out. Samuthirakani later took on the responsibility, using a different script.[2]

Sampath Raj appeared in his first acting role and portrayed two different characters.[3][4]

The film was largely shot in a village near Pollachi, including at Mazhai Vendi Ayyanar temple. The film crew got the permission of villagers to repair a broken temple chariot and made the chariot ready to run for the shoot.[5]

Soundtrack

Neranja Manasu
Soundtrack album by
Karthik Raja
Released2004
Recorded2004
GenreSoundtrack
Length32:48
LabelMass Audios
ProducerKarthik Raja
Karthik Raja chronology
Rightaa Thappaa
(2004)		 Neranja Manasu
(2004)		 Mercury Pookkal
(2006)

Music was composed by Karthik Raja and released on Mass Audios.[6] Halitha Shameem worked on some lyrics for the film but her contributions were later not included.[7]

Track-List
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kelappu Kelappu"Kalai KumarTippu4:44
2."Muthukulichi"Pa. VijayP. Unnikrishnan, Manjari5:22
3."Naadum"C. BalasubramaniSriram Parthasarathy2:03
4."Paarthu Po"Na. MuthukumarShreya Ghoshal5:02
5."Tharisa Kedakura" (Male)SnehanKarthik Raja5:14
6."Tharisa Kedakura" (Female)SnehanManjari5:12
7."Vatta Karuppatti"Na. MuthukumarRanjith, Aishwarya5:11
Total length:32:48

Release and reception

S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu opined that "Though the storyline is run-of-the-mill, the treatment and screenplay are worth a mention".[8] A film critic from the portal Indiaglitz noted "the movie could have been much better had the director tried to tell a story rather build a story around a character".[9] A further critic noted "the film, which seems confused about whether it is an action movie or a village movie, is not likely to revive Vijayakanth's fortunes".[10][11][12] The film did not perform well commercially.[13][14][15]

Samuthirakani later cast both the film's producers Jayaprakash and Gnanavel in his later films.[16][17]

References

  1. ↑ "Neranja Manasu review. Neranja Manasu Tamil movie review, story, rating". Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "06-06-04". Archived from the original on 9 February 2006.
  3. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (25 February 2010). "Gay sojourn". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022 – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. ↑ "Sampath - Tamil Cinema Actor Interview - Sampath | Aaranya Kandam | Asal | Goa | Mankatha - Behindwoods.com". www.behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Tamil Cinema News - "NeranjaManasukaran" - Preview". www.behindwoods.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Neranja Manasu - All Songs - Download or Listen Free - Saavn". 1 January 2004. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  7. ↑ Rao, Subha J. (7 January 2019). "Halitha Shameem opens up on 'Sillu Karuppatti'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022 – via www.thehindu.com.
  8. ↑ "The Hindu : Metro Plus Chennai / Cinema : NERANJA MANASU". www.hindu.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2004. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Neranja Manasu review. Neranja Manasu Tamil movie review, story, rating". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. ↑ "Neranja Manasu". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 15 October 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  12. ↑ Kalki review
  13. ↑ Naig, Udhav (21 December 2013). "Stand up and be counted". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022 – via www.thehindu.com.
  14. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (26 November 2011). "Rebel with a pause". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022 – via www.thehindu.com.
  15. ↑ Anand, Shilpa Nair (1 June 2012). "Capturing reality on 70 mm". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022 – via www.thehindu.com.
  16. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (26 September 2010). "On the road to recognition". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022 – via www.thehindu.com.
  17. ↑ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (16 December 2011). "Showbitz - Double delight". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022 – via www.thehindu.com.
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