Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven
DVD cover
Directed byKavi Kalidas
Written byKavi Kalidas
Produced byR. B. Choudary
StarringAjith Kumar
Simran
CinematographyAgilan
Edited byV. Jaishankar
Music byS. A. Rajkumar
Production
company
Release date
19 May 2000
Running time
158 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven (transl. Give Me Yourself, And I'll Give You Myself) is a 2000 Indian Tamil-language war drama film produced by R. B. Choudary of Super Good Films and directed by Kavi Kalidas. It stars Ajith Kumar and Simran, with Parthiban in a guest appearance. The film released on 19 May 2000.

Plot

Surya has been brought up in the army training barracks in Wellington (Ooty), ever since his mother handed him over as a baby to the camp brigadier. She tells the officer the reason for her action, but the audience is not allowed to hear it at this point. Surya grows up to be a patriotic youth and the best soldier in his class. He is about to complete his training in three months and leave to the border. He falls in love with Indu, the daughter of a senior army officer, who is visiting Wellington Camp. Indu's parents accept her choice of husband, and the family leaves to Kashmir. Soon after, Indu's father dies in a bomb blast, while her mother loses her life on seeing her husband's body. Not wishing to lose her husband too in war, Indu asks Surya to choose between her and the army. Surya then asks the brigadier to advise him, and the brigadier tells the story of his parents. His father, Bomb Sekhar, was a very violent terrorist who was sentenced to three years of prison and death. His mother was a nun who visited prisoners and chanted Bible verses to them. Slowly, Surya's father's nature begins to change, and to near his death; he is completely reformed. Sensing that there is no way for him to repent for his mistakes by serving the nation, he confides to the nun that if he had a child, he would have made him act the country. That night, the nun thinks about her conversation with Sekhar and subsequently resigns her position with the church. The following day the nun convinces Sekhar that she will bear his child as a way to fulfill his dying wish, and they consummate inside the prison secretly. She leaves him, and the next day, his death sentence is executed. Once Surya is born, she hands him to authorities at the military camp and commits suicide as well. So Surya says, his birth was to serve the nation as a soldier, and if she wants to marry him, she must wait for the next 12 years until his service is over. Indu agrees, and Surya moves with his barrack to the border.

Cast

Guest appearances

Production

The film marked the directorial debut of Kavi Kalidas who earlier assisted K. Bhagyaraj, it remained the only film he had directed before his death in 2014.[1] Noted Indian Army officer Major AK Raveendran SM (also known as Major Ravi) played a significant role in assisting the team during scenes featuring Ajith in the Indian army.[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar.[3] The song "Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven" is based on "Komma Komma" from Nuvvu Vasthavani.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ithayathai Kanavillai"IlayakambanHariharan4:48
2."Idduppu Selaikkulla"Pa. VijayShankar Mahadevan, Anuradha Sriram5:04
3."Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven"Pa. VijayP. Unnikrishnan, K. S. Chithra4:24
4."Sollu Thalaivaa"NandalalaRajesh Krishnan5:02
5."Pethava Kanniru"MayilUnni Menon2:37
6."Sateliteil Yeri"Pa. VijayP. Unnikrishnan4:44
Total length:26:39

Reception

Malathi Rangarajan from The Hindu mentioned that "potholes in the screenplay prove irksome" and that "the thin thread of patriotism woven throughout the film, hardly makes an impact".[4] Tamil Star Online wrote, "In spite of good acting by Ajith, Simran and Parthiban, exotic locales, catchy tunes and impressive choreography [Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven] falls way short of expectations. And the blame should fall squarely on the story and script writer Kavi Kalidas".[5] Indiainfo wrote "The film has an absurd storyline. The lead pair tries its best to sustain the film. Rajkumar's stale music and an average cinematography only add up to the film's mediocrity. Chowdury of Supergood films has failed to gauge the pulse of the audience this time".[6] The film was commercially unsuccessful, and Ajith mentioned that the shoot coincided with his marriage preparations and thus he found it difficult to invest to the project.[7] However Krishna Chidambaram of Kalki gave a positive review for the film calling it "a very good neat film".[8]

References

  1. ↑ "அஜீத் பட இயக்குனர் கவிகாளிதாஸ் திடீர் மரணம்". Filmibeat (in Tamil). 17 July 2014. Archived from the original on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (4 August 2006). "Straight from a soldier's heart". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "உன்னை கொடு என்னை தருவேன் (2000)". Raaga.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Rangarajan, Malathi (2 June 2000). "Film Review: Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuvaen". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  5. ↑ "Movie: Unnai Kodu Ennai Tharuven". Tamil Star Online. Archived from the original on 30 June 2001. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Unnay Kodu Ennay Tharuvaen - Absolutely absurd". Indiainfo. Archived from the original on 29 June 2001. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Generous Star". Tamil Star Online. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  8. ↑ சிதம்பரம், கிருஷ்ணா (18 June 2000). "உன்னை கொடு என்னை தருவேன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 32. Archived from the original on 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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