Vanaja Girija

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Vanaja Girija
Vanaja Girija.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Keyaar
Screenplay by Panchu Arunachalam
Story by R. Selvaraj
Produced byMeena Panju Arunachalam
Starring
CinematographyA. Karthik Raja
Edited by B. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Production
company
P. A. Art Productions
Release date
  • 16 December 1994 (1994-12-16)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Vanaja Girija is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Keyaar. The film stars Ramki, Napoleon, Khushbu, and Mohini. It was released on 16 December 1994. [1] The film is a remake of Engamma Sapatham (1974) written by the same writer, [2] and it was remade in Telugu as Mama Bagunnava (1997) with Mohini reprising her role.[ citation needed ]

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Plot

The veterinarian Anand and the doctor Raja are brothers. Their father Ramanathan is a rich retired businessman. Vanaja and Girija live with their mother Lakshmi. Their father Shankar has left them when they were young because of Ramanathan. Vanaja and Girija decide to take revenge on Ramanathan by charming his sons.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja (in his 700th film composition). [3] [4]

SongSinger(s)LyricsDuration
"Munnam Seydha" S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Vaali 6:37
"Othaiyila" K. S. Chithra 4:20
"Siragadikkuthu" Swarnalatha, K. S. Chithra Panchu Arunachalam 5:03
"Thirumagal Unn" Arunmozhi 1:35
"Unnai Edhirpaarthen"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, SwarnalathaVaali5:38

Reception

K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times gave a positive review that the film reminded him of Magalir Mattum and that the director "has managed to exploit most of the scenes in the movie for maximum comic relief". [5] R. P. R. of Kalki praised the humour and acting of actors but found music to be disappointing and praised Keyaar for making a comedy film and succeeding in making viewers laugh. [6]

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  4. ↑ "Vanaja Girija Tamil Film Audio Cassette by Ilayaraaja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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