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Vijay Beats Rajinikanth's Record

It is now official, IlayaThalabathy has surpassed the record of Rajinikanth. Not only in Tamil Nadu, but all of South India, Vijay is now...

Pagalavan Story - A True Revolution

The story of Pagalavan begins with Vijay as a poor kid who grows up without a father in a village. His mother (Saranya) works to send Vijay to school. Pagalavan strives hard and goes to Chennai to become a doctor...

Velayutham - From Village to Vendetta

Velayutham Story is based on one central theme - JUSTICE . It must be served to the culprits at any cost..

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Minsara Kanna

Minsara Kanna ( மின்சாரக் கண்ணா ) released in 1999, is a romance movie starred by Ilaya Thalabathi Vijay. Kushboo played as a main supporting actress in this movie.



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Cast & Crew:


Hero: Vijay
Heroine(s): Monica, Rambha
Comedian(s): Mani Vannan, Madhan Bob, Mano Bala, R. Sundarrajan
Other stars: Kushboo, Karan, Mansoor Ali Khan, Kovai Sarala

Direction: K.S Ravikumar
Story: M.A Kennady
Production: K.R.G
Editor: K. Thanigachalam
Cinematography: Ashok Rajan
Music Director: Deva
Movie was Released on: September 9, 1999


Plot:

The story opens with a big estate owner and industrialist Indra Devi (Kushboo) and her personal assistant Priya (Rambha). Indra Devi has a peculiar lifestyle. She only hires women to work in her house and in company. She insists that women are better than men and they should not involve any men in their lifestyle.

Kaasi (Vijay) is a carefree youth who is being chased by the are sub inspector (R.Sundarrajan) and ends up in Indra Devi's house. He finds Indra Devi and Priya tied up and being threatened by Rowdies. He saves them and becomes familiar. Later he finds them stranded without a driver, and gets a job as a car driver for Indra Devi. He is the first male worker in Indra Devi's life.

Aishwarya (Monica) the younger sister of Indra Devi comes from Germany. He constantly fights with Kaasi. Meanwhile Priya falls in love with Kaasi. Indra Devi slowly changes her mind and starts hiring male workers. She now has a male security and has a Male cook by name Mani (Manivannan) and his daughter Vadivu.



One day Priya is seen singing and dancing with Kaasi. Indra Devi gets upset and sends both of them packing. When leaving, Kaasi explains that men are indispensable in any woman's life. ^vijaysfan.com^Indra Devi realizes the truth and goes to Vedachalam (Mansoor Ali Khan) and his son Ashok (Karan) to seek an arranged marriage fir Aishwarya. Ashok gets delighted and goes to meet Aishwarya. He finds Aishwarya hand in hand with Kaasi and they are in love.

They both tell Ashok a flashback where they were both in Germany and fell in love. Kaasi's real name is Kannan and he is a big industrialist in Germany. His father is Mani. Aishwarya explains her sister's peculiar habit and Kannan's family decides to come to Tamil Nadu to change Indra Devi's mind. They must plan an elaborate plot where all the members of the family work in her house to change her mind.

Now, Indra Devi goes to apologize to Kaasi (Kannan) and finds that she has been duped. She gets Kannan and his family arrested. Now, Vedachalam will do anything to get his son married to Aishwarya. Also, Indra Devi is upset with Kaasi because she thinks she was cheated?

What happens next? Did Kannan (kaasi) and Aishwarya finally get married? What happened to Priya? Watch the movie to find out!!





Tid Bits about Minsara Kanna:

1. K.S Ravikumar played a guest role in this movie.

2. Rambha played a second hero, which gave a twist in the movie. This was also a debut for Monica.

3. This is the only movie where Vijay and Kushboo acted together.


Box Office Collection:

This movie was profitable, although it was not a big block buster.

Ninaithen Vandhai

Ninaithen Vandhai ( நினைத்தேன் வந்தாய்) released in 1998, is a romance movie starred by Ilaya Thalabathi Vijay. Two very popular actresses, Rambha and Devayani played heroines in this movie.

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Cast & Crew:

Hero: Vijay
Heroine(s): Rambha, Devayani
Comedian(s): Manivannan, Senthil, Charle, R.Sundarrajan
Other stars: Vinu Chakravarthi, Ranjith, Malaysia Vasudevan

Direction: K. Selvabharathy
Story: Satyaanand
Production: C. Aswini Dutt
Banner: Sri Raghavendra Movie Corporation
Editor: B.S Vasu-Saleem
Cinematography: Ilavarasu
Music Director: Deva


Movie was Released on: April 10, 1998


Plot:

Gokul (Vijay) is the son of Sandhana Goundar (Vinu Chakravarthy) who has a repetitive dream. In his dream, there appears a beautiful girl with a mole on her hip. He is not able to see her face in the dream. Gokul has two elder sisters, two brother in laws and an uncle (Mani Vannan) who live as a joint family.

Santhana Koundar wants to arrange a bride for Gokul. However, Gokul wants his relatives to find his dream girl. -©vijaysfan.com-His father compels him and takes the whole joint family to look at the bride. They go and meet Savithiri (Devayani) a traditional, intelligent girl. She falls in love with Gokul instantly.

After this meeting, the family comes back home. Gokul is unable to forget his dream girl. He finally finds the same girl with the mole on her waist (Rambha) in a relative's wedding. Her name is Swapna. He impresses her by singing a song for her. Even though she leaves the wedding hall without letting him know, he meets her again in a music college.


He reveals his love for his dream girl and she also falls in love with him. Meanwhile Savithri has been filling her heart with desires about Gokul. He visits Savithri to tell her he does not like her and is in love with an other girl.She does not listen to him and he returns home. Savithri's younger sister returns to her hometown, who is none other than Swapna.

One day, Swapna overhears Gokul talking to her father where he explains that he does not want to marry Savithri. However, she also knows that Savithri is so much in love with Gokul. What happens next? Will she sacrifice her love for her sister? Will Savithri come do know about the affair between Gokul and Swapna? Who did Gokul marry? Watch the movie to find out!!




Tid Bits about Ninaithen Vandhai:

1. This movie is a remake of a telugu movie "Pelli Sandhadi".

2. The songs were a big hit, especially "Vanna Nilave" and "Malligaiye Malligaiye"

3. This was the only movie where Vijay and Devayani acted together.

Box Office Collection:

This movie was a commercial success and ran for more than 100 days.

Nilaave Vaa

Nilaave Vaa ( நிலாவே வா ) released in 1998, is an romance movie starred by Ilaya Thalabathi Vijay.


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Cast & Crew:


Hero: Vijay
Heroine(s): Suvalakshmi, Sanghavi
Comedian(s): Manivannan, Charlie
Other stars: Raghuvaran, Vinu Chakravarthy, Jai Ganesh

Direction: A.Venkatessan
Story: A.Venkatessan
Production: Shoba Chandra Sekaran
Banner: Gentleman Film International (K.T Kunjumon)
Editor: B.S Vasu - Saleem
Cinematography: Madhu Bhaskar, Devi Chandran
Music Director: Vidyasagar
Stunts: Jaguar Thangam

Movie was Released on: August 14, 1998


Plot:

Siluvai (Vijay) is a fisherman who goes into the ocean everyday to catch fish and earns a livelihood. He sells fish for cheap and earns the wrath of other fishermen. The boat owner Dubai (Mani Vannan) helps Siluvai out by renting his boat.

One day a young girl Philomina (Sanghavi) has a minor accident, but Siluvai forces her to pay too much as compensation. Slowly she starts meeting him often. Siluvai gets into trouble often and his father (Vinu Chakravarthi) bails him out. Philomina and Siluvai become close friends.



Sangeetha (Suvalakshmi) is the daughter of Perumaal (Jai Ganesh) who has been lured to come home for an arranged marriage. She also has a sister Gowri. She is also a friend of Philomina. Siluvai and Sangeetha are in love.

One day Siluvai meets Shiva (Raghuvaran) while he is beating up his friends. They both become friends. [©vijaysfan.com]He is the one chosen to marry Sangeetha. Gowri elopes with one of Shiva's friends. Her father becomes very upset because of the difference in religion (Hindu & Christian). This results in a deadlock between Siluvai and Sangeetha. To add insult to the injury, Shiva hears about the love affair between Siluvai and Sangeetha. What happened next? Did Siluvai give up Sangeetha for his friendship with Shiva? Did Shiva, a very possessive person, fight with Siluvai? Watch the movie to find out!!





Tid Bits about Nilaave Vaa:

1. This was the first Vijay movie with Dolby Sound System.

2. Vidyasagar's music were a big plus point with excellent songs like "Nee Kaatru Naan Maram" topping the charts for 6 weeks.

3. The movie was produced by Vijay's mother.

4. Vijay sang two songs "Chandira Mandalathai" and "Nilave Nilave" in this movie


Box Office Collection:

This movie was a commercial success and crossed 100 days in theaters.

Love Today Vijay Movie

Love today ( லவ் டுடே ) released in 1997, is an romantic/tragic movie starred by Ilaya Thalabathi Vijay.


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Cast & Crew:


Hero: Vijay
Heroine(s): Suvalakshmi, Manthra (Raasi)
Comedian(s): Dhamu, Sriman
Other stars: Raghuvaran, Rajan P.Dev, Karan

Direction: Balasekharan
Story: Balasekharan
Production: Super Good Films, R.B Chowdary
Editor: V.Jai Shankar
Cinematography: S.Saravanan
Music Director: Shiva

Movie was Released on: May 16, 1997


Plot:

Ganesh (Vijay) is a college graduate who lives a happy go lucky life. He is supported by his father Chadrasekhar (Raghuvaran) who is a doctor. Ganesh's father is easy going and pampers his son with whatever he wants.

Sandhya (Suvalakshmi) is a daughter of a very strict police officer Vasudevan (Rajan P. Dev) . He is always suspicious that his daughter would have a love affair. Sandhya makes up her mind that she would never fall in love and disappoint her father. Her ambition is to get a gold medal in her college degree.

One day Ganesh spots Sandhya and falls in love at first sight. Even though Sandhya catches a good glimpse of him, she tells her friend Fathima she likes no one. Ganesh goes to the bus stop everyday to see Sandhya. {©vijaysfan.com}He tries to get the advice his friends Ravi (Sriman) and Peter (Karan) to convince Sandhya to marry him. Their advices go in vain as she does not care about him. She confronts Ganesh one day and tells him not to waste his time on her.

Ganesh does not give up and gets hold of Sandhya's friend, Preethi (Manthra) .


Preethi tries to talk to Sandhya, but she is unmovable. Vasudevan becomes suspicious of Ganesh and Sandhya and uses Physical force on him. He also verbally abuses Sandhya, even though she tries to explain her innocence. She is forced to leave town because of this.

Ganesh finds her whereabouts and leaves his Father to go out of town and find her. As he is roaming around trying to find her, his Father has an accident and passes away. His friends desperately try to find his whereabouts, but they cannot trace him. Peter ends up performing the last rites for Ganesh's father. Ganesh arrives and gets heart broken that he could not even perform the cremation for his father.

At this point, Sandhya realizes her love for Ganesh. She reveals her feeling for him and tells him that she loves him and wants to spend the rest of her life with him. What happens next? Did Ganesh accept her love? Did they get together? Watch the movie to find out!!



Tid Bits about Love Today:

1. This was a debut movie for director Balasekharan.

2. It was also a debut movie for the music director Shiva.

3. The climax gave an extraordinary twist to the movie and made it a huge success.

Box Office Collection:

This movie was a block buster and gained huge popularity because of a new angle in the outlook of romance.

Vishnu Tamil Movie

Vishnu ( விஷ்ணு ) released in 1995, is an romance/mystery movie starring IlayaThalabathi Vijay.



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Cast & Crew:

Hero: Vijay
Villain: Thalaivaasal Vijay
Heroine(s): Sanghavi
Comedian(s): Senthil, Oru viral krishna rao, S.S Chandran
Other stars: Jai Shankar, Jyothi Meena

Direction: S.A Chandrasekharan
Story: Shoba
Producer : B. Balaji Prabhu
Editor : Vellaichaamy
Music Director: Deva
Cinematography: Viswam Natraj
Stunts: 'Kanal' Kannan

Movie was Released in: September 1995


Plot:

Vishnu (Vijay) is a youngster returning from London. He is the son of a multi millionaire Mr. Thangadurai (Jai Shankar) . When his father sees him arrive to Chennai, he dies not like it and asks him to go back to London right away. This is because someone is trying to kill Vishnu in Chennai.

Vishnu refuses to leave Chennai and his father does not want him to leave the house. One day he meets a girl from Kothagiri, by name Vaishnavi (Radha) . She is an innocent girl coming from a village background. A police officer tries to take advantage of her, but Vishnu saves her. Now Vishnu and Radha go to an estate in Kothagiri.





Vishnu and Radha are romantically attached and Vishnu claims that he has no one. He joins as a manager in an estate in Kothagiri. [©vijaysfan.com]He saves the lady of the estate from getting burnt. He slowly gains the confidence of the estate owner (Thalaivaasal Vijay) , who adopts him as his own son.

One day, the estate owner asks Vishnu to prove his affection for their family. He asks that he should kill people in a photo, if his affection is real. Vishnu agrees, but is absoutely shocked to see his real father Thangadurai's photo. Now Vishnu must find out what happened that has lead to this situation. Did Vishnu make peace between his father and the estate owner? What is the secret that will shock Vishnu? Did he get married to Radha? Watch the movie to find out!!



1. Vijay had a completely different hair style, and an image makeover in this movie.

2. This was the debut movie for Swapna Bedi. She did not act in any other movies.

3. The songs were a big hit, almost all the songs were well received.

Box Office Collection:

This movie was a moderate box office success. It ran for more than 50 days in theaters in Tamil Nadu.

Vishnu Tamil Movie

Vishnu ( விஷ்ணு ) released in 1995, is an romance/mystery movie starring IlayaThalabathi Vijay.


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Cast & Crew:

Hero: Vijay
Villain: Thalaivaasal Vijay
Heroine(s): Sanghavi
Comedian(s): Senthil, Oru viral krishna rao, S.S Chandran
Other stars: Jai Shankar, Jyothi Meena

Direction: S.A Chandrasekharan
Story: Shoba
Producer : B. Balaji Prabhu
Editor : Vellaichaamy
Music Director: Deva
Cinematography: Viswam Natraj
Stunts: 'Kanal' Kannan

Movie was Released in: September 1995


Plot:

Vishnu (Vijay) is a youngster returning from London. He is the son of a multi millionaire Mr. Thangadurai (Jai Shankar) . When his father sees him arrive to Chennai, he dies not like it and asks him to go back to London right away. This is because someone is trying to kill Vishnu in Chennai.

Vishnu refuses to leave Chennai and his father does not want him to leave the house. One day he meets a girl from Kothagiri, by name Vaishnavi (Radha) . She is an innocent girl coming from a village background. A police officer tries to take advantage of her, but Vishnu saves her. Now Vishnu and Radha go to an estate in Kothagiri.



Vishnu and Radha are romantically attached and Vishnu claims that he has no one. He joins as a manager in an estate in Kothagiri. [©vijaysfan.com]He saves the lady of the estate from getting burnt. He slowly gains the confidence of the estate owner (Thalaivaasal Vijay) , who adopts him as his own son.

One day, the estate owner asks Vishnu to prove his affection for their family. He asks that he should kill people in a photo, if his affection is real. Vishnu agrees, but is absoutely shocked to see his real father Thangadurai's photo. Now Vishnu must find out what happened that has lead to this situation. Did Vishnu make peace between his father and the estate owner? What is the secret that will shock Vishnu? Did he get married to Radha? Watch the movie to find out!!


TidBits about Vishnu:

1. Vijay and his mother Shoba sang the song "Thotta Betta Rottu Mela".

2. This movie was directed by Vijay's father S.A Chandrasekharan and the story was written by his mother Shoba.

Box Office Collection:

This movie was not a box office success. It did not run for more than 50 days in theaters in Tamil Nadu.

Maanbumigu Maanavan

Maanbumigu Maanavan, sometimes spelled Manbumigu Manavan (மாண்புமிகு மாணவன்) released in 1996, is an action movie starring IlayaThalabathi Vijay.


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Cast & Crew:


Hero: Vijay
Heroine(s): Swapna Bedi
Comedian(s): Mani Vannan
Other stars: Vijayakumar, Mansoor Ali Khan, Johnson Samuel

Direction: S.A Chandrasekhar
Story: Varunan, Shoba
Producer :Manickam Narayanan
Editor :Gowtham Raju
Music Director: Deva
Stunts: 'Kanal' Kannan

Movie was Released in: 1996


Plot:

Shiva (Vijay) is a college student who never backs down if he sees anything unjust happening. He and his gang of friends are enjoying their college life. Sneha (Swapna Bedi) has a huge crush on him and follows him with a camera.

He initially tries to push her away from his life. Unable to bear her advances, one day he asks her to strip her clothes off to prove her love for him. He does this to make her go away. However, Sneha tearfully removes her clothes to prove her love towards him. Shiva realizes her true love and both of them get together.

Madhan, his collegemate is a rogue and is a son of a rich politician. He involves in a lot of illegal activities and crosses Shiva in several days. Shiva's close friend had fallen in love with a rich girl. (©vijaysfan.com) Both of them want to marry, but the girl's father is not willing to agree for their marriage. Shiva goes to the girls house, takes her to the registrar office and gets her married to his friend.

However, Madhan ends up raping the girl with his rogue friends. Shiva tries to get justice legally, bu realizes that it is not possible. Now Shiva must get justice in his own way. Did he finish Madhan? Did he have to lose someone in return? Did he get married to Sneha? Watch the movie to find out!!

Tid Bits about Maanbumiku Maanavan:

1. Vijay had a completely different hair style, and an image makeover in this movie.

2. This was the debut movie for Swapna Bedi. She did not act in any other movies.

3. The songs were a big hit, almost all the songs were well received.

Box Office Collection:

This movie was a moderate box office success. It ran for more than 50 days in theaters in Tamil Nadu.

Chandralekha -Tamil Movie by Vijay

Chandralekha,(சந்திரலேகா) released in 1995, is an romance movie starring IlayaThalabathi Vijay. This was the debut movie for Vanitha Vijayakumar, daughter of veteran actor couple Vijayakumar-Manjula.


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Cast & Crew:


Hero: Vijay
Heroine(s): Vanitha Vijayakumar
Comedian(s): Senthil, Vadivel
Other stars: Sarathbabu, Ponnambalam, Karan

Direction: Nambiraj
Story: Nambiraj
Banner: Sri Sairam Arts ltd
Music Director: Ilayaraaja
Stunts: 'Kanal' Kannan

Movie was Released on: October 1995


Plot:

Rahim (Vijay) comes to his hometown, where he lives with his brother (Ponnambalam) and his wife and daughter. His close friend is Sundaram (Vadivelu) who fools around pranking the villagers.

Chandralekha (Vanitha Vijaykumar) is a young brahmin girl, who is brought up in a very strict fashion. (©vijaysfan.com) She has recently moved in to the town, and lives opposite to Rahim's house. Rahim catches a glimpse of Chandralekha and falls in love with her. He takes pictures of her arm and legs and get them published on magazines. Chandralekha initially does not like Rahim, but she also starts liking him.

The love affair comes to the knowledge of both the families. They become furious. Chandralekha's family is shocked because of the orthodox brahmin family background. Rahim's brother becomes furious as he had other plans for him. They both try to split the love affair at any cost. Rahim and Chandralekha elope away from their home, to remain united.

In a bizarre twist of events, they are caught by terrorists and are kept as hostages. They both endure a lot of trouble in these conditions, but their love is inseparable. At last, the police enter the territory of the terrorists and finally release the couple. Now, Rahim and Chandralekha come back into their town.

What happened next? Did the families agree for their wedding? Did love win over Religion?Watch the movie to find out!!



Tid Bits about Chandralekha:

1. The first shot was clapped by Rajinikanth, who was felicitated in the beginning of the movie.

2. The music was excellent with excellent melodies by Ilayaraaja.

3. This was the first movie for Vanitha Vijaykumar.

Box Office Collection:

This movie was only a moderate success. The movie did not run for 100 days.

Vasantha Vasal

Vasantha Vaasal ( வசந்த வாசல் ) released in 1996, is a romance movie starring Ilaya Thalabathi Vijay.


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Cast & Crew:


Hero: Vijay
Villain (Anti Hero) : Mansoor Ali Khan
Heroine(s): Swathi
Comedian(s): Vadivelu, Kovai Sarala

Direction: M.R
Story: M.R
Music Director: Maasha


Movie was Released on: April, 1996


Plot:

Vijay is a young man who comes to Chennai in hopes of becoming a movie star. He finds a room to rent where the house owner is Swathi. Vijay watches movies all the time. After coming home, he mimics the acting skills of various actors. He practises the lines day and night which disturbs Swathi.



Swathi picks a fight with Vijay because she wants him to be quiet. Both of them bicker and quarrel, many times. Both of them eventually fall in love with each other. They have a good time which is noticed by Mansoor Ali Khan, who is Swathi's relative. (©vijaysfan.com)Mansoor Ali Khan wants to marry Swathi by hook or crook. So he starts plotting schemes to separate Vijay and Swathi. He manages to separate Vijay and Swathi.

Now Vijay must prove his true love to Swathi to get her back!



Tid Bits about Vasantha Vaasal:

1. This was a debut movie for the music director Maasha.

2. This movie showed Vijay's acting skills from the inside, where he rehearses and practises dialogues.


Box Office Collection:

Vasantha Vaasal was not a box office success. It was heavily criticized by the media and is considered a failure.

Kadhalukku Mariyadhai

Kadhalukku Mariyadhai (காதலுக்கு மரியாதை), released in 1997, is a romance movie starring Ilaya Thalabathy Vijay. The heroine of this movie is Shalini, who is married to Vijay's rival Ajith.



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Cast & Crew:

Hero: Vijay
Heroine(s): Shalini
Comedian(s): Manivannan, Charlie, Dhamu, Kaka Radhakrishnan
Other stars: Shajin, Sivakumar, Radharavi, Thalaivasal Vijay, Srividhya

Direction: Fazil
Story:
Fazil
Production: Sangili Murugan
Banner: Oscar Films Ltd (Aaskar Ravichandran)
Editor: T.R Sekar, K.R. Gowrishankar
Cinematography: Ananda Kuttan
Music Director: Ilaiyaraaja
Stunt Director: 'Stun' Siva, 'Tiger' Appa Rao

Movie was Released on: December 12, 1997


Plot:

Jeevandham alias Jeeva (Vijay) is the only son of a couple: Chandrasekhar ( Sivakumar) and Mahalakshmi (Srividhya). Jeeva had just finished B.Com and goes away from home to study M.B.A. He becomes friends with Kesavan (Charlie) and Raghavan (Dhamu) who study M.B.A with him. He goes to a book store, where he catches a glimpse of Mini (Shalini) . He falls in love with her, at first sight. Even though Mini likes him, she is afraid to show her feelings for him.

One day Mini and her friend Latha are being chased by some rowdies. They come to a restaurant and sit down with Jeeva and his friends. Mini's feelings for Jeeva increase everytime they meet. Mini has three elder brothers Thomas (Thalaivasal Vijay) who is a Police Officer, Stephen (Shajin) who is a rowdy and James (Radha Ravi) who is a doctor. (©vijaysfan.com)The brothers beat Jeeva everytime they see him. Mini's family is very sentimental and affectionate, and they are very protective of her.



Slowly Mini also falls in love with Jeeva. The beatings from Mini's family continues and finally Jeeva's family also learns about the love affair. Jeeva and Mini who love each other decide to elope to a safer place. They move under the protection of Kesavan's father (Manivannan) who is a don of a slum area. Hearing of their eloping, Mini's brothers come to the Kuppam to take her back. They are refused by the people and the don swears to have them get married by the law. A wedding is arranged the next day.

However, on the eve of the wedding, Both Jeeva and Mini reminisce about the love of their family members. They change their minds and realize that they cannot get married hurting the feelings of their family members. They both go back to their families, without getting married. Jeeva goes to his house, where his Parents find him silent and heartbroken. Mini is received by her family with suspicion of losing her virginity, however they forgive her.

Jeeva's mother takes the initiative to go and meet Mini's family for the last time. Will this meeting change the fate of Jeeva and Mini? Will Mini's family change their opinions about the love affair? Watch the movie to find out!!


Tid Bits about Kadhalukku Mariyadhai:

1. Kadhalukku Mariyadhai was the debut movie for Shalini. She was introduced as a heroine, but she had acted in several movies as a child artist. Shalini later married Ajith, who is considered a main competitor for Vijay.

2. Sangili Murugan, a popular villain, produced this movie.

3. Vijay sang the song "Oh Baby Baby" in this movie.

4. This is a remake of a Malayalam Movie "Aniyathi Privu" and the movie was later remade in Hindi as "Doli Saja Ke Rakhna"


Box Office Collection:

This movie was a big blockbuster of the year 1998, surpassing any other tamil movie in the year 1998. The revenue collected was more than three crores maximizing the profits for the producer Sangili Murugan.

Coimbatore Mappillai

Coimbatore Mappillai ( கோயமுத்தூர் மாப்ளே ) released in 1996, is an romantic comedy movie starring Ilaya Thalabathi Vijay.


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Cast & Crew:

Hero: Vijay
Villain: Prakash Raj
Heroine(s): Sanghavi
Comedian(s): Goundamani, Senthil
Other stars: Nirmalamma, Vinu Chakravarthy, Pandu

Direction: C. Ranganathan
Story: C. Ranganathan
Production: M.S.V Murali
Editor: C. Cedrick
Cinematography: R. Raja Rathnam
Music Director: Vidhyasagar
Stunts Director: Kundrathur Babu
Movie was Released on: April 17, 2004


Plot:

Gopal (Goundamani) is a jobless man pretending to be an L.I.C officer, who lives in a colony with other tenants. He and the other tenants live without paying rent. Balu (Vijay) comes from Coimbatore and Gopal helps him get accomodated there.
Sumithra (Sanghavi) is the grand daughter of Nirmalamma who owns the colony. Balu and Sumithra teach other and slowly become close. Nirmalamma also likes Balu and want him to marry Sumithra and take care of her. When Balu approaches Sumithra, unfortunately he is framed as a thief, and Sumithra starts hating him.
Mahesh (Karan) comes from delhi, who is a relative of Sumithra. He tries to get her into marriage. When Balu tries to explain his love for Sumithra, Mahesh turns the situation against him. Mahesh who is determined to get Sumithra at any cost, tries to kill Nirmalamma who is in his way. First he tries to kill her by opening the cooking gas in kitchen. When that fails, he electrocutes her and she gets admitted in the intensive care unit.
Now, (©vijaysfan.com) Balu tries hard to prove to Sumithra that he is a good man. Sumithra finally finds out about the evil side of Mahesh. Mahesh is determined to finish off Balu and get Sumithra by any means. Mahesh comes with a huge gang to confront Balu. What happened next? Did Balu win over Mahesh? Did Sumithra finally understand Balu's love? Watch the movie to find out!!

Tid Bits about Coimbatore Mappillai:

1. The music by Vidhyasagar went very well. The song "Koyamuttur mappillaikku ponnu kedacha" was in the top for 4 weeks.

2. Goundamani worked as a strong supporting actor, appearing in songs and all the important scenes.

3. This was the last movie where Sanghavi worked with Vijay as a heroine.

Box Office Collection:

This movie was a commercial success with the collection over 2.5 crores across different theaters in tamil nadu.

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