Engalukkum Kaalam Varum (2001 film)

Engalukkum Kaalam Varum (transl. Our time will come) is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Balaruban. The film stars Livingston, Kausalya, Vivek and Vadivelu. It was released on 9 February 2001.

Engalukkum Kaalam Varum
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Directed byBalaruban
Written byBalaruban
Produced byK. Prabhakaran
Starring
CinematographyP. S. Selvam
Edited byR. Sridhar
Music byDeva
Production
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Release date
  • 9 February 2001 (2001-02-09)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Kuppan, after losing his mother, comes from the village to live with the family of his uncle Mannangatti in the city. Mannangatti works abroad for his family. Mannangatti has three daughters : Lakshmi, a soft-spoken girl, and arrogant city girls Pooja and Teja, and a son Vellaiyan who wants to get married as fast as possible. When Mannangatti comes back from abroad, he decides to arrange his children's marriage. Pooja marries the rich NRI Santhosh and Teja marries Ramesh, a government employee, who wants to make it big in life. Vellaiyan falls in love with Jennifer and marries her. While Lakshmi refuses to marry the person her father has chosen and marries her cousin Kuppan secretly. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by Deva.[1]

Song Singer(s) Lyrics Duration
"Ambilaikku Theriyum" Sirkazhi G. Sivachidambaram, Swarnalatha Kalidasan 3:54
"Ambilaikku Theriyum" A. L. Raghavan, Swarnalatha 3:55
"Devu Devuda" Mano Ponniyin Selvan 5:06
"Engalukkum Kalam Varum" Deva Piraisoodan 4:13
"Indhandai Central Jailu" Sabesh Kalidasan 4:56
"Vennai Thirudum Kanna" Anuradha Sriram P. Vijay 5:09

Reception

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S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu wrote "A dialogue-based film which tries to deliver a message but sags in the second half".[2] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote "When the story is run-of the-mill and the treatment is insipid, at times one gets some relief from the comedy track and team. But when the comedy team itself is allowed a free run on the screen like unbridled horses, then what results is chaos and mayhem. 'Engalukkum Kaalam Varum' is one such film".[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Engalukkum Kaalam Varum (2001)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. ^ Kumar, S. R. Ashok (16 February 2001). "Film Review: Engalukkum Kaalam Varum". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  3. ^ Mannath, Malini. "Film: Engalukkum Kaalam Varum". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 24 March 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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