Ini Ellam Sugame


Ini Ellam Sugame is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by A. R. Ramesh. The film stars Abbas, Sanghavi and Sruthi Raj, with R. Sundarrajan, Jai Ganesh and K. R. Vatsala playing supporting roles. It was released on 18 March 1998.

Plot

Aravind comes to Chennai to participate in a singing competition. During the competition, Aravind falls in love at first sight with the female spectator Nandhini and so does she. He eventually wins the first prize. Aravind and Nandhini want to meet and express their feelings.
Aravind decides to stay in Chennai to find Nandhini. Meanwhile, he befriends the clever Chennaite Mani and his neighbour Nirmala.
Nandhini is the boss of an advertising company. Later, he is hired as a model in her company but Aravind and Nandhini don't express their love. With Aravind's help, Nirmala is also hired in Nandhini's company. Nirmala eventually falls in love with Aravind. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by A. L. Azhagappan. His son Udhaya under his original name Senthilkumar made his acting debut with this film appearing in a small role.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Sirpy.
SongSingerLyricsDuration
"Ae Poongatru"Mano, SwarnalathaArivumathi4:29
"Kangalilae"P. Unni Krishnan, K. S. ChithraPalani Bharathi5:05
"Devi Enakkaha"ManoPalani Bharathi4:48
"Kudaigal Silirkkum"SumangaliPalani Bharathi4:55
"Onna Iranda"Mano, SirpyKalidasan5:24

Reception

D. S. Ramanujam of The Hindu wrote, "A stale story, made staler by the slip-shod direction of A. R. Ramesh, who has also penned the screenplay, offers dull hours in Valli Cine Arts, ``Eni Ellam Sukamae. The lead pair Sanghavi and Abbas just go through the movie, the latter still in the infancy stage of acting". Two years after release, the producers were given a subsidy by the Tamil Nadu government along with several other films.