Shenbagamae Shenbagamae


Shenbagamae Shenbagamae is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Gangai Amaran. The film stars Ramarajan and Rekha, with Silk Smitha, Vagai Chandrasekar, K. Shanmugasundaram, R. P. Vishwam, Senthil, S.S.Chandran and Vennira Aadai Moorthy. It was released on 15 January 1988, delayed from November 1987.

Plot

The film follows the conflict between two families over their plantations.

Production

The film's title is derived from a song from a previous Amaran directorial, Enga Ooru Pattukaran. The film was launched at Prasad Studios and the song "Vaasalile Poosanipoo" was recorded on the same day.

Soundtrack

The songs were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The song "Manja Podi" is a slower version of the song "Mata Rani Mounamidi" from the Telugu film Maharshi. It is set to the raga Keeravani.
SongSingerLyricsLength
"Manja Podi Theikkayile"S. P. BalasubrahmanyamGangai Amaran04:43
"Pathinaaru Vayasu"Malaysia VasudevanGangai Amaran04:18
"Vasalile Poosani Poo"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. JanakiGangai Amaran04:37
"Then Pazhani Aandavane"S. Janaki, Malaysia VasudevanGangai Amaran07:59
"Saami En Thaali"K. S. ChithraGangai Amaran04:33
"Vezhuthu Kattikida"IlaiyaraajaIlaiyaraaja04:31

Critical reception

N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote that Gangai Amaran "has paced the film well and the drama keeps building up". Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the performances of Chandrasekhar and Smitha, and Ilaiyaraaja's music but panned the humour of Senthil, Chandran and Moorthy and concluded saying Amaran has mastered the trick of making a film neatly without spending too much and without pomp but a little more knitting would have taken a little more.