Enakkul Oruvan
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Enakkul Oruvan is a 1984 Tamil film
directed by SP. Muthuraman
, starring Kamal Haasan
in the lead role. A remake of Subhash Ghai
's Hindi film, Karz
(1980), starring Rishi Kapoor
, and Tina Munim
.
) is a dancer by profession who is a dreamboy of all young girls. Kalpana (Shobana),a young woman, is irritated by Madan's fame and she badly criticizes his performances which attracts attention of Madan on her. He challenges that he would make her long for him and his love, but he falls in love with her. He tries to win her love in several ways but eventually fails. One night he gets into her house with a face mask which makes Kalpana to misunderstand that he is a thief and screams and alerts her home. Madan is trapped and handed over to the police. Madan, who is a son of pickle businessman OOruga Ulaganathan (V. K. Ramaswamy
) rescues him from Police custody and finds the reason for incident to be his love for Kalpana. Kalpana's father who is a psychartist finds that Madan is the son of his old friend Ulaganathan. Madan-Kalpana's marriage is approved and fixed then.
Kalpana who is an aspiring BharathaNatyam dancer performs on her first stage. Madan who watches her performance is disturbed by some illusion of a woman performing Bharathanatyam. He could not resist the disturbance and leaves the place. Kalpana's father considers it as a normal disturbance and asks him to go for a vacation to some place. While choosing for a place, he sees some visuals of Darjeeling and understands that some places are very familiar to him with the fact that he has not visited the place before in his lifetime. He opts to go there and leaves with his friend and fiancee Kalpana. In Darjeeling, he feels everything familiar to him. At a point he stops in front of a monument, where he gets illusions of some Karate competition and a man participating in it. He feels as if he was that man who participated in the competition and bagged the trophy. Madan screams that "Upendra could not be defeated" several times which alarms his friend and Kalpana. Kalpana narrates the incident to her dad. Kalpana's dad advises her to take care of him and make him sleep when his acts go wrong and unresistible.
One day Madan looks at a passerby woman on the road where he could feel some familiarity with her. The woman resembles the illusion he got early and he feels that she must be Devi (Sripriya
). He enquires her if she is Devi but the woman denies that she is not. The lady runs away to escape from Madan but he finds her. The woman is actually Devi only but he could not relate his relationship with her. He could feel a deep love for the lady without knowing the reason. On seeing Upendra's (Kamal Haasan
) photo at her house he could remind some incidents. Upendra, a businessman of Nepali origin and son of a Tamil woman (Pandari Bai
) meets Devi on his birthday during a dance performance as a part of celebration. Upendra attracted by the beauty and nature of Devi and proposes her. But the marriage is objected by her selfish uncle Rajadurai (Satyaraj) at beginning, but later he agrees, on the condition that Devi must inherit half part of Upendra's will. Upendra marries Devi happily. Upendra is loving and affectionate to his wife. On the next day while Upendra is set out for estate accompanied by Rajadurai but returns dead. Madan explains Devi that Upendra has not died by any accident but actually killed by Rajadurai who pushed him from the Cable car. Devi is shocked by the news. But she and not even Madan could not understand how does he know it. Next time when Madan come to meet Devi, he could see her going to a temple and he follows her. At the temple, he could see Devi with her mother-in-law. Devi tells about Upendra's murder to her. Madan meets the lady and he could develop a feeling of motherly love for her. Upendra's mother considers that her son is back again and feels happy.He hears that Rajadurai threatened the mother and uttempted to kill her. He also betrayed Devi by charging for a murder. But Devi did not kill anyone.
Madan promises to get back all the property they have lost. In the struggle Rajadurai kills Upendra's mother. Madan could
not bear the death and he performs all the final rituals as her son. Madan understands all the illusions and feelings are because he is the reincarnation of Upendra. Madan kills Rajadurai like the same way Rajadurai killed Upendra by pushing from the cable car. With all the legal constraints are settled down, Devi gets back all the lost property of her husband. Devi who understands that Madan is her reincarnated husband bows at his feet She unites Kalpana with Madan.
which ended up as an average grosser.
Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...
directed by SP. Muthuraman
SP. Muthuraman
SP. Muthuraman is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. He has directed nearly 75 films in Tamil and Telugu. He was one of the most successful commercial directors in Tamil cinema. Initially he worked mainly with Sivaji Ganesan, Jaishankar and Kamal Haasan...
, starring Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...
in the lead role. A remake of Subhash Ghai
Subhash Ghai
Subhash Ghai is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. His most notable films include Kalicharan ,Karz , Hero , Meri Jung , Karma ,Ram Lakhan ,Saudagar , Khalnayak , Pardes and Taal...
's Hindi film, Karz
Karz (film)
Karz is a 1980 Hindi film directed by Subhash Ghai, starring Rishi Kapoor and Tina Munim as leads, also in a feat of perfect casting was Simi Garewal, who stood out in her role of Kamini Verma, the murderous wife from the past life, which won her a Filmfare nomination.Film's music was by...
(1980), starring Rishi Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor
Rishi Kapoor is an Indian Bollywood actor, film producer and director.-Early life:Born in Chembur Mumbai, Kapoor is the second son of film director and star Raj Kapoor. He did his schooling with his brothers at Campion School,Mumbai. His brothers are well-known actors: Randhir Kapoor and Rajiv...
, and Tina Munim
Tina Munim
Tina Munim is an Indian film actress who had a successful Bollywood career during the late seventies and early eighties. She is married to Anil Ambani. She is involved in a number of philanthropic and charity activities and is currently running an NGO and a hospital.-Early life and...
.
Cast
- Kamal Hassan as Madan/Upendra
- SathyarajSathyarajSathyaraj is a Tamil film actor and media personality in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. A Tamil activist and a political influence, he has acted in over 150 films, ranging from action and drama to comedy. In 2007, he played the role of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy in the Tamil Nadu government-sponsored...
as Rajadurai - Shobana as Kalpana
- SripriyaSripriyaSripriya is an actress who played leading roles in the 1970s and 1980s in South India. She has acted in Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam films, but her main contribution was in Tamil films, where she has acted in over 200 films.-Personal life:...
as Devi - Ramaswamy V.K as Madan's dad Ulaganath
- Manorama (actress) as Madan's mom
- Pandari BaiPandari BaiPandari Bai was a prominent heroine of South Indian languages films mostly in Kannada and Tamil during the 1950s and 60s. She has the distinction of having acted as both heroine and mother to stalwarts such as Dr. Rajkumar and Sivaji Ganesan...
as Sharada (Upendra's mother) - Charlie as Madan's friend
- Mrinal Kanti Chakraborty As A Guest
Plot
Madan (Kamal HaasanKamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...
) is a dancer by profession who is a dreamboy of all young girls. Kalpana (Shobana),a young woman, is irritated by Madan's fame and she badly criticizes his performances which attracts attention of Madan on her. He challenges that he would make her long for him and his love, but he falls in love with her. He tries to win her love in several ways but eventually fails. One night he gets into her house with a face mask which makes Kalpana to misunderstand that he is a thief and screams and alerts her home. Madan is trapped and handed over to the police. Madan, who is a son of pickle businessman OOruga Ulaganathan (V. K. Ramaswamy
V. K. Ramaswamy
Virinchirpuram Krishnamoorthi Ramaswamy is a former Indian Test cricket umpire.Ramaswamy was born in Madras and worked for Indian Railways. He umpired in Indian domestic first-class matches from the early 1970s, including the finals of the Ranji Trophy in 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994, and 1997 and the...
) rescues him from Police custody and finds the reason for incident to be his love for Kalpana. Kalpana's father who is a psychartist finds that Madan is the son of his old friend Ulaganathan. Madan-Kalpana's marriage is approved and fixed then.
Kalpana who is an aspiring BharathaNatyam dancer performs on her first stage. Madan who watches her performance is disturbed by some illusion of a woman performing Bharathanatyam. He could not resist the disturbance and leaves the place. Kalpana's father considers it as a normal disturbance and asks him to go for a vacation to some place. While choosing for a place, he sees some visuals of Darjeeling and understands that some places are very familiar to him with the fact that he has not visited the place before in his lifetime. He opts to go there and leaves with his friend and fiancee Kalpana. In Darjeeling, he feels everything familiar to him. At a point he stops in front of a monument, where he gets illusions of some Karate competition and a man participating in it. He feels as if he was that man who participated in the competition and bagged the trophy. Madan screams that "Upendra could not be defeated" several times which alarms his friend and Kalpana. Kalpana narrates the incident to her dad. Kalpana's dad advises her to take care of him and make him sleep when his acts go wrong and unresistible.
One day Madan looks at a passerby woman on the road where he could feel some familiarity with her. The woman resembles the illusion he got early and he feels that she must be Devi (Sripriya
Sripriya
Sripriya is an actress who played leading roles in the 1970s and 1980s in South India. She has acted in Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam films, but her main contribution was in Tamil films, where she has acted in over 200 films.-Personal life:...
). He enquires her if she is Devi but the woman denies that she is not. The lady runs away to escape from Madan but he finds her. The woman is actually Devi only but he could not relate his relationship with her. He could feel a deep love for the lady without knowing the reason. On seeing Upendra's (Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...
) photo at her house he could remind some incidents. Upendra, a businessman of Nepali origin and son of a Tamil woman (Pandari Bai
Pandari Bai
Pandari Bai was a prominent heroine of South Indian languages films mostly in Kannada and Tamil during the 1950s and 60s. She has the distinction of having acted as both heroine and mother to stalwarts such as Dr. Rajkumar and Sivaji Ganesan...
) meets Devi on his birthday during a dance performance as a part of celebration. Upendra attracted by the beauty and nature of Devi and proposes her. But the marriage is objected by her selfish uncle Rajadurai (Satyaraj) at beginning, but later he agrees, on the condition that Devi must inherit half part of Upendra's will. Upendra marries Devi happily. Upendra is loving and affectionate to his wife. On the next day while Upendra is set out for estate accompanied by Rajadurai but returns dead. Madan explains Devi that Upendra has not died by any accident but actually killed by Rajadurai who pushed him from the Cable car. Devi is shocked by the news. But she and not even Madan could not understand how does he know it. Next time when Madan come to meet Devi, he could see her going to a temple and he follows her. At the temple, he could see Devi with her mother-in-law. Devi tells about Upendra's murder to her. Madan meets the lady and he could develop a feeling of motherly love for her. Upendra's mother considers that her son is back again and feels happy.He hears that Rajadurai threatened the mother and uttempted to kill her. He also betrayed Devi by charging for a murder. But Devi did not kill anyone.
Madan promises to get back all the property they have lost. In the struggle Rajadurai kills Upendra's mother. Madan could
not bear the death and he performs all the final rituals as her son. Madan understands all the illusions and feelings are because he is the reincarnation of Upendra. Madan kills Rajadurai like the same way Rajadurai killed Upendra by pushing from the cable car. With all the legal constraints are settled down, Devi gets back all the lost property of her husband. Devi who understands that Madan is her reincarnated husband bows at his feet She unites Kalpana with Madan.
Reception
This is one of the rare films of Kamal HaasanKamal Haasan
Kamal Haasan is an Indian film actor, screenwriter and director, considered to be one of the leading method actors of Indian cinema. He is widely acclaimed as an actor and is well known for his versatility in acting...
which ended up as an average grosser.