Engalukkum Kaalam Varum (2001 film)

Engalukkum Kaalam Varum
Engalukkum Kaalam Varum
	VCD cover
Directed by	Balaruban
Written by	Balaruban
Produced by	K. Prabhakaran
Starring	Livingston; Kausalya; Vivek; Vadivelu;
Cinematography	P. S. Selvam
Edited by	R. Sridhar
Music by	Deva
Production; company	Anbalaya Films
Release date	9 February 2001;
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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.

Plot

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

Livingston as Kuppan
Kausalya as Lakshmi
Vadivelu as Vellaiyan
Vivek as Santhosh
Karan as Ramesh
Kasthuri
as Pooja
Kovai Sarala as Jennifer
Vineetha as Teja
Manivannan as Mannangatti
Pramila Joshai as Baagiyam, Mannangatti's wife
Pandu as Ramesh's friend
Thyagu
Vijay Krishnaraj as Kuppan's Friend
Kumarimuthu as Jennifer's father
Bayilvan Ranganathan
Crane Manohar as Jennifer's relative
Bhuvaneswari
Master Arun
Radhika Chaudhari in a guest appearance

Soundtrack

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	Kalidasan	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

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

^ "Engalukkum Kaalam Varum (2001)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
^ 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.
^ Mannath, Malini. "Film: Engalukkum Kaalam Varum". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 24 March 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

External links

Engalukkum Kaalam Varum at
IMDb

[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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