Engirundho Vandhaal

Engirundho Vandhaal
Engirundho Vandhaal
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	A. C. Tirulokchandar
Screenplay by	A. L. Narayanan
Story by	Gulshan Nanda
Produced by	K. Balaji
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan; Jayalalithaa
Cinematography	Masthan; M. Viswanath Rai
Edited by	B. Kanthasamy
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production; company	Sujatha Cine Arts
Release date	29 October 1970;
Running time	153 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Engirundho Vandhaal (transl. She Came From Nowhere) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by A. C. Tirulokchandar and produced by K. Balaji. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalithaa, with K. Balaji, M. Bhanumathi, Nagesh, Sundarrajan and Raja in supporting roles. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. It is a remake of the 1963 Telugu film Punarjanma,^[1] which in turn was based on the novel Patthar Ke Honth by Gulshan Nanda.^[2] The film was released on 29 October 1970, and became a silver jubilee hit.^[3] It later won the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil.

Plot[]

Cast[]

Sivaji Ganesan as Gunasekar (alis) Sekar
Jayalalithaa as Radha (alis) Kamala
K. Balaji as Dhanasekar
Nagesh as Viswanathan
Sundarrajan as Pattavarayan
Raja as Sukumar
Nagaiah as Dharmalingam
Typist Gopu as Victor
Rama Prabha as Parvathi
Sachu as Rita
Aranmula Ponnamma as Shanthavalli
M. Bhanumathi as Mohana
Jayakumari as Kavitha
Baby Sumathi as Dhanasekar's daughter
Devika as Amuthavalli
Muthuraman as Chandran
Thengai Srinivasan as Viswanathan's friend
Kuladeivam Rajagopal as Samiyaar

Soundtrack[]

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.^[4]

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics
1	"Ore Padal Unnai Azhaikkum"	T. M. Soundararajan	Kannadasan
2	"Naan Unnai Azhaikkavillai"	T. M. Soundararajan
3	"Vandavargal Vaazhga"	S. Janaki
4	"Sirippil Undagum Ragathile"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
5	"Sakunthalai Dushyanthan"	Sirkazhi Govindarajan, P. Leela
6	"Hello My Darling Ippo"	L. R. Eswari, SaiBaba
7	"Naan Unnai Azhaikkavillai Bit"	P. Susheela

Release and reception[]

Engirundho Vandhaal was released on 29 October 1970, alongside another Sivaji Ganesan starrer Sorgam.^[5]^[6] The Indian Express wrote, "There are some touching scenes. The music by M. S. Viswanathan is passable. Comedy by Thengai Srinivasan and Nagesh, though unwarranted, is enjoyable."^[7] The film became a silver jubilee hit,^[8] and went on to win the Filmfare Award for Best Film – Tamil.^[9]

References[]

^ Narasimham, M. L. (11 March 2017). "Punarjanma (1963)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
^ Vamanan (17 February 2020). "கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 218 | 'எங்கிருந்தோ வந்தாள்' இங்கிருந்து வந்தாள்!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ "சிவாஜp - பாலாஜp கூட்டணியில் உருவான காவியங்கள்". Thinakaran (in Tamil). 4 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ "Engirundho Vandhal". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ "Engirundho Vandhaal". The Indian Express. 29 October 1970. p. 10.
^ Ramji, V. (29 October 2018). "ஒரேநாளில் ரெண்டு சிவாஜி படங்கள் – எங்கிருந்தோ வந்தாள், சொர்க்கம்; 48 வருடங்கள்". Kamadenu. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
^ "Cinema". The Indian Express. 31 October 1970. p. 10.
^ Jeshi, K. (2 November 2013). "Released on Deepavali". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
^ The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. 1970. p. 205. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

External links[]

Engirundho Vandhaal at IMDb

[1] Narasimham, M. L. (11 March 2017). "Punarjanma (1963)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[2] Vamanan (17 February 2020). "கலைமாமணி வாமனனின் 'நிழலல்ல நிஜம்' – 218 | 'எங்கிருந்தோ வந்தாள்' இங்கிருந்து வந்தாள்!". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Nellai. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[3] "சிவாஜp - பாலாஜp கூட்டணியில் உருவான காவியங்கள்". Thinakaran (in Tamil). 4 December 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[4] "Engirundho Vandhal". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[5] "Engirundho Vandhaal". The Indian Express. 29 October 1970. p. 10.

[6] Ramji, V. (29 October 2018). "ஒரேநாளில் ரெண்டு சிவாஜி படங்கள் – எங்கிருந்தோ வந்தாள், சொர்க்கம்; 48 வருடங்கள்". Kamadenu. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[7] "Cinema". The Indian Express. 31 October 1970. p. 10.

[8] Jeshi, K. (2 November 2013). "Released on Deepavali". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

[9] The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who. Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. 1970. p. 205. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

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