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Vanaja Girija
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Keyaar
Screenplay by	Panchu Arunachalam
Story by	R. Selvaraj
Produced by	Meena Panju Arunachalam
Starring	Ramki Napoleon Khushbu Mohini
Cinematography	A. Karthik Raja
Edited by	B. Lenin V. T. Vijayan
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	P. A. Art Productions
Release date	16 December 1994 (1994-12-16)
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Vanaja Girija is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Keyaar. The film stars Ramki, Napoleon, Khushbu, and Mohini. It was released on 16 December 1994.^[1] The film is a remake of Engamma Sapatham (1974) written by the same writer,^[2] and it was remade in Telugu as Mama Bagunnava (1997) with Mohini reprising her role.^{[citation needed]}

Plot

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The veterinarian Anand and the doctor Raja are brothers. Their father Ramanathan is a rich retired businessman. Vanaja and Girija live with their mother Lakshmi. Their father Shankar has left them when they were young because of Ramanathan. Vanaja and Girija decide to take revenge on Ramanathan by charming his sons.

Cast

Ramki as Raja
Napoleon as Anand
Khushbu as Vanaja
Mohini as Girija
Visu as Ramanathan
Urvashi as Chellamma
Vivek as Appu
Senthil as Kuppuswamy
Nizhalgal Ravi as Shankar
Kavitha as Lakshmi
Vadivukkarasi as Vadivu
Thyagu as Thyagu
Mahanadi Shankar as Selvam
K. S. Jayalakshmi as Mary
Kumarimuthu

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja (in his 700th film composition).^[3]^[4]

Song	Singer(s)	Lyrics	Duration
"Munnam Seydha"	S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	Vaali	6:37
"Othaiyila"	K. S. Chithra	Vaali	4:20
"Siragadikkuthu"	Swarnalatha, K. S. Chithra	Panchu Arunachalam	5:03
"Thirumagal Unn"	Arunmozhi	Panchu Arunachalam	1:35
"Unnai Edhirpaarthen"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha	Vaali	5:38

Reception

K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times gave a positive review that the film reminded him of Magalir Mattum and that the director "has managed to exploit most of the scenes in the movie for maximum comic relief".^[5] R. P. R. of Kalki praised the humour and acting of actors but found music to be disappointing and praised Keyaar for making a comedy film and succeeding in making viewers laugh.^[6]

References

^ "Vanaja girija ( 1994 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 19 January 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
^ முத்துராமன், எஸ்.பி. (18 November 2015). "சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 34: காதல் பூக்கும் தருணம்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 1 September 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^ "Vanaja Girija (1994)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
^ "Vanaja Girija Tamil Film Audio Cassette by Ilayaraaja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
^ Vijiyan, K. (9 January 1995). "Just the thing to chase the blues away". New Straits Times. p. 27. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2020 – via Google News Archive.
^ ஆர். பி. ஆர். (15 January 1995). "வனஜா கிரிஜா". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 48. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.

External links

Vanaja Girija at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Keyaar
Shishirathil Oru Vasantham (1980) Eeramana Rojave (1991) Vanaja Girija (1994) Mayabazaar 1995 (1995) Irattai Roja (1996) Enakkoru Magan Pirappan (1996) Alexander (1996) Thaali Pudhusu (1997) Kavalai Padathe Sagodhara (1998) Dharma (1998) Suyamvaram (1999) Kadhal Rojavae (2000) Dancer (2005)