Ejamaan

Ejamaan (Yejamaan)

Promotional Poster
Directed by R. V. Udayakumar
Produced by M. Saravanan
M.Balasubramaniam
Written by R. V. Udayakumar
Gokula Krishna (dialogues)
Starring Rajinikanth
Meena
Aishwariya
Goundamani
Vijayakumar
Senthil
Napoleon
M. N. Nambiar
Manorama
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography Karthik Raja
Edited by B. S. Nagaraj
Production
company
Distributed by AVM Productions
Release dates
 18 February 1993
Running time
 153 min
Country India
Language Tamil
Box office ₹9.6 crore

Ejamaan is a 1993 Tamil romantic drama film directed by R. V. Udhayakumar. It stars Rajinikanth, Meena and Napoleon in the lead roles. It was a box office success and completed a 100-days run in theaters.

Plot

Vaanavaraayan (Rajinikanth) plays the role of a feudal chieftain, adored and respected by his village people. He lives with his grandparents (M. N. Nambiar & Manorama). Following his advice, they abstain from voting in the elections and instead, pool the money given by the candidates to get themselves some basic amenities. Vallavaraayan (Napoleon) is his arch enemy. Their enmity is further sharpened when Vaanavaraayan wins the hand of Vaitheeswari (Meena), whom Vallavaraayan had also wished to wed. So Vallavaraayan convinces the priest at the temple to mix a poison in the holy water that Vaitheeswari drinks. As a result she becomes incapable of conceiving. But surprisingly, Vaitheeswari soon becomes pregnant-though she has pretended with the help of the mid-wife (S. N. Lakshmi), to do so to uphold her husband's honor. She takes poison and kills herself unable to bear the grief of being incapable of giving her husband a child and on her deathbed makes Vaanavarayan swear to take Ponni (Aishwariya) as his wife. Vaanavarayan however refuses until Ponni agrees to marry Sembattai (Thalapathi Dinesh)- Vallavarayan's hechman-who abandons her to Vallavarayan's vice. Infuriated Vaanavarayam attacks Vallavarayam and spares his life after giving him a sermon on how to win the heart of people.

Cast

Actor Role
Rajinikanth Vaanavarayan
Meena Vaitheeswari
Aishwarya Ponni - A Worshipper of Vaanavarayan and later on his wife
Napoleon Vallavarayan
M. N. Nambiar Grandfather of Vaanavarayan
Manorama Grandmother of Vaanavarayan
Goundamani A worker in Vaanavarayan house
Senthil A worker in Vaitheeswari house
Vijayakumar Father of Vaitheeswari
S. N. Lakshmi Mid-wife
Rajesh Babu Vallavarayan's younger brother
Sandhya Vallavarayan's wife
M. Varalakshmi Vaanavarayan's mother in law
Thalapathi Dinesh Sembattai

Production

After the success of Chinna Gounder, Udayakumar was approached by various producers but he was unsure as to who should play the part of the hero for his next film. Subsequently, he decided to cast Rajini as the hero for his next film. Rajini agreed to act under the direction of Udayakumar. The director expressed his interest to make this film for AVM Productions. Initially, a different script titled "Jilla Collector"[1] was narrated but Udaykumar subsequently opted to film a different script altogether, since AVM Saravanan had felt that the original script might go over budget. The actress Meena was selected as the heroine. Rajini was initially reluctant to have her as the heroine because she had appeared as a child artist for his film Anbulla Rajinikanth and he felt that his fans might not readily accept this pairing. But he eventually agreed to have Meena play the part.[2] "Ejamaan" was Rajini's 141st film and his 8th collaboration with AVM Productions.[3]

Legacy

Chinna Gounder and Ejamaan had started the trend of portrayals of village chieftain in films.[4] The success of the films inspired similar themes - including Nattamai (1994),[5] Marumalarchi (1998).

Director Rajmohan has directed a film titled Vanavarayan Vallavarayan (2014) named after the characters of the film starring Kreshna and Makapa Anand in lead roles.[6] Dhanapal Padmanabhan who directed Krishnaveni Panjaalai (2012), rates "Ejaman" as the film that best captured the village flavour and beauty of Pollachi".[7] One of the songs has inspired as a title for the film - Nilave Mugam Kaattu (1999).

Soundtrack

Yejaman
Soundtrack album by Ilayaraja
Released 1993
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label AVM Audio
Agi Music
Aditya Music
Producer Ilayaraja
Ilayaraja chronology
Thevar Magan
(1992)		 Yejaman
(1993)		 Uzhaippali
(1993)

All Music composed by Ilayaraja while lyrics written by Vaali and R. V. Udayakumar. There are a total of eight tracks for this film. The song "Oru Naalum" is based on Sindhubhairavi Raga.[8]

No. TitleSinger(s) Length
1. "Aalappol Velappol "  S. P. Balasubramaniam, K. S. Chitra 5:06
2. "Adi Raakumuthu"  S. P. Balasubramaniam 5:10
3. "Ejamaan Kaladi"  Malaysia Vasudevan 4:08
4. "Idiye Aanaalum Thangi Kollum"  Malaysia Vasudevan 1:44
5. "Nilave Mugam"  S. P. Balasubramaniam , S. Janaki 5:06
6. "Oru Naalum"  S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 6:00
7. "Thookkuchattiye"  Malaysia Vasudevan 3:56
8. "Urakka Kathuthu Kozhi"  S. Janaki 5:04

References

  1. ↑ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/dream-projects/r-v-udhayakumar.html
  2. ↑ http://cinema.maalaimalar.com/2013/01/03212313/RV-Udayakumar-activator-direct.html
  3. ↑ http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Slideshows/Slideshows1/rajiniwithavm/page8.html
  4. ↑ http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-slide-shows/movie-4/village-presidents/rajinikanth.html
  5. ↑ http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/slideshow/superstars-show-the-power-of-the-veshti/sarath-kumar---nattamai.html
  6. ↑ http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/59876.html
  7. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/creating-a-scene/article6089611.ece
  8. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/light-and-melodious/article4702358.ece

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