Siva Manasula Sakthi
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Siva Manasula Sakthi is a 2009 Indian Tamil
romantic comedy film
written and directed by debutante Rajesh. It stars Jeeva and newcomer Anuya Bhagvath
, a student of Pune Film Institute, in the lead roles, with Santhanam, Urvashi and Sathyan
appearing in supporting and Arya
appearing in a cameo role. The film, which is said to be loosely based on the 2001 South Korean film
My Sassy Girl
, began its first schedule on 10 March 2008, and released on 14 February 2009
, becoming a commercially successful venture at the box office
.
) meet on a train from Coimbatore
and strike up a friendship. Siva introduces himself as an army officer and Sakthi as an air hostess. The two part ways on arrival in Chennai
, but Siva promises to meet her soon. He pays a visit to the airline company where Sakthi claimed to work, with his mother Kalyani (Urvashi
), sister Viji (Sneha Murali) and best friend Vivek (Santhanam) tagging along. When asking for Sakthi, they are instead greeted by another woman with the same name (Shakeela
). Siva realizes that he has been tricked.
In reality, Siva is a courier deliveryman and Sakthi, a radio jockey. When they learn of each others deception, they swear to get revenge on each other. A series of humorous incidents happen as Siva teases Sakthi live on her radio show and gets her in trouble with her father; and she retaliates by tattling on him to his family and using him as a driver. When Siva fights off a handful of goons to save Sakthi’s brother (Sathyan
) and helps organize his marriage, Sakthi develops genuine feelings for him.
She reveals her feelings by planning a surprise birthday party for Siva, but learns that he had lied about his birth date. Humiliated in front of his family, she leaves angry and bitter. Siva learns of her true feelings for him and attempts to reconcile with her, but she ignores him. Siva grows upset as well, fights with his mother and sister, and continuously destroys Vivek’s new mobile phones (they forgive him eventually). However at one time when he visits her office, he is drunk and misbehaves with the people around. He tells Sakthi's assistant to call Sakthi, but the latter, enraged upon Siva's behaviour sends a man to beat him up and get him out, Siva loses all his love and care for Sakthi.
Some time later, Sakthi’s father arranges for her to meet a prospective groom Arun (Arya
). Siva coincidentally runs into Arun and is introduced as Sakthi’s “close friend”(this sequence is a blatant attempt to steal from the Korean flick My Sassy Girl). He proceeds to tell Arun about all her good qualities, never mentioning anything negative. Sakthi, realizing his true love, leaves Arun and asks Siva to marry her. He is angry because of the time she sent a man to beat him up and because he believed she accepted Arun. She apologizes and Siva forgives, but he asks her to go to a nearby temple where they can get married the next day. She visits the temple early the next day, but Siva doesn't visit, calling her up and saying that he "refuses" to marry her. Disappointed, Sakthi returns home, but sees that Siva organized a surprise birthday party for her. The two of them make love that night. The following morning he plays another prank on her; she realizes that he will never take any relationship seriously and runs away from him.
Some months later, Siva arrives at Sakthi’s house with his family, to formally ask for her hand in marriage. By chance, Sakthi is revealed to be pregnant (as a result of sleeping with Siva). When both their families learn this, they humorously surround Siva and beat him up. As the credits roll, a scene set two years later reveals that Siva and Sakthi are married and have a son, to whom Siva brags about how he successfully “got the girl”.
, released on 25 January 2009, featuring 7 tracks with lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar
. Thanks to the film's success, the album grew in popularity, with particularly the song "Oru Kal
" getting widely noticed, whilst also garnering accolades and several awards and nominations for its composer Yuvan Shankar Raja and its lyricist Na. Muthukumar. Yuvan had worked for 20 days on the re-recording
at a state-of-the-art recording studio in Malaysia. During this time, he also composed an additional song "Oru Paarvaiyil" which was added in the soundtrack.
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...
romantic comedy film
Romantic comedy film
Romantic comedy films are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love is able to surmount most obstacles. One dictionary definition is "a funny movie, play, or television program about a love story that ends happily"...
written and directed by debutante Rajesh. It stars Jeeva and newcomer Anuya Bhagvath
Anuya Bhagvath
Anuya Bhagwat is an Indian film actress, who has appeared in Tamil films. She is best known for her performances in Siva Manasula Sakthi and Madurai Sambavam.- Filmography :- External links :...
, a student of Pune Film Institute, in the lead roles, with Santhanam, Urvashi and Sathyan
Sathyan (actor)
Sathyan is a Tamil film actor and comedian. He is the only son of veteran producer, Madhampatty Sivakumar and is the nephew of noted actor Sathyaraj, whilst Sibiraj is his cousin...
appearing in supporting and Arya
Arya (actor)
Arya is an Indian film actor who mainly appears in Tamil films. He is best known for his roles in the films Pattiyal , Naan Kadavul , Madrasapattinam , and Boss Engira Bhaskaran.-Personal life:...
appearing in a cameo role. The film, which is said to be loosely based on the 2001 South Korean film
Cinema of Korea
Korean cinema encompasses the motion picture industries of North and South Korea. As with all aspects of Korean life during the past century, the film industry has often been at the mercy of political events, from the late Joseon dynasty to the Korean War to domestic governmental interference...
My Sassy Girl
My Sassy Girl
My Sassy Girl is a 2001 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Kwak Jae-yong. It tells the story of a man's chance meeting with a drunk girl on the train which changes his life...
, began its first schedule on 10 March 2008, and released on 14 February 2009
2009 in film
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
, becoming a commercially successful venture at the box office
Box office
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.
Plot
The main protagonists Siva (Jeeva) and Sakthi (AnuyaAnuya Bhagvath
Anuya Bhagwat is an Indian film actress, who has appeared in Tamil films. She is best known for her performances in Siva Manasula Sakthi and Madurai Sambavam.- Filmography :- External links :...
) meet on a train from Coimbatore
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
and strike up a friendship. Siva introduces himself as an army officer and Sakthi as an air hostess. The two part ways on arrival in Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
, but Siva promises to meet her soon. He pays a visit to the airline company where Sakthi claimed to work, with his mother Kalyani (Urvashi
Urvashi (actress)
Kavitha Ranjini, better known by her stage name Urvashi , is an Indian film actress and producer. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s and 1990s in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films. She has dubbed in her own voice in all these languages. And she produced the film Pidakkozhi...
), sister Viji (Sneha Murali) and best friend Vivek (Santhanam) tagging along. When asking for Sakthi, they are instead greeted by another woman with the same name (Shakeela
Shakeela
Shakeela , , , is a film actress from India who has appeared in Indian softcore pornographic movies. She mostly acted in film industries of Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, and Kannada languages. She started out as an actor in B-grade movies in the early 1990s.Later she moved to Chennai seeking...
). Siva realizes that he has been tricked.
In reality, Siva is a courier deliveryman and Sakthi, a radio jockey. When they learn of each others deception, they swear to get revenge on each other. A series of humorous incidents happen as Siva teases Sakthi live on her radio show and gets her in trouble with her father; and she retaliates by tattling on him to his family and using him as a driver. When Siva fights off a handful of goons to save Sakthi’s brother (Sathyan
Sathyan (actor)
Sathyan is a Tamil film actor and comedian. He is the only son of veteran producer, Madhampatty Sivakumar and is the nephew of noted actor Sathyaraj, whilst Sibiraj is his cousin...
) and helps organize his marriage, Sakthi develops genuine feelings for him.
She reveals her feelings by planning a surprise birthday party for Siva, but learns that he had lied about his birth date. Humiliated in front of his family, she leaves angry and bitter. Siva learns of her true feelings for him and attempts to reconcile with her, but she ignores him. Siva grows upset as well, fights with his mother and sister, and continuously destroys Vivek’s new mobile phones (they forgive him eventually). However at one time when he visits her office, he is drunk and misbehaves with the people around. He tells Sakthi's assistant to call Sakthi, but the latter, enraged upon Siva's behaviour sends a man to beat him up and get him out, Siva loses all his love and care for Sakthi.
Some time later, Sakthi’s father arranges for her to meet a prospective groom Arun (Arya
Arya (actor)
Arya is an Indian film actor who mainly appears in Tamil films. He is best known for his roles in the films Pattiyal , Naan Kadavul , Madrasapattinam , and Boss Engira Bhaskaran.-Personal life:...
). Siva coincidentally runs into Arun and is introduced as Sakthi’s “close friend”(this sequence is a blatant attempt to steal from the Korean flick My Sassy Girl). He proceeds to tell Arun about all her good qualities, never mentioning anything negative. Sakthi, realizing his true love, leaves Arun and asks Siva to marry her. He is angry because of the time she sent a man to beat him up and because he believed she accepted Arun. She apologizes and Siva forgives, but he asks her to go to a nearby temple where they can get married the next day. She visits the temple early the next day, but Siva doesn't visit, calling her up and saying that he "refuses" to marry her. Disappointed, Sakthi returns home, but sees that Siva organized a surprise birthday party for her. The two of them make love that night. The following morning he plays another prank on her; she realizes that he will never take any relationship seriously and runs away from him.
Some months later, Siva arrives at Sakthi’s house with his family, to formally ask for her hand in marriage. By chance, Sakthi is revealed to be pregnant (as a result of sleeping with Siva). When both their families learn this, they humorously surround Siva and beat him up. As the credits roll, a scene set two years later reveals that Siva and Sakthi are married and have a son, to whom Siva brags about how he successfully “got the girl”.
Cast
- Jeeva as Siva
- Anuya BhagvathAnuya BhagvathAnuya Bhagwat is an Indian film actress, who has appeared in Tamil films. She is best known for her performances in Siva Manasula Sakthi and Madurai Sambavam.- Filmography :- External links :...
as Sakthi - Santhanam as Vivek
- UrvashiUrvashi (actress)Kavitha Ranjini, better known by her stage name Urvashi , is an Indian film actress and producer. She was a prominent lead actress during the 1980s and 1990s in Malayalam, Tamil, Kannada, and Telugu films. She has dubbed in her own voice in all these languages. And she produced the film Pidakkozhi...
as Kalyani - Sneha Murali as Viji
- Gnanasambandan as Sakthi's father
- SathyanSathyan (actor)Sathyan is a Tamil film actor and comedian. He is the only son of veteran producer, Madhampatty Sivakumar and is the nephew of noted actor Sathyaraj, whilst Sibiraj is his cousin...
as Shanmugam - "Mahanadhi" Shankar as Inspector (Special appearance)
- AryaArya (actor)Arya is an Indian film actor who mainly appears in Tamil films. He is best known for his roles in the films Pattiyal , Naan Kadavul , Madrasapattinam , and Boss Engira Bhaskaran.-Personal life:...
as Arun (Special appearance) - ShakeelaShakeelaShakeela , , , is a film actress from India who has appeared in Indian softcore pornographic movies. She mostly acted in film industries of Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Punjabi, and Kannada languages. She started out as an actor in B-grade movies in the early 1990s.Later she moved to Chennai seeking...
as Sakthi (Cameo appearance)
Reception
This movie's direction and screenplay received mixed reviews. Yuvan Shankar's music was praised and the film's box office which made the film a success.Accolades
| Ceremony | Award | Category | Name | Outcome |
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Vijay Awards The Vijay Awards are presented by the Tamil television channel STAR Vijay to honour excellence in Tamil cinema. It has given annually since 2006. The awards are decided by a jury, consisting of noted filmmakers, critics and technicians, while winners in a separate category named "Favourite awards"... |
Best Comedian Vijay Award for Best Comedian The Vijay for Best Comedian is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Nominations:... |
Santhanam | ||
| Best Music Director Vijay Award for Best Music Director The Vijay for Best Music Director is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Nominations:... |
Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan... |
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| Best Lyricist Vijay Award for Best Lyricist The Vijay for Best Lyricist is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.- Nominations :*2007 Na... |
Na. Muthukumar Na. Muthukumar Na. Muthukumar is a Tamil poet and lyricist, who writes lyrics for Tamil film songs.-Career:Muthukumar began his career wanting to be a director and worked under Balu Mahendra for four years. But then he became a lyricist, beginning with the lyrics for the songs of the Tamil film Veera Nadai,... |
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| Best Debut Actress Vijay Award for Best Debut Actress The Vijay for Best Debut Actress is given by STAR Vijay as part of its annual Vijay Awards ceremony for Tamil films.-The list:Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.-Nominations:... |
Anuya Bhagvath Anuya Bhagvath Anuya Bhagwat is an Indian film actress, who has appeared in Tamil films. She is best known for her performances in Siva Manasula Sakthi and Madurai Sambavam.- Filmography :- External links :... |
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| Film Music Composer | Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan... |
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| Film Lyricist | Na. Muthukumar Na. Muthukumar Na. Muthukumar is a Tamil poet and lyricist, who writes lyrics for Tamil film songs.-Career:Muthukumar began his career wanting to be a director and worked under Balu Mahendra for four years. But then he became a lyricist, beginning with the lyrics for the songs of the Tamil film Veera Nadai,... |
Soundtrack
The soundtrack, composed by Yuvan Shankar RajaYuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan...
, released on 25 January 2009, featuring 7 tracks with lyrics written by Na. Muthukumar
Na. Muthukumar
Na. Muthukumar is a Tamil poet and lyricist, who writes lyrics for Tamil film songs.-Career:Muthukumar began his career wanting to be a director and worked under Balu Mahendra for four years. But then he became a lyricist, beginning with the lyrics for the songs of the Tamil film Veera Nadai,...
. Thanks to the film's success, the album grew in popularity, with particularly the song "Oru Kal
Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (song)
Oru Kal Oru Kannadi is a song from the 2009 Tamil feature film Siva Manasula Sakthi, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. This song was picturized on Jeeva and Anuya Bhagvath after having some misunderstanding. The song, with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar and performed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, was released as...
" getting widely noticed, whilst also garnering accolades and several awards and nominations for its composer Yuvan Shankar Raja and its lyricist Na. Muthukumar. Yuvan had worked for 20 days on the re-recording
Re-recording
Re-recording may refer to:* Re-recording , the process with which the audio track of a film or video production is created* Re-recording , the act of using a save state while recording a tool-assisted speedrun...
at a state-of-the-art recording studio in Malaysia. During this time, he also composed an additional song "Oru Paarvaiyil" which was added in the soundtrack.
| Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MGR Illenga | Haricharan Haricharan Haricharan Seshadri, simply known and creditted as Haricharan, is a Carnatic Musician and an Indian Playback singer. He recorded his first Tamil film song for the film Kaadhal, in Joshua Sridhar's music when he was 17, and went on to record 3 songs in his debut movie... |
05:10 | |
| 2 | Oru Adangapidari | Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan is an Indian music composer and singer. He is a part of the Shankar Ehsaan Loy trio team that composes for Indian films and a playback singer.-Early life:... , Shweta Mohan Shweta Mohan Shweta Mohan is an Indian playback singer. She has sung in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages.Sung for over 50 movies in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada... |
04:54 | |
| 3 | Eppadio Maatikiten | Clinton Cerejo Clinton Cerejo Clinton Cerejo is known for his contributions in the music department for Indian films. His range of work includes playback singing, vocal arrangements, musical arrangements, background scores, music programming, production... , Nruthya |
04:48 | |
| 4 | Oru Kal Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (song) Oru Kal Oru Kannadi is a song from the 2009 Tamil feature film Siva Manasula Sakthi, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. This song was picturized on Jeeva and Anuya Bhagvath after having some misunderstanding. The song, with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar and performed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, was released as... |
Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja Yuvan Shankar Raja is an Indian film score and soundtrack composer, singer and occasional lyricist. He has predominantly scored music for Tamil as well as several Telugu films. His musical career began in 1996, at age 16, as he composed the film score for Aravindhan... |
05:06 | |
| 5 | Thithikum Theeyai | K. K., Shweta Mohan Shweta Mohan Shweta Mohan is an Indian playback singer. She has sung in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages.Sung for over 50 movies in Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada... |
05:20 | |
| 6 | Oru Kal | Adnan Sami Adnan Sami Adnan Sami is a British-born Pakistani-Indian- Canadian singer, musician, pianist, actor and composer of Pakistani origin. He currently holds Canadian citizenship and works and lives in Mumbai, India... |
04:38 | Not featured in the film |
| 7 | Oru Paarvaiyil | Ranjith Ranjith (singer) Ranjith is an Indian playback singer who originally hails from Kerala. He was brought up in Tamil Nadu and he is very famous for his playback singing in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.... |
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