Enkitta Mothathe (2017 film)

Enkitta Mothathe
Theatrical release poster
Tamil	எங்கிட்ட மோதாதே
Directed by	Ramu Chellappa
Produced by	Sunil Lulla
Written by	Ramu Chellappa
Starring	Natraj Rajaj Parvathy Nair Sanchita Shetty Radha Ravi
Music by	Natarajan Sankaran
Cinematography	M. C. Ganesh Chandra
Edited by	Athiyappan Shiva
Production company	Eros International RV Films
Distributed by	KR Films
Release date	24 March 2017
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Enkitta Mothathe (English: Don't mess with me) is a 2017 Indian Tamil action comedy film, written and directed by Ramu Chellappa. The film features Natraj, Rajaj, Parvathy Nair and Sanchita Shetty in the leading roles. Co-produced by Eros International with RV Films, the film tells the story of two fan club leaders of the actors Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan in Tirunelveli during 1988. The film had a theatrical release across Tamil Nadu on 24 March 2017.^[1][2][3]

Cast

Production

In May 2015, Eros International revealed that they would produce two Tamil language films in the forthcoming year — an action drama titled Enkitta Mothathe by Ramu Chellappa starring Natraj and Rajaj, along with Pirai Thaediya Naatkal by Abraham Prabhu featuring Ashok Selvan.^[4] Director Ramu had earlier assisted director Pandiraj in Vamsam (2010) and Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga (2013) and worked as an assistant to director Selvaraghavan in Mayakkam Enna (2011).^[5] He had wanted to make a film set in the 1980s after being inspired by Sasikumar's Subramaniapuram (2008) and had successfully narrated the script to Soundarya Rajinikanth, who had been on Eros's board at the time.^[6] While writing the script, Ramu travelled to Nagercoil and Madurai and interviewed several cutout artists, while Natraj was given training by cutout artist Sada for his role in the film.^[7] Production began in mid 2015, with the film revealed to be about opposing fan groups of actors Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan from the 1980s.^[8] Parvathy Nair was picked for a lead role, after the director was impressed with her performances in Yennai Arindhaal (2015) and Uttama Villain (2015).^[9][10] Sanchita Shetty was also cast in the film to portray a village belle and a Rajinikanth fan, who would be the love interest of Natraj.^[11]

Soundtrack

Natarajan Sankaran composed both songs and background score for this film, with Yugabharathi penning all the lyrics.

Release

The film had a theatrical release across Tamil Nadu on 24 March 2017, with the Deccan Chronicle giving the film a positive review. The critic stated "Enkitta Mothathey brims of life and enthusiasm and the cutouts bring this to the fore" and "Ramu Chellappa has done a good job in not the portraying the era in a frantic manner, but instead has used the fervent energy of the fans to its advantage".^[12] Likewise, The Hindu stated "Enkitta Mothathe can hope to reach for the stars" and that the film "aptly reflects the times and lives of the cut-out artists of the 80s".^[13] The Times of India wrote "a slew of characters, their unexpected plans to check the growth of the mandrams, a tale of friendship and two romantic tracks which run in parallel, keep the film engaging" but that "Ramu Chellappa doesn’t generate enough drama, and also fails to provide a satisfying conclusion".^[14] A review from India Today stated "Despite a very very generic story, Ramu Chellappa has wonderfully captured the aura surrounding a Rajini-Kamal release" and "for the same, Engitta Modhathey is nothing short of a nostalgia trip".^[15] Despite the favourable reviews, the film was removed from most screens by its second week owing to extended competition at the box office.^[16]

References

External links

• Enkitta Mothathe on IMDb