Unakkaga Mattum
Directed byChinni Jayanth
Written byChinni Jayanth
Produced byJayasree Narayanan
Starring
  • Chinni Jayanth
  • Adhitya
  • Poonam
  • Ramji
CinematographyK. S. Uthaya Sankar
Edited byP. A. Balamurugan
Music byBobby Shankar (songs)
Devendran (score)
Production
company
Kamalam Movies
Release date
21 July 2000
Running time
120 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Unakkaga Mattum (transl.For you only) is a 2000 Tamil language drama film directed by Chinni Jayanth, making his directorial debut. The film stars himself, newcomer Adhithya, newcomer Poonam and Ramji. The film, produced by Jayasree Narayanan, had music composed by newcomer Bobby Shankar, Shankar's son (of the duo Shankar–Ganesh) and was released in 2000 to negative reviews.[1]

Plot

Subramani (Adhitya), a timid and rich Brahmin boy, falls in love with Lakshmi (Poonam), a poor girl. Raja (Chinni Jayanth), a rich drunkard, joins the college. Raja falls for Lakshmi but later withdraws, and he is content to remain her good friend. Subramani begins to suspect the relationship between Raja and Lakshmi. Subramani becomes a drunkard, although Raja stops drinking alcohol.

Cast

Production

The film's lead actor, Adithya, made his acting debut in the film. Originally from Punjab, Adithya is the nephew of the choreographer, Chopra of Hindi films, and the son of the winner of the Miss India 1972 pageant.[2]

Awards

The film has won the following awards since its release :

2000 Film Fans Association

  • Won - Commendation award - Chinni Jayanth[3]

Soundtrack

Unakkaga Mattum
Soundtrack album by
Bobby Shankar
Released2000
Recorded2000
GenreFeature film soundtrack
ProducerBobby Shankar

The soundtrack was composed by Bobby Shankar. The soundtrack, released in 2000, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Pulamaipithan and Kavi Varma.[4]

TrackSongSinger(s)Duration
1"Ammaadi Nee Enna"Unni Menon4:48
2"Kaadhal Seiya"Unni Menon, Srinivas4:37
3"Gopala Site Adichcha"Dinesh, Sujatha Mohan4:17
4"Ninaichcha Mudippen"Dinesh4:12
5"Penn Pookkalodu"Srinivas, Dinesh4:25
6"Vizhiyodu"Srinivas, Sujatha Mohan4:25

Reception

BBThots wrote "The movie is an amazing combination of bad direction, characterization and dialogs".[5] Chennai Online wrote "Insipid direction, weakly etched characters and lacklustre narration characterises the film".[6]

References

  1. "Filmography of unakkaga mattum". Cinesouth. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  2. "Things Looking up". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 20 November 2000. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. "The ones who made a mark". The Hindu. 6 July 2001. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  4. "Unnakkaa Mattum Songs". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  5. "UNAKKAAGA MATTUM". bbthots.com. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  6. "Unakkaga Mattum". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 23 May 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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