En Uyirinum Melana

<p>Jeeva is a carefree youth who lives with his parents in . His father Vijayarangam is a wealthy businessman who spoils him and loves him more than anything. During a trip in , Jeeva falls under the spell of Priya and gives her a rose for a television show but she slaps him in front of the camera. Later, Priya moves with her family to a house near Jeeva’s house in Chennai. One day, Jeeva finds Priya’s brother lying in the street after an accident and he admits him to the hospital thus saving his life. Priya thanks Jeeva for the help, they first become friends and they eventually fall in love with each other. When Priya’s father discovers his daughter’s love affair, he decides to find her a groom. Thereafter, Priya and her wealthy maternal uncle Vikram from get engaged. Vijayarangam strongly supports his son’s love and he plans to arrange his son’s wedding on the same day and at the same wedding hall. With the help of his friends and Priya’s brother, Jeeva kidnaps Priya the day of the wedding with a caravan. Priya’s father who is an intelligence officer and Vikram try to catch the lovers but they fail. Vijayarangam then meets Priya’s father and he successfully convinces him to support their love. The lovers finally come to the wedding hall and Vikram surprisingly supports their love. The film ends with Jeeva and Priya getting married with the blessing of their family. K. R. Jaya who made his directorial debut with (2000) returned with under the banner of NNT Movie Creations. He had intermittently worked on an unreleased project titled in between. Newcomer Ajith Chander, an engineer from Chennai, was cast to play the hero while Radhika Menon from was selected to play his love inter- Singer signed to play the father role. who choreographed the stunts for the film, also played a rowdy and got to sing a song. R. Selva handled the cinematography, whereas the editing was by P. C. Mohanan and the art direction by Kiran. The soundtrack was composed by , with lyrics written by , and Muthu Vijayan. A reviewer from gave the film a negative review, criticizing the poor plot and weak screenplay. wrote, “Selva’s cinematography comes as a saving grace for En Uyirinum Melana. The movie would have been much batter only if the director had concentrated in making the screenplay much interesting and racy”.</p>