Oh Maane Maane
| Oh Maane Maane | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | A. Jagannathan |
| Screenplay by | A. L. Narayanan |
| Story by | Pamman |
| Starring | Mohan Urvashi |
| Cinematography | P. Ganesa Pandian |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Filmco |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Oh Maane Maane (transl. Oh dear, Oh dear) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language romance film directed by A. Jagannathan. The film stars Mohan and Urvashi. It is a remake of the 1974 Malayalam film Chattakari,[1] which itself was based on a Malayalam novel of the same name by Pamman.[2] The film was released on 22 October 1984.[3]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (October 2021) |
Cast
[edit]- Mohan as Mahesh
- Urvashi as Stella
- Thengai Srinivasan as George
- Sivachandran as Joseph
- Calcutta Viswanathan
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Sivaraman
- Vadivukkarasi as Victoria
- Manorama
- Vasantha as Meenakshi
- Sangeeta
- Arundhathi as Kasthuri
Soundtrack
[edit]The music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[4][5] When Kamal Haasan visited Ilaiyaraaja to discuss another film, he saw that the song "Pon Maanai" was being rehearsed. Since Ilaiyaraaja had not yet finalised a singer for the song, he asked Haasan if he would sing, and Haasan agreed.[6]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Roja Ondru" | Vairamuthu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Oh Devan" | Na. Kamarasan | S. P. Balasubramanyam, S. Janaki | 4:38 |
| 3. | "Abiramiye Annaiye" | Vaali | P. Susheela, Bangalore Latha | 4:48 |
| 4. | "Happy New Year" | Gangai Amaran | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki, Deepan Chakravarthy and Sundarrajan | 4:30 |
| 5. | "Pon Maanai" | Mu. Metha | Kamal Haasan | 4:36 |
| Total length: | 22:59 | |||
Reception
[edit]Kalki felt the film was not as great as the original film Chattakari and panned Jagannathan's direction but praised Ilaiyaraaja's music and concluded that theatre owners should be warned that if seats are torn, fans are not responsible for it.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ ராஜாங்கம், ஸ்டாலின் (13 November 2022). "தமிழ்த் திரைப்படங்களில் ஆங்கிலோ - இந்தியர்கள்: ஒவ்வாமையும் ஓர்மையும்". The Indian Express (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
- ^ "Noted filmmaker K S Sethumadhavan dies at 90 in Chennai". The Times of India. 25 December 2021. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ ராம்ஜி, வி. (5 December 2019). "ஒரே வருடத்தில் மோகன் 15 படங்கள்; ஒரேநாளில் 3 படம் ரிலீஸ்; அத்தனையும் ஹிட்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Oh Maanae Maanae Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Oh Maane Maane (1984)". Raaga.com (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "பிளாஷ்பேக்: மோகனுக்கு குரல் கொடுத்த கமல்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 May 2025. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "ஓ மானே மானே". Kalki (in Tamil). 11 November 1984. p. 58. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
