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Directed by
  
Gnanamozhi

Cinematography
  
J. V. Suresh

Running time
  
2h 20m

Music by
  
Ilayagangai

Director
  
Gnanamozhi

Music director
  
Ilayagangai

Produced by
  
S. Govindaraj P. Ravindran P. Gnanamozhi Murugan

Written by
  
Gnanamozhi S. Mugilan (dialogues)

Starring
  
Vignesh Saradha Preetha Sukran Raghuvaran Vinu Chakravarthy Venniradai Moorthy Chinni Jayanth Sangeeta

Cast
  
Raghuvaran, Venniradai Moorthy, Vinu Chakravarthy, Chinni Jayanth, Saradha Preetha

Manathile Oru Paattu (English : A song in heart) is a 1995 Tamil romantic drama film directed by Gnanamozhi. The film features Vignesh, Saradha Preetha and Sukran in the lead roles, with Raghuvaran, Vinu Chakravarthy, Venniradai Moorthy, Chinni Jayanth and Sangeeta playing supporting roles. The film had musical score by Ilayagangai and was released on 3 March 1995.

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Plot

Anand (Vignesh) is a college student living with his friend Akbar in a small lodge, Anand doesn't have family and he has to take a part-time job to finance his studies. At the beginning of the college year, he meets Jyothi (Saradha Preetha) and Sukran (Sukran). Jyothi is from a rich family, she lives with her mother (Sangeeta) and maternal uncle Ashok while Sukran is a disruptive student. Sukran spends time eve teasing the college girls with his friends the day, and drank alcohol at the local bar the night. Soon, Anand and Jyothi become good friends, they slowly fall in love with each other but they are unable to reveal their love. Sukran is in love with Jyothi too. One day, Jyothi helps Anand to pay his college fees. Being jealous of their friendship, Sukran starts to get into fight with Anand at the college. Jyothi stops their fight and she claims that she is in love with Anand. Sukran then informs Jyothi's family that Jyothi is in love with her college mate Anand. Her family refuses to let her go to college and locks her inside her room. Her uncle decides to get married with her and her mother advices Jyothi to forget Anand.

In the past, when Jyothi was studying in Ooty, Jyothi's sister Gayathri and the poor man Raja fell in love with each other. Jyothi's father Rajadurai (Vinu Chakravarthy) was hell bent to save his family's prestige at any cost, so he sent henchmen to beat up Raja. James (Raghuvaran) intervened and saved Raja from the henchmen. James then pleaded Rajadurai to accept for their marriage but Rajadurai refused. James was later killed by Rajadurai's henchmen, whereas Gayathri and Raja were brutally murdered by Rajadurai, therefore Rajadurai was sent to jail.

Anand is determined to get married with Jyothi. His college mates including Sukran decide to help the lovers. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Ilayagangai. The soundtrack, released in 1995, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Kalaivanan Kannadasan, Sembaiah and Manimudi and the film director Gnanamozhi.

Songs

1Azhagiya PoonkuruvieUma Ramanan - Mohandas5:01
2College Pogum PonneMano - Sudharsan4:23
3Kanne AzhagiyaS P Balasubrahmanyam - K S Chithra4:47

References

Manathile Oru Paattu Wikipedia