Who will forget our beloved Leader MGR’s memorable portrayal of Ramu and bold & charming Illango in Enga Veetu Pillai.
1965 Silver Jubilee hit movie is been Above is an image shared by MGR Devotee S.Kumar of Madurai, the movie was released in Trichy Palace.
Another MGR devotee Yukesh Babu informed me about the booking of LUXE and Escape. Below is the image.
As per the report of MGR fans who had watched the movie had told that the print is good and have included digital music instead of original sound track.
1965 movie of the year Enga Veetu Pillai was re-released in 3 theatres in Tamilnadu.
More than 750 people came to watch the first show in Pandian theater on 20.2.2009. The ad for the movie was placed in News papers only on 22.2.2009.
Today's show in Pandian was Housefull and nearly house full in Muralikrishna. Friday news was forwarded by MGR Devotee Yukesh Babu, and the Sunday news by B.S.Raju (Pandian) and Sathya for Muralikrishna theater. The collection will follow soon. Enga Veetu Pillai movie was 44 years old and still drawing crowd.
Vijaya Productions most successful movie “Enga Veetu Pillai” was released on 14.1.1965, MGR dual acted movie, one as coward Ramu and another dashing and daring Elango. This movie was also remade to Hindi “Ram aur Shayam” lead artist Dilip Kumar and Telugu N.T.Ramarao taking up the bow done by MGR in Tamil.
Mallai Kallan also remade to Telugu and Hindi and other languages but the Producer & Director Sriramulu told that the acting prowess of MGR is not matched by other actors. When I recently saw the Hindi remade of Enga Veetu Pillai, what he said was right not only Mallai Kallan but also Enga Veetu Pillai.
Enga Veetu Pillai movie theme is still used in movies, and also male character is changed to female character one is “Vani Rani” were Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji also acted as a pair to Vanisree.
This one movie Enga Veetu Pillai holds the record for most number of theatres for Silver Jubilee run. The number is MGR’s lucky number 7. The record was unbroken till 1977.
Below is the Box Office Collection of 13 theatres of the movie Enga Veetu Pillai.
Chennai:
Casino- Rs.5,33,275.93 (211 days)
Broadway - Rs.4,29,119.29 (176 days)
Mekala - Rs.3,61,293,95 (176 days)
Pallavaram Janata – Rs.1,27,783.50 (107 days)
Madurai:
Central - Rs.3,85,108.34 (176 days)
Coimbatore:
Royal - Rs.3,76,0005.35 (190 days)
Salem:
Santhi - Rs.2,25,817.15 (113 days)
Nellai:
Lakshmi - Rs.1,61,089.13 (149 days)
Thanjavur:
Yagappa – Rs.1,51,099.72 (176 days)
Trichy:
Jupiter – Rs.3,36,401.50 (236 days)
Vellore:
Taj – Rs.1,20,629.60 (100 days)
Dindugal:
NVGB – Rs.1,00,726.40 (106 days)
Virudunagar:
Radha – Rs.75,186.01 (106 days)
Below 100 days theatres collection data are not available to me. I thank Sathya and S.Kumar who forwarded the collection data within a day. Images provided by Ithayakani Vijayan and B.S.Raj of Urimai Kural.
