Vanaja Girija
Vanaja Girija is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language comedy film directed by Keyaar. The film stars Ramki, Napoleon, Khushbu, and Mohini. It was released on 16 December 1994. The film is a remake of Engamma Sapatham (1974) written by the same writer, and it was remade in Telugu as Mama Bagunnava (1997) with Mohini reprising her role.

Plot

The veterinarian Anand and the doctor Raja are brothers. Their father Ramanathan is a rich retired businessman. Vanaja and Girija live with their mother Lakshmi. Their father Shankar has left them when they were young because of Ramanathan. Vanaja and Girija decide to take revenge on Ramanathan by charming his sons.

Cast

Ramki as Raja
Napoleon as Anand
Khushbu as Vanaja
Mohini as Girija
Visu as Ramanathan
Urvashi as Chellamma
Vivek as Appu
Senthil as Kuppuswamy
Nizhalgal Ravi as Shankar
Kavitha as Lakshmi 
Vadivukkarasi as Vadivu
Thyagu as Thyagu
Mahanadi Shankar as Selvam
K. S. Jayalakshmi as Mary
Kumarimuthu

Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja (in his 700th film composition), with lyrics written by Vaali and Panchu Arunachalam.

Reception 
K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times gave a positive review that the film reminded him of Magalir Mattum and that the director "has managed to exploit most of the scenes in the movie for maximum comic relief". R. P. R. of Kalki praised the humour and acting of actors but found music to be disappointing and praised Keyaar for making a comedy film and succeeding in making viewers laugh.

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1990s Tamil-language films
1994 comedy-drama films
1994 films
Films about siblings
Films directed by Keyaar
Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja
Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam
Indian comedy-drama films
Tamil films remade in other languages