| Neethaane En Ponvasantham | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Gautham Vasudev Menon |
| Screenplay by | Reshma Ghatala Gautham Vasudev Menon |
| Story by | Reshma Ghatala |
| Produced by | Elred Kumar Reshma Ghatala Gautham Vasudev Menon Venkat Somasundaram |
| Starring | Jiiva Samantha Ruth Prabhu |
| Cinematography | M. S. Prabhu Om Prakash S. R. Kathir Jomon T. John Santhana Krishnan Ravichandran Manoj Paramahamsa |
| Edited by | Anthony Gonsalvez Praveen Antony S. Kubenderan S. Raghunath Varma Jyoti Chetia Renganaath Ravee |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RS Infotainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Neethaane En Ponvasantham (transl. You are my Golden Springtime) is a 2012 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film co written, co produced and directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, starring Jiiva and Samantha.[2] This film is shot simultaneously in Telugu, Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu, with Nani replacing Jiiva, while the team also briefly filmed an incomplete Hindi version (Assi Nabbe Poorey Sau) with Aditya Roy Kapoor, with Samantha playing the leading female role in all three versions. The film is based on a story written by Reshma Ghatala, who produced the film alongside Elred Kumar, Venkat Somasundaram and Menon. The cinematography was handled by M. S. Prabhu and Om Prakash. The film's background score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja which went on to become a chartbuster, and the soundtrack album sold a record 8.5 million units through various platforms on its release.
Neethaane En Ponvasantham tells the love story of Varun (Jiiva) and Nithya (Samantha) through three stages of their life; their school days, college life and then in their late twenties. The film was released on 14 December 2012, receiving positive to mixed reviews from critics, before enduring a good run at the box office.[1]
The film was praised for its ravishing music and the chemistry between the lead actors; Jiiva and Samantha were appreciated for their performances, although the film's screenplay was criticised. At the end of its theatrical run Neethane En Ponvasantham received a number of awards, including the Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actress for Samantha.[3]
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- ^ "'Neethane En Ponvasantham' – First Look". IndiaGlitz. 6 September 2011. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ "List of Winners at the 60th Idea Filmfare Awards (South)". filmfare.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2020.