Poove Unakkaga (film)

Poove Unakkaga
Poster
Directed byVikraman
Written byVikraman
Produced byR. B. Choudary
Starring
CinematographyS. Saravanan
Edited byV. Jaishankar
Music byS. A. Rajkumar
Production
company
Distributed bySuper Good Films
Release date
  • 15 February 1996 (1996-02-15)
Running time
144 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Poove Unakkaga (transl. For you, Flower) is a 1996 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Vikraman. The film stars Vijay and Sangita in the lead roles. Murali, whom Vikraman worked with in Pudhu Vasantham (1990), makes a song appearance in the film.

Poove Unakkaga released on 18 February 1996. The film received critical acclaim and it was the first blockbuster and a major breakthrough in Vijay's career.[1] It ran over 270 days in theatres at the time of release.[2] The film was remade in Telugu as Subhakankshalu (1997), in Kannada as Ee Hrudaya Ninagagi (1997) and in Hindi as Badhaai Ho Badhaai (2002).[3][4]

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  2. ^ "#25YearsOfPooveUnakkaga: When Director Predicted Thalapathy Vijay Would Become a Big Superstar". India.com. 15 February 2021. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. ^ Seth, Analita (22 June 2020). "Birthday Special: 5 of Thalapathy Vijay's films that were remade in Hindi". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. ^ "The Top 7 Vijay Movies". Rediff.com. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2021.