En Rasavin Manasile
1991 Tamil film directed by Kasthuri Raja
En Rasavin Manasile (transl. In the heart of my man) is a 1991 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Kasthuri Raja in his directorial debut. The film stars Rajkiran (who also produced) and Meena. It was released on 13 April 1991. The film had a silver jubilee run and gave a break to Rajkiran and Meena. The film was later remade in Telugu as Moratodu Naa Mogudu (1992) with Meena reprising her role.
Plot
Mayandi was a brave and strong man who was respected by the villagers. He was in love with his cousin Solaiyamma and wanted to marry her, but they had nothing in common. The soft-spoken Solaiyamma was afraid of him. In the meantime, Murugesan, a city youngster, fell in love with Solaiyamma's younger sister Kasthuri. Later, Mayandi and Solaiyamma had an arranged marriage, but Solaiyamma was still afraid of Mayandi after the marriage.
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