Amma Vandhachu

Amma Vandhachu (transl. Mother has come) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film written and directed by P. Vasu, and produced by Poornima Bhagyaraj. The film stars K. Bhagyaraj, Khushbu and Baby Sridevi, with Delhi Ganesh, Vennira Aadai Moorthy, Chelladurai, Pandu, Rajesh Kumar, LIC Narasimhan and Junior Balaiah in supporting roles. It was released on 26 June 1992 and failed at the box office. For her performance, Sridevi won the Cinema Express Award for Best Child Artist. It is a remake of Kannada film Ee Jeeva Ninagagi.

Amma Vandhachu
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	P. Vasu
Written by	P. Vasu
Produced by	Poornima Bhagyaraj
Starring	K. Bhagyaraj Khushbu Baby Sridevi
Cinematography	M. C. Sekhar
Edited by	P. Mohanraj
Music by	Deva
Production company	Sharanya Cine Combines
Distributed by	Surya Films
Release date	26 June 1992 (1992-06-26)
Running time	145 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Nandakumar, a medical representative, is a bachelor and lives alone in Bombay. He starts to meet the smart and quick-tempered woman Nandini in various situations. Nandini sells detergent soap door to door and lives with her father, a retired teacher. Nandakumar wants to get married as soon as possible, so he tries to seduce the bubbly Nandini. They fall in love with each other. Even Nandini's father accepts their marriage. Everything goes well until the arrival of Vimala, a four-year girl. She introduces herself to Nandini as Vimala Nandakumar and she says that Nandakumar is her father. Nandini, with a broken heart, leaves the city with her father. What transpires later forms the crux of the story. It is a remake of Kannada film Ee Jeeva Ninagagi.

Cast

• K. Bhagyaraj as Nandakumar
• Khushbu as Nandini
• Baby Sridevi as Vimala
• Delhi Ganesh as Nandini's father
• Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Mahalingam
• Chelladurai as Naina Mohamed
• Pandu as Senior officer
• Rajesh Kumar as Ramesh
• LIC Narasimhan as Businessman
• S. S. Mani as Rajapalayam
• Junior Balaiah as Senior officer
• Soundararajan as Incense stick seller
• Vijaya Chandrika as Mahalingam's wife
• C. R. Saraswathi as School teacher

Production

The action scenes were choreographed by Vikram Dharma.^[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Deva, with lyrics written by Vaali.^[2][3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Soapu Madam Soapu"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	4:55
2.	"Dhinathanthi Paperula"	Mano, K. S. Chithra	4:34
3.	"Unakkoru Thayirukka"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4:16
4.	"Nandini oh Nandini"	Mano, Swarnalatha	4:39
5.	"Unakkaaga Paadum Raagam"	P. Susheela, P. Jayachandran, K. S. Chithra
Total length:			18:24

Release and reception

Amma Vandhachu was released on 26 June 1992 and distributed by Surya Films.^[4] Lalitha Dileep of The Indian Express stated, "an entertainment film; a fine amalgame of sentiment and subtle comedy that bear the trademark of Bhagyaraj's film" and praised the lead performances.^[1] K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote, "this movie should satisfy all Bhagiaraj fans looking for his own brand of humour".^[5] C. R. K. of Kalki praised the film's comedy but noted that the film became too serious in second half.^[6] According to Bhagyaraj, the film underperformed commercially because "the first part was funny and the last too serious".^[7] At the 13th Cinema Express Awards, Sridevi won the award for Best Child Artist.^[8]