Ondru Engal Jaathiye..!

Ondru Engal Jaathiye..! (transl. One is our caste..!) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language film co-written and directed by Ramarajan. The film stars him and Nishanthi. It was released on 31 July 1987.

Ondru Engal Jaathiye..!
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ramarajan
Screenplay by	Ramarajan
Story by	Raghavan Thambi
Produced by	Siva Ramadas
Starring	Ramarajan Nishanthi
Cinematography	P. Ganeshapandian
Edited by	V. Rajagopal S. Saravanan
Music by	Gangai Amaran
Production company	Sri Devi Bhagavathi Films
Distributed by	Moogambikai Cine Distributors
Release date	31 July 1987 (1987-07-31)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Ramarajan
• Nishanthi
• Mohankumar
• Rasi
• Senthil
• S. S. Chandran
• Vinu Chakravarthy
• Ravichandran
• Sulakshana

Production

Ramarajan, besides directing Ondru Engal Jaathiye..!,^[1] also wrote the screenplay from a story by Raghavan Thambi, who also wrote the dialogues.^[2] The film was shot at locations such as Muttom, Keeriparai and Mandaikadu at Kanniyakumari district.^[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Gangai Amaran.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Poongathu"	Muthulingam	Sivachidambaram
2.	"Meena Meena"	Muthulingam	S. Janaki
3.	"Vandhi Varudhu"	Pattukottai Natarajan	Sivachidambaram
4.	"Nilavukku"	Gangai Amaran	Mano, K. S. Chithra
5.	"Enni Varum"	Muthulingam	Malaysia Vasudevan
6.	"Kaathoda Pogum"	Thirupathooran	Mano

Release and reception

Ondru Engal Jaathiye..! was released on 31 July 1987, and distributed by Moogambikai Cine Distributors.^[5] V. S. Thomas of The Indian Express wrote, "Rehashing old plots with added frills has become a trend and [Ondru Engal Jaathiye] is another example of this. However as the artistes are new and the treatment fresh it does not disappoint the audience though old-timers may consider it old wine in a new bottle".^[6] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote that Ramarajan multitasking was not the path to success, and noted that the film looked like the reverse of Padagotti (1964).^[7]