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Neethane En Ponvasantham

Neethaane En Ponvasantham
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Tamil நிதானே என் பொன்வசந்தம்
Directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon
Produced by Reshma Ghatala
Jayaraman
Elred Kumar
Gautham Menon
Venkat Somasundaram
Screenplay by Reshma Ghatala
Gautham Vasudev Menon
Story by Reshma Ghatala
Starring Jiiva
Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography M. S. Prabhu
Om Prakash
Additional Cinematography:
S. R. Kathir
Edited by Anthony
None Linear Editing:
Praveen Antony
Production
company
Distributed by RS Infotainment
Release date
  • 14 December 2012 (2012-12-14)
Running time
145 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil
Budget 20 crore (US$3.0 million)
Box office 35 crore (US$5.2 million)

Neethaane En Ponvasantham (English: You Are My Golden Springtime) is a 2012 Indian Tamil musical romantic comedy drama film co written, co produced and directed by Gautham Menon, featuring Jiiva and Samantha in the lead roles. The film is based on a story written by Reshma Ghatala, who produced the film alongside Elred Kumar, Jayaraman, Venkat Somasundaram and Menon. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja, while cinematography was handled by M. S. Prabhu and Om Prakash.

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 venture was simultaneously shot in Telugu as Yeto Vellipoyindhi Manasu, which features Nani playing Jiiva's role, while the team also briefly filmed an incomplete Hindi version with Aditya Roy Kapoor, with Samantha playing the leading female role in all three versions. The film was released on 14 December 2012, receiving positive to mixed reviews from critics, before enduring an average run at the box office.

The film was praised for its 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.


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