Vanaja Girija is a 1994 Tamil-language comedy film directed by Keyaar. The film stars Ramki, Napoleon, Khushbu, and Mohini. It was released on 16 December 1994. The film is a remake of Engamma Sapatham (1974) written by the same writer and it was remade in Telugu as Mama Bagunnava (1997) with Mohini reprising her role. Plot The veterinarian Anand and the doctor Raja are brothers. Their father Ramanathan is a rich retired businessman. Vanaja and Girija live with their mother Lakshmi. Their father Shankar has left them when they were young because of Ramanathan. Vanaja and Girija decide to take revenge on Ramanathan by charming his sons. Cast Ramki as Raja Napoleon as Anand Khushbu as Vanaja Mohini as Girija Visu as Ramanathan Urvashi as Chellamma Vivek as Appu Senthil as Kuppuswamy Nizhalgal Ravi as Shankar Kavitha as Lakshmi Vadivukkarasi as Vadivu Thyagu as Thyagu Mahanadi Shankar as Selvam K. S. Jayalakshmi as Mary Kumarimuthu Casting The main female lead cast was offered initially to Meena and Roja, but both only wanted the role of the younger sister. Khushbu was signed to play the elder sister and Meena the younger sister. But Meena did not want to be cast opposite Ramki, as she only paired with top leading actors. Mohini was signed for the younger sister role. She was recommended by Keyaar, who had introduced her to the film industry. Soundtrack The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja (in his 700th film composition), with lyrics written by Vaali and Panchu Arunachalam. Reception K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times gave a positive review that the film reminded him of Magalir Mattum and that the director "has managed to exploit most of the scenes in the movie for maximum comic relief". References External links 1990s Tamil-language films 1994 comedy-drama films 1994 films Films about siblings Films directed by Keyaar Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja Films with screenplays by Panchu Arunachalam Indian comedy-drama films Tamil films remade in other languages