{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox film | image = Engitta Mothathay poster.jpg | caption = Poster | director = R. Sundarrajan | screenplay = R. Sundarrajan | story = Panchu Arunachalam | producer = Raajeshwari Sundarrajan | starring = Vijayakanth<br />Shobana<br />Khushbu | cinematography = Rajarajan | editing = K. R. Ramalingam | music = Ilaiyaraaja | studio = Raajeswari Productions | released = {{Film date|1990|9|14|df=y}} | runtime = 138 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil }}
'''''Engitta Mothathay''''' ({{translation|Don't mess with me}}) is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language romantic action drama film, directed by R. Sundarrajan and produced by Raajeshwari Sundarrajan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Shobana and Khushbu. It was released on 14 September 1990,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 December 2002 |title=நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல் |url=https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240202064212/https://ibb.co/cTSgjhM |archive-date=2 February 2024 |access-date=2 February 2024 |work=Cinema Express |pages=41–43 |language=Ta}}</ref> and failed at the box office.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=1 February 2019 |title='என் கல்யாணப் பரிசா 'புலன்விசாரணை' கொடுத்துட்டியே செல்வமணி!'- விஜயகாந்த் நெகிழ்ச்சி |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/156784-.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731083051/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/156784-.html |archive-date=31 July 2023 |access-date=14 May 2023 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}}</ref> The film's title was derived from a song from ''Rajadhi Raja'' (1989) also directed by Sundarrajan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 June 2021 |title=ஒரே பாடலில் இரு படங்கள்... பாடலில் பிறந்த படங்களின் வரலாறு |url=https://cinereporters.com/latest-news-two-films-in-one-song-history-of-films-born-in-the-song-cid3335806-htm/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514073050/https://cinereporters.com/latest-news-two-films-in-one-song-history-of-films-born-in-the-song-cid3335806-htm/ |archive-date=14 May 2023 |access-date=14 May 2023 |website=CineReporters |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=25 March 2017 |title=Enkitta Mothathe Movie Review |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/enkitta-mothathe-movie-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20230514070558/https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/enkitta-mothathe-movie-review |archive-date=14 May 2023 |access-date=31 July 2023 |website=Film Companion}}</ref>
== Plot == {{More plot|date=May 2023}} Saroja loves Pandian and wants to marry him. Meanwhile, Mallika, an arrogant wealthy girl, also falls in love with Pandian and plots to cause a rift between Saroja and him. Will Mallika be victorious in her attempt or not is what the story culminates into.
== Cast == {{Cast listing| *Vijayakanth as Pandiyan *Shobana as Mallika *Khushbu as Saroja *Radha Ravi *Nizhalgal Ravi *Vadivukkarasi as Saroja's Mother *Manorama as Valliamma *Thyagu *Vennira Aadai Moorthy *Raja in a Guest Appearance *Sarath Kumar as Military Kandhan (Guest Appearance) *Idichapuli Selvaraj *Kullamani *Gundu Kalyanam *Pasi Narayanan *Balu Anand as Mutton shop owner }}
== Soundtrack == The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Engitta Mothathey Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraaja |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/engitta-mothathey-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraaja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508063928/https://macsendisk.com/product/engitta-mothathey-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraaja/ |archive-date=8 May 2023 |access-date=7 May 2023 |website=Macsendisk}}</ref> The song "Sariyo Sariyo" was a reused version of "Puzhayorathil" from the 1989 Malayalam film ''Adharvam''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Karthik |author-link=Karthik Srinivasan |date=14 October 2014 |title=Time-traveling with Ilayaraja across his Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam songs! |url=https://milliblog.com/2014/10/14/time-traveling-with-ilayaraja-across-his-telugu-kannada-and-malayalam-songs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191117041335/http://milliblog.com/2014/10/14/time-traveling-with-ilayaraja-across-his-telugu-kannada-and-malayalam-songs/ |archive-date=17 November 2019 |access-date=25 February 2023 |website=Milliblog}}</ref>
{{Track listing | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | total_length = 23:50 | title1 = Anju Paisa Pathu Paisa | lyrics1 = Vaali | extra1 = Malaysia Vasudevan | length1 = 4:34 | title2 = Hey Maama | lyrics2 = Pulamaipithan | extra2 = S. Janaki | length2 = 4:24 | title3 = Ivan Veeran Sooran | lyrics3 = Vaali | extra3 = S. Janaki | length3 = 4:35 | title4 = Onnodu Rendunnu | lyrics4 = Vaali | extra4 = Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki | length4 = 4:35 | title5 = Sariyo Sariyo Naan | lyrics5 = Vaali | extra5 = Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki | length5 = 4:38 | title6 = Kai Veesamma Kai Veesu | lyrics6 = Vaali | extra6 = K. S. Chithra | length6 = 1:04 }}
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