Enga Veettu Pillai

The Son of Our House) is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language film written by Sakthi T. K. Krishnasamy and directed by Chanakya.

A remake of his 1964 Telugu film Ramudu Bheemudu, it stars M. G. Ramachandran and B. Saroja Devi, with S. V. Ranga Rao, M. N. Nambiar, Rathna and Pandari Bai in supporting roles.

Enga Veettu Pillai was released by Emgeeyaar Pictures on 14 January 1965, Pongal Day, and emerged as a major box office success, running for over 25 weeks in theatres in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Thanjavur, Trichy and thereby becoming a silver jubilee film.

Ramu shivers at the very mention of his brother-in-law's name and a whiplash is Gajendran's favourite form of punishment.

Meanwhile, Santha, a village girl finds Ramu who is now unconscious due to hunger and brings him home to his mother.

Gajendran is angered as Ilango interferes in factory matters and makes him powerless in front of the workers.

The rest of the story reveals that Ramu and Ilango are brothers who were separated in childhood during Panguni Uthiram in Palani.

[5] The makers were set deadline by producers to complete the film within 45 days to release it in time for the festive occasion of Pongal.

[7] Wrestler Raja Sandow appeared in a small role, his scene is based on a real incident that happened during his first stint at acting.

[14] Enga Veettu Pillai was released on 14 January 1965, Pongal day, and distributed by Emgeeyaar Pictures in Madras.

[18] Kalki felt Nagesh and Thangavelu's comedy lacked newness, but said the film could be watched for Ramachandran's performance as Ramu and the colour cinematography.

[19] Dilip Kumar, who portrayed the twins in the Hindi version Ram Aur Shyam, personally regarded Ramachandran's performance better than his own.

[10] The basic storyline of Seeta Aur Geeta (1972) was noted for its similarity with Enga Veettu Pillai, as its female lead portrays identical twins instead of male.

This prompted Chakrapani to remake the film in Telugu and Tamil as Ganga Manga (1973) and Vani Rani (1974).