''Nalam Nalamariya Aaval'' is a 1984 Indian

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-language film directed and co-written by

P. Jayadevi P. Jayadevi (died 4 October 2023) was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actress who worked on Tamil films. Regarded as one of the first female directors in the Tamil film industry, Jayadevi was predominantly active in the 1980s ...

in her debut. The film stars Mohan and

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. It was released on 27 April 1984.

Plot

Cast

Production

''Nalam Nalamariya Aaval'' is the directorial debut of Jayadevi. She also wrote the screenplay, while the dialogues were written by debutant S. Gajendrakumar.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

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Release and reception

''Nalam Nalamariya Aaval'' was released on 27 April 1984. Jayamanmadhan (a duo) of ''

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'' praised the acting of Mohan and Saritha and in regards to Shyam's music, they felt title song sounded like school player song but praised other songs. The duo praised Gajendrakumar's dialogues in the latter half of the film but panned him for writing dialogues which will be censored and they praised Jayadevi for placing her name at a crucial point but felt certain scenes were shot in amateurish manner and concluded she is better than other directors who have no script and expecting more in her upcoming films.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 31150202 1980s Indian films 1980s Tamil-language films 1984 directorial debut films 1984 films Films directed by P. Jayadevi Films scored by Shyam (composer)