''Nil Gavani Kaadhali'' is a 1969 Indian

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-language

crime thriller film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

, directed by

C. V. Rajendran C. V. Rajendran (12 March 1937 – 1 April 2018) was an Indian film director and producer who worked in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi film industries. He was a cousin of famous director C. V. Sridhar. Film career He worked ...

and written by Chitralaya Gopu. The film stars

Jaishankar Jaishankar (12 July 1938 – 3 June 2000) was an Indian actor known for his work in Tamil cinema. He was a very popular lead actor in the 1960s and 70s. He was credited onscreen with title of ''Makkal Kalaingnar'' (people's artiste) or '' ...

, Bharathi,

Nagesh Nagesh (born Cheyur Krishnarao Nageshwaran; (27 September 1933 – 31 January 2009) was an Indian actor, mostly remembered for his roles as a comedian in Tamil films during the 1960s. Nagesh was born in Dharapuram. He acted in over 1,000 film ...

, Jayanthi and

Vijaya Lalitha Vijayalalitha or Vijaya Lalitha was an Indian actress who appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films in the 1960s and 1970s. She is best known for her appearances in '' Rani Mera Naam'' (1972), ''Baazigar'' (1972) and '' Saaks ...

. The film had musical score by

M. S. Viswanathan Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. He was popularly known as ''Mellisai Mannar''. He compose ...

, and fared well at the box office.

Plot

A gang of diamond smugglers led by a wily chief ( M. N. Nambiar) is assisted by Babu (

Major Sundararajan Srinivasan Sundarrajan (17 March 1925 – 28 February 2003), popularly known as Major Sundarrajan, was an Indian actor and director who performed predominantly in Tamil language films and plays. He was well known for his sophisticated and ...

). His niece Malathy ( Bharathi) meets the CID officer Shankar (

) and hands over a packet at an airport lounge to be handed over to her uncle. and her elder sister Radha ( Jayanthi) meets the pal Seetha Raman (

) and falls in love with him. The two pairs go through several adventures and expose the villains.

Cast

as CID Shankar * Bharathi as Malathy *

as Seetharaman * Jayanthi as Radha *

as Sheela * M. N. Nambiar as gang leader *

Major Sundarrajan Srinivasan Sundarrajan (17 March 1925 – 28 February 2003), popularly known as Major Sundarrajan, was an Indian actor and director who performed predominantly in Tamil language films and plays. He was well known for his sophisticated and ...

as Babu *Senthamari *Dhanaraj *Henry Daniel *Varadachari *V. R. Thilakam as Myna *Malathi

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

and lyrics were written by Vaali.

Reception

Film critic and historian

Randor Guy Madabhushi Rangadorai (born 8 November 1937), better known by his pen name Randor Guy, is an Indian lawyer, columnist and film and legal historian associated with the English language newspaper ''The Hindu''. He is also the official editor of the ...

wrote that the film would be "Remembered For The music, interesting story line, impressive performances by the actors, taut direction, cinematography and editing".

References

External links

* {{C. V. Rajendran 1960s crime thriller films 1960s Tamil-language films 1969 films Films directed by C. V. Rajendran Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Indian black-and-white films Indian crime thriller films