''Neela Malargal'' () is a 1979 Indian
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
-language film, directed by
Krishnan–Panju
R. Krishnan (1909–1997) and S. Panju (1915–1984), collectively referred to as Krishnan–Panju, were Indian film directors. The duo directed more than 50 films in South Indian languages and in Hindi.
Early life
R. Krishnan was born on 18 ...
. The film stars
Kamal Haasan,
Sridevi and
Major Sundarrajan. It is a remake of the
Hindi
Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...
film ''
Anuraag'' (1972).
The film was released on 19 October 1979.
Plot
Cast
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Kamal Haasan as Doctor Chandiran
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Sridevi as Meena
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Major Sundarrajan as Ponnambalam
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K. R. Vijaya as Santhi
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Thengai Srinivasan as Kathavarayan pillai
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Sukumari as Kamatchi
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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 fil ...
as Parthasarathy
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Malashri
Malashri (born 10 August 1973) is an Indian actress. She has predominantly worked in Kannada films and was the topmost heroine in the 1990s. She has also worked in Telugu and Tamil cinema. Malashri was popular for playing diverse roles in wome ...
as Master Kannan
Soundtrack
The music was composed by
M. S. Viswanathan. All songs are written by
Kannadasan
Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was an Indian philosopher, poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important lyricists in India. Freq ...
.
The song "Pesum Manimottu Rojakkal" is based on the
''Mary Poppins'' song "
Chim Chim Cher-ee
"Chim Chim Cher-ee" is a song from ''Mary Poppins'', the 1964 musical motion picture. It was originally sung by Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews, and also is featured in the 2004 ''Mary Poppins'' musical.
The song won the 1964 Academy Award for ...
".
References
External links
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{{Krishnan–Panju
1970s Tamil-language films
1979 films
Films directed by Krishnan–Panju
Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan
Tamil remakes of Hindi films