''Ninaithale Inikkum'' (; ) is a 1979 Indian

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-language film directed by K. Balachander starring

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and Geetha. The story was written by Sujatha. The film was also simultaneously shot in Telugu as ''Andamaina Anubhavam'' (). A large part of the film was shot in

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. The film was later dubbed in

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as ''Pyara Tarana''.

Plot

Sona, the daughter of a Singapore business man misses her money and other valuables during her visit to India. A smuggler comes forward to help her and assigns her a smuggling related job. Hence Sona pretends to be a fan of singer Chandru and meets him in a hotel. She keeps a diamond inside Chandru's guitar and leaves the room. On the next day, Chandru's troupe leaves for Singapore. Coincidentally, Chandru forgot to take that particular guitar with him. Sona also travels in the same flight and becomes closer to Chandru. Even though her intention was to get the diamond from Chandru, she starts loving Chandru. However she hesitates in conveying her love since she knows that her early death due to blood cancer is inevitable. The smuggler tortures her since the diamond was lost. Due to her circumstances, she is unable to keep her words and Chandru thinks that Sona is a cheat and fraud. Chandru's troupe returns to India. The smuggler feels pity for Sona and allows her to leave for India. Sona enters Chandru's house to Chandru's surprise. Chandru realizes that Sona is not a cheat and fraud. In spite of his mother's opposition and her terminal illness, Chandru marries Sona. Sona spends her remaining short life along with Chandru's troupe. Finally Sona passes away and Chandru decides to be a widower throughout his life.

Cast

Production

Many of K. Balachander's students like Jayasudha,

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, Geetha and Narayana Rao appear in cameo for their mentor. This was the debut film for actor S. Ve. Shekher. Jayasudha's sister Subhashini also appears. The band in the film and the music were inspired by

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. A large portion of the film was shot in Singapore, while additional scenes were shot at the AVM Garden Villa, Chennai. The scene where Deepak (Rajinikanth) is challenged to flip his cigarette 10 times or lose a finger is based on

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's '' Man from the South''.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan while the Tamil lyrics were written by

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. The audio was launched at Mayilai Rajeswari Marriage Hall. Unlike other LP records of that time where songs run for shorter runtime, LP record of this soundtrack had all the songs playing in the single LP which comes under 45 LP. The

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song "Engeyum Eppothum" was remixed by Yogi B in '' Pollathavan'' (2007). The song "Sambo Siva Sambo" was remixed by

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as "Avala Nambithan" for '' Salim'' (2014). Sudha Ragunathan noted that "''Ninaithale Inikkum'' just rocked the scene with MSV Sir bringing out his innovative streaks."

Release and reception

''Ninaithale Inikkum'' was released on 14 April 1979, and ''Andamaina Anubhavam'' on 19 April. Piousji of ''Sunday'' wrote, "despite heroic efforts by amal Haasanto save the film, it disintegrates fast." P. S. M. of ''

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'' appreciated performances of Rajinikanth and Haasan, Lokanath's cinematography and Balachander's direction felt Balachander made a film without a strong plot and called it just like that entertaining film. Naagai Dharuman of ''Anna'' praised the acting of cast, Lokanath's cinematography, Viswanathan's music and appreciated Balachander's direction for moving things in an light hearted manner then showcasing tragedy without making viewers bored is an innovative way.

Legacy

In 2009, another film called '' Ninaithale Inikkum'' was released. Director G. N. R. Kumaravelan stated that the title was "right for my film on students and the college scenario". The line "Jagame Thandhiram" in the song "Sambo Siva Sambo" inspired a 2021 film of the same name. Abaswaram Ramji conducted a stage show called ''Ninaithale Inikkum'' in 2006. A 2014 play called ''Shiva Sambho'' named after the song "Sambho Siva Sambho" was conducted by Theatre of Maham. M. S. Viswanathan composed the background music for the play.

Re-release

A digitally restored version of the film was released on 4 October 2013, but received a lukewarm response at the box office.

References

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* * {{Sujatha 1970s Indian films 1970s musical comedy films 1970s romantic musical films 1970s Tamil-language films 1970s Telugu-language films 1979 films 1979 multilingual films 1979 romantic comedy films Films directed by K. Balachander Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Films shot in Singapore Films with screenplays by K. Balachander Indian multilingual films Indian musical comedy films Indian romantic comedy films Indian romantic musical films Tamil-language Indian films Tamil-language musical films Tamil-language romantic comedy films