Nila Pennae

Nila Pennae
Theatrical release poster
Directed byV. Thamilazhagan
Written byR. P. Viswam (dialogues)
Screenplay byV. Thamilazhagan
Produced byR. M. Veerappan
StarringAnand
Divya Bharti
CinematographyA. V. Thomas
Edited byK. R. Krishnan
Music byVidyasagar
Production
company
Sathya Movies
Release date
  • 5 July 1990 (1990-07-05)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Nila Pennae (pronounced [n̪ilaː penneː] transl. Moon girl) is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by V. Thamilazhagan and produced by R. M. Veerappan. The film stars Divya Bharti and Anand with Vennira Aadai Moorthy and Janagaraj in supporting roles. It was released on 5 July 1990.

Plot

Krishnamoorthy lives in the city and decides to stay in a village within a forest for some time. As he is very stressed due to the city life, he meets an old guru woman who creates a girl for him. Krishnamoorthy falls in love immediately and so does the girl whom he calls Suriya. She goes on to show him the beauty of life.

Cast

Production

Vikram mentioned he was supposed to be introduced as lead actor with this film but due to his commitment to En Kadhal Kanmani he was not able to take up this film.[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vidyasagar.[2]

Song Singers Lyrics Length
"Adi Raasathi" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Vaali 0:44
"Kichang Kichang" K. S. Chithra, Gangai Amaran Pulamaipithan 05:14
"Manasukku Vayasenna" K. S. Chithra Vaali 04:53
"Otha Kuyilu" Swarnalatha, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Gangai Amaran 04:39
"Pudhu Uravu" K. J. Yesudas, P. Susheela Vairamuthu 04:47
"Raathiri Mella" 1 S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra Vaali 05:14
"Raathiri Mella" 2 Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra Vaali 05:14
"Thalaiyil Kiridangal" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Vairamuthu 04:33

Release and reception

Nila Pennae was released on 5 July 1990,[3] delayed from June.[4] NKS of The Indian Express appreciated Divya Bharti and the music, but criticised the acting of the others.[5] P. S. S. of Kalki wondered who would be guilty of derailing a wonderful film that started out as a highly award-winning feature for box-office collection purposes or anything else, but praised the cinematography.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Vikram in Emdan Mahan function". Cinesouth. 12 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 August 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Nila Penne". JioSaavn. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Nila Pennae". The Indian Express. 5 July 1990. p. 5. Retrieved 14 February 2021 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ "நிலா பெண்ணே". Kalki (in Tamil). 3 June 1990. p. 22. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Nila Penne". The Indian Express. 13 July 1990. p. 7. Retrieved 19 March 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ பி.எஸ்.எஸ். (5 August 1990). "நிலா பெண்ணே". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 26. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2021.