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Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)

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'Ninaithale Inikkum' is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by K. Balachander starring Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Jayaprada 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 Singapore. The film was later dubbed in Hindi as 'Pyara Tarana'.

Plot



The film follows Chandru, a singer and his band on a tour to Singapore. Over there Chandru meets his love interest Sona, only to find that she is terminally ill.

Cast



* Kamal Haasan as Chandru

* Rajinikanth as Deepak

* Jayaprada as Sona

* Jayasudha as Kamini

* Geetha as Meena

* S. K. Misro as Kamalakar Rao/Mama

* Sarath Babu (Guest appearance)

* Narayana Rao (Guest appearance)

* S. Ve. Shekher as radio operator (Guest appearance)

* Poornam Viswanathan as Sona's father

Production



Many of K. Balachander's students like Jayasudha, Sarath Babu, 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 the Beatles.

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 Roald Dahl's 'Man from the South'.

Soundtrack



The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan. The disco song "Engeyum Eppothum" was remixed by Yogi B in 'Pollathavan' (2007). The song "Sambo Siva Sambo" was remixed by Vijay Antony 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 Kamalahasan to save the film, it disintegrates fast." B. S. Lokanath won Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Cinematographer.

Legacy



The 2011 film 'Engaeyum Eppothum' (2011) was named after the film's song. 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 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.

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