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Illam (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Illam' is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film directed by I. V. Sasi, starring Sivakumar and Amala. The film was a remake of the Malayalam film 'Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam'. It was released on 12 August 1988.
Plot
Cast
*Sivakumar as Mayilsamy
*Amala as Saradha
*Chandrasekhar
*Srikanth
*Y. G. Mahendra
Soundtrack
The music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.
Reception
'The Indian Express' compared the film's plot to 'Veedu': "Illam is unlike 'Veedu' in many ways [..] it does not have anchoring in social factors [..] and is mainly interested in the melodramatic aspects of the plot". Amala won the Best Actress Special Award at the 9th Cinema Express Awards.
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