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Thamarai Nenjam
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Wikipedia article
'Thamarai Nenjam' is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi and Vanisri, with Major Sundarrajan and Nagesh playing supporting roles. It was released on 31 May 1968, and won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards: Best Film (Third Prize) and Best Dialogue Writer (Balachander). The film was remade in Telugu as 'Mooga Prema' (1969), in Hindi as 'Haar Jeet' (1972) and in Kannada as 'Mugila Mallige' (1985) by Balachander himself.
Plot
Cast
* B. Saroja Devi as Kamala
* Gemini Ganesan as Murali
* Vanisri as Radha
* Major Sundarrajan as Vasudevan
* Nagesh as Narayanan
* S. N. Lakshmi as Narayanan's Mother
* Master Prabhakar as prabhakar
* Baby Kausalya as kausalya
* Baby Raji as Raji
* R. Sundaramoorthy as Sundaramoorthy
Production
C. R. Vijayakumari was offered to act in the film, but did not accept, resulting in B. Saroja Devi replacing her.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were written by Kannadasan.
Release and reception
'Thamarai Nenjam' was released on 31 May 1968, and was favourably reviewed by 'Kalki'. The film won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film (Third Prize), and Balachander won the award for Best Dialogue Writer.
References
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