Nenjil Oru Mull

1981 Indian film
  • 11 December 1981 (1981-12-11)
CountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Nenjil Oru Mull (transl. A thorn in the heart) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Mathi Oli Shanmugam. A remake of the Hindi film Kati Patang (1971), which in turn was based on the 1948 novel I Married a Dead Man by Cornell Woolrich, it stars Poornima Jayaraman and Pratap. The film was released on 11 December 1981.

Plot

Cast

  • Poornima Jayaraman as Madhavi / Radha
  • Pratap
  • Sivachandran
  • Calcutta Viswanathan
  • V. K. Ramasamy

Production

Nenjil Oru Mull is the first Tamil film for Poornima Bhagyaraj (née Jayaraman).[1] The film is a remake of the Hindi film Kati Patang (1971), which in turn was based on the 1948 novel I Married a Dead Man by Cornell Woolrich.[2][3] It was predominantly filmed in Coimbatore. One shot required Poornima to run on an overpass.[4] Cinematography was handled by Ashok Gunjal, and editing by R. Devarajan.[5]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by G. K. Venkatesh.[6][7] This is the debut film for lyricist Ponnadiyan.[8]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Raagam"PulamaipithanS. P. Sailaja, Deepan Chakravarthy4:30
2."My Name"M. G. VallabhanVani Jairam4:00
3."Neragave"PulamaipithanVani Jairam, Deepan Chakravarthy4:20
4."Sorgama"PulamaipithanMalaysia Vasudevan4:09
5."Therodum Veedhi"PonnadiyanB. S. Sasirekha4:12
Total length:21:11

Release

Nenjil Oru Mul was released on 11 December 1981,[9] and failed commercially.[10]

References

  1. ^ "தமிழ் சினிமாவில், 40 வருடங்களை கடந்த கதாநாயகிகள்". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ "50 Years: अमेरिकन कहानी को Indian रंग में ऐसा रंगा की बेमिसाल बन गई Kati Patang". Bol Bol Bollywood (in Hindi). 29 January 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  3. ^ "No Man of Her Own". The Film Noir File. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. ^ Jeshi, K. (8 January 2018). "A clean sweep for Coimbatore". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  5. ^ Nenjil Oru Mull (motion picture) (in Tamil). Santosh Art Films. 1981. Opening credits, from 5:30 to 7:45.
  6. ^ "Nenjil Oru Mul Tamil film EP Vinyl Record by G.K.Venkatesh". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Nenjil Oru Mul". JioSaavn. 10 August 1981. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  8. ^ "ஜெயலலிதாவை ரசிக்க வைத்த பேச்சு! - கவிஞர் முத்துலிங்கம்". Dinamani (in Tamil). 17 June 2018. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Nenjil Oru Mul (1981)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  10. ^ CR, Sharanya (19 September 2020). "Television has strong roles for women, says Poornima Bhagyaraj". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  • Nenjil Oru Mull at IMDb