Ninaive Oru Sangeetham
Ninaive Oru Sangeetham | |
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Directed by | K. Rangaraj |
Written by | Selvakumar |
Produced by | S. Greeta |
Starring | Vijayakanth Radha Srividya Rekha |
Cinematography | Dinesh Baboo |
Edited by | R. B. Thilak |
Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | V. N. S. Films |
Distributed by | V. N. S. Films |
Release date | 24 July 1987[1] |
Running time | 142 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Ninaive Oru Sangeetham (transl. Memory is a melody) is a 1987 Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by K. Rangaraj and produced by S. Greeta. The film stars Vijayakanth, Radha, Srividya and Rekha in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja.[2][3] It emerged Silver jubilee film. The film was remade in Telugu as Donga Pelli with Shoban Babu.
Plot[]
Pasupon, in the heart of Tamil country. Marudhu (Vijayakanth), farmer with a big heart, lives with his elder sister Vallikannu (Srividya), married to a good-for-nothing, Chinnukaruppandevar (Goundamani), as well as his niece, foster daughter, beautiful Meena (Radha). Because one day, Meena, accompanied by her mother, asks for an explanation to the one who deceives with his father, this one throws her of out of the house. Marudhu returns her in guaranteeing that she is from now on her partner. Inveterate amateur of poker, Chinnukaruppandevar loses all his lands to the Machiavellian Bairava (Radha Ravi). At the end of a fight with the latter, Marudhu takes advantage of this event to set the record straight to his brother-in-law. However, news of the cholera rages around. Sandhya (Rekha), a doctor, who wanted to inoculate the farmers, is repulsed by Marudhu and his friends. He is taken to the police station for disorder to the public service. Sandhya returns to the village, firmly decided to continue, defying the ignorance and the inhospitality of the inhabitants. Marudhu continues putting obstacles in the way, burning the tent where she sheltered. The doctor sets to keep her cool. This is when bursts a violent thunderstorm. Marudhu was eaten up with remorse, he returns to look for Sandhiya to put her under cover. The next day, he puts up a new tent. The young woman, sensitive to all these attentions, eventually falls in love with the farmer and mutually. Marudhu learns by Gowryshankar, the sad episode, where Sandhya had to be her daughter-in-law and finally it did not come true because his son left them in the lurch at the last moment. Since the old man denied him and set Sandhya under his wing. Marudhu promises to him at this moment, when she will be his wife, to her immense happiness. But Meena surprises the lovers without their knowledge. Later, Marudhu explains to Meena and to her elder sister, the tragic past of Sandhiya and cannot thus start again, at the moment its word. Sandhya would not support a new sentimental failure. Discouraged because lover also and for a long time, from her part, Meena pretended to poison herself and asks as her last wish before dying, to be the wife of Marudhu. What realizes the farmer and discovers right after that, trickery. Trapped, he summons the assembly of the wise men of the village which decides in favour of Meena. Complaining very often of violent headaches which Meena handled with casualness, the specialists diagnose her with a brain tumor. She is condemned in the very short term. Only at the beginning, Marudhu is in the confidence, not even the concerned knows. Marudhu tries to behave "normally". He informs Sandhya who, then, does the same with the sister of Marudhu there. But in front of the misfortune which strikes them, each makes a step towards the other one. Marudhu, who did not speak anymore with her sister, becomes reconciled. Chinnukaruppandevar egotist still, metamorphoses into a good man. Marudhu fulfills all the desires of his wife Meena. At the time of giving up the ghost, he makes him understand that he likes by recognizing, by confirming that she is her wife. At the burial of Meena, Marudhu turns to Sandhya to admit that he can never love another woman so much the memory, the music of his Meena, are profoundly printed in him.
Cast[]
- Vijayakanth as Marudhu
- Rekha as Sandhya
- Radha as Meena
- Srividya as Vallikannu
- Radha Ravi as Bairava
- Goundamani as Chinnukaruppandevar
- Senthil as Gundulingham
- Gandhimathi as Athachi
- Kovai Sarala as Gundulingham's wife
- Ravichandran as Gowrishankar (in friendly appearance)
- Karuppu Subbiah
- Pasi Narayanan
- Vellai Subbaiah
- Sivaraman
- S. Perumal
- Nellai Sarathy
- Subbiah
- Kodukapalli Selvaraj
- Marimuthu
- Rammohan
- S. P. Muthu
- Sethu Vinayagam
- Viswanathan
- Y. P. Gajendran
- Rengaraj
- Ulaganathan
- Meenakshi Paatti
- S. R. Vijaya
- Selvakumar
Soundtrack[]
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The lyrics were written by Gangai Amaran and by Ilaiyaraaja.[4]
No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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1 | "Aethamayya Aetham" (Munthi Munthi) | Malaysia Vasudevan and K. S. Chitra | Ilaiyaraaja | 04:27 |
2 | "Eduthu Vecha" (Sad version) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Gangai Amaran | 04:34 |
3 | "Ungalai Onnum" | Mano and chorus | 03:38 | |
4 | "Sandha Kadai" | Malaysia Vasudevan and K. S. Chitra | 04:33 | |
5 | "Pagalile Oru Nilavinai Kanden" | S. Janaki | 04:28 | |
6 | "Eduthu Vecha" | S. Janaki | 04:39 |
Reception[]
The Indian Express wrote, "Despite lacunae in the screenplay, the invigorating visual freshness keeps things going."[5]
References[]
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870724&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
- ^ "Ninaive Oru Sangeetham". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ "Ninaive Oru Sangeetham". gomolo.com. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
- ^ http://bollywoodvinyl.in/products/ninaive-oru-sangeetham-tamil-1980-lp-vinyl
- ^ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870731&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
External links[]
- Tamil-language films
- 1987 films
- Indian films
- Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja
- 1980s Tamil-language films
- Films directed by K. Rangaraj
- Tamil films remade in other languages