Nenjirukkum Varai (transl. As long as there is a heart) is a 1967 Indian Tamil-language film, directed and produced by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Muthuraman, Gopalakrishnan, K. R. Vijaya and Geetanjali. It was released on 2 March 1967.
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Directed by | C. V. Sridhar |
Written by | C. V. Sridhar Chitralaya Gopu (dialogues) |
Produced by | C. V. Sridhar |
Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Muthuraman Gopalakrishnan K. R. Vijaya Geetanjali |
Cinematography | Balakrishnan |
Edited by | N. M. Shankar |
Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Chithralaya Pictures |
Distributed by | Chithralaya Pictures |
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Running time | 169 minutes[1] |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
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Raghu does odd jobs looking for a big break. He and his friend Peter rent a part of a house. The owner Natarajan's daughter is Raji. Raghu falls in love with her. Raghu meets Siva and likes his character. He lets him stay in his rented house. Raji and Siva fall in love. Raghu is devastated when he learns about it, but gets over it and decides to help them. Siva is away when Raji's father dies and Raghu takes care of the orphaned Raji, who is waiting for Siva to come back for her. Meanwhile, Siva hears people gossiping about Raghu and Raji and believes they are having an affair. When Raghu confronts him, he agrees to marry Raji if Raghu agrees to go away. Raghu agrees. How they reconcile forms the rest of the story.
C. V. Sridhar developed the story of Nenjirukkum Varai from the Bengali play Shudha (transl. Hunger). He did not, however, adapt the play verbatim, but took only the basic premise and created an otherwise original story.[4] The song "Nenjirukkum Engalukku" was shot at Beach Road, Madras.[5][6] The last scene of the song was shot at the fountain near the Mahatma Gandhi statue in the beach.[7] None of the cast members applied make-up for their roles.[8][9] Cinematography was handled by Balakrishnan, and editing by N. M. Shankar.[1] The film was shot in black-and-white to emphasise the central theme of poverty.[10]
Music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[11] The song "Poo Mudippal" is set in Simhendramadhyamam raga.[12] "Muthukkalo Kangal" is set in Madhyamavati and Kanada ragas.[13]
Track | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
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1 | "Nenjirukkum Engalukku" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. B. Sreenivas | Vaali |
2 | "Ninaithal Podhum Aaduven" | S. Janaki | Kannadasan |
3 | "Muthukkalo Kangal" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | |
4 | "Poo Mudippal Indha Poonkuzhali" | T. M. Soundararajan | |
5 | "Kannan Varum Neramithu" | P. Susheela | |
6 | "Enge Neeyo Nanum Ange" | P. Susheela |
Nenjirukkum Varai was released on 2 March 1967,[14] and distributed by Chithralaya Pictures themselves.[1] Kalki said only half the film was excellent, and it was worth watching for Ganesan's performance.[3]
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