Ninaivellam Nithya (transl. Thoughts are only of Nithya) is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Karthik and newcomer Gigi. It was released on 18 June 1982.[1]
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Directed by | C. V. Sridhar |
Written by | C. V. Sridhar |
Produced by | Prakash R. C. |
Starring | Karthik Gigi |
Cinematography | Diwary |
Edited by | Mani Umanath |
Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Shiv Shakthi Films |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
{{Chandru, a young and carefree guy visits an estate on a hill region along with his friend Thyagu. He meets Nithya, a local girl. At first they have a bit of stand offs but eventually both fall in love with each other. At a time, when their love affair is known to the girls' family, the whole village joins hands to separate them, but Chandru and Nithya escape to Chandru's hometown. Chandru was of the opinion that his father, a well to do businessman will support him, but he turns Chandru and Nithya away. Chandru and Nithya temporarily stay in Chandru's another friend. What happens to both of them forms the balance of the story}}
Gigi, a daughter of Gemini Ganesan, made her acting debut, and Ninaivellam Nithya was her only film as an actress.[2]
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3][4] Many of the songs are set in ragas; "Rojavai Thalattum Thendral" is set in Pantuvarali,[5] "Panivizhum Malar Vanam" is in Nattai,[6][7] "Neethane Enthan Pon Vasantham" is set in Brindavani,[8] and "Kanni Ponnu" is set in Chatusruti Dhaivata.[9]
Tracklist
No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
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1 | "Kaanal Neer Pol" | S. Janaki | Vairamuthu | 04:12 |
2 | "Kanni Ponnu" | Malaysia Vasudevan, P. Susheela | 04:23 | |
3 | "Neethane Enthan Pon Vasantham" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:26 | |
4 | "Ninaivellam Nithya" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 01:31 | |
5 | "Panivizhum Malar Vanam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:30 | |
6 | "Rojavai Thaalattum" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 04:13 | |
7 | "Tholin Mele" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:25 |
S. Shiva Kumar of Mid-Day wrote, "Karthik's sensitive performance and Ilayaraja's soothing music save the film from being a total washout. Gigi makes a very unsure debut and looks uncomfortable throughout."[10]
The song "Neethane Enthan Pon Vasantham" inspired the titles of a 2012 film (Neethaane En Ponvasantham) and a 2020 TV series,[11][12] while "Panivizhum Malarvanam" inspired the name of a 2014 film.[13]