Illam (transl. Home) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film directed by I. V. Sasi, starring Sivakumar and Amala. The film was a remake of the Malayalam film Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam.[1] It was released on 12 August 1988.[2]
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Directed by | I. V. Sasi |
Written by | M. S. Madhu (dialogues) |
Story by | Sreenivasan |
Produced by | M. L. Govind |
Starring | Sivakumar Amala |
Cinematography | Jayaram |
Edited by | K. Narayanan |
Music by | Ilayaraja |
Production company | MLG Films |
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Language | Tamil |
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The music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3]
No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
1 | Aadum Paambu | P. Jayachandran, S. P. Sailaja | Gangai Amaran |
2 | Manjal Neerattu | K. S. Chithra | |
3 | Nandhavanam Poothirukkudhu | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
4 | Puttu Puttu Vaikkatuma | Mano | |
The Indian Express compared the film's plot to Veedu: "Illam is unlike Veedu in many ways [..] it does not have anchoring in social factors [..] and is mainly interested in the melodramatic aspects of the plot".[4] Amala won the Best Actress Special Award at the 9th Cinema Express Awards.[5]
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