Nenjil Oru Mull (transl. A thorn in the heart) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Mathi Oli Shanmugam.[2] 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.
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Directed by | Mathi Oli Shanmugam |
Screenplay by | Mathi Oli Shanmugam |
Based on | Kati Patang by Gulshan Nanda |
Produced by | N. V. R. Raja[1] |
Starring | Poornima Jayaraman Pratap |
Cinematography | Ashok Gunjal[1] |
Edited by | R. Devarajan[1] |
Music by | G. K. Venkatesh |
Production company | Santosh Art Films[1] |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
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Nenjil Oru Mull is the first Tamil film for Poornima Bhagyaraj (née Jayaraman).[3] 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.[4][5] It was predominantly filmed in Coimbatore. One shot required Poornima to run on an overpass.[6]
The soundtrack was composed by G. K. Venkatesh.[7][8] This is the debut film for lyricist Ponnadiyan.[2]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Raagam" | Pulamaipithan | S. P. Sailaja, Deepan Chakravarthy | 4:30 |
2. | "My Name" | M. G. Vallabhan | Vani Jairam | 4:00 |
3. | "Neragave" | Pulamaipithan | Vani Jairam, Deepan Chakravarthy | 4:20 |
4. | "Sorgama" | Pulamaipithan | Malaysia Vasudevan | 4:09 |
5. | "Therodum Veedhi" | Ponnadiyan | B. S. Sasirekha | 4:12 |
Nenjil Oru Mul was released on 11 December 1981,[9] and failed commercially.[10]