Vaira Nenjam (transl. Diamond heart) is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language action thriller film written, directed and produced by C. V. Sridhar.[1][2] The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Padmapriya, R. Muthuraman and K. Balaji.[3] It is a remake of Sridhar's own 1973 Hindi film Gehri Chaal.[4] The film was released on 2 November 1975.[5]
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Directed by | C. V. Sridhar |
Written by | C. V. Sridhar |
Produced by | C. V. Sridhar |
Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Padmapriya R. Muthuraman K. Balaji |
Cinematography | P. Rajagopal |
Edited by | N. M. Shankar |
Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Chitralaya Films |
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Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
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The film was originally titled Hero 72, but later retitled.[6][7] The film began production in 1972, but released only in 1975 due to call-sheet issues.[8]
All songs were composed by M. S. Viswanathan and penned by Kannadasan.[9] The song "Sentamizh Paadum" attained popularity.[10]
No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Oh My Sweety" | T. M. Soundararajan | 4:43 |
2. | "Sentamizh Paadum" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 3:30 |
3. | "Neerada Neram" | Vani Jairam | 4:23 |
4. | "Adi Karthigai Masamadi" | T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari | 4:47 |
5. | "Ammaan magan" | L. R. Eswari | 4:40 |
Total length: | 22:03 |
Kanthan of Kalki said the film, despite its title, was not lustrous like a real diamond.[11] Arthur Paris from Film World wrote, "The film has no soul, no life and is at once dull, pedestrian and moronic".[4]