Nila Pennae Explained

Nila Pennae
Director:V. Thamilazhagan
Screenplay:V. Thamilazhagan
Producer:R. M. Veerappan
Starring:Anand
Divya Bharti
Cinematography:A. V. Thomas
Editing:K. R. Krishnan
Music:Vidyasagar
Studio:Sathya Movies
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Nila Pennae (in Tamil pronounced as /n̪ilaː penneː/) is a 1990 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by V. Thamilazhagan and produced by R. M. Veerappan. The film stars Divya Bharti and Anand with Vennira Aadai Moorthy and Janagaraj in supporting roles. It was released on 5 July 1990.

Plot

Krishnamoorthy lives in the city and decides to stay in a village within a forest for some time. As he is very stressed due to the city life, he meets an old guru woman who creates a girl for him. Krishnamoorthy falls in love immediately and so does the girl whom he calls Suriya. She goes on to show him the beauty of life.

Cast

Production

Vikram mentioned he was supposed to be introduced as lead actor with this film but due to his commitment to En Kadhal Kanmani he was not able to take up this film.[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Vidyasagar.[2]

Song Singers Lyrics Length
"Adi Raasathi" 0:44
"Kichang Kichang" 05:14
"Manasukku Vayasenna" K. S. Chithra Vaali 04:53
"Otha Kuyilu" Swarnalatha, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Gangai Amaran 04:39
"Pudhu Uravu" 04:47
"Raathiri Mella" 1 S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra Vaali 05:14
"Raathiri Mella" 2 Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra Vaali05:14
"Thalaiyil Kiridangal" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Vairamuthu 04:33

Release and reception

Nila Pennae was released on 5 July 1990,[3] delayed from June.[4] NKS of The Indian Express appreciated Divya Bharti and the music, but criticised the acting of the others.[5] P. S. S. of Kalki wondered who would be guilty of derailing a wonderful film that started out as a highly award-winning feature for box-office collection purposes or anything else, but praised the cinematography.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 12 August 2006 . Vikram in Emdan Mahan function . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060827160335/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/12082006-6.shtml . 27 August 2006 . 19 July 2024 . Cinesouth.
  2. Web site: 31 August 2014 . Nila Penne . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190306174750/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/nila-penne/8eB5Mge6TR4_ . 6 March 2019 . 13 December 2021 . JioSaavn.
  3. News: 5 July 1990 . Nila Pennae . 14 February 2021 . . 5 . Google News Archive.
  4. 3 June 1990 . நிலா பெண்ணே . dead . https://archive.today/20220801061330/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1990/jun/03-06-1990/p22.jpg . 1 August 2022 . 13 December 2021 . . 22 . ta.
  5. News: 13 July 1990 . Nila Penne . 19 March 2019 . . 7 . Google News Archive.
  6. பி.எஸ்.எஸ். . 5 August 1990 . நிலா பெண்ணே . dead . https://archive.today/20220801061314/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1990/aug/05-08-1990/p26.jpg . 1 August 2022 . 27 October 2021 . . 26 . Ta.