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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Neela Vaanam<br />
| image = Neela Vaanam.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[P. Madhavan]]<br />
| producer = Varadan<br />
| screenplay = [[K. Balachander]]<br />
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Devika]]<br />[[Rajasree]]<br />
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
| cinematography = [[M. Karnan]]<br />
| editing = R. Devarajan<br />
| studio = Pattu Films<br />
| distributor = [[Sivaji Productions|Sivaji Films]]<br />
| released = {{Film date|1965|12|10|df=y}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Neela Vaanam''''' ({{trans|Blue Sky}}) is a 1965 Indian [[Tamil language]] film, directed by [[P. Madhavan]] and produced by Varathan. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Devika]] and [[Rajasree]]. The film had musical score by [[M. S. Viswanathan]], and was released on 10 December 1965.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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Babu and Vimala are lovers. However, under a circumstance Babu is forced to marry the dying Gowri without the acknowledgement of Vimala. Vimala and Gowri are friends. Shocked by her lover's marriage to Gowri, Vimala and Babu tried to keep their past as a secret from Gowri. What will happen to Gowri forms the rest of the story.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Babu<ref name="Sport and Pastime" /><br />
*[[Devika]] as Gowri<ref name="Sport and Pastime" /><br />
*[[Rajasree]] as Vimala<br />
*[[S. V. Sahasranamam]] as Somanathan<br />
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Varatharajan<br />
*[[Nagesh]] as Prakash<br />
*Seethalakshmi as Gowri's Mother<br />
*[[Kumari Padmini]] as Thilagam<br />
*I. S. R as Thilagam's husband<br />
*Harikrishnan as Sharma<br />
*Comedy Shanmugam as Babu's friend<br />
* [[Pakoda Kadhar]]<br />
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== Production ==<br />
''Neela Vaanam'' was directed by [[P. Madhavan]] and produced by Varadan under Pattu Films. The screenplay was written by [[K. Balachander]]. Cinematography was handled by Karnan, and the editing by R. Devarajan.<ref name="poster" /> The final length of the film was {{convert|4800|metres|feet}}.<ref name="anandan">{{Cite book |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1965-cinedetails29.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |last=Film News Anandan |date=23 October 2004 |publisher=Sivakami Publishers |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films |author-link=Film News Anandan |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181005135332/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1965-cinedetails29.asp |archive-date=5 October 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=5 October 2018 }}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neelavanam |url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/168 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808074353/http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/168 |archive-date=8 August 2019 |access-date=8 August 2019 |website=Songs4all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam&nbsp;– Part 2 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |edition=1st |location=Chennai |publication-date=November 2016 |page=208 |language=Tamil}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyrics !! Duration<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "O Lakshmi, O Sheela, O Maalaa" || [[L. R. Eswari]] || rowspan=5|[[Kannadasan]] || 02:78<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "O Little Flower, See Your Lover" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 03:20<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Oho Ho Odum Ennangale" || [[P. Susheela]] || 03:41<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Mangala Mangaiyum Maappillaiyum" || P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari || 04:10<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Solladaa Vaay Thirandhu Ammaavenru" || P. Susheela || 03:14<br />
|}<br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
''Neela Vaanam'' was released on 10 December 1965,<ref name="poster">{{Cite news |date=10 December 1965 |title=Neela Vānam |page=9 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> and distributed by Sivaji Films.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 December 1965 |title=Neela Vānam |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><!-- https://archive.is/Lk0VF --> T. M. Ramachandran of ''[[Sport and Pastime]]'' called it "a poor film" and criticised Madhavan's direction as "naive". He also noted "There is nothing much to write home about K. Balachander's screenplay and dialogue" but called Viswanathan's music "pleasing".<ref name="Sport and Pastime">{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=8 January 1966 |title=Neela Vanam |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20950/page/n109 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |volume=20 |page=51}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|1445694}}<br />
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{{P. Madhavan}}<br />
{{K. Balachander}}<br />
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[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1965 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by P. Madhavan]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
[[Category:Films with screenplays by K. Balachander]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]</div>imported>AnomieBOT