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{{Infobox film<br />
| image = Nila (1994 film).jpg<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Nambirajan]]<br />
| writer = Nambirajan<br />
| producer = S. Sreedevi<br />S. Vengatesh<br />
| starring = {{unbulleted list|[[Jayaram]]|[[Vineetha]]}}<br />
| cinematography = A. Sabhabathy<br />
| editing = A. P. Manivannan<br />
| music = [[Deva (composer)|Deva]]<br />
| studio = Shri Sairam Arts<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=y|1994|11|24}}<br />
| runtime = 140 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Nila''''' ({{translation|Moon}}) is a 1994 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romance film]] directed by [[MGR Nambi|Nambirajan]]. The film stars [[Jayaram]] and [[Vineetha]], with an ensemble supporting cast including [[Yuvarani]], [[Goundamani]], [[Senthil]], [[Gandhimathi]], [[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]], [[Manjula Vijayakumar]] and [[Prakash Raj]]. It was released on 24 November 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=nila ( 1994 ) |url=http://cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=nila |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061029131330/http://cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=nila |archive-date=2006-10-29 |access-date=2015-02-19 |website=Cinesouth}}</ref> The film was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''Maa Ayana Bangaram'' (1997).{{Cn|date=October 2024}}<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
Ayyanar is a kind-hearted person and a [[kulfi]] street vendor. One day, out of pity Ayyanar gives refuge to a girl suffering from [[amnesia]] and behaving like a child. Ayyanar and Aatha, who is like his own mother, take care of her. Ayyanar names the girl "Nila". In the meantime, the medical student Subha falls in love with Ayyanar. Living with a woman without getting married is not well seen, so Ayyanar and Nila get married. Afterwards, Ayyanar and Nila live happily, Nila even becomes pregnant. After her delivery, Nila regains her memory and is transferred in a better hospital. There, Nila meets her real family and her fiancé.<br />
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The real name of Nila is Ramya. She lived with her parents in [[Delhi]] and she was engaged to Ramesh. One day, an earthquake struck in Delhi and they were all separated, her family thought that she was dead.<br />
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When Ayyanar comes to see his wife, Nila in the first place rejects him but she then decides to live as "Nila" with Ayyanar and their newborn baby. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{cast listing|<br />
*[[Jayaram]] as Ayyanar<br />
*[[Vineetha]] as Nila / Ramya<br />
*[[Yuvarani]] as Subha<br />
*[[Goundamani]]<br />
*[[Senthil]] as Dinku<br />
*[[Gandhimathi]] as Aatha<br />
*[[Vijayakumar (Tamil actor)|Vijayakumar]] as Vijay, Ramya's father<br />
*[[Manjula Vijayakumar]] as Lakshmi, Ramya's mother<br />
*[[Prakash Raj]] as Ramesh<br />
*[[Jai Ganesh]] as Subha's father<br />
*[[Idichapuli Selvaraj]] as Munusamy<br />
*Karikalan as Vadivelu<br />
*[[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]]<br />
*[[LIC Narasimhan]]<br />
*[[Loose Mohan]]<br />
*[[Bonda Mani]]<br />
*[[M. R. Krishnamurthy]]<br />
*Krishnamoorthy<br />
*Sanjay<br />
*[[Pasi Narayanan]]<br />
*[[Thideer Kannaiah]]<br />
*Thayir Vadai Desigan<br />
*[[Vellai Subbaiah]]<br />
*[[Bayilvan Ranganathan]]<br />
*Velmurugan<br />
*Ramakrishna Iyer<br />
*Sahadevan<br />
*Mahadevan<br />
*Kavithasri<br />
*[[Pasi Sathya]]<br />
}}<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The soundtrack was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], with lyrics written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nila/ Pattukottai Periyappa |url=https://avdigital.in/products/nila-pattukottai-periyappa |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111055324/https://avdigital.in/products/nila-pattukottai-periyappa |archive-date=11 November 2022 |access-date=7 May 2023 |website=AVDigital}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nila (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/nila-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1577986953 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230507150937/https://music.apple.com/in/album/nila-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1577986953 |archive-date=7 May 2023 |access-date=7 May 2023 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration<br />
|-<br />
| "Mele Idi Idikkum" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Swarnalatha]] || 5:20<br />
|-<br />
| "Raasa Mela Aasai" || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]] || 5:06<br />
|-<br />
| "Rukku Namba" || K. S. Chithra || 5:04<br />
|-<br />
| "Naidu Hallu" || Mano || 4:46<br />
|-<br />
| "Chinna Chinna" || Mano, [[Jayaram]] || 4:57<br />
|-<br />
| "Soodaaga Suttu" || [[Gangai Amaran]], [[Malgudi Subha]] || 5:03<br />
|}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
On 25 November 1994, Malini Mannath, writing for ''[[The Indian Express]]'', called it an extended version of ''[[Moondram Pirai]]'', adding, "the director has managed to keep proceedings interesting".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=25 November 1994 |title=Forget and beget |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19941125&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=15 October 2020 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=6 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title}}<br />
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[[Category:1994 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1994 films]]<br />
[[Category:1994 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1994 romance films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by MGR Nambi]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romance films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language romance films]]</div>
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