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{{Infobox film
| name = Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal
| image = Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal.jpg
| caption = Title card
| director = [[A. Bhimsingh]]
| producer = B. Hrudayanath
| screenplay = [[Jayakanthan]]
| based_on = {{based on|''Sila Nerangalil Sila Manthiragal''|Jayakanthan}}
| starring = {{ubl|
* [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]]
* [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]]
* [[Nagesh|C. K. Nagesh]]
* [[Y. G. Parthasarathy]]
}}
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = G. Vittal Rao
| editing = A. Paul Duraisingam
| studio = A. B. S. Productions
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1977|4|1}}
| runtime = 130 minutes{{sfn|Rajadhyaksha|Willemen|1998|p=429}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal''''' ({{Translation|Some people at some moments}}) is a 1977 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama film]] directed by [[A. Bhimsingh]], based on the novel of the same title, by [[Jayakanthan]]. It stars [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]], [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]], [[Nagesh|C. K. Nagesh]] and [[Y. G. Parthasarathy]]. The film revolves around a girl from an orthodox family whose life changes after a [[one-night stand]].

''Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal'' was released on 1 April 1977. Lakshmi won the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]], the film's only win at the [[24th National Film Awards]]. The film was remade into the 2011 [[Malayalam]] television series ''Chila Nerangalil Chila Manushyar''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 January 2011 |title=Chila Nerangalil Chila Manushyar comes alive on Amrita TV |url=https://www.afaqs.com/news/company_briefs/?id=47470_Chila+Nerangalil+Chila+Manushyar+comes+alive+on+Amrita+TV |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322015313/https://www.afaqs.com/news/company_briefs/?id=47470_Chila+Nerangalil+Chila+Manushyar+comes+alive+on+Amrita+TV |archive-date=22 March 2018 |access-date=2 September 2019 |website=Afaqs}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Ganga, a college student from an orthodox [[Tamil Brahmin]] family, has a sexual encounter with a stranger who offers her a lift on a rainy day. Ganga is uncertain about her participation in the event. She, overcome by guilt and self-loathing, construes the event as rape. Her disillusioned face forces out a "confession" to her mother about what happened earlier. Overhearing this, Ganga's brother, who's the "breadwinner" of the family, disowns and evicts her from the house (in Sri Rangam). She then moves in with her uncle—mother's elder brother in Madras—who assures full support in continuing her education. After successful graduation, she gets employed in a private firm and grows to take the top managerial position. Ganga, until then lives a single life resisting the pressure to lie about the "incident" (which, presumably, would ruin her life with another man). Her assumed status as a "spoilt" woman also implicitly encourages her lecherous uncle to make sexual advances.

It is during this time she chances up on the "stranger", Prabhakar (Prabhu). She musters up the courage to introduce herself as who "she really is" and get Prabhu to discuss "that" fateful evening. She then realises that she probably showed as much interest in the sex as did Prabhu. The revelation brings Ganga closer to Prabhu as friends. They find their characteristics agreeable and the friendship matures into love. But unable to transcend the society's norms, Prabhu advises her to marry someone else. When all attempts to convince Prabhu fail, Ganga is forced to part ways with him. The film ends with a note of appreciation for her "purity" and self-induced monogamous relationship with Prabhu.

== Cast ==
* [[Lakshmi (actress)|Lakshmi]] as Ganga<ref name="movie" />
* [[Srikanth (Tamil actor, born 1940)|Srikanth]] as Prabhakar<ref name="movie" />
* [[Nagesh|C. K. Nagesh]] as R. K. Viswanatha Sarma<ref name="movie" />
* [[Y. G. Parthasarathy]] as Venku Mama<ref name="movie" />
* [[Neelu|R. Neelakantan]] as Ganesan<ref name="movie" />
* [[Sukumari]] as "Anni" (Ganesan's wife)<ref name="movie" />
* [[M. S. Sundari Bai|S. Sundari Bai]] as Kanagam<ref name="movie" />
* [[Rajasulochana]] as Padma<ref name="movie" />
* Jayageetha as Manju<ref name="movie" />
* Bhuvanadevi as Immanuel<ref name="movie" />

== Production ==
''Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal'' is based on the novel of same name, by Jayakanthan which was a detailed version of his short story ''Agni Pravesam''.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=239}} Bhimsingh decided to adapt the novel into a feature film. Jayakanthan wrote the screenplay for the film discarding the traditional commercial elements.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=239}} Lakshmi was chosen as the female lead under the recommendation of [[K. Balachander]]. Since the film took considerable days of time to complete, Lakshmi did not co-operate during the time and she did not dub entirely for the film; instead another actress who appeared as an [[Anglo-Indian]] woman in the film had dubbed her voice.{{Sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|page=239}}

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. There are only two songs in the film: "Veru Idam Thedi" and "Kandathai Sollugiren Ungal".{{sfn|Dhananjayan|2014|p=239}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=27 March 2005 |title=Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal |url=https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2005/03/27/sila-nerangalil-sila-manidhargal/ |access-date=11 September 2020 |website=Baradwaj Rangan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kolappan |first=B. |date=27 April 2016 |title=Soon, an album of Jayakanthan's film songs |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/soon-an-album-of-jayakanthans-film-songs/article8525833.ece |access-date=11 September 2020}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Kandathai Sollugiren Ungal
| lyrics1 = [[Jayakanthan]]
| extra1 = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| length1 = 3:17
| title2 = Veru Idam Thedi
| lyrics2 = Jayakanthan
| extra2 = [[Vani Jairam]]
| length2 = 3:16
}}

== Release and reception ==
''Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal'' was released on 1 April 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 April 2019 |title=சில நேரங்களில் சில மனிதர்கள்' – அப்பவே அப்படி கதை |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/161725-.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902065905/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/161725-.html |archive-date=2 September 2019 |access-date=2 September 2019 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]]}}</ref> In a review dated 17 April 1977, ''[[Ananda Vikatan]]'' was positive towards the film, particularly Lakshmi's performance.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=17 April 1977 |title=சில நேரங்களில் சில மனிதர்கள் |magazine=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref> At the [[24th National Film Awards]], Lakshmi won the [[National Film Award for Best Actress]], the film's only win at the ceremony.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Times_of_India_Directory_and_Year_Bo/5sgQAQAAMAAJ?gbpv=1 |title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book Including Who's who |publisher=[[The Times Group|Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd]] |year=1978 |pages=319}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="movie">{{Cite AV media |title=Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal |type=motion picture |language=ta |publisher=A.B.S. Productions |year=1977 |time=11:48 |time-caption=Credits, from}}</ref>
}}

== Bibliography ==
*{{Cite book |last1=Rajadhyaksha |first1=Ashish |url=https://indiancine.ma/texts/indiancine.ma%3AEncyclopedia_of_Indian_Cinema/text.pdf |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] and [[Oxford University Press]] |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |author-link2=Paul Willemen |orig-year=1994}}
*{{Cite book |last=Dhananjayan |first=G. |title=Pride of Tamil cinema 1931–2013: Tamil films that have earned national and international recognition |publisher=Blue Ocean Publishers |year=2014 |oclc=898765509 |author-link=G. Dhananjayan}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0157039}}

{{A. Bhimsingh}}

[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films about rape in India]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Films directed by A. Bhimsingh]]
[[Category:Films featuring a Best Actress National Award-winning performance]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]

Sila Nerangalil Sila Manithargal - Revision history

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