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{{infobox film<br />
| name = Thamarai Nenjam<br />
| image = Thamarai Nenjam poster.jpg<br />
| caption = Theatrical Poster<br />
| director = [[K. Balachandar]]<br />
| producer = Annamalai-Arunachalam<br />
| writer = [[K. Balachandar]]<br />
| starring = [[Gemini Ganesan]] <br /> [[B. Saroja Devi]] <br /> [[Vanisri]] <br /> [[Major Sundararajan]] <br /> [[Nagesh]]<br />
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
| cinematography = N. Balakrishnan<br />
| editing = N. R. Kittu<br />
| studio = Bama Films<ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/thamarai-nenjam/|title=thamarai nenjam|access-date=2015-09-03|publisher=spicyonion}}</ref><br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = 31 May 1968<br />
| runtime = 143 mins<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Thamarai Nenjam''''' ({{trans|Lotus Heart}}) is a 1968 [[India]]n [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[romance film|romantic]] [[Drama (genre)|drama]] film directed by [[K. Balachandar]]. The film was produced by Annamalai—Arunachalam under the production company ''Bama films''. The film Script written by [[K. Balachandar]] .The film stars [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[B. Saroja Devi]] and [[Vanisri]] in lead roles with [[Major Sundararajan]] and [[Nagesh]] playing supporting roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://filmibeat.com/tamil/movies/thamarai-nenjam.html|title=thamarai nenjam|access-date=2015-11-27|publisher=filmibeat}}</ref> The soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] while the lyrics for the songs were written by [[Kannadasan]]. The film was remade in Telugu as ''Mooga Prema'' (1969), in [[Hindi]] as ''[[Haar Jeet (1972 film)|Haar Jeet]]'' (1972)<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=1975 |title=Apoorva Raagangal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L3NTAAAAYAAJ&q=server+sundaram |magazine=Film World |volume=11 |page=149}}</ref> and in Kannada as ''[[Mugila Mallige]]'' (1985).<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[B. Saroja Devi]] as Kamala<br />
* [[Gemini Ganesan]] as Murali<br />
* [[Vanisri]] as Radha<br />
* [[Major Sundararajan]] as Vasudevan<br />
* [[Nagesh]] as Narayanan<br />
* [[S. N. Lakshmi]] as Narayanan's Mother<br />
* [[Master Prabhakar]] as prabhakar<br />
* Baby Kausalya as kausalya<br />
* Baby Raji as Raji<br />
* [[R. Sundaramoorthy]] as Sundaramoorthy<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
{{Infobox album<br />
| name = Thamarai Nenjam<br />
| type = Soundtrack<br />
| artist = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]<br />
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| released = 1968<br />
| recorded = 1968<br />
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| genre = Melody<br />
| length = 17:11<br />
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]<br />
| label =<br />
| producer = M. S. Viswanathan<br />
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The soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] and lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://inbaminge.com/thamarai-nenjam|title=thamarai nenjam songs|access-date=2015-09-07|publisher=inbaminge}}</ref><br />
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mp3lio.org/thamarai-nenjem|title=thamarai nenjem mp3|access-date=2015-09-08|publisher=mp3lio}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! No. !! Song !! Singer !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| 1 || "Adipodi Paithiyakari" || [[L. R. Eswari]], [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan=5|[[Kannadasan]] || 3:33<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || "Mutrukai Porattam" || L. R. Eswari, [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 2:53<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || "Aalayam Enbathu" || rowspan=3|P. Susheela || 4:29<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || "Thithikkum Paaleduthu" || 3:33<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || "Vaanai Maranthu Nindra" || 3:23<br />
|}<br />
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==Awards==<br />
1968 '''[[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]'''<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 March 1970 |title=State film awards |page=5 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19700301&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref><br />
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* Won - [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Dialogue Writer]] - [[K. Balachandar]]<br />
* Won - [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film]] - Third Prize<br />
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==Remakes==<br />
The film was remade in Telugu as ''Mooga Prema'' (1969) and in Kannada as ''[[Mugila Mallige]]'' (1985).<ref>http://www.indiaglitz.com/a-tribute-to-swara-chakravarthy-telugu-news-33492.html</ref><ref>https://plus.google.com/109852968539039058082/posts/5BBQcT8bA7N</ref> The former was directed by [[Gutha Ramineedu]] while the latter was directed by Balachander himself. The movie had also been remade in Hindi as ''[[Haar Jeet (1972 film)|Haar Jeet]]'' (1972).<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0155255}}<br />
* {{Youtube|id=kt5xYjZT38|title=Thamarai Nenjam}}<br />
{{K. Balachander}}<br />
{{TamilNaduStateFilmAwardBestFilm}}<br />
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[[Category:Films directed by K. Balachander]]<br />
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[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]<br />
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