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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Nila Kaalam
| name           = Nila Kaalam
| director = [[Gandhi Krishna]]
| director       = [[Gandhi Krishna]]
| writer = [[Sujatha Rangarajan|Sujatha]]<br /><small>'''(Dialogue)'''</small>
| writer         = [[Sujatha (writer)|Sujatha]]<br /><small>(dialogues)</small>
| screenplay = Gandhi Krishna
| screenplay     = Gandhi Krishna
| story = Sujatha
| story         = Sujatha
| producer = Media Dreams Limited<br>Sujatha<br>M. Nandha Gopal<br /><small>'''(Line Producer)'''</small>
| producer       = Media Dreams Limited<br />Sujatha<br />M. Nandha Gopal<br /><small>'''(Line Producer)'''</small>
| starring = Master Dinesh<br>[[Udayaraj|Master Udayaraj]]<br />Baby Ranjini Pradeep
| starring       = Master Dinesh<br />[[Udayaraj|Master Udayaraj]]<br />Baby Ranjini Pradeep
| cinematography = M. V. Panneer Selvam
| cinematography = M. V. Panneer Selvam
| music = '''Original songs:'''<br /> Bharani<br />'''Background Score'''<br />Sangeetha Rajan
| music         = '''Original songs:'''<br /> Bharani<br />'''Background Score'''<br />Sangeetha Rajan
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]<br />[[V. T. Vijayan]]
| editing       = [[B. Lenin]]<br />[[V. T. Vijayan]]
| studio = [[Media Dreams]]
| studio         = [[Media Dreams]]
| distributor = Media Dreams
| distributor   = Media Dreams
| released = {{Film date|2001|01|29|df=y}}
| released       = {{Film date|2001|01|29|df=y}}
| runtime =
| runtime       =  
| country = [[India]]
| country       = [[India]]
| language = Tamil
| language       = Tamil
}}
}}


'''''Nila Kaalam''''' ({{translation|Lunar period}}) is a 2001 straight-to-TV Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]] [[film]] directed by [[Gandhi Krishna]]. The film was also released at film festivals and child artiste. [[Udayaraj|Master Udayaraj]] went on to win [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/my-first-break/article3022553.ece|title=My first break|date=15 February 2008|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/releases98/lyr2001/rdec2001/12122001/r1212200131.html|title=President Gives Away 48th National Film Awards|website=pibarchive.nic.in|date=12 December 2001}}</ref> The film is based on [[Sujatha Rangarajan|Sujatha]]'s novel ''Andru Un Arukil''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/23pic1-gandhi-krishna-on-ananda-thandavam.htm|title=rediff.com: Meet the creator of Ananda Thandavam|website=specials.rediff.com}}</ref>
'''''Nila Kaalam''''' ({{translation|Lunar period}}) is a 2001 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language television film directed by [[Gandhi Krishna]]. The film was also released at film festivals and child artiste [[Udayaraj|Master Udayaraj]] went on to win [[National Film Award for Best Child Artist]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 February 2008 |title=My first break |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/my-first-break/article3022553.ece |url-status=live |access-date=6 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406193744/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/my-first-break/article3022553.ece |archive-date=6 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2001 |title=President Gives Away 48th National Film Awards |url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/releases98/lyr2001/rdec2001/12122001/r1212200131.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913031701/https://archive.pib.gov.in/archive/releases98/lyr2001/rdec2001/12122001/r1212200131.html |archive-date=13 September 2021 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=pibarchive.nic.in}}</ref> The film is based on [[Sujatha (writer)|Sujatha]]'s novel ''Andru Un Arukil''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=23 March 2009 |title=Meet the creator of Ananda Thandavam |url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/23pic1-gandhi-krishna-on-ananda-thandavam.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204143158/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/mar/23pic1-gandhi-krishna-on-ananda-thandavam.htm |archive-date=4 February 2021 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref>


==Plot==
== Plot ==
The protagonists are three children&nbsp;— Nilaa (Baby Ranjini Pradeep), Amirdhalingam "Amar" (Master Dinesh) and Balasubramaniam "Pulli" (Master Udayaraj). The two boys work in a garage for the owner ([[Bala Singh]]) which is next to Nilaa's house.
The protagonists are three children&nbsp;— Nilaa (Baby Ranjini Pradeep), Amirdhalingam "Amar" (Master Dinesh) and Balasubramaniam "Pulli" (Master Udayaraj). The two boys work in a garage for the owner ([[Bala Singh]]) which is next to Nilaa's house.


Nilaa, daughter of a popular actress, Veni ([[Roja (actress)|Roja]]), who is estranged from her husband, has all the material comforts but yearns for company. Nilaa watches her mother shoot for a film with actor Ashok ([[Prabhu Deva]]). Soon, she strikes a friendship with the boys. The children `plan' a picnic and Nilaa provides the car, food and the works. Their excitement knows no bounds. But that day proves to be the last day of their carefree laughter, childish pranks... their innocence-filled childhood.
Nilaa, daughter of a popular actress, Veni ([[Roja (actress)|Roja]]), who is estranged from her husband, has all the material comforts but yearns for company. Nilaa watches her mother shoot for a film with actor Ashok ([[Prabhu Deva]]). Soon, she strikes a friendship with the boys. The children `plan' a picnic and Nilaa provides the car, food and the works. Their excitement knows no bounds. But that day proves to be the last day of their carefree laughter, childish pranks... their innocence-filled childhood.


==Cast==
== Cast ==
''Source''<ref name="A">{{Cite book |title=PRIDE OF TAMIL CINEMA: 1931 TO 2013: Tamil Films that have earned National and International Recognition|last=Dhananjayan |first=G |publisher=Blue Ocean Publishers |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-670-08620-7 |pages=399 |author-link=G. Dhananjayan}}</ref>
''Source''<ref name="A">{{Cite book |last=Dhananjayan |first=G |title=PRIDE OF TAMIL CINEMA: 1931 TO 2013: Tamil Films that have earned National and International Recognition |publisher=Blue Ocean Publishers |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-670-08620-7 |pages=399 |author-link=G. Dhananjayan}}</ref>
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*Master Dinesh as Amar (Amirdhalingam)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/child-stars-on-the-big-screen/article7873221.ece|title=Child stars on the big screen|first1=Raveena|last1=Joseph|first2=Srinivasa|last2=Ramanujam|date=13 November 2015|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
*Master Dinesh as Amar (Amirdhalingam)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joseph |first=Raveena |last2=Ramanujam |first2=Srinivasa |date=13 November 2015 |title=Child stars on the big screen |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/child-stars-on-the-big-screen/article7873221.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200406193743/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/child-stars-on-the-big-screen/article7873221.ece |archive-date=6 April 2020 |access-date=6 April 2020 |website=The Hindu}}</ref>
*[[Udayaraj|Master Udayaraj]] as Pulli (Balasubramaniam)
*[[Udayaraj|Master Udayaraj]] as Pulli (Balasubramaniam)
*Baby Ranjini Pradeep as Nilaa
*Baby Ranjini Pradeep as Nilaa
*[[Roja (actress)|Roja]] as Veni
*[[Roja (actress)|Roja]] as Veni
*Nellai Sundarrajan as Pattabi  
*Nellai Sundarrajan as Pattabi
*[[Rasheed Ummer]] as Raja
*[[Rasheed Ummer]] as Raja
* [[Bala Singh]] as the garage owner
* [[Bala Singh]] as the garage owner
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==Release==
== Production ==
An earlier title for the project was ''Pookutti''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Enthused by Bharati |url=http://www.pondicherry.com/2000jun/p/hotnews.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010421033443/http://www.pondicherry.com/2000jun/p/hotnews.shtml |archive-date=21 April 2001 |access-date=13 September 2021 |website=Pondicherry.com}}</ref>
 
== Release ==
The film had a brief theatrical run after the film was broadcast on television.<ref name="A" />
The film had a brief theatrical run after the film was broadcast on television.<ref name="A" />


A reviewer from [[The Hindu]] cited that "Udayaraj as Pulli hogs the limelight. As the eight-year-old orphan who only dreams of being with his non- existent mother and is completely ignorant about the ways of the mean world, Udayaraj would give the best actor a run for his money".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/film-review-nilaa-kaalam/article27914129.ece|title=Film Review: Nilaa Kaalam|date=2 February 2001|work=The Hindu}}</ref>
A reviewer from [[The Hindu]] cited that "Udayaraj as Pulli hogs the limelight. As the eight-year-old orphan who only dreams of being with his non- existent mother and is completely ignorant about the ways of the mean world, Udayaraj would give the best actor a run for his money".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 February 2001 |title=Film Review: Nilaa Kaalam |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/film-review-nilaa-kaalam/article27914129.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913031658/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/film-review-nilaa-kaalam/article27914129.ece |archive-date=13 September 2021 |access-date=19 May 2020 |website=The Hindu}}</ref>


==References==
== References ==
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Nila Kaalam
Directed byGandhi Krishna
Produced byMedia Dreams Limited
Sujatha
M. Nandha Gopal
(Line Producer)
Written bySujatha
(dialogues)
Screenplay byGandhi Krishna
Story bySujatha
StarringMaster Dinesh
Master Udayaraj
Baby Ranjini Pradeep
Music byOriginal songs:
Bharani
Background Score
Sangeetha Rajan
CinematographyM. V. Panneer Selvam
Edited byB. Lenin
V. T. Vijayan
Production
company
Distributed byMedia Dreams
Release date
  • 29 January 2001 (2001-01-29)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Nila Kaalam (transl. Lunar period) is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language television film directed by Gandhi Krishna. The film was also released at film festivals and child artiste Master Udayaraj went on to win National Film Award for Best Child Artist.[1][2] The film is based on Sujatha's novel Andru Un Arukil.[3]

Plot

The protagonists are three children — Nilaa (Baby Ranjini Pradeep), Amirdhalingam "Amar" (Master Dinesh) and Balasubramaniam "Pulli" (Master Udayaraj). The two boys work in a garage for the owner (Bala Singh) which is next to Nilaa's house.

Nilaa, daughter of a popular actress, Veni (Roja), who is estranged from her husband, has all the material comforts but yearns for company. Nilaa watches her mother shoot for a film with actor Ashok (Prabhu Deva). Soon, she strikes a friendship with the boys. The children `plan' a picnic and Nilaa provides the car, food and the works. Their excitement knows no bounds. But that day proves to be the last day of their carefree laughter, childish pranks... their innocence-filled childhood.

Cast

Source[4]

Production

An earlier title for the project was Pookutti.[6]

Release

The film had a brief theatrical run after the film was broadcast on television.[4]

A reviewer from The Hindu cited that "Udayaraj as Pulli hogs the limelight. As the eight-year-old orphan who only dreams of being with his non- existent mother and is completely ignorant about the ways of the mean world, Udayaraj would give the best actor a run for his money".[7]

References

  1. ↑ "My first break". The Hindu. 15 February 2008. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "President Gives Away 48th National Film Awards". pibarchive.nic.in. 12 December 2001. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Meet the creator of Ananda Thandavam". Rediff.com. 23 March 2009. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dhananjayan, G (2014). PRIDE OF TAMIL CINEMA: 1931 TO 2013: Tamil Films that have earned National and International Recognition. Blue Ocean Publishers. p. 399. ISBN 978-0-670-08620-7.
  5. ↑ Joseph, Raveena; Ramanujam, Srinivasa (13 November 2015). "Child stars on the big screen". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Enthused by Bharati". Pondicherry.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2001. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Film Review: Nilaa Kaalam". The Hindu. 2 February 2001. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

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