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| name = Ninaive Oru Sangeetham | | name = Ninaive Oru Sangeetham | ||
| image = Ninaive Oru Sangeetham.jpeg | | image = Ninaive Oru Sangeetham.jpeg | ||
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| caption = Poster | | caption = Poster | ||
| director = [[K. Rangaraj]] | | director = [[K. Rangaraj]] | ||
| writer = Selvakumar | |||
| producer = S. Greeta | | producer = S. Greeta | ||
| starring = [[Vijayakanth]]<br />[[Radha (actress)|Radha]]<br />[[Srividya]]<br />[[Rekha (Tamil actress)|Rekha]] | | starring = [[Vijayakanth]]<br />[[Radha (actress)|Radha]]<br />[[Srividya]]<br />[[Rekha (Tamil actress)|Rekha]] | ||
| cinematography = [[Dinesh Baboo]] | | cinematography = [[Dinesh Baboo]] | ||
| editing = R. B. Thilak | | editing = R. B. Thilak | ||
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]] | |||
| studio = V. N. S. Films | | studio = V. N. S. Films | ||
| | | released = {{Film date|df=yes|1987|July|24|ref1=<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 July 1987 |title=Ninaive Oru Sangeetham |pages=4 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870724&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=16 December 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref>}} | ||
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| runtime = 142 minutes | | runtime = 142 minutes | ||
| country = India | | country = India | ||
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'''''Ninaive Oru Sangeetham''''' ({{ | '''''Ninaive Oru Sangeetham''''' ({{translation|Memory is a melody}}) is a 1987 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic drama film]], directed by [[K. Rangaraj]] and produced by S. Greeta. The film stars [[Vijayakanth]], [[Radha (actress)|Radha]], [[Srividya]] and [[Rekha (South Indian actress)|Rekha]]. The film had musical score by [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. The film was remade in Telugu as ''[[Donga Pelli]]''. | ||
==Plot== | == Plot == | ||
Marudhu, a farmer with a big heart, lives with his elder sister Vallikannu, married to the good-for-nothing Chinnukaruppandevar, as well as his niece, foster daughter, Meena. Because one day, Meena, accompanied by her mother, asks for an explanation to the one who deceives with his father, this one throws her of out of the house. Marudhu returns her in guaranteeing that she is from now on her partner. Inveterate amateur of poker, Chinnukaruppandevar loses all his lands to the Machiavellian Bairava. At the end of a fight with the latter, Marudhu takes advantage of this event to set the record straight to his brother-in-law. However, news of the cholera rages around. Sandhya, a doctor, who wanted to inoculate the farmers, is repulsed by Marudhu and his friends. He is taken to the police station for disorder to the public service. Sandhya returns to the village, firmly decided to continue, defying the ignorance and the inhospitality of the inhabitants. Marudhu continues putting obstacles in the way, burning the tent where she sheltered. The doctor sets to keep her cool. This is when bursts a violent thunderstorm. Marudhu was eaten up with remorse, he returns to look for Sandhiya to put her under cover. The next day, he puts up a new tent. The young woman, sensitive to all these attentions, eventually falls in love with the farmer and mutually. Marudhu learns by Gowryshankar, the sad episode, where Sandhya had to be her daughter-in-law and finally it did not come true because his son left them in the lurch at the last moment. Since the old man denied him and set Sandhya under his wing. Marudhu promises to him at this moment, when she will be his wife, to her immense happiness. But Meena surprises the lovers without their knowledge. Later, Marudhu explains to Meena and to her elder sister, the tragic past of Sandhiya and cannot thus start again, at the moment its word. Sandhya would not support a new sentimental failure. Discouraged because lover also and for a long time, from her part, Meena pretended to poison herself and asks as her last wish before dying, to be the wife of Marudhu. What realizes the farmer and discovers right after that, trickery. Trapped, he summons the assembly of the wise men of the village which decides in favour of Meena. Complaining very often of violent headaches which Meena handled with casualness, the specialists diagnose her with a brain tumor. She is condemned in the very short term. Only at the beginning, Marudhu is in the confidence, not even the concerned knows. Marudhu tries to behave "normally". He informs Sandhya who, then, does the same with the sister of Marudhu there. But in front of the misfortune which strikes them, each makes a step towards the other one. Marudhu, who did not speak anymore with her sister, becomes reconciled. Chinnukaruppandevar egotist still, metamorphoses into a good man. Marudhu fulfills all the desires of his wife Meena. At the time of giving up the ghost, he makes him understand that he likes by recognizing, by confirming that she is her wife. At the burial of Meena, Marudhu turns to Sandhya to admit that he can never love another woman so much the memory, the music of his Meena, are profoundly printed in him. | |||
==Cast== | == Cast == | ||
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*[[Vijayakanth]] as Marudhu | *[[Vijayakanth]] as Marudhu | ||
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*[[Kovai Sarala]] as Gundulingham's wife | *[[Kovai Sarala]] as Gundulingham's wife | ||
*[[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] as Gowrishankar (in friendly appearance) | *[[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] as Gowrishankar (in friendly appearance) | ||
{{div col end}} | {{div col end}} | ||
== Soundtrack == | == Soundtrack == | ||
The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. The lyrics were written by [[Gangai Amaran]] and by | The music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. The lyrics were written by [[Gangai Amaran]] and by Ilaiyaraaja.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ninaive Oru Sangeetham Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/ninaive-oru-sangeetham-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607064448/https://mossymart.com/product/ninaive-oru-sangeetham-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=7 June 2022 |access-date=7 June 2022 |website=Mossymart}}</ref> The song "Aethamayya Aetham" is set to the Carnatic raga [[Harikambhoji]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=6 December 2013 |title=Positively tranquil |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music//article56843609.ece |url-status=live |access-date=7 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607064650/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music//article56843609.ece |archive-date=7 June 2022}}</ref> | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" | {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" | ||
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length | ! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1 || "Aethamayya Aetham" (Munthi Munthi) || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] and [[K. S. Chithra | | 1 || "Aethamayya Aetham" (Munthi Munthi) || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] and [[K. S. Chithra]] ||[[Ilaiyaraaja]] || 04:27 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2 || "Eduthu Vecha" (Sad version) || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || rowspan=5|[[Gangai Amaran]] || 04:34 | | 2 || "Eduthu Vecha" (Sad version) || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] || rowspan=5|[[Gangai Amaran]] || 04:34 | ||
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| 3 || "Ungalai Onnum" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]] and chorus || 03:38 | | 3 || "Ungalai Onnum" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]] and chorus || 03:38 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 4 || "Sandha Kadai" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] and [[K. S. Chithra | | 4 || "Sandha Kadai" || [[Malaysia Vasudevan]] and [[K. S. Chithra]] || 04:33 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 5 || "Pagalile Oru Nilavinai Kanden" || [[S. Janaki]] || 04:28 | | 5 || "Pagalile Oru Nilavinai Kanden" || [[S. Janaki]] || 04:28 | ||
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== Reception == | == Reception == | ||
''The Indian Express'' wrote, "Despite lacunae in the screenplay, the invigorating visual freshness keeps things going."<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870731&printsec=frontpage&hl=en</ref> | N. Krishnaswamy of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "Despite lacunae in the screenplay, the invigorating visual freshness keeps things going."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=31 July 1987 |title=Native flavour |pages=5 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19870731&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=16 December 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*{{IMDb title|id=0320164 | *{{IMDb title|id=0320164}} | ||
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]] | |||
[[Category:1987 films]] | [[Category:1987 films]] | ||
[[Category:Films directed by K. Rangaraj]] | |||
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]] | |||
[[Category:Indian films]] | [[Category:Indian films]] | ||
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]] | [[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]] | ||
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| Ninaive Oru Sangeetham | |
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| Directed by | K. Rangaraj |
| Produced by | S. Greeta |
| Written by | Selvakumar |
| Starring | Vijayakanth Radha Srividya Rekha |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Dinesh Baboo |
| Edited by | R. B. Thilak |
Production company | V. N. S. Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 142 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Ninaive Oru Sangeetham (transl. Memory is a melody) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, directed by K. Rangaraj and produced by S. Greeta. The film stars Vijayakanth, Radha, Srividya and Rekha. The film had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja. The film was remade in Telugu as Donga Pelli.
Plot[edit | edit source]
Marudhu, a farmer with a big heart, lives with his elder sister Vallikannu, married to the good-for-nothing Chinnukaruppandevar, as well as his niece, foster daughter, Meena. Because one day, Meena, accompanied by her mother, asks for an explanation to the one who deceives with his father, this one throws her of out of the house. Marudhu returns her in guaranteeing that she is from now on her partner. Inveterate amateur of poker, Chinnukaruppandevar loses all his lands to the Machiavellian Bairava. At the end of a fight with the latter, Marudhu takes advantage of this event to set the record straight to his brother-in-law. However, news of the cholera rages around. Sandhya, a doctor, who wanted to inoculate the farmers, is repulsed by Marudhu and his friends. He is taken to the police station for disorder to the public service. Sandhya returns to the village, firmly decided to continue, defying the ignorance and the inhospitality of the inhabitants. Marudhu continues putting obstacles in the way, burning the tent where she sheltered. The doctor sets to keep her cool. This is when bursts a violent thunderstorm. Marudhu was eaten up with remorse, he returns to look for Sandhiya to put her under cover. The next day, he puts up a new tent. The young woman, sensitive to all these attentions, eventually falls in love with the farmer and mutually. Marudhu learns by Gowryshankar, the sad episode, where Sandhya had to be her daughter-in-law and finally it did not come true because his son left them in the lurch at the last moment. Since the old man denied him and set Sandhya under his wing. Marudhu promises to him at this moment, when she will be his wife, to her immense happiness. But Meena surprises the lovers without their knowledge. Later, Marudhu explains to Meena and to her elder sister, the tragic past of Sandhiya and cannot thus start again, at the moment its word. Sandhya would not support a new sentimental failure. Discouraged because lover also and for a long time, from her part, Meena pretended to poison herself and asks as her last wish before dying, to be the wife of Marudhu. What realizes the farmer and discovers right after that, trickery. Trapped, he summons the assembly of the wise men of the village which decides in favour of Meena. Complaining very often of violent headaches which Meena handled with casualness, the specialists diagnose her with a brain tumor. She is condemned in the very short term. Only at the beginning, Marudhu is in the confidence, not even the concerned knows. Marudhu tries to behave "normally". He informs Sandhya who, then, does the same with the sister of Marudhu there. But in front of the misfortune which strikes them, each makes a step towards the other one. Marudhu, who did not speak anymore with her sister, becomes reconciled. Chinnukaruppandevar egotist still, metamorphoses into a good man. Marudhu fulfills all the desires of his wife Meena. At the time of giving up the ghost, he makes him understand that he likes by recognizing, by confirming that she is her wife. At the burial of Meena, Marudhu turns to Sandhya to admit that he can never love another woman so much the memory, the music of his Meena, are profoundly printed in him.
Cast[edit | edit source]
- Vijayakanth as Marudhu
- Rekha as Sandhya
- Radha as Meena
- Srividya as Vallikannu
- Radha Ravi as Bairava
- Goundamani as Chinnukaruppandevar
- Senthil as Gundulingham
- Gandhimathi as Athachi
- Kovai Sarala as Gundulingham's wife
- Ravichandran as Gowrishankar (in friendly appearance)
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The lyrics were written by Gangai Amaran and by Ilaiyaraaja.[2] The song "Aethamayya Aetham" is set to the Carnatic raga Harikambhoji.[3]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Aethamayya Aetham" (Munthi Munthi) | Malaysia Vasudevan and K. S. Chithra | Ilaiyaraaja | 04:27 |
| 2 | "Eduthu Vecha" (Sad version) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Gangai Amaran | 04:34 |
| 3 | "Ungalai Onnum" | Mano and chorus | 03:38 | |
| 4 | "Sandha Kadai" | Malaysia Vasudevan and K. S. Chithra | 04:33 | |
| 5 | "Pagalile Oru Nilavinai Kanden" | S. Janaki | 04:28 | |
| 6 | "Eduthu Vecha" | S. Janaki | 04:39 |
Reception[edit | edit source]
N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "Despite lacunae in the screenplay, the invigorating visual freshness keeps things going."[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Ninaive Oru Sangeetham". The Indian Express. 24 July 1987. p. 4. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ↑ "Ninaive Oru Sangeetham Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ↑ Mani, Charulatha (6 December 2013). "Positively tranquil". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 June 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ↑ Krishnaswamy, N. (31 July 1987). "Native flavour". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 16 December 2019.