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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Illam
| name           = Illam
| image = Illamfilm.jpg
| image         = Illam film poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| border        = no
| director = [[I. V. Sasi]]
| caption       = Poster
| producer = M. L. Govind
| director       = [[I. V. Sasi]]
| writer = M. S. Madhu (dialogues)
| producer       = M. L. Govind
| story = [[Sreenivasan]]
| writer         = M. S. Madhu (dialogues)
| starring = [[Sivakumar]]<br />[[Amala (actress)|Amala]]
| story         = [[Sreenivasan]]
| music = [[Ilayaraja]]
| starring       = [[Sivakumar]]<br />[[Amala Akkineni|Amala]]
| cinematography =Jayaram
| music         = [[Ilayaraja]]
| editing =[[K. Narayanan]]
| cinematography = Jayaram
| studio =MLG Films
| editing       = [[K. Narayanan]]
| released = 12 August 1988
| studio         = MLG Films
| runtime =
| released       = {{film date|1988|8|12|df=y}}
| language = Tamil
| runtime       =  
| budget =
| language       = Tamil
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}}
}}


'''''Illam''''' ({{translation|Home}}) is a 1988 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] film directed by [[I. V. Sasi]], starring [[Sivakumar]] and [[Amala (actress)|Amala]] .<ref>{{cite web|title=Illam|url=http://www.ebay.com/itm/India-Bollywood-Tamil-OST-Illam-Ilaiyaraaja-1987-Rare-Echo-7-IBEP327-/380852722888?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item58ac975cc8|publisher=e-bay|access-date=28 February 2014}}</ref> The film was a remake of the [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=மோகன்லாலும், பின்னே தமிழ் ரீமேக்கும்...|url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/34110/cinema/Kollywood/Mohanlal-movies-and-their-remakes.htm|access-date=19 May 2018|work=[[Dinamalar]]|date=5 July 2015}}</ref> It was released on 12 August 1988.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19880812&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title=Illam|date=12 August 1988|work=[[The Indian Express]]|page=4}}</ref>
'''''Illam''''' ({{translation|Home}}) is a 1988 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[I. V. Sasi]], starring [[Sivakumar]] and [[Amala Akkineni|Amala]]. The film was a remake of the [[Malayalam]] film ''[[Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 July 2015 |title=மோகன்லாலும், பின்னே தமிழ் ரீமேக்கும்... |url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/34110/cinema/Kollywood/Mohanlal-movies-and-their-remakes.htm |access-date=19 May 2018 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta |archive-date=19 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180519032352/http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/34110/cinema/Kollywood/Mohanlal-movies-and-their-remakes.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> It was released on 12 August 1988.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 August 1988 |title=Illam |pages=4 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19880812&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=3 November 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
 
== Plot ==
{{no plot|date=February 2022}}


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
*[[Sivakumar]] as Mayilsamy
*[[Sivakumar]] as Mayilsamy
*[[Amala (actress)|Amala]] as Saradha
*[[Amala Akkineni|Amala]] as Saradha
*[[Chandrasekhar (Tamil actor)|Chandrasekhar]]
*[[Vagai Chandrasekhar|Chandrasekhar]]
*[[Srikanth (1970s actor)|Srikanth]]
*[[Srikanth (1970s actor)|Srikanth]]
*[[Y. G. Mahendra]]
*[[Y. G. Mahendra]]


==Soundtrack==
== Soundtrack ==
The music composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].
The music composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Illam |url=https://avdigital.in/products/illam |access-date=18 February 2022 |website=AVDigital}}</ref>


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== Reception ==
== Reception ==
''The Indian Express'' compared the film's plot to ''[[Veedu]]'', "Illam is unlike Veedu in many ways [..] it does not have anchoring in social factors [..] and is mainly interested in the melodramatic aspects of the plot".<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19880812&printsec=frontpage&hl=en</ref> Amala won the Best Actress Special Award at the [[1989 Cinema Express Awards]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 March 1989 |title=Cinema Express readers choose Agni Nakshathiram |page=4 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |agency=Express News Service |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19890311&printsec=frontpage}}</ref>
''The Indian Express'' compared the film's plot to ''[[Veedu]]'': "Illam is unlike ''Veedu'' in many ways [..] it does not have anchoring in social factors [..] and is mainly interested in the melodramatic aspects of the plot".<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 August 1988 |title=Illam |pages=5 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19880812&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=3 November 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Amala won the Best Actress Special Award at the [[9th Cinema Express Awards]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 March 1989 |title=Cinema Express readers choose Agni Nakshathiram |pages=4 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |agency=Express News Service |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19890311&printsec=frontpage |access-date=19 February 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 10:56, 17 June 2022

Illam
Poster
Directed byI. V. Sasi
Produced byM. L. Govind
Written byM. S. Madhu (dialogues)
Story bySreenivasan
StarringSivakumar
Amala
Music byIlayaraja
CinematographyJayaram
Edited byK. Narayanan
Production
company
MLG Films
Release date
  • 12 August 1988 (1988-08-12)
LanguageTamil

Illam (transl. Home) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film directed by I. V. Sasi, starring Sivakumar and Amala. The film was a remake of the Malayalam film Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam.[1] It was released on 12 August 1988.[2]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[3]

No. Song Singers Lyrics
1 Aadum Paambu P. Jayachandran, S. P. Sailaja Gangai Amaran
2 Manjal Neerattu K. S. Chithra
3 Nandhavanam Poothirukkudhu S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
4 Puttu Puttu Vaikkatuma Mano

Reception[edit | edit source]

The Indian Express compared the film's plot to Veedu: "Illam is unlike Veedu in many ways [..] it does not have anchoring in social factors [..] and is mainly interested in the melodramatic aspects of the plot".[4] Amala won the Best Actress Special Award at the 9th Cinema Express Awards.[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "மோகன்லாலும், பின்னே தமிழ் ரீமேக்கும்..." Dinamalar (in தமிழ்). 5 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. "Illam". The Indian Express. 12 August 1988. p. 4. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  3. "Illam". AVDigital. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. "Illam". The Indian Express. 12 August 1988. p. 5. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  5. "Cinema Express readers choose Agni Nakshathiram". The Indian Express. Express News Service. 11 March 1989. p. 4. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

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