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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Neela Vaanam
| image          = Neela Vaanam.jpg
| image          = Neela Vaanam.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[P. Madhavan]]
| director      = [[P. Madhavan]]
| producer      = Varadan
| producer      = Varathan
| screenplay    = [[K. Balachander]]
| screenplay    = [[K. Balachander]]
| starring      = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Devika]]<br />[[Rajasree]]
| starring      = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Devika]]<br />[[Rajasri]]
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = [[M. Karnan]]
| cinematography = [[M. Karnan]]
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'''''Neela Vaanam''''' ({{trans|Blue Sky}}) is a 1965 Indian [[Tamil language]] film, directed by [[P. Madhavan]] and produced by Varathan. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Devika]] and [[Rajasree]]. The film had musical score by [[M. S. Viswanathan]], and was released on 10 December 1965.
'''''Neela Vaanam''''' ({{translation|Blue Sky}}) is a 1965 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[P. Madhavan]] and produced by Varathan. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Devika]] and [[Rajasri]]. It was released on 10 December 1965.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=July 2021}}
Babu, a Bachelor of Arts graduate working as a ticket taker at Shanthi Theatre, often hitchhikes to work. During one such ride, he meets Vimala, and the two gradually fall in love. Babu tells her he will marry only after securing a better job. Vimala’s uncle Varatharajan later comes to approve of their relationship.
Babu and Vimala are lovers. However, under a circumstance Babu is forced to marry the dying Gowri without the acknowledgement of Vimala. Vimala and Gowri are friends. Shocked by her lover's marriage to Gowri, Vimala and Babu tried to keep their past as a secret from Gowri. What will happen to Gowri forms the rest of the story.
 
Meanwhile, Somanathan, a wealthy paper mill owner, seeks a groom for his daughter Gowri. By chance, Gowri meets Babu and offers him a job at her father’s mill. After Babu is publicly humiliated at Gowri’s birthday party over a missing necklace, Somanathan intervenes, apologizes, and formally employs him.
 
Babu introduces Vimala to his family, but events take a tragic turn when Gowri is diagnosed with incurable uterine cancer, a fact her parents conceal from her. After a proposed marriage alliance for Gowri collapses, she grows close to Babu and proposes to him. Aware of his daughter’s limited time, Somanathan pleads with Babu to marry her, and Babu reluctantly agrees.
 
After the marriage, Vimala believes Babu abandoned her for wealth. She later joins the paper mill as Gowri’s assistant, creating tension. To protect Gowri from despair, Babu and Somanathan pretend she is pregnant, allowing her to live happily in her final months. Babu secretly searches for a cure but fails.
 
Eventually, Gowri learns both of her illness and Babu’s past relationship with Vimala. Accepting her fate, she urges Babu to marry Vimala and dies in his arms. Devastated, Babu leaves the house carrying a doll Gowri cherished as their child. Vimala later finds him and pleads her understanding, but Babu silently walks away.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Babu<ref name="Sport and Pastime" />
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Babu<ref name="Sport and Pastime" />
*[[Devika]] as Gowri<ref name="Sport and Pastime" />
*[[Devika]] as Gowri<ref name="Sport and Pastime" />
*[[Rajasree]] as Vimala
*[[Rajasri]] as Vimala
*[[S. V. Sahasranamam]] as Somanathan
*[[S. V. Sahasranamam]] as Somanathan: Gowri's father
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Varatharajan
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Varatharajan: Vimala's father
*[[Nagesh]] as Prakash
*[[Nagesh]] as Prakash: Varatharajan's brother-in-law
*Seethalakshmi as Gowri's Mother
*Seethalakshmi as Kamala
*[[Kumari Padmini]] as Thilagam
*[[Kumari Padmini]] as Thilagam: Gowri's friend
*I. S. R as Thilagam's husband
*I. S. R as Balraj: Thilagam's husband
*Harikrishnan as Sharma
*Harikrishnan as Sharma
*Comedy Shanmugam as Babu's friend
*Comedy Shanmugam as Babu's friend
* [[Pakoda Kadhar]]
*Loose Aarumugam as Guest appearance
 
*[[Pakoda Kadhar]] as Play Boy
== Production ==
*[[Karuppu Subbiah]] as Babu House Owner
''Neela Vaanam'' was directed by [[P. Madhavan]] and produced by Varadan under Pattu Films. The screenplay was written by [[K. Balachander]]. Cinematography was handled by Karnan, and the editing by R. Devarajan.<ref name="poster" /> The final length of the film was {{convert|4800|metres|feet}}.<ref name="anandan">{{Cite book |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1965-cinedetails29.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |last=Film News Anandan |date=23 October 2004 |publisher=Sivakami Publishers |location=Chennai |language=Tamil |trans-title=History of Landmark Tamil Films |author-link=Film News Anandan |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181005135332/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1965-cinedetails29.asp |archive-date=5 October 2018 |url-status=live |access-date=5 October 2018 }}</ref>
}}


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neelavanam |url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/168 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808074353/http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/168 |archive-date=8 August 2019 |access-date=8 August 2019 |website=Songs4all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam&nbsp;– Part 2 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |edition=1st |location=Chennai |publication-date=November 2016 |page=208 |language=Tamil}}</ref>
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] and the lyrics were penned by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Neelavanam |url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/168 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808074353/http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/168 |archive-date=8 August 2019 |access-date=8 August 2019 |website=Songs4all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam&nbsp;– Part 2 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |edition=1st |location=Chennai |publication-date=November 2016 |pages=208 |language=Tamil}}</ref> The song "Sollada Vaai Thirandhu" is set in Senjurutti raga.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ஏழிசை எம்எஸ்வி {{!}} பயோகிராபி |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/msv/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626130400/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/msv/ |archive-date=26 June 2020 |access-date=7 July 2024 |website=[[Dinamalar]] |language=Ta}}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyrics !! Duration
! Song !! Singer/s !! Duration
|-
|-
| 1 || "O Lakshmi, O Sheela, O Maalaa" || [[L. R. Eswari]] || rowspan=5|[[Kannadasan]] || 02:78
| "O Lakshmi, O Sheela, O Maalaa" || [[L. R. Eswari]] || 02:78
|-
|-
| 2 || "O Little Flower, See Your Lover" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 03:20
| "O Little Flower, See Your Lover" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 03:20
|-
|-
| 3 || "Oho Ho Odum Ennangale" || [[P. Susheela]] || 03:41
| "Oho Ho Odum Ennangale" || [[P. Susheela]] || 03:41
|-
|-
| 4 || "Mangala Mangaiyum Maappillaiyum" || P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari || 04:10
| "Mangala Mangaiyum Maappillaiyum" || P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari || 04:10
|-
|-
| 5 || "Solladaa Vaay Thirandhu Ammaavenru" || P. Susheela || 03:14
| "Solladaa Vaay Thirandhu Ammaavenru" || P. Susheela || 03:14
|}
|}


== Release and reception ==
== Release and reception ==
''Neela Vaanam'' was released on 10 December 1965,<ref name="poster">{{Cite news |date=10 December 1965 |title=Neela Vānam |page=9 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> and distributed by Sivaji Films.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 December 1965 |title=Neela Vānam |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><!-- https://archive.is/Lk0VF --> T. M. Ramachandran of ''[[Sport and Pastime]]'' called it "a poor film" and criticised Madhavan's direction as "naive". He also noted "There is nothing much to write home about K. Balachander's screenplay and dialogue" but called Viswanathan's music "pleasing".<ref name="Sport and Pastime">{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=8 January 1966 |title=Neela Vanam |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20950/page/n109 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |volume=20 |page=51}}</ref>
''Neela Vaanam'' was released on 10 December 1965,<ref>{{Cite web |title=1965&nbsp;– நீலவானம்&nbsp;– பட்டு பிலிம்ஸ் |trans-title=1965&nbsp;– Neela Vaanam&nbsp;– Pattu Films |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1965-cinedetails29.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181005135332/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1965-cinedetails29.asp |archive-date=5 October 2018 |access-date=5 October 2018 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=Tamil}}</ref><ref name="poster">{{Cite news |date=10 December 1965 |title=Neela Vānam |work=[[The Hindu]] |pages=9}}</ref><!-- https://archive.today/20170404085129/http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthread.php?11868-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95/page33 --> and distributed by Sivaji Films.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 December 1965 |title=Neela Vānam |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19651217&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=6 July 2022 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> T. M. Ramachandran of ''[[Sport and Pastime]]'' called it a "poor film" and criticised Madhavan's direction as "naive". He also noted "There is nothing much to write home about K. Balachander's screenplay and dialogue" but called Viswanathan's music "pleasing".<ref name="Sport and Pastime">{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=8 January 1966 |title=Neela Vanam |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20950/page/n109/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230309094616/https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20950/page/n109/mode/2up |archive-date=9 March 2023 |access-date=9 March 2023 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |page=51 |via=[[Internet Archive]] |volume=20}}</ref> ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' appreciated Balachander's screenplay and dialogue but criticised the songs.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=26 December 1965 |title=நீலவானம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1965-12-26/page/n38/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230309100453/https://archive.org/details/kalki1965-12-26/page/n38/mode/2up |archive-date=9 March 2023 |access-date=9 March 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=37 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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Neela Vaanam
Theatrical release poster
Directed byP. Madhavan
Produced byVarathan
Screenplay byK. Balachander
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Devika
Rajasri
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyM. Karnan
Edited byR. Devarajan
Production
company
Pattu Films
Distributed bySivaji Films
Release date
  • 10 December 1965 (1965-12-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Neela Vaanam (transl. Blue Sky) is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by P. Madhavan and produced by Varathan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Devika and Rajasri. It was released on 10 December 1965.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Babu, a Bachelor of Arts graduate working as a ticket taker at Shanthi Theatre, often hitchhikes to work. During one such ride, he meets Vimala, and the two gradually fall in love. Babu tells her he will marry only after securing a better job. Vimala’s uncle Varatharajan later comes to approve of their relationship.

Meanwhile, Somanathan, a wealthy paper mill owner, seeks a groom for his daughter Gowri. By chance, Gowri meets Babu and offers him a job at her father’s mill. After Babu is publicly humiliated at Gowri’s birthday party over a missing necklace, Somanathan intervenes, apologizes, and formally employs him.

Babu introduces Vimala to his family, but events take a tragic turn when Gowri is diagnosed with incurable uterine cancer, a fact her parents conceal from her. After a proposed marriage alliance for Gowri collapses, she grows close to Babu and proposes to him. Aware of his daughter’s limited time, Somanathan pleads with Babu to marry her, and Babu reluctantly agrees.

After the marriage, Vimala believes Babu abandoned her for wealth. She later joins the paper mill as Gowri’s assistant, creating tension. To protect Gowri from despair, Babu and Somanathan pretend she is pregnant, allowing her to live happily in her final months. Babu secretly searches for a cure but fails.

Eventually, Gowri learns both of her illness and Babu’s past relationship with Vimala. Accepting her fate, she urges Babu to marry Vimala and dies in his arms. Devastated, Babu leaves the house carrying a doll Gowri cherished as their child. Vimala later finds him and pleads her understanding, but Babu silently walks away.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and the lyrics were penned by Kannadasan.[2][3] The song "Sollada Vaai Thirandhu" is set in Senjurutti raga.[4]

Song Singer/s Duration
"O Lakshmi, O Sheela, O Maalaa" L. R. Eswari 02:78
"O Little Flower, See Your Lover" T. M. Soundararajan 03:20
"Oho Ho Odum Ennangale" P. Susheela 03:41
"Mangala Mangaiyum Maappillaiyum" P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari 04:10
"Solladaa Vaay Thirandhu Ammaavenru" P. Susheela 03:14

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Neela Vaanam was released on 10 December 1965,[5][6] and distributed by Sivaji Films.[7] T. M. Ramachandran of Sport and Pastime called it a "poor film" and criticised Madhavan's direction as "naive". He also noted "There is nothing much to write home about K. Balachander's screenplay and dialogue" but called Viswanathan's music "pleasing".[1] Kalki appreciated Balachander's screenplay and dialogue but criticised the songs.[8]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ramachandran, T. M. (8 January 1966). "Neela Vanam". Sport and Pastime. Vol. 20. p. 51. Retrieved 9 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Neelavanam". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. ↑ Neelamegam, G. (November 2016). Thiraikalanjiyam – Part 2 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. p. 208.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ↑ "ஏழிசை எம்எஸ்வி | பயோகிராபி". Dinamalar (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "1965 – நீலவானம் – பட்டு பிலிம்ஸ்" [1965 – Neela Vaanam – Pattu Films]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Retrieved 5 October 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ↑ "Neela Vānam". The Hindu. 10 December 1965. p. 9.
  7. ↑ "Neela Vānam". The Indian Express. 3 December 1965. p. 3. Retrieved 6 July 2022 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ↑ "நீலவானம்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). 26 December 1965. p. 37. Retrieved 9 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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