Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)

Ninaithale Inikkum
Directed by	K. Balachander[1]
Produced by	R. Ventaraman
Screenplay by	K. Balachander
Story by	Sujatha Rangarajan
Starring	Kamal Hassan Rajinikanth Jayaprada
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Cinematography	B. S. Lokanath
Edited by	N. R. Kittu
Production company	Premalaya Productions
Distributed by	Premalaya Productions
Release dates	14 April 1979 (1979-04-14)
Running time	141 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Ninaithale Inikkum (Tamil:நினைத்தாலே இனிக்கும்) (English: Sweet Memories) is a 1979 Indian Tamil language comedy drama film directed by K. Balachander starring Kamal Hassan, Rajinikanth, Jayaprada, Geetha and Nakul.^[1] The story was written by Sujatha Rangarajan.^[2][3] The film was also simultaneously shot in Telugu as Andamaina Anubhavam.^[4] A large part of the film was shot in Singapore.^[5]

Plot

The film follows lead chandru (Kamal Hassan) who plays a singer and his band on a tour to Singapore. Over there Chandru meets his love interest Sona (Jayaprada), only to find that she is terminally ill. The film ends on a tragic note with the lady's demise.

Cast

• Kamal Hassan as Chandru
• Rajinikanth as Deepak
• Jayaprada as Sona
• Geetha as the receptionist
• S. K. Misro as Kamalakar Rao
• Rajappa as Vichu
• Srinivas
• Jayasudha as Kamini (Guest appearance)
• Sarath Babu (Guest appearance)
• Narayana Rao (Guest appearance)
• S. Ve. Shekher (Guest appearance)

Production

Taking a step aside from the usual serious dramas that Balachander is known to direct, this film was an attempt at a light comedy with its music serving as the main attraction. Many of K. Balachander's students like Jayasudha, Sarath Babu, Geetha and Narayana Rao appear in cameo for their mentor. This was the debut film for actor S. V. Shekhar.^[6] Jayasudha's sister Subhashini also appears. The band in the movie and the music were inspired by the Beatles.^[7]

The scene where Rajinikanth is challenged to flip his cigarette 10 times or lose a finger is based on Roald Dahl's Man from the South.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan. The song "Engeyum Eppothum" was one of the famous songs from the film. The song was remixed by Yogi B in Pollathavan (2007).^[8] The song "Sambo Siva Sambo" was remixed by Vijay Antony as "Avala Nambithan" for Salim (2014).^[9]

1. Namma Ooru Sinkari - S. P. Balasubramaniam
2. Sayonara Vesham Kalainthathu - S. P. Balasubramaniam
3. Nizhal Kandavan - S. P. Balasubramaniam
4. Ninaiththaale Inikkum - S. P. Balasubramaniam, S. Janaki
5. Palavanna - S. P. Balasubramaniam
6. Aananda Thaandavamo - L. R. Eswari
7. Barathi Kannamma - S. P. Balasubramaniam, Vani Jayaram
8. Inimai Nirainda Ulagam - S. P. Balasubramaniam, L. R. Eswari
9. Kaaththirunthen - S. P. Balasubramaniam
10. Sambo Sivasambo - M. S. Viswanathan
11. Thattiketka Aalillai - S. P. Balasubramaniam
12. Yaathum Oore - S. P. Balasubramaniam, P. Susheela
13. Engeyum Eppothum - S. P. Balasubramaniam

Legacy

Films like Bharathi Kannamma (1997), Engeyum Eppodhum (2011) were named after the film's songs. In 2009, another film called Ninaithale Inikkum, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sakthi Vasu and Priyamani was released. G. N. R. Kumaravelan who directed the film, stated that the title was "right for my film on students and the college scenario".^[10]

Abaswaram Ramji conducted a stage show called Ninaithale Inikkum in 2006.^[11] A stage play called "Sambo Siva sambo" named after the film's song was conducted by Theatre of Maham. M. S. Viswanathan composed the background music for the play.^[12]

Re-release

A digitally restored version of the film was released on 4 October 2013.^[13]

References

External links

• Ninaithale Inikkum at the Internet Movie Database