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Nizhal Nijamakirathu

  • 19781978
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 25m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
101
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Nizhal Nijamakirathu (1978)
  • Drama
An innocent dreamer, Thilagam works as a cook at the house where Venkatachalam& his sister, Indumathi's live. She is coveted by the slow-witted deaf household help, Kasi @ Sevudan (Deaf man)... Read allAn innocent dreamer, Thilagam works as a cook at the house where Venkatachalam& his sister, Indumathi's live. She is coveted by the slow-witted deaf household help, Kasi @ Sevudan (Deaf man) as well as Venkatachalam. In this setting enters Sanjeevi, a modern chap rooted in commun... Read allAn innocent dreamer, Thilagam works as a cook at the house where Venkatachalam& his sister, Indumathi's live. She is coveted by the slow-witted deaf household help, Kasi @ Sevudan (Deaf man) as well as Venkatachalam. In this setting enters Sanjeevi, a modern chap rooted in communist ideals who constantly meddles with the men-hating Indumathi. One fine day, Thilagam be... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
101
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • K. Balachander
  • Writers
    • K. Balachander(screenplay/dialogue)
    • Pamman(story)
  • Stars
    • Kamal Haasan
    • Sumithra
    • Shobha
Top credits
  • Director
    • K. Balachander
  • Writers
    • K. Balachander(screenplay/dialogue)
    • Pamman(story)
  • Stars
    • Kamal Haasan
    • Sumithra
    • Shobha
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    • 2User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Kamal Haasan and Sumithra in Nizhal Nijamakirathu (1978)
    Kamal Haasan in Nizhal Nijamakirathu (1978)
    M.S. Viswanathan in Nizhal Nijamakirathu (1978)
    Nizhal Nijamakirathu (1978)

    Top cast

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    Kamal Haasan
    Kamal Haasan
    • Sanjeevias Sanjeevi
    Sumithra
    Sumithra
    • Indumathias Indumathi
    Shobha
    • Thilagamas Thilagam
    Sarath Babu
    Sarath Babu
    • Venkatachalamas Venkatachalam
    Sundari Bai
    • Ponnammaas Ponnamma
    Mouli
    Mouli
    • Manmatha Naiduas Manmatha Naidu
    K. Nataraj
    • Ayyavuas Ayyavu
    Oru Viral Krishna Rao
    • Kalimuthuas Kalimuthu
    • Director
      • K. Balachander
    • Writers
      • K. Balachander(screenplay/dialogue)
      • Pamman(story)
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    Storyline

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    An innocent dreamer, Thilagam works as a cook at the house where Venkatachalam& his sister, Indumathi's live. She is coveted by the slow-witted deaf household help, Kasi @ Sevudan (Deaf man) as well as Venkatachalam. In this setting enters Sanjeevi, a modern chap rooted in communist ideals who constantly meddles with the men-hating Indumathi. One fine day, Thilagam becomes pregnant and a riveting drama ensues. —PipingHotViews
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide
      • Add content advisory

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This is a remake of the Malayalam movie Adimagal (1969) directed by K.S. Sethumadhavan released in 1969
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Indumathi: Can I come with you?

      Sanjeevi: This is a company car, you can't sit here.

      [drives off. He comes back on a bicycle]

      Sanjeevi: This is my cycle, so you can sit here.

    • Connections
      Remake of Adimagal (1969)

    User reviews2

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    Top review
    8/10
    Epic drama movie...
    I was watch this movie one and only becozz of k.balachander...it never disappointed me and i feel only few dialogues are superb...
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    • kamalbeeee
    • Jun 6, 2020

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 24, 1978 (India)
    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Tamil
    • Also known as
      • Illusion Becomes Reality
    • Production company
      • Kalakendra Films
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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