''Neerajanam'' is a 1989 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama film directed by Ashok Kumar and starring Vishwas and Saranya. The film's music is composed by

O. P. Nayyar Omkar Prasad Nayyar (16 January 1926 – 28 January 2007) was an Indian film music composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, and musician. He is considered to be one of the most rhythmic and melodious music directors of the Hindi film indust ...

Plot

Vijay and Jaya are in love with each other. Both of them getting married but Jaya dies in an accident. Vijay unable to bear the loss of his wife becomes an alcoholic. Nirosha, Jaya's sister, tries to help him in quitting alcohol but eventually Vijay also dies in the same place where Jaya died.

Cast

Production

Saranya Ponvannan Saranya Ponvannan (born Sheela Christina) is an Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam and a few Kannada language films. She also acted in one Hindi movie '' Chup: Revenge of the Artist'' in 2022. Saranya made ...

made her Telugu debut with this film.

Soundtrack

After a gap of ten years,

returned to composing with this film. All the songs from this film were retained in the Hindi remake ''Mangni'' (1992).

Reception

Griddaluru Gopalrao of ''

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'' on his review dated 4 August 1989 criticized the film for its poor writing and lackluster direction. Gopalrao, however, praised Saranya's performance.

Awards

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Nandi Awards The Nandi Awards are annual awards presented by the Government of Andhra Pradesh to recognise excellence in Telugu cinema, theatre, and television, as well as lifetime achievements in Indian cinema. The awards are named after the monolithic ...

* Best Music Director -

* Best Supporting Actor -

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* Best Male Playback Singer -

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References

{{Reflist 1980s Telugu-language films Indian romantic drama films Telugu films remade in other languages