''Neram Nalla Irukku'' () is a 1987 Indian
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
People, culture and language
* Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka
** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...
-language film written and directed by
Manoj Kumar
Manoj Kumar (born Harikrishan Giri Goswami; 24 July 1937 – 4 April 2025) was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema.
He is regarded as one of the greatest and most successful actors in t ...
. The film stars
Ramarajan
Kumaresan Ramaiyya better knows as Ramarajan (born 18 October 1960) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and politician. He is referred as Makkal Nayagan for acting and directing films on village-based subjects.
Career
Ramarajan sta ...
and
Nishanti. It was released on 21 October 1987.
Plot
Cast
Production
Singamuthu made his acting debut with this film.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by
M. S. Viswanathan
Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan (24 June 1928 – 14 July 2015), also known as M.S.V., was an Indian music director, singer and actor who predominantly worked in Tamil film industry. Popularly known by the sobriquet "Mellisai Mannar" (), he ...
.
Release and reception
''Neram Nalla Irukku'' was released on 21 October 1987, during
Diwali
Diwali (), also called Deepavali (IAST: ''Dīpāvalī'') or Deepawali (IAST: ''Dīpāwalī''), is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions such as Jainism and Sikhism. It symbolises the spiritual v ...
.
Jayamanmadhan of ''
Kalki
Kalki (), also called Kalkin, is the prophesied tenth and final incarnation of the Hinduism, Hindu god Vishnu. According to Vaishnavism, Vaishnava cosmology, Kalki is destined to appear at the end of the Kali Yuga, the last of the four ages i ...
'' appreciated the film's final hour, final suspense and Viswanathan's music but panned Janagaraj's acting, technical elements and felt the director gave up on the plot after midway.
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1980s Indian films
1980s Tamil-language films
1987 films
Films directed by Manoj Kumar (Tamil director)
Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan
Tamil-language Indian films