Neela Kuyil

Neela Kuyil is a 1995 Tamil drama film directed by Alleppey Ashraf. The film features Pandiarajan and Rajashree in the lead roles, with Manorama, Radha Ravi, Venniradai Moorthy, Senthil, Vadivelu and Y. G. Mahendra playing supporting roles. The film, produced by Harees, had musical score by Manikka Vinayagam and was released on 23 October 1995. The film is a remake of the Malayalam film Ninnishtam Ennishtam which itself was inspired by Charlie Chaplin's City Lights .[1][2][3]

This article is about the Tamil film Neela Kuyil. For the Malayalam film, see Neelakuyil.

Neela Kuyil
Directed byAlleppey Ashraf
Produced byHarees
Written byPriyadarshan
K. N. Anand (dialogues)
Starring
Music byManikka Vinayagam
CinematographyJ. Williams
Edited byL. Boominathan
Production
company
Annu Pictures
Release date
  • 23 October 1995 (1995-10-23)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Muthusamy (Pandiarajan) is a poor and not-too-good-looking man, he is roaming the streets. Kaattayi (Manorama), an old woman and street astrologer, becomes his friend and she gives him money to eat every day. Muthusamy lost his parents at young age. One day, he meets Shalini (Rajashree) a blind flower seller and Muthusamy befriends the innocent Shalini, he introduces himself as a rich business magnate. Shalini has a brother : Veerasamy, a dreaded rowdy. Muthusamy slowly falls in love with Shalini. He decides to pay for her surgery to repair Shalini's eyes : he worked day and night and sold his mother's gold pendant. The police suspect Muthusamy of stealing that gold pendant and arrests him, before being arrested he manages to give his money to Shalini. After the successful surgery, Shalini can see but Muthusamy is not there to see her happiness.

Shalini becomes friends with the doctor Raja (Radha Ravi who operated her eyes. Raja finds her voice sweet, and recommend her to his friend Raja, a music director. The first song Shalini sang becomes a chartbuster and she becomes the busiest singer of the cinema industry. After being released from jail, Muthusamy tries to meet Shalini. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack
Neela Kuyil
Soundtrack album by
Manikka Vinayagam
Released1995
Recorded1995
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length24:20
ProducerManikka Vinayagam

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Manikka Vinayagam. The soundtrack, released in 1995, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali.[4]

TrackSongSinger(s)Duration
1'Oru Vanambadithan'S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha4:38
2'Poo Malai Idhu' (duet)K. J. Yesudas, Sujatha Mohan4:33
3'Poo Malai Idhu' (solo)Sujatha Mohan4:46
4'Sruthilayam'Sujatha Mohan5:23
5'Yar Nenjilea'Swarnalatha5:00

References
  1. "Neelakuyil (1995) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. "Filmography of neelakuyil". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2006. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  3. "Tamil movie Neela Kuyile". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  4. "Neelakuyil Songs — Raaga". play.raaga.com. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
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