Nenjil Oru Mull (transl. A thorn in the heart) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Mathi Oli Shanmugam. A remake of the Hindi film Kati Patang (1971), which in turn was based on the 1948 novel I Married a Dead Man by Cornell Woolrich, it stars Poornima Jayaraman and Pratap. The film was released on 11 December 1981.

Nenjil Oru Mull
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Directed byMathi Oli Shanmugam
Screenplay byMathi Oli Shanmugam
Based onKati Patang
by Gulshan Nanda
Produced byN. V. R. Raja
StarringPoornima Jayaraman
Pratap
CinematographyAshok Gunjal
Edited byR. Devarajan
Music byG. K. Venkatesh
Production
company
Santosh Art Films
Release date
  • 11 December 1981 (1981-12-11)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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Production

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Nenjil Oru Mull is the first Tamil film for Poornima Bhagyaraj (née Jayaraman).[1] The film is a remake of the Hindi film Kati Patang (1971), which in turn was based on the 1948 novel I Married a Dead Man by Cornell Woolrich.[2][3] It was predominantly filmed in Coimbatore. One shot required Poornima to run on an overpass.[4] Cinematography was handled by Ashok Gunjal, and editing by R. Devarajan.[5]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by G. K. Venkatesh.[6][7] This is the debut film for lyricist Ponnadiyan.[8]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Raagam"PulamaipithanS. P. Sailaja, Deepan Chakravarthy4:30
2."My Name"M. G. VallabhanVani Jairam4:00
3."Neragave"PulamaipithanVani Jairam, Deepan Chakravarthy4:20
4."Sorgama"PulamaipithanMalaysia Vasudevan4:09
5."Therodum Veedhi"PonnadiyanB. S. Sasirekha4:12
Total length:21:11

Release

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Nenjil Oru Mul was released on 11 December 1981,[9] and failed commercially.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "தமிழ் சினிமாவில், 40 வருடங்களை கடந்த கதாநாயகிகள்". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 23 July 2021. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  2. ^ "50 Years: अमेरिकन कहानी को Indian रंग में ऐसा रंगा की बेमिसाल बन गई Kati Patang". Bol Bol Bollywood (in Hindi). 29 January 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  3. ^ "No Man of Her Own". The Film Noir File. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. ^ Jeshi, K. (8 January 2018). "A clean sweep for Coimbatore". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  5. ^ Nenjil Oru Mull (motion picture) (in Tamil). Santosh Art Films. 1981. Opening credits, from 5:30 to 7:45.
  6. ^ "Nenjil Oru Mul Tamil film EP Vinyl Record by G.K.Venkatesh". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Nenjil Oru Mul". JioSaavn. 10 August 1981. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  8. ^ "ஜெயலலிதாவை ரசிக்க வைத்த பேச்சு! - கவிஞர் முத்துலிங்கம்". Dinamani (in Tamil). 17 June 2018. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Nenjil Oru Mul (1981)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  10. ^ CR, Sharanya (19 September 2020). "Television has strong roles for women, says Poornima Bhagyaraj". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
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