Neeya?

Neeya?
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDurai
Screenplay byP. Kalaimani[1]
Story byRajendra Singh Aatish
Produced by
  • Girija Pakkirisami
  • K. S. Narasimhan
[1]
StarringSee Cast
CinematographyV. Ranga[1]
Edited byM. Vellaisamy[1]
Music byShankar–Ganesh
Production
company
Sri Chamundeswari Films[1]
Release date
  • 13 January 1979 (1979-01-13)
Running time
137 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Neeya? (transl. Is that You?) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film, directed by Durai and written by P. Kalaimani. A remake of the 1976 Hindi film Nagin, it has an ensemble cast that includes Kamal Haasan, Jai Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Ravichandran, Srikanth, M. N. Nambiar, Sripriya, Manjula, Deepa, Latha and Chandra Mohan. The film revolves around an Ichchadhari naag who seeks to kill six people she holds responsible for the death of her lover.

Neeya was released on 13 January 1979, the week of Pongal. The film was a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres. It was followed by two spiritual successors: Naane Varuven (1992) and Neeya 2 (2019).

  1. ^ a b c d e f Dhananjayan 2011, p. 22.