| Nenjathai Killathe | |
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| Directed by | Mahendran |
| Written by | Mahendran |
| Produced by | K. Rajagopal Chetty |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ashok Kumar |
| Edited by | A. Paul Duraisingh |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Devi Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Nenjathai Killathe (transl. Don't Pinch the Heart) is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by Mahendran. The film stars Suhasini, Sarath Babu, Pratap and Mohan. It focuses on a girl who is torn between the man she loved, and the man she married.
Nenjathai Killathe is the debut film appearance of Suhasini, and the first major role for Mohan in Tamil. The score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja while the cinematography was handled by Ashok Kumar. The film was shot in Bangalore, mostly around Cubbon Park.
Nenjathai Killathe was released on 12 December 1980, and completed a theatrical run of roughly one year in Madras (now Chennai). The film won three awards each at the 28th National Film Awards and Tamil Nadu State Film Awards in 1981. It was dubbed into Telugu as Mouna Geetham.
- ^ Dhananjayan 2011, p. 48.