| Pagal Nilavu | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Mani Ratnam |
| Written by | Mani Ratnam |
| Dialogue by | A. L. Narayanan |
| Produced by | T. G. Thyagarajan |
| Starring | Murali Revathi Sathyaraj |
| Cinematography | Ramachandra Babu |
| Edited by | B. Lenin |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
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Release date |
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Running time | 145 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Pagal Nilavu (transl. The Daytime Moon) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language gangster film[2] written and directed by Mani Ratnam, starring Murali, Revathi and Sathyaraj. It is about a carefree youth caught between his loyalty to a mafia don and his love for a police officer's sister.
The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja which were widely acclaimed, while the cinematography of the film was handled by Ramachandra Babu. Pagal Nilavu marked Mani Ratnam's entry into Tamil cinema. The film was released on 28 June 1985.
- ^ Rangan 2012, p. 289.
- ^ Narayanan, Sujatha (30 September 2018). "Thamizh Talkies: Bringing the style back to gangster films". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.