Thamarai Nenjam | |
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Directed by | K. Balachander |
Written by | K. Balachander |
Produced by | Annamalai–Arunachalam |
Starring | Gemini Ganesan B. Saroja Devi Vanisri |
Cinematography | N. Balakrishnan |
Edited by | N. R. Kittu |
Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Bama Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 143 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Thamarai Nenjam (/θɑːməraɪ nɛŋdʒəm/ transl. Lotus Heart) is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi and Vanisri, with Major Sundarrajan and Nagesh playing supporting roles. It was released on 31 May 1968, and won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards: Best Film (Third Prize) and Best Dialogue Writer (Balachander). The film was remade in Telugu as Mooga Prema (1971), in Hindi as Haar Jeet (1972) and in Kannada as Mugila Mallige (1985) by Balachander himself.[1][2]