Jenma Natchathiram ஜென்ம நட்சத்திரம் |
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Directed by | Thakkali Srinivasan |
Produced by | Dhinakkar Sudharsan (Supervisor) |
Written by | Ma. Pandarinathan (dialogue) |
Screenplay by | Thakkali C. Srinivasan |
Story by | Krishna |
Based on | The Omen by Richard Donner |
Starring | Sindhuja Nassar Vivek Baby Vichithra |
Music by | Premi Seeni |
Cinematography | Dhayal Osho |
Edited by | Karthik Keyas |
Distributed by | Thirai Gangai Films |
Release date
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30 August 1991 |
Running time
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117 Mins |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Jenma Natchathiram (தமிழ்: ஜென்ம நட்சத்திரம், English: Birth Star) is a 1991 Tamil supernatural horror film directed and Screenplays by Thakkali Srinivasan for Thirai Gangai Films. The film dialogue were written by Ma. Pandarinathan, and story were written by Krishnan respectively. Music by Premi - Srini assets to the soundtrack. It Stars Baby Vichithra played titular role with Pramoth, Sindhuja and Vivek played pivotal role. The film was unofficial remake of The Omen, 1976 British/American supernatural horror drama film directed by Richard Donner.
The film concerns a Young Child adopted at birth by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Private Secretary Anthony unbeknownst to his wife, after their own son is stillborn. They are surrounded by mysterious and ominous deaths. Unaware that the child is the Antichrist.
In Coimbatore, collector Anthony (Pramoth) is in a hospital where is wife Jenny Anthony (Sindhuja) gives birth to a boy, who he told dies moments after being born. Anthony is convinced by the hospital chaplain head doctor Philips (V. Gopalakrsihnan) to secretly adopt an orphan whose mother dies at the same time. Anthony agrees, but does not reveal to his wife that the child is not theirs. They name the child as Damien Anthony. Soon after, Anthony is appointed Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's private secretary. When Damien reaches the age of five, Anthony is transferred to Madras. Mysterious events plague the Anthonys: large black dogs congregate near the Anthony home; Damien's nanny publicly hangs herself at his 5th birthday party; a new nanny Mrs. Elizabeth (Indradevi) arrives unannounced to replace her; the five-year-old Damien violently resists entering a church; and zoo animals are terrified of Damien.