Nenjil Or Aalayam

Nenjil Or Aalayam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	C. V. Sridhar
Produced by	C. V. Sridhar
Written by	C. V. Sridhar
Starring	Kalyan Kumar Devika R. Muthuraman
Music by	Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy
Cinematography	A. Vincent
Edited by	N. M. Shankar
Production company	Chitralaya Pictures
Distributed by	Chitralaya Pictures
Release date	26 January 1962 (1962-01-26)
Running time	164 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Nenjil Or Aalayam (English: A Temple in the Heart) is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film, written and directed by C. V. Sridhar, who produced it under the banner of Chitralaya Pictures. The film features Kalyan Kumar, Devika and R. Muthuraman in the lead roles. Nagesh, Manorama and Kutty Padmini also play supporting roles. The original soundtrack album and background score were composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, while the lyrics for the songs were written by Kannadasan.

The film revolves around a young woman named Seetha, her husband Venu and Dr. Murali, who was Seetha's lover. Due to his tenure overseas, Seetha's parents force her to marry another person. A few years later, Venu contracts cancer and Seetha brings him to Chennai to meet a cancer specialist who, to her dismay, is revealed to be Murali. Realising that something is worrying Seetha, Venu gives her the freedom to marry Murali after his death. The remainder of the film shows how Murali sacrifices his love for the sake of the couple's happiness and cures Venu.

Nenjil Or Aalayam was released on 26 January 1962, coinciding with Republic Day in India. The film received positive critical feedback and went on to become a commercial success. The songs "Sonnathu Neethaana" and "Engirundhaalum Vaazhga" remain popular today among the Tamil diaspora. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil and the President's Award for Sridhar at the 10th National Film Awards. It also won the Cinema Express Award for Best Film.