Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)
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| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Produced by | R. Venkataraman |
| Screenplay by | K. Balachander |
| Story by | Sujatha Rangarajan |
| Starring |
Kamal Hassan Rajinikanth Jayaprada |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | B. S. Lokanath |
| Edited by | N. R. Kittu |
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Premalaya Productions
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| Distributed by | Premalaya Productions |
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Running time
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141 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Ninaithale Inikkum (English: Sweet Memories) is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film directed by K. Balachander starring Kamal Hassan, Rajinikanth, Jayaprada, Geetha and Nakul. The story was written by Sujatha Rangarajan. The film was also simultaneously shot in Telugu as Andamaina Anubhavam. A large part of the film was shot in Singapore.
The film follows lead chandru (Kamal Hassan) who plays a singer and his band on a tour to Singapore. Over there Chandru meets his love interest Sona (Jayaprada), only to find that she is terminally ill. The film ends on a tragic note with the lady's demise.
Taking a step aside from the usual serious dramas that Balachander is known to direct, this film was an attempt at a light comedy with its music serving as the main attraction. Many of K. Balachander's students like Jayasudha, Sarath Babu, Geetha and Narayana Rao appear in cameo for their mentor. This was the debut film for actor S. V. Shekhar.Jayasudha's sister Subhashini also appears. The band in the movie and the music were inspired by the Beatles.
The scene where Rajinikanth is challenged to flip his cigarette 10 times or lose a finger is based on Roald Dahl's Man from the South.
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