Then Nilavu
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| Directed by | C. V. Sridhar |
| Produced by | C. V. Sridhar |
| Written by | C. V. Sridhar |
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Gemini Ganesan Vyjayanthimala M. N. Nambiar K. A. Thangavelu M. Saroja |
| Music by | A. M. Rajah |
| Cinematography | A. Vincent |
| Edited by | T. R. Sreenivasalu |
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Production
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Chitralaya Films
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| Distributed by | Chitralaya Films |
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Running time
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160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Then Nilavu (English: Honey Moon) is a 1961 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written, produced and directed by C. V. Sridhar through his Chitralaya Films. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Vyjayanthimala in the lead, with M. N. Nambiar, K. A. Thangavelu and M. Saroja as the ensemble cast. The film's score was composed by A. M. Rajah while the lyrics were penned by Kannadasan.
The film deals with a young man Raj who falls in love with a young woman Shanti, but she disapproves of him. She returns to her home in Bangalore city, to join her father Sokkalingam and his newly married second wife on their honeymoon to Kashmir. Raj also joins them on tour, after being mistaken for Shanti's appointed manager (also named Raj), who no-one from the family has yet seen. Raj and Shanti eventually fall in love during the trip, but everything takes a drastic turn when the real Raj who was appointed as Shanti's manager arrives. Then Nilavu was released on 30 September 1961, and became a huge commercial success.
Raj (Gemini Ganesan) meets Shanti (Vyjayanthimala) at a cricket match in Madras, and falls in love with her. Shanti does not reciprocate his love, and leaves to her home place Bangalore. Shanti’s father Sokkalingam (K. A. Thangavelu), a widower, marries Thangam (M. Saroja). They decide to go to Kashmir for their honeymoon, and Shanti also wants to come. Sivalingam, a friend of Sokkalingam suggests an alliance between Shanti and his nephew Raj (M. N. Nambiar) who is now in Madras. Raj-2 ditches his wife Lalitha, when he sees this new alliance and leaves for Bangalore, but misses the train. Just then Raj-1 arrives in Bangalore for a different reason, and Sokkalingam mistakes him for Sivalingam’s nephew. Sokkalingam and Thangam leave for Kashmir along with Raj-1 and Shanti, who still dislikes Raj-1, but eventually returns his love.
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