Neerkumizhi

Neerkumizhi
நீர்க்குமிழி
Directed by K. Balachander
Produced by A. K. Velan
Written by K. Balachander
Story by K. Balachander
Starring Nagesh
Sowcar Janaki
V. Gopalakrishnan
Major Sundarrajan
Jayanthi
Music by V. Kumar
Cinematography Nimay Ghosh
Edited by V. B. Natarajan
Production
company
Thirumalai Films
Distributed by Thirumalai Films
Release dates
 1965
Running time
 129 mins
Country India India
Language Tamil

Neerkumizhi (English: Water bubble) is a 1965 Tamil film directed by debutant K. Balachander. It portrayed the stories of patients and staff in a hospital setting. It was based on a play by the director.

Plot

Sethu, an orphan is a patient who is constantly playing pranks on the other hospital patients, the nurse in-charge and the doctors. A romantic bond develops between a young doctor, Indra and another patient, a football player, Arun much to the chagrin of her father, the senior most doctor in the hospital. The football player has a greedy brother who tries to arrange for his sibling to be killed. How Sethu, on learning that he is terminally ill cherishes the short time he has to live and takes it upon himself to unite the lovers forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Crew

Production

The film marked the directorial debut of K. Balachander who earlier worked as a scriptwriter and it was based on the stage play of same name and casted Sowcar Janaki, Nagesh, ‘Major' Sundararajan and V. Gopalakrishnan in prominent roles who were part of the play.[1][2] Balachander said that he was advised by friends and relatives to change the title but he was adamant and kept the title.[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Kumar.[4] Balachander said that he wanted Sirkazhi to sing the song "Aadi Adangum" as he felt that "his emphasis on certain words and letters always produced the effect required."[5]

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length (m:ss)
1 Aadi Adangum Vazhkkaiyada Sirkazhi Govindarajan Suratha 03:16
2 Kanni Nadhiyoram T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela Alangudi Somu 03:13
3 Neeril Neendhidum P. Susheela 03:26

References

  1. ↑ RANDOR GUY. "The KB school". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  2. ↑ B. Kolappan. "He took Tamil cinema beyond hero-centric creations". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  3. ↑ V. BALASUBRAMANIAN. "Director felicitated". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Neerk Kumizhi". Spicyonion.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  5. ↑ Suganthy Krishnamachari. "Temple bell timbre". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 September 2015.

External links

Neerkumizhi at the Internet Movie Database

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