Eera Nilam
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{{Infobox film
| image = Eera Nilam.jpg
| caption = DVD cover
| director = Bharathiraja
| screenplay = Bharathiraja
| story = R. Selvaraj
| producer = Bharathiraja
| starring = Manoj Bharathiraja
Nanditha
Suhasini Maniratnam
| cinematography = C. Dhanapal
| editing = K. Palanivel
| music = Sirpy
| studio = Manoj Creations
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2003|8|8|ref1=}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Eera Nilam ({{translation|Wetland}}) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language war film co-written, produced and directed by Bharathiraja, starring his son Manoj and Nanditha. It was released on 8 August 2003,{{Cite web |title=ஈர நிலம் / Eera Nilam (2003) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/eera-nilam |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603041402/https://screen4screen.com/movies/eera-nilam |archive-date=3 June 2022 |access-date=3 June 2022 |website=Screen 4 Screen }} and won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film while Thenmozhi won for Best Dialogue Writer.
Plot
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Cast
{{cast listing|
- Manoj Bharathiraja as Duraisamy
- Nanditha as Sornam
- Suhasini Maniratnam as Chinnathayi
- Vadivelu as Sonai
- Ilavarasu as Chellakannu
- Bose Venkat as Kalanjiam
- Rekha Unnikrishnan
- Sivakumar as Samuthram
- Kalidaas as Police officer
}}
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Sirpy.{{Cite web |title=Eera Nilam (2003) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/eera-nilam-songs-T0000487 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617231122/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/eera-nilam-songs-T0000487 |archive-date=17 June 2020 |access-date=16 June 2020 |website=Raaga.com}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics | ||
| "Hey Sembaruthi" | | Anuradha Sriram, Ranjith Govind | Kabilan |
| "Karisakaatu Kuiley" | Sujatha, Sirpy | Thenmozhi Dass |
| "Karpaga Maramum" | Anuradha Sriram, C.Sathya | Snehan |
| "Megam Karukuthu" | Ranjith Govind, Ganga | Na. Muthukumar |
| "Poonthene" | Chinmayi | Thenmozhi Dass |
Reception
Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "Bharathiraja has worked on R. Selvaraj's story and has come out with a screenplay that drags at times. But crisp, intelligent editing takes care of things".{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=8 August 2003 |title=Eera Nilam |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/08/08/stories/2003080801870201.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040306070747/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/08/08/stories/2003080801870201.htm |archive-date=6 March 2004}} Visual Dasan of Kalki gave the verdict, "above average".{{Cite magazine |last=தாசன் |first=விஷுவல் |date=24 August 2003 |title=ஈர நிலம் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/2003/aug/24-08-2003/p17.jpg |url-status=dead |magazine=Kalki |language=ta |page=17 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220903044500/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/2003/aug/24-08-2003/p17.jpg |archive-date=3 September 2022 |access-date=3 June 2022}} Sify wrote, "There is no newness in the story as it is predictable as this village story is too dry and dull to absorb".{{Cite web |title=Eera Nilam |url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?cid=2429&vsv=94 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030811090204/http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?cid=2429&vsv=94 |archive-date=11 August 2003 |access-date=13 October 2023 |website=Sify}} The film won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film,{{Cite web |date=13 February 2006 |title=Tamil Nadu state awards announced |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/feb/13award.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218090534/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2006/feb/13award.htm |archive-date=18 December 2022 |access-date=13 October 2023 |website=Rediff.com}} and Thenmozhi won for Best Dialogue Writer in the same ceremony.{{Cite web |date=13 February 2006 |title=Tamilnadu State Film Awards – awards for Vikram, Jyotika |url=http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/13022006-1.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060218164138/http://www.cinesouth.com/masala/hotnews/new/13022006-1.shtml |archive-date=18 February 2006 |access-date=19 November 2023 |website=Cinesouth}}
References
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External links
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Category:2000s Tamil-language films
Category:Films directed by Bharathiraja
Category:Films scored by Sirpy
Category:Films with screenplays by Bharathiraja