Nenjil Oru Mull
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{{Infobox film
| name = Nenjil Oru Mull
| image = Nenjil Oru Mull.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Mathi Oli Shanmugam
| screenplay = Mathi Oli Shanmugam
| based_on = {{Based on|Kati Patang|Gulshan Nanda}}
| producer = N. V. R. Raja
| starring = Poornima Jayaraman
Pratap
| cinematography = Ashok Gunjal
| editing = R. Devarajan
| music = G. K. Venkatesh
| studio = Santosh Art Films
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1981|12|11}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Nenjil Oru Mull ({{translation|A thorn in the heart}}) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Mathi Oli Shanmugam. A remake of the Hindi film Kati Patang (1971), which in turn was based on the 1948 novel I Married a Dead Man by Cornell Woolrich, it stars Poornima Jayaraman and Pratap. The film was released on 11 December 1981.
Plot
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Cast
- Poornima Jayaraman as Madhavi / Radha
- Pratap
- Sivachandran
- Calcutta Viswanathan
- V. K. Ramasamy
- Mathioli Shanmugam as Bar Manager
Production
Nenjil Oru Mull is the first Tamil film for Poornima Bhagyaraj (née Jayaraman).{{Cite web |date=23 July 2021 |title=தமிழ் சினிமாவில், 40 வருடங்களை கடந்த கதாநாயகிகள் |url=https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2021/07/23120448/In-Tamil-cinema-heroines-of-the-past-40-years.vpf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210807162117/https://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2021/07/23120448/In-Tamil-cinema-heroines-of-the-past-40-years.vpf |archive-date=7 August 2021 |access-date=28 October 2021 |website=Dina Thanthi |language=ta}} The film is a remake of the Hindi film Kati Patang (1971), which in turn was based on the 1948 novel I Married a Dead Man by Cornell Woolrich.{{Cite web |date=29 January 2021 |title=50 Years: अमेरिकन कहानी को Indian रंग में ऐसा रंगा की बेमिसाल बन गई Kati Patang |url=https://bolbolbollywood.com/2021/01/29/rajesh-khanna-asha-parekh-movie-kati-patang-has-completed-50-years-it-was-released-29-january-1971/ |access-date=28 October 2021 |website=Bol Bol Bollywood |language=hi}}{{Cite web |title=No Man of Her Own |url=https://www.filmnoirfile.com/no-man-of-her-own/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213341/https://www.filmnoirfile.com/no-man-of-her-own/ |archive-date=2 June 2021 |access-date=28 October 2021 |website=The Film Noir File}} It was predominantly filmed in Coimbatore. One shot required Poornima to run on an overpass.{{Cite news |last=Jeshi |first=K. |date=8 January 2018 |title=A clean sweep for Coimbatore |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/k-bhagyaraj-and-poornima-bhagyaraj-are-excited-about-being-the-brand-ambassadors-of-swachh-coimbatore/article22397370.ece |url-status=live |access-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109041044/https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/k-bhagyaraj-and-poornima-bhagyaraj-are-excited-about-being-the-brand-ambassadors-of-swachh-coimbatore/article22397370.ece |archive-date=9 November 2020}} Cinematography was handled by Ashok Gunjal, and editing by R. Devarajan.{{Cite AV media |title=Nenjil Oru Mull |type=motion picture |language=ta |publisher=Santosh Art Films |year=1981 |time=5:30 to 7:45 |time-caption=Opening credits, from}}
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by G. K. Venkatesh.{{Cite web |title=Nenjil Oru Mul Tamil film EP Vinyl Record by G.K.Venkatesh |url=https://mossymart.com/product/nenjil-oru-mul-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-g-k-venkatesh/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028112214/https://mossymart.com/product/nenjil-oru-mul-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-g-k-venkatesh/ |archive-date=28 October 2021 |access-date=28 October 2021 |website=Mossymart}}{{Cite web |date=10 August 1981 |title=Nenjil Oru Mul |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/nenjil-oru-mul/R2-l15g6PRo_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118063944/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/nenjil-oru-mul/R2-l15g6PRo_ |archive-date=18 January 2021 |access-date=28 October 2021 |website=JioSaavn}} This is the debut film for lyricist Ponnadiyan.{{Cite news |date=17 June 2018 |title=ஜெயலலிதாவை ரசிக்க வைத்த பேச்சு! - கவிஞர் முத்துலிங்கம் |language=ta |work=Dinamani |url=https://www.dinamani.com/weekly-supplements/dinamani-kondattam/2018/jun/17/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81---%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9E%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-2940951.html |url-status=live |access-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628050957/http://www.dinamani.com/weekly-supplements/dinamani-kondattam/2018/jun/17/%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%86%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81---%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9E%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-2940951.html |archive-date=28 June 2018}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Raagam
| lyrics1 = Pulamaipithan
| extra1 = S. P. Sailaja, Deepan Chakravarthy
| length1 = 4:30
| title2 = My Name
| lyrics2 = M. G. Vallabhan
| extra2 = Vani Jairam
| length2 = 4:00
| title3 = Neragave
| lyrics3 = Pulamaipithan
| extra3 = Vani Jairam, Deepan Chakravarthy
| length3 = 4:20
| title4 = Sorgama
| lyrics4 = Pulamaipithan
| extra4 = Malaysia Vasudevan
| length4 = 4:09
| title5 = Therodum Veedhi
| lyrics5 = Ponnadiyan
| extra5 = B. S. Sasirekha
| length5 = 4:12
| total_length = 21:11
}}
Release
Nenjil Oru Mul was released on 11 December 1981,{{Cite web |title=Nenjil Oru Mul (1981) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/nenjil-oru-mul |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028112227/https://screen4screen.com/public/web/img/controls.png |archive-date=28 October 2021 |access-date=28 October 2021 |website=Screen 4 Screen}} and failed commercially.{{Cite news |last=CR |first=Sharanya |date=19 September 2020 |title=Television has strong roles for women, says Poornima Bhagyaraj |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/television-has-strong-roles-for-women-says-poornima-bhagyaraj/articleshow/78190995.cms |url-status=live |access-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026041128/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/television-has-strong-roles-for-women-says-poornima-bhagyaraj/articleshow/78190995.cms |archive-date=26 October 2020}}
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