Nilavu Suduvathillai
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{{Infobox film
| name = Nilavu Suduvathillai
| image = Nilavu Suduvathillai.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = K. Rangaraj
| producer = S. M. G. Mani
T. N. R.
| screenplay = K. Rangaraj
| starring = Sivakumar
Radhika
N. Viswanathan
V. Gopalakrishnan
| music = Ilaiyaraaja
| cinematography = Dinesh Babu
| editing = T. Thirunavukkarasu
| studio = Rajarajeswari Cini Arts
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1984|5|18}}
| runtime = 128 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Nilavu Suduvathillai ({{Translation|The moon does not burn one}}) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by K. Rangaraj.{{Cite web |last=குமார் |first=ப கவிதா |date=12 October 2021 |title=ஒரே ஒரு ராஜாவும் சில குறுநில ராஜாக்களும்! |url=https://kamadenu.hindutamil.in/cinema/ilayaraja-and-other-rajas-in-tamil-cine-music-world |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914110029/https://kamadenu.hindutamil.in/cinema/ilayaraja-and-other-rajas-in-tamil-cine-music-world |archive-date=14 September 2022 |access-date=3 August 2023 |website=Kamadenu |language=ta}} The film stars Sivakumar, and Radhika in the lead roles, N. Viswanathan and V. Gopalakrishnan. It was released on 18 May 1984.{{Cite web |title=நிலவு சுடுவதில்லை / Nilavu Suduvathillai (1984) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/nilavu-suduvathillai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231129055722/https://screen4screen.com/movies/nilavu-suduvathillai |archive-date=29 November 2023 |access-date=14 May 2023 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}
Plot
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Ravi falls in love with Radhika. Soon his love turns to sadness when he learns that she is his boss's daughter, masquerading as an ordinary girl only to assess his suitability as her partner.
Cast
{{cast listing|
- Sivakumar
- Radhika
- N. Viswanathan
- V. Gopalakrishnan
- Goundamani
- Kallapetti Singaram
- Ramanathan
- Usilaimani
- Paranjothi
- Kullamani
- Parthasarathy
- Cenchi Krishnan
- Muthu Bharathi
- Pushpalatha
- Arundhathi
- Y. Vijaya
- Gemini Rajeswari
- Sathya
}}
Production
The song "Paari Jaadham" was filmed in February 1984.{{Cite web |date=2015-10-27 |title=" நான் சாதிக்கவும் இல்லை... சறுக்கவும் இல்லை..!" |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/111625- |access-date=2023-08-03 |website=Ananda Vikatan |language=ta |archive-date=3 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803082322/https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/111625- |url-status=live }}
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.{{Cite web |date=1 January 1984 |title=Nilavu Suduvathillai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/np/album/nilavu-suduvathillai-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1605117934 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515131124/https://music.apple.com/np/album/nilavu-suduvathillai-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1605117934 |archive-date=15 May 2023 |access-date=14 May 2023 |website=Apple Music}}{{Cite web |title=Nilavu Suduvathillai ( Super 7 ) |url=https://avdigital.in/products/nilavu-suduvathillai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230517052158/https://avdigital.in/products/nilavu-suduvathillai |archive-date=17 May 2023 |access-date=14 May 2023 |website=AVDigital}} This was his first collaboration with Rangaraj.{{Cite web |date=29 April 2019 |title=பாரதிராஜா அஸிஸ்டென்ட்டுன்னாலே உடனே சான்ஸ்; முதல்படம் நெஞ்சமெல்லாம் நீயே' ரிலீசாகி 36 வருடங்கள்! - இயக்குநர் கே.ரங்கராஜ் நெகிழ்ச்சி பேட்டி |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/161878-36.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612011558/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/161878-36.html |archive-date=12 June 2024 |access-date=12 June 2024 |website=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=ta}} The song "Naalum En Manam" was reused twice by him: as "Prema Ledhani" for Telugu film Abhinandana (1988) and again in Tamil as "Premai Enadhu Ooru" for Vattara Vazhakku'' (2023).{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
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! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length | |||
| "Paari Jaadham" | K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki | Muthulingam | 04:12 |
| "Raathiri Poovadai" | S. Janaki | Vairamuthu | 03:53 |
| "Naalum En Manam" | K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki, G. K. Vidya | Pulamaipithan | 04:20 |
| "Poove Pani Poove" | S. Janaki | M. G. Vallabhan | 04:16 |
| "Kovai Palamea Kovama" | Malaysia Vasudevan | Pulamaipithan | 04:36 |
References
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Category:1980s Tamil-language films
Category:Films directed by K. Rangaraj