Ninaivellam Nithya

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Chandru, a young and carefree man visits an estate on a hill region along with his friend Thyagu. He meets Nithya, a local girl. At first they have a bit of stand offs but eventually they fall in love. At a time, when their love affair is known to the girl's family, the whole village joins hands to separate them, but Chandru and Nithya escape to Chandru's hometown. Chandru was of the opinion that his father, a well to do businessman will support him, but he turns Chandru and Nithya away. Chandru and Nithya temporarily stay with Chandru's other friend. What happens to both of them forms the balance of the story.

• Karthik as Chandru
• Gigi as Nithya
• Nizhalgal Ravi as Thyagu
• Nithershan Kugenesan

Gigi, a daughter of Gemini Ganesan, made her acting debut, and Ninaivellam Nithya was her only film as an actress.{{Cite web |date=23 June 2014 |title=ஜெமினி குடும்பத்துக்கு எம்.ஜிஆர் கொடுத்த விருந்து! |url=http://kungumam.co.in/Articalinnerdetail.aspx?id=7229&id1=67&issue=20140623 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713110130/http://kungumam.co.in/Articalinnerdetail.aspx?id=7229&id1=67&issue=20140623 |archive-date=13 July 2021 |access-date=13 July 2021 |website=Kungumam |language=ta}}

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Vairamuthu.{{Cite web |title=Ninaivellam Nithya (1982) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0000118 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227203527/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0000118 |archive-date=27 December 2013 |access-date=9 October 2013 |website=Raaga.com}}{{Cite web |title=Ninaivellam Nithya Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/ninaivellam-nithya-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713105522/https://mossymart.com/product/ninaivellam-nithya-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=13 July 2021 |access-date=13 July 2021 |website=Mossymart |language=en-US}} Many of the songs are set in ragas; "Rojavai Thalattum Thendral" is set in Pantuvarali,{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=30 September 2011 |title=A Raga's Journey — Poignant Pantuvarali |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/a-ragas-journey-poignant-pantuvarali/article2500456.ece |url-status=live |access-date=9 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214164228/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/a-ragas-journey-poignant-pantuvarali/article2500456.ece |archive-date=14 December 2018}}{{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |pages=156 |oclc=295034757 |orig-date=2005}} "Panivizhum Malar Vanam" is in Chalanata,{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d31zlAvM4fo |title=இளையராஜா தான் MSV- க்கு உயிர் -Music Director Veeramani Kannan Exclusive Interview - Aadhan Cinema |last=Aadhan Cinema |date=2025-03-03 |access-date=2025-03-19}}{{Cite news |last=Saravanan |first=T. |date=20 September 2013 |title=Ragas hit a high |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/ragas-hit-a-high/article5149905.ece |url-status=live |access-date=9 May 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181226035819/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/ragas-hit-a-high/article5149905.ece |archive-date=26 December 2018}}{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=20 December 2013 |title=Versatile Nattai |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/versatile-nattai/article5482691.ece |url-status=live |access-date=9 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221051732/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/versatile-nattai/article5482691.ece |archive-date=21 December 2019}} "Neethane Enthan Pon Vasantham" is in Brindavani,{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=30 August 2013 |title=The power of three |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/the-power-of-three/article5075368.ece |url-status=live |access-date=9 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624063808/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/the-power-of-three/article5075368.ece |archive-date=24 June 2021}} and "Kanni Ponnu" is in Hamsanadam.{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=1 February 2013 |title=Call of the swan |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/call-of-the-swan/article4368746.ece |url-status=live |access-date=9 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326053448/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/call-of-the-swan/article4368746.ece |archive-date=26 March 2016}} Sudhakar played the flute for "Panivizhum Malar Vanam".{{Cite news |last=Kolappan |first=B. |date=28 March 2023 |title=Flautist Sudhakar, who collaborated with Ilaiyaraaja on many memorable songs, no more |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/flautist-sudhakar-who-collaborated-with-ilaiyaraaja-on-many-memorable-songs-no-more/article66670957.ece |url-status=live |access-date=18 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603043027/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/flautist-sudhakar-who-collaborated-with-ilaiyaraaja-on-many-memorable-songs-no-more/article66670957.ece |archive-date=3 June 2023}}

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S. Shiva Kumar of Mid-Day wrote, "Karthik' s sensitive performance and Ilayaraja's soothing music save the film from being a total washout. Gigi makes a very unsure debut and looks uncomfortable throughout."{{Cite news |last=Shiva Kumar |first=S. |date=1982 |title=Gigi makes unsure debut |url=https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1291682737254932481 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807102935/https://twitter.com/sshivu/status/1291682737254932481 |archive-date=7 August 2020 |access-date=7 August 2020 |work=Mid-Day |via=Twitter}} Thiraignani of Kalki praised Karthik's acting and Ilaiyaraaja's music and also praised Sridhar for showing love in a different dimension, he concluded though he wrote praising Sridhar after watching the film, the review is negative.{{Cite magazine |last=திரைஞானி |date=4 July 1982 |title=நினைவெல்லாம் நித்யா... |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1982-07-04/page/n63/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230415033303/https://archive.org/details/kalki1982-07-04/page/n63/mode/2up |archive-date=15 April 2023 |access-date=15 April 2023 |magazine=Kalki |page=62 |language=Ta |via=Internet Archive}} Balumani of Anna newspaper praised the acting of star cast and cinematography but found Ilayaraja's songs to be average and stated Sridhar, who has focused well on the early part of the film, would have been a hit if he had focused well on the second half.{{Cite news |last=பாலுமணி |date=22 June 1982 |title=நினைவெல்லாம் நித்யா |url=https://archive.org/details/EAP372-6-23-6-241/page/n5/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240530150441/https://ia600700.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/21/items/EAP372-6-23-6-241/EAP372-6-23-6-241_jp2.zip&file=EAP372-6-23-6-241_jp2/EAP372-6-23-6-241_0005.jp2&id=EAP372-6-23-6-241&scale=4&rotate=0 |archive-date=30 May 2024 |access-date=30 May 2024 |newspaper=Anna |pages=6 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}

The song "Neethane Enthan Pon Vasantham" inspired the titles of a 2012 film (Neethaane En Ponvasantham, in which the lead character briefly sings the song){{Cite news |date=13 August 2012 |title=ஜெயா டி.வி.யில் நீயே என் இசை வசந்தம்! |language=ta |work=Dinamalar |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-tv-serials/8100/Chinna-thirai-Television-News/Ilayaraja---gautham-menon-in-jaya-t.v..htm |url-status=live |access-date=9 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420033217/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-tv-serials/8100/Chinna-thirai-Television-News/Ilayaraja---gautham-menon-in-jaya-t.v..htm |archive-date=20 April 2019}}{{Cite web |last=Rangan |first=Baradwaj |author-link=Baradwaj Rangan |date=17 December 2012 |title="Neethane En Ponvasantham"… The loving daylights |url=https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/neethane-en-ponvasantham-3455434576-7835/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219164001/https://baradwajrangan.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/neethane-en-ponvasantham-3455434576-7835/ |archive-date=19 December 2022 |access-date=18 November 2023 |website=Baradwaj Rangan}} and a 2020 TV series.{{Cite news |last=Subramanian |first=Anupama |date=25 February 2020 |title=Title trouble for TV soaps |work=Deccan Chronicle |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/television/250220/title-trouble-for-tv-soaps.html |url-status=live |access-date=15 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201230170512/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/television/250220/title-trouble-for-tv-soaps.html |archive-date=30 December 2020}} "Panivizhum Malarvanam" inspired the title of a 2014 film.{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=S. R. Ashok |date=11 May 2013 |title=Audio Beat: Panivizhum Malarvanam – Breezy tunes |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-panivizhum-malarvanam-breezy-tunes/article4705905.ece |url-status=live |access-date=9 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713105521/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/audio-beat-panivizhum-malarvanam-breezy-tunes/article4705905.ece |archive-date=13 July 2021}}

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