Ninaithale Inikkum (1979 film)

Plot

The film follows lead chandru (Kamal Hassan) who plays a singer and his band on a tour to Singapore. Over there Chandru meets his love interest Sona (Jayaprada), only to find that she is terminally ill.

Cast

Production

Many of K. Balachander's students like Jayasudha, Sarath Babu, Geetha and Narayana Rao appear in cameo for their mentor. This was the debut film for actor S. V. Shekhar. Jayasudha's sister Subhashini also appears. The band in the movie and the music were inspired by the Beatles.

The film was entirely shot in Singapore. The scene where Rajinikanth is challenged to flip his cigarette 10 times or lose a finger is based on Roald Dahl's Man from the South.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan. The song "Engeyum Eppothum" was one of the famous songs from the film. The song was remixed by Yogi B in Pollathavan (2007). The song "Sambo Siva Sambo" was remixed by Vijay Antony as "Avala Nambithan" for Salim (2014). Sudha Raghunathan noted that "Ninaithale Inikkum just rocked the scene with MSV Sir bringing out his innovative streaks."

1. Namma Ooru Singari - S. P. Balasubramaniam
2. Sayonara Vesham Kalainthathu - S. P. Balasubramaniam
3. Nizhal Kandavan — S. P. Balasubramaniam
4. Ninaiththaale Inikkum — S. P. Balasubramaniam, S. Janaki
5. Vaaniley medai amaithu — S. P. Balasubramaniam
6. Aananda Thaandavamo - L. R. Eswari
7. Barathi Kannamma — S. P. Balasubramaniam, Vani Jayaram
8. Inimai Nirainda Ulagam — S. P. Balasubramaniam, L. R. Eswari
9. Kaaththirunthen — S. P. Balasubramaniam
10. Sambo Sivasambo - M. S. Viswanathan
11. Thattiketka Aalillai — S. P. Balasubramaniam
12. Yaathum Oore — S. P. Balasubramaniam, P. Susheela
13. Engeyum Eppothum — S. P. Balasubramaniam

Legacy

Films like Bharathi Kannamma (1997), Engeyum Eppodhum (2011) were named after the film's songs. In 2009, another film called Ninaithale Inikkum, starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sakthi Vasu and Priyamani was released. G. N. R. Kumaravelan who directed the film, stated that the title was "right for my film on students and the college scenario".

Abaswaram Ramji conducted a stage show called Ninaithale Inikkum in 2006. A stage play called "Sambo Siva sambo" named after the film's song was conducted by Theatre of Maham. M. S. Viswanathan composed the background music for the play.

Re-release

A digitally restored version of the film was released on 4 October 2013, but received a lukewarm response at the box office.