Neerkumizhi
| Neerkumizhi நீர்க்குமிழி | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Written by | K. Balachander |
| Story by | K. Balachander |
| Produced by | A. K. Velan |
| Starring | Nagesh Sowcar Janaki V. Gopalakrishnan Major Sundarrajan Jayanthi |
| Cinematography | Nimay Ghosh |
| Edited by | V. B. Natarajan |
| Music by | V. Kumar |
Production company | Thirumalai Films |
| Distributed by | Thirumalai Films |
Release date | 1965 |
Running time | 129 mins |
| Country |  India |
| Language | Tamil |
Neerkumizhi (English: Water bubble) is a 1965 Tamil film directed by debutant K. Balachander. It portrayed the stories of patients and staff in a hospital setting. It was based on a play by the director.
Plot
Sethu, an orphan is a patient who is constantly playing pranks on the other hospital patients, the nurse in-charge and the doctors. A romantic bond develops between a young doctor, Indra and another patient, a football player, Arun much to the chagrin of her father, the senior most doctor in the hospital. The football player has a greedy brother who tries to arrange for his sibling to be killed. How Sethu, on learning that he is terminally ill cherishes the short time he has to live and takes it upon himself to unite the lovers forms the rest of the story.
Cast
- Nagesh as Sethu
- Sowcar Janaki as Dr. Indra
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Arun
- Major Sundarrajan as Dr. Indra's father and chief doctor
- Jayanthi as the nurse in-charge
- I. S. R.
- S. N. Lakshmi
Crew
- Director: K. Balachander
- Producer: A. K. Velan
- Production Company: Thirumalai Films
- Music: V. Kumar
- Lyrics: Suratha & Alangudi Somu
- Story: K. Balachander
- Dialogues: K. Balachander
- Cinematography: Nimay Ghosh
- Editing: V. B. Natarajan
- Art Direction: Raganna & K. P. Muthu
- Choreography: Sundaram
Production
The film marked the directorial debut of K. Balachander who earlier worked as a scriptwriter and it was based on the stage play of same name and casted Sowcar Janaki, Nagesh, ‘Major' Sundararajan and V. Gopalakrishnan in prominent roles who were part of the play.[1][2] Balachander said that he was advised by friends and relatives to change the title but he was adamant and kept the title.[3]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by V. Kumar.[4] Balachander said that he wanted Sirkazhi to sing the song "Aadi Adangum" as he felt that "his emphasis on certain words and letters always produced the effect required."[5]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | Aadi Adangum Vazhkkaiyada | Sirkazhi Govindarajan | Suratha | 03:16 |
| 2 | Kanni Nadhiyoram | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | Alangudi Somu | 03:13 |
| 3 | Neeril Neendhidum | P. Susheela | 03:26 |
References
- ^ RANDOR GUY. "The KB school". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ B. Kolappan. "He took Tamil cinema beyond hero-centric creations". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ V. BALASUBRAMANIAN. "Director felicitated". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "Neerk Kumizhi". Spicyonion.com. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ Suganthy Krishnamachari. "Temple bell timbre". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
External links
Neerkumizhi at IMDb
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