Azhagu Nila

1962 film

1962 (1962)

Running time

153 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Azhagu Nila (transl. Beautiful Moon; titled onscreen as Azhaku Nila)^[1] is a 1962 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by S. Ragavan and produced by Raagavan Productions.^[2]

Plot

Cast

Kalyan Kumar
Malini
Vasanthi
K. A. Thangavelu
R. Muthuraman
V. K. Ramasamy
T. K. Ramachandran
M. S. S. Bhagyam
Baby Padmini
Baby Mangalam
K. Sairam
Lakshmikantam
V. P. S. Mani
S. S. Maninathan
Vairam Krishnamoorthy
Master Dasarathan
Master Suresh
V. Nagayya (guest appearance)
M. K. Mustafa (guest appearance)

Production

The film was shot on a 35 mm film. The film length was 14,429 feet and was in 16 reels.^[3]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan, with lyrics written by A. Maruthakasi.^[4]^[5] The songs "Manithan Ellaam Therindhu Kondaan" and "Moongil Marakaattinile" became famous.^[6]^[7] The song "Chinna Chinna Rojaa" is set to the raga Pahadi.^[8]

Song	Singers	Length
"Manithan Ellaam Therindhu Kondaan"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan	04:15
"Aattam Aadadho Paattu Paadadho"	A. L. Raghavan, P. Susheela & K. Jamuna Rani	04:14
"Moongil Marakaattinile"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan, P. Susheela	04:35
"Aruvi Karai Oratthile"	P. Susheela	04:51
"Chinna Chinna Rojaa"	P. B. Srinivas	02:45
"Kaattu Kuyilukkum Naattu Kuyilukkum"	Seerkazhi Govindarajan, P. Susheela	02:12

References

^ Rajya Sabha, India. Parliament (1969). Parliamentary Debates Official Report. Vol. 65. p. 529. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^ Rajadhyaksha & Willemen 1998, p. 132.
^ "Azhaku Nila (Tamil) (35 mm.) (India)". Government Gazette. 1963. p. 185. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^ "Azhagu Nila". Gaana.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^ ""திரைக்கவித்திலகம்" அ. மருதகாசி". Dinamalar (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^ "அழகு நிலா – Azagu Nila". melodies.siththan.org. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^ "உறவை எண்ணிச் சிரிக்கின்றேன், உரிமை இல்லாமல் அழுகின்றேன்... - கலாப்ரியாவின் 'நினைவின் தாழ்வாரங்கள்'41". Andhimazhai (in Tamil). 20 July 2009. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
^ "பாடலும் பகாடியும்!". Dinamani (in Tamil). 25 February 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

Bibliography

Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1998) [1994]. Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute and Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-563579-5.