Ninaithale Inikkum is a 1979

1979 in film

The year 1979 in film involved some significant events.- Major events :* March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.* May 25 - Alien, a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released....

 Indian Tamil language

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 Drama film

Drama film

A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...

 directed by K. Balachander starring Kamal Hassan, Rajnikanth

Rajnikanth

Rajinikanth is an Indian film actor, media personality, and cultural icon. He made his debut as an actor in the National Film Award-winning motion picture Apoorva Raagangal , directed by K. Balachander, whom the actor considers his mentor....

, Jayaprada, Geetha and Nakul. The film was also simultaneously shot in Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

 as Andamaina Anubhavam. A large part of the movie was shot in Singapore.

Plot

Taking a step aside from the usual serious dramas that Balachander is known to direct, this film was an attempt at a light comedy with its music serving as the main attraction. The film follows lead actor Kamal Hassan who plays a singer and his band on a tour to Singapore. Over there Kamal meets his love interest (played by Jayaprada), only to find that she is terminally ill. The film ends on a tragic note with the lady's demise.

Trivia

The scene where Rajnikanth is challenged to flip his cig 10 times or lose a finger, is based on Roald Dahl's 'Man from the South

Man from the South

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Many of K.Balachander's students like Jayasudha

Jayasudha

Jayasudha is an Indian film actress-turned-MLA for the Congress in Secunderabad. She was a famous South Indian actress from the 1970s and 1980s, with most of her films being Telugu films. She has also worked in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and three Hindi films....

, Sarath Babu

Sarath Babu

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, Geetha and Narayana Rao

Narayana Rao

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 appear in cameo for their mentor.
This is also the first film for Actor S. V. Shekhar.
Jayasudha

Jayasudha

Jayasudha is an Indian film actress-turned-MLA for the Congress in Secunderabad. She was a famous South Indian actress from the 1970s and 1980s, with most of her films being Telugu films. She has also worked in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and three Hindi films....

's sister, Subhashini also appears in the film.

Soundtrack

1. Namma Ooru Sinkari (நம்ம ஊரு சிங்காரி) - S. P. Balasubramaniam
2. Nizhal Kandavan (நிழல் கண்டவன்)- S. P. Balasubramaniam
3. Ninaiththaale Inikkum (நினைத்தாலே இனிக்கும்)- S. P. Balasubramaniam, S. Janaki
   S. Janaki
   S. Janaki is an Indian female playback singer. Renowned for her voice modulation abilities, she has sung in many Indian languages, most frequently in Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Throughout a career spanning more than five decades, she has won four National Film Awards and 35...
   
   
4. Palavanna (பல வண்ண)- S. P. Balasubramaniam
5. Aananda Thaandavame (ஆனந்த தாண்டவமே) - L. R. Eswari
   L. R. Eswari
   L. R. Eswari is a Veteran playback singer of the Tamil movie industry. She also sang in other languages like Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu, and English.-Early Life:...
   
   
6. Barathi Kannamma (பாரதி கண்ணம்மா) - S. P. Balasubramaniam, Vani Jayaram
   Vani Jayaram
   Vani Jayaram , the unmatched nightingle of India, is a prominent Indian female playback singer. She has recorded more than 8,000 songs in 14 different languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi and Hindi...
   
   
7. Inimai Nirainda Ulagam (இனிமை நிறைந்த) - S. P. Balasubramaniam, L. R. Eswari
   L. R. Eswari
   L. R. Eswari is a Veteran playback singer of the Tamil movie industry. She also sang in other languages like Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tulu, and English.-Early Life:...
   
   
8. Kaaththirunthen (காத்திருந்தேன்) - S. P. Balasubramaniam
9. Sambo Sivasambo (சம்போ சிவசம்போ) - M. S. Viswanathan
   M. S. Viswanathan
   Manayangath Subramanian Viswanathan , is a Tamil music director. He is popularly known as "Mellisai Mannar" . His major works over the past five decades have been in Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu films...
   
   
10. Thattiketka Aalillai (தட்டி கேட்க) - S. P. Balasubramaniam
11. Yaathum Oore (யாதும் ஊரே) - S. P. Balasubramaniam, P. Susheela
    P. Susheela
    Pulapaka Susheela is an Indian playback singer. In a career spanning more than four decades, she has recorded songs in many Indian languages including Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tulu, Badaga and Sinhalese.-Personal life:She is the daughter of Pulapaka...
    
    
12. Engeyum Eppothum (எங்கேயும் எப்போதும்) - S. P. Balasubramaniam