Thamarai Nenjam (1968)

Original title

தாமரை நெஞ்சம்

Directed by

K. Balachander

Genre

drama film, romance film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 23m

Rated

U

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A romantic drama set in Tamil Nadu in 1968. It follows a love story with emotional complications and family tensions brought into the plot by the main characters.

romanticdramaticemotionalmelancholicsentimentalold-fashionedheartfelt

What happens

Thamarai Nenjam ( transl. Lotus Heart) is a 1968 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Gemini Ganesan, B. Saroja Devi and Vanisri, with Major Sundarrajan and Nagesh playing supporting roles. It was released on 31 May 1968, and won two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards: Best Film (Third Prize) and Best Dialogue Writer (Balachander). The film was remade in Telugu as Mooga Prema (1971), in Hindi as Haar Jeet (1972) and in Kannada as Mugila Mallige (1985) by Balachander himself. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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