Nesam
Nesam (English: Affection) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by K. Subash starring Ajith Kumar and Maheswari, making her debut, in the lead roles. Goundamani, Senthil and Manivannan among others play other pivotal roles in the film, which has music composed by Deva. The film released on 14 January 1997 to mixed reviews.[1] The film was dubbed and released in Telugu as Prema Janta.[2]
| Nesam | |
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| Directed by | K. Subash |
| Produced by | K. Subaash |
| Written by | K. Subaash Manivannan (Dialogues ) |
| Starring | Ajith Kumar Maheswari Goundamani Manivannan Senthil |
| Music by | Deva |
| Cinematography | S. Bernard |
| Edited by | Krishnamoorthy Siva |
Production company | Dhanooja Films |
| Distributed by | D.P.S International Ltd. |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹2.7 crore |
Cast
- Ajith Kumar as Ranga Nathan
- Maheswari as Madhu
- Goundamani as Narasimman
- Manivannan as Muthuvel Arunachalam, Ranga Nathan's father
- Senthil as Thanikachalam
- Sathyapriya as Madhu's mother
- Manobala as Telephone booth owner
- Subhalekha Sudhakar as Vaitheeshwara Moorthy
- Vichu Viswanath as Muthuvel Arunachalam's assistant
- Visu in a special appearance as Himself
- Pandu in a special appearance
- Jyothi Lakshmi in a special appearance
- Jyothi Meena in a special appearance
- Shakeela in a special appearance
Production
The film became one of the two films of 1997 in which Ajith and Maheswari were paired together, with the second collaboration being Ullaasam and also being the second collaboration of Ajith and Subash after Pavithra.
Release
The film opened to mixed reviews.[3][4] Two years after release, the producers were given a ₹5 lakh subsidy by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi along with ten other films.[5]
Soundtrack
Music is composed by Deva.[6]All tracks are written by Palani Bharathi, Ponniyin Selvan.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "O Ranganatha" | Palani Bharathi | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 5:00 |
| 2. | "Kundrathile" | Ponniyin Selvan | Sabesh | 5:04 |
| 3. | "Madonna Varuvala" | Palani Bharathi | Mano, Swarnalatha | 5:06 |
| 4. | "Natchathira Bangla" | Palani Bharathi | Deva, Subha | 5:03 |
| 5. | "Thuli Thuli" | Palani Bharathi | Mano, Mary George | 5:59 |
| Total length: | 26:12 | |||
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8vlzO2wnzE
- http://www.rediff.com/movies/1999/jul/06aji.htm
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 March 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.cscsarchive.org:8081/MediaArchive/art.nsf/(docid)/6225E0E2596F95C065256940004BD706
- http://starmusiq.com/tamil_movie_songs_free_download.asp?MovieId=696