Eera Nilam
2003 Indian film
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Eera Nilam (transl. Wetland) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language war film co-written, produced and directed by Bharathiraja, starring his son Manoj and Nanditha. It was released on 8 August 2003,[1] and won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film while Thenmozhi won for Best Dialogue Writer.
| Eera Nilam | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Bharathiraja |
| Screenplay by | Bharathiraja |
| Story by | R. Selvaraj |
| Produced by | Bharathiraja |
| Starring | Manoj Bharathiraja Nanditha Suhasini Maniratnam |
| Cinematography | C. Dhanapal |
| Edited by | K. Palanivel |
| Music by | Sirpy |
Production company | Manoj Creations |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Cast
- Manoj Bharathiraja as Duraisamy
- Nanditha as Sornam
- Suhasini Maniratnam as Chinnathayi
- Vadivelu as Sonai
- Ilavarasu as Chellakannu
- Bose Venkat as Kalanjiam
- Rekha Unnikrishnan
- Sivakumar as Samuthram
- Kalidaas as Police officer
Production
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Sirpy.[3]
| Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| "Hey Sembaruthi" | Anuradha Sriram, Ranjith Govind | Kabilan |
| "Karisakaatu Kuiley" | Sujatha, Sirpy | Thenmozhi Dass |
| "Karpaga Maramum" | Anuradha Sriram, C. Sathya | Snehan |
| "Megam Karukuthu" | Ranjith Govind, Ganga | Na. Muthukumar |
| "Poonthene" | Chinmayi | Thenmozhi Dass |
Reception
Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "Bharathiraja has worked on R. Selvaraj's story and has come out with a screenplay that drags at times. But crisp, intelligent editing takes care of things".[4] Visual Dasan of Kalki gave the verdict, "above average".[5] Sify wrote, "There is no newness in the story as it is predictable as this village story is too dry and dull to absorb".[6] The film won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film,[7] and Thenmozhi won for Best Dialogue Writer in the same ceremony.[8]
