Karuppu Nila (transl. Black Moon) is a 1995 Tamil-language action film directed R. Aravindraj and produced by A. S. Ibrahim Rowther. The film stars Vijayakanth, Ranjitha and Khushbu, with M. N. Nambiar, Kazan Khan, R. Sundarrajan, Major Sundarrajan, S. S. Chandran, Srividya and P. C. Ramakrishna playing supporting roles. It was released on 16 January 1995,[2] and turned out to be a hit at the box office.[3]
| Karuppu Nila | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | R. Aravindraj |
| Screenplay by | P. Kalaimani |
| Story by | A. S. Ibrahim Rowther |
| Produced by | A. S. Ibrahim Rowther |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Rajarajan |
| Edited by | G. Jayachandran |
| Music by | Deva |
Production company | Rowther Films |
| Distributed by | GV Films[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 155 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot edit
Shanmuga Pandian is a kind-hearted person who lives with his father Selvanayagam, mother Lakshmi, and sister Sumathi. Selvanayagam is a respected estate owner. Later, Shanmuga Pandian and Divya fall in love with each other.
At Sumathi's wedding, Selvanayagam is falsely arrested for supplying weapons to terrorists. If it turns out to be true, all his savings will be donated to the coffers of the State. Thereafter, Sumathi's wedding is stopped, Lakshmi becomes paralysed, and Divya refuses to marry him only because Shanmuga Pandian became poor.
Afterwards, Nandhini hires Shanmuga Pandian in her company, but Nandhini's father considers Selvanayagam as his nemesis. Shanmuga Pandian and Nandhini fall in love with each other.
The conspiracy against Selvanayagam was in fact planned by the corrupt politician P.K.R and his son Vasu. Later, Divya marries Vasu, but the sadistic Vasu tortures Divya. The rest of the story concerns Shanmuga Pandian proving his father's innocence and exacting revenge on the villains with the help of Divya and Nandhini. In this process, Divya dies, and Shanmuga Pandian eventually marries Nandhini.
Cast edit
- Vijayakanth as Shanmuga Pandian
- Ranjitha as Divya
- Khushbu as Nandhini
- M. N. Nambiar as Nandhini's father
- R. Sundarrajan as Sundaram
- S. S. Chandran as P.K.R
- Srividya as Lakshmi, Shanmuga Pandian's mother
- P. C. Ramakrishna as Selvanayagam, as Shanmuga Pandian's father
- Meena Kumari as Sumathi, Shanmuga Pandian's sister
- Kazan Khan as Vasu
- Kullamani as Kulla
- Major Sundarrajan
- Loose Mohan
- Swaminathan
- Reena
- Peeli Sivam
- Kallapart Natarajan
- Pasi Narayanan
- Vellai Subbaiah
- Karuppu Subbiah
- Premi
- Vaijayanti
- Raviraj
- Mannangatti Subramaniam
Production edit
The helicopter fight scene was shot at Goa.[4]
Soundtrack edit
The music was composed by Deva.[5][6]
| Song | Singer(s) | Lyricist | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Chinnavare" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | Vaali | 4:35 |
| "Coffee Venuma" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 5:11 | |
| "Namma Ooru" | Krishnaraj, K. S. Chithra, Mano | 5:10 | |
| "Sunda Kanji" | Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra | 5:08 | |
| "Pallakku" | Swarnalatha | Piraisoodan | 4:18 |
Reception edit
R. P. R. of Kalki noted that despite having able technicians, the film makes audience squirm from beginning to the end citing various reasons such as too many emotional scenes for an action film, apart from gun, car, motor boat, helicopter chasing and hastily added things like Premananda issue, court scenes and lengthy dialogues. He however said that Vijayakanth, despite having visibly aged, was able to perform his fight scenes well.[7]
References edit
- ^ "கருப்பு நிலா". Dina Thanthi (in Tamil). 8 April 1995. p. 15.
- ^ "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ Sitaraman, Sandya (9 January 1996). "Tamil Movie News--1995 Review". Google Groups. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ சரண்யா, அருண் (15 January 1995). "பொங்கல் ரிலீஸ் – பம்பர் அறுவடை!". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 62–63. Archived from the original on 9 September 2023. Retrieved 29 February 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Karuppu Nila". JioSaavn. 1 January 1970. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Karuppu Nila / Mappilai Manasu Poo Pole". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "கருப்பு நிலா". Kalki (in Tamil). 5 February 1995. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
External links edit
- Karuppu Nila at IMDb
