Nirmon is a 1966 Indian Konkani-language film. It was directed by A. Salam and produced by Frank Fernand. The film features C. Alvares, Shalini, Anthony D’Sa, Ophelia, Souza Ferrao, Antonette and Jacinto Vaz.[1]
| Nirmon | |
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| Directed by | A. Salam |
| Based on | Enoch Arden |
| Produced by | Frank Fernand |
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| Edited by | R. V. Shirkhande |
| Music by | Frank Fernand |
Release date | 1966 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Konkani |
Cast and crew edit
Nirmonn was Frank Fernand's second production. It had story and direction of A. Salam and music by Frank Fernand himself, dialogues by C. Alvares, screenplay and editing by R. V. Shirkhande. The film stars Shalini Mardolkar, C. Alvares, Titta Pretto,[2] Anthony D'Sa, Jacinto Vaz, Antonette Mendes, Ophelia, Jack Souza Ferrão and J. P. Souzalin.
Inspiration edit
Nirmonn is based on Lord Tennyson's character from the 1864 poem Enoch Arden.
Remake edit
In 1967, it was remade into the Bollywood movie Taqdeer, in which Shalini Mardolkar acted the lead role as in the original film. Taqdeer, produced by Rajshri Productions was dubbed into seven other languages.[3] The Hindi film was also directed by A. Salam.
Awards edit
The film won two National Awards at the hands of India’s then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. C. Alvares (Celestino Alvares), known as the "King of Duets" received the award for best actor in the Konkani film Nirmon.[4] This film had a powerful story and won the Certificate of Merit for regional films at the 13th National Film Awards, the first of its kind for Konkani.[5]
Music edit
The songs of Nirmon have also become immortal. The music was released on Angel Records under EMI of The Gramophone Company of India, and also manufactured and distributed by The Gramophone Company.
| Song | Singer | Picturised on | Composer | Lyricist | Video |
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| "Korat Upkar" (Kazar Zaunk Asa) | Jacinto Vaz | Jacinto Vaz | ? | C. Alvares | Video on YouTube |
| "Dol Mhojea Bai" | Shalini Mardolkar | Shalini Mardolkar | ? | C. Alvares | Video on YouTube |
| "Claudia" (male version) | ? | C. Alvares, Shalini Mardolkar | Romeo Mendes | ? | Video on YouTube |
| "Claudia" (female version) | Romeo Mendes, Antonette Mendes, Martha | Shalini, Antonette, Romeo Mendes, Ophelia | Romeo Mendes | ? | Video on YouTube |
| "Nach Atamchem" | Carmo Rod | Souza Ferrao, Tony Gomes | ? | C. Alvares | Video on YouTube |
| "Vavraddi Kunbi" | Robin Vaz | Souza Ferrao, Tony Gomes | ? | Souza Ferrao |
References edit
- ^ "'Nirmon', remake of 1966-hit ready | Goa News - Times of India". The Times of India. 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Long cherished dream of tiatrists finally comes true". oHeraldo. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "KONKANI FILMS: C. ALVARES - best actor in the Konkani film Nirmon". 28 April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ^ "Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012.
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