Naalaiya Theerpu

Naalaiya Theerpu
Directed by	S. A. Chandrasekhar
Produced by	Shoba Chandrasekhar
Starring	Vijay Keerthana Srividya Radharavi Vinu Chakravarthy Sarath Babu
Music by	Manimekalai
Cinematography	R. P. Imayavaramban
Editing by	Gautham Raju
Studio	AVM
Release date(s)	11 December 1992 (1992-12-11)
Running time	160 mins
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Naalaiya Theerpu is a Tamil film directed by S. A. Chandrasekhar and produced by his wife Shoba Chandrasekhar which marked the debut of the their son Vijay in the lead role alongside Keerthana. The film which also featured Srividya, Radharavi and Sarath Babu, had music composed by newcomer Manimekalai and editing by Gautham Raju. The film was released on 11 December 1992.^[1][2]

Cast

• Vijay as Vijay
• Keerthana as Priya
• Srividya as Mahalakshmi, Vijay's mother
• Radha Ravi as Arun Mehta
• Vinu Chakravarthy as Sundaramoorthy
• Sarath Babu as Vijay's lawyer
• Dhamu as Dhamu, Vijay's friend
• Srinath as Vijay's friend
• Mansoor Ali Khan as a Inspector
• K. R. Vijaya as a Judge
• S. S. Chandran as a MLA
• Gowtham as Rocky, Arun Mehta's son
• Easwari Rao as Raani, Sundaramoorthy's daughter
• Jaiganesh as Rajasekhar, College Principal
• Pandu as a Professor

Production

Vijay made his debut as a leading actor with the film, aged just eighteen.^[3] The film featured lyrics written by music director Bharani.^[4]

References

1. ^ http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/5489/naalaya-theerpu.html
2. ^ http://74.208.147.65/movies/kollywood/Naalaiya_Theerpu/1184
3. ^ http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/11/23/stories/2007112350130400.htm
4. ^ http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/Interview4/bharani/tamil-cinema-interview-bharani.html