Nireekshana

Nireekshana
Poster of Nireekshana film
Directed by	Balu Mahendra
Produced by	Linga Raju
Starring	Bhanu Chander Archana P. L. Narayana Allu Ramalingaiah
Music by	Ilayaraja
Release date(s)	1982
Country	India
Language	Telugu

Nireekshana (Telugu: నిరీక్షణ) is a Telugu Drama film directed by Balu Mahendra starring Bhanu Chander and Archana. The music was composed by Maestro Ilayaraja. This movie was released in the year 1982 and remained as all time classic. What is worth noting about this film is the music by Ilayaraja, not only songs but also the background score was awesome. The film was later remade in Malayalam by Balu Mahendra himself as Yathra (1985)^[1] with Mammooty and Shobana. The movie was later dubbed in Tamil as "Kanne Kalaimaane".

Plot

The story revolves around Banu Chandar, a forest officer by profession. He falls in love with a tribal girl "Tulasi" (played by Archana). He gets arrested by Police as they mistakenly identifies him as a Naxalite. In an unfortunate event, he kills a police man and gets life imprisonment. The whole plot runs in a form of story telling when Bhanu Chandar released from the jail and he happens to travel in a school bus. He hopes that Archana still waits for him even after several years of his jail, thus the name of this film "Nireekshana" which means The Waiting.

Cast

• Bhanu Chander
• Archana
• P. L. Narayana
• Allu Ramalingaiah

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features 4 songs composed by Ilaiyaraaja.

• Akasam Enatido Abhimanam Aanatidi - S. Janaki
• Yamuna Enduku Nuvvu - S. Janaki
• Theeyanni Danimma - S. P. Balasubramanyam, S. P. Sailaja and Chorus
• Chukkalle Thochave Ennelle Kachave - K. J. Yesudas

The tune of the song Akasam Enatido originally from tamil song - "Sangathil padatha" in a tamil film "Auto Raja" in the same year. Balu Mahendra liked the tune so much that he used it again in Aur Ek Prem Kahani. The song was also used two more times by Ilayaraaja himself and once by Shankar Ganesh.^[2] The song "Theeyanni Danimma" also featured in the remake Yathra.

References

1. ^ Yathra
2. ^ http://www.musicquencher.com/blog/2009/08/25/multiple-versions-of-a-single-tune

External links

• Nireekshana at the Internet Movie Database