Nizhalgal

Nizhalgal
Official DVD Box Cover
Directed by	Bharathiraja
Produced by	P. Jayarajaa S. P. Sigamani
Written by	Manivannan
Starring	Nizhalgal Ravi Chandrasekar Rohini Rajasekar
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja[1]
Cinematography	B. Kannan
Editing by	Chandy
Studio	Manoj Creations
Release date(s)	1980
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Nizhalgal (English: Shadows) is a 1980 Indian Tamil film directed by Bharathiraja and written by Manivannan, starring Nizhalgal Ravi, in his debut venture, Rohini, Chandrasekar and Rajasekar.^[2]

Plot

A story of three young friends who are unemployed and stricken by poverty finding it hard to make ends meet. They are endowed with the never-say-die spirit and refuse to heed their parents advice to look for menial jobs. They continue to pursue their dreams no matter what comes. The shadows of these youngsters can be found abundantly in our society.

Cast

• Nizhalgal Ravi as Gopi
• Rohini as Maha
• Chandrasekhar as Hari
• Rajasekaran as Prabhu
• Suvitha
• Manivannan
• Janagaraj
• K. K. Soundar
• Kaja Sheriff

Special appearances by (in alphabetical order):

• Charu Haasan
• Ilaiyaraaja
• R. K. Kumar

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The album features the song "Ithu Oru Pon Malai", which marked the beginning of renowned lyricist Vairamuthu's career in the film industry. The song "Madai Thiranthu" was remixed by Yogi B and Natchatra in their debut album Vallavan.

No.	Title	Singer	Length	Lyricist
1	"Madai Thiranthu"	S. P. Balasubramaniam	04:21	Vaali
2	"Ithu Oru Pon Malai"	S. P. Balasubramaniam	04:20	Vairamuthu
3	"Poongathavae"	Deepan Chakravarthy, Uma Ramanan	04:27	Gangai Amaran
4	"Dhoorathil Naan Kanda Un Mugam"	S. Janaki	05:05	Panju Arunachalam

References

1. ^ {{subst:PAGENAME}}, Oosai, http://www.oosai.com/tamilsongs/nizhalgal_songs.cfm, retrieved 2008-10-29 
2. ^ {{subst:PAGENAME}}, IMDb, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0155918/, retrieved 2008-10-29 

External links

• Nizhalgal at the Internet Movie Database