Nenjangal Explained

Director:	Major Sundarrajan
Producer:	Vijayakumar
Story:	Rabi Ghosh
Starring:	Sivaji Ganesan Lakshmi Manjula Vijayakumar
Music:	Shankar–Ganesh
Cinematography:	T. S. Vinayagam
Editing:	B. Kandhasamy
Studio:	Vanitha Film Productions
Country:	India
Language:	Tamil

Nenjangal is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by Major Sundarrajan and produced by Vijayakumar. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Lakshmi, Manjula and Vijayakumar. It was released on 10 December 1982.^[1]

Production

When Vijayakumar was in search of a child actress to portray Ganesan's daughter, he found Meena and approached her mother to let her daughter act in the film to which she agreed.^[2]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh and lyrics of the songs were penned by Vaali.^[3] ^[4]

Reception

Thiraignani of Kalki felt it is carelessness on the part of the director to trivialise the story which should have been taken seriously.^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: நடிகர் திலகம் சிவாஜி கணேசன் அவர்கள் நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20221005032533/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/sivaji-2.asp . 5 October 2022 . 10 March 2023 . . ta.
Web site: 11 October 2000 . Masala! . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20001027205935/http://www.cinesouth.com/tae/masala/11102000/news01.shtml . 27 October 2000 . 6 March 2023 . Cinesouth.
Web site: Nenjangal Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230306112848/https://mossymart.com/product/nenjangal-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-shankar-ganesh/ . 6 March 2023 . 6 March 2023 . Mossymart . en-US.
Web site: Nenjangal (1982) . dead . https://archive.today/20230306111759/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/nenjangal-songs-T0001111 . 6 March 2023 . 6 March 2023 . Raaga.com.
திரைஞானி . 2 January 1983 . நெஞ்சங்கள் . live . https://archive.today/20230121074933/https://archive.org/details/kalki1983-01-02/page/n26/mode/2up . 21 January 2023 . 21 January 2023 . . 24 . ta . Internet Archive.