Illam (film)

Illam
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	I. V. Sasi
Written by	M. S. Madhu (dialogues)
Story by	Sreenivasan
Based on	Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam (Malayalam)(1986)
Produced by	M. L. Govind
Starring	Sivakumar Amala
Cinematography	Jayaram
Edited by	K. Narayanan
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	MLG Films
Release date	12 August 1988 (1988-08-12)
Language	Tamil

Illam (transl. Home) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by I. V. Sasi, starring Sivakumar and Amala. It is a remake of the Malayalam film Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam (1986).^[1] The film was released on 12 August 1988.^[2]

Plot

Cast

• Sivakumar as Mayilsamy
• Amala as Saradha
• Chandrasekhar
• Srikanth
• Y. G. Mahendran

Soundtrack

The music composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics by Gangai Amaran.^[3]

Song	Singers
Aadum Paambu	P. Jayachandran, S. P. Sailaja
Manjal Neerattu	K. S. Chithra
Nandhavanam Poothirukkudhu	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Puttu Puttu Vaikkatuma	Mano

Reception

The Indian Express compared the film's plot to Veedu: "Illam is unlike Veedu in many ways [..] it does not have anchoring in social factors [..] and is mainly interested in the melodramatic aspects of the plot".^[4] Amala won the Best Actress Special Award at the 9th Cinema Express Awards.^[5]

References

1. "மோகன்லாலும், பின்னே தமிழ் ரீமேக்கும்..." Dinamalar (in Tamil). 5 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
2. "Illam". The Indian Express. 12 August 1988. p. 4. Retrieved 3 November 2017 – via Google News Archive.
3. "Illam". AVDigital. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
4. "Illam". The Indian Express. 12 August 1988. p. 5. Retrieved 3 November 2017 – via Google News Archive.
5. "Cinema Express readers choose Agni Nakshathiram". The Indian Express. Express News Service. 11 March 1989. p. 4. Retrieved 19 February 2021 – via Google News Archive.

External links

• Illam at IMDb