Nizhalgal (1980)

நிழல்கள்

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.

Date of release
1980-11-06
TMDB
7.8 / 10 (2)
Runtime
1h 57m
Genres
Family, Romance, Drama
Director
Bharathiraja

Casting

Interesting facts

Nizhalgal is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language drama film co-written and directed by Bharathirajaa. The film stars newcomers S. Rajasekar, Raadhu, Ravi and Chandrasekhar. It revolves around a group of youngsters and their struggles to overcome the challenges faced by them in society.

Production

Manivannan joined Bharathiraja's unit as an assistant in the film. He scripted the story and co-wrote the film with Bharathiraja. The film's cast, principal cast in particular – Ravi, Chandrasekhar, Raadhu, and Rajasekar – mostly featured newcomers. Raadhu was credited as Rohini, and Rajasekar as Rajasekaran. Ravi was earlier asked to audition for Bharathiraja's Niram Maratha Pookkal (1979) as a dubbing artist for the lead character.

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