நெஞ்சில் ஓர் ஆலயம் (1962)

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Nenjil Or Aalayam is a 1962 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed, produced and written by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Kalyan Kumar, Devika and R. Muthuraman while Nagesh, Manorama and Kutty Padmini play supporting roles. The original soundtrack album and background score were composed by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy, while the lyrics for the songs were written by Kannadasan.

Production

In the early 1960s, C. V. Sridhar founded the production company Chithralaya. When discussing with his associates what should be the company's first film, Sridhar came up with the story of Nenjil Or Aalayam; however, he later decided that the company's first film should not be a tragic one, and came up with the lighter Thennilavu (1961). After that film's success, Nenjil Or Aalayam was revived.

Sridhar strictly wanted newcomers/less prominent artistes to star. Kalyan Kumar, though popular in Kannada cinema, was a relative "stranger" to Tamil cinema, and was cast as the main character Murali. Sridhar was impressed with R. Muthuraman's performance in a play, and subsequently selected him for the role of Venu. Sridhar initially wanted C. R. Vijayakumari to play Seetha and she agreed, but later approached Devika.

Nagesh stayed with actor K. Balaji during his early days as an upcoming comedian for three years. Balaji introduced Nagesh to Sridhar, who offered him a role on Balaji's recommendation. Nagesh revealed that he was initially to play the role of a country bumpkin, but was chosen by Sridhar to play Peter, the hospital attendant. He was paid an advance of ₹501 (equivalent to ₹47,000 or US$480 in 2026). S.

Principal photography took place entirely on a hospital set at Chennai's Vijaya Vauhini Studios. Ganga was the art director, N. M. Shankar was the editor, and A. Vincent was the cinematographer. For the first scene, Nagesh was told to jump from the steps when Sridhar warned him not to do but Nagesh assured he will pull it off.

Nenjil Or Aalayam was the first Tamil film to be shot entirely on a single set. Filming was completed in less than 30 days, although accounts vary on how many days were exactly taken to complete the shoot. While film historian Randor Guy and K. S. Sivakumaran of Daily News Sri Lanka state that the film was completed in four weeks, Ramya Kannan of The Hindu, and Tamil Canadian journalist D. B. S.

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