Eera Nilam (transl. Wetland) is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Bharathiraja, starring his son Manoj and Nanditha. It was released on 8 August 2003,[1] and won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film while Thenmozhi won for Best Dialogue Writer.

Eera Nilam
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Directed byBharathiraja
Screenplay byBharathiraja
Story byR. Selvaraj
StarringManoj Bharathiraja
Nanditha
Suhasini Maniratnam
CinematographyC. Dhanapal
Edited byK. Palanivel
Music bySirpy
Production
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Manoj Creations
Release date
  • 8 August 2003 (2003-08-08)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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Cast

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Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by Sirpy.[2]

Song Singers Lyrics
"Hey Sembaruthi" Anuradha Sriram, Ranjith Govind Kabilan
"Karisakaatu Kuiley" Sujatha, Sirpy Thenmozhi Dass
"Karpaga Maramum" Anuradha Sriram, C.Sathya Snehan
"Megam Karukuthu" Ranjith Govind, Ganga Na. Muthukumar
"Poonthene" Chinmayi Thenmozhi Dass

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Malathi Rangarajan of The Hindu wrote, "Bharathiraja has worked on R. Selvaraj's story and has come out with a screenplay that drags at times. But crisp, intelligent editing takes care of things".[3] Visual Dasan of Kalki gave the verdict, "above average".[4] Sify wrote, "There is no newness in the story as it is predictable as this village story is too dry and dull to absorb".[5] The film won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film,[6] and Thenmozhi won for Best Dialogue Writer in the same ceremony.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "ஈர நிலம் / Eera Nilam (2003)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 3 June 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Eera Nilam (2003)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  3. ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (8 August 2003). "Eera Nilam". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 March 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  4. ^ தாசன், விஷுவல் (24 August 2003). "ஈர நிலம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 17. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Eera Nilam". Sify. Archived from the original on 11 August 2003. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Tamil Nadu state awards announced". Rediff.com. 13 February 2006. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Tamilnadu State Film Awards – awards for Vikram, Jyotika". Cinesouth. 13 February 2006. Archived from the original on 18 February 2006. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
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