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Nizhal Nijamagirathu is a film of genre Drama directed by Kailasam Balachander with Kamal Haasan
Nizhal Nijamagirathu (1978)
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Add to a movie listNizhal Nijamagiradhu (English: Illusion becomes reality) is a 1978 Tamil Indian feature film directed by K. Balachander, starring Kamal Haasan, Sarath Babu, Sumithra and Sobha in lead roles. It was a remake of Malayalam film Adimakal directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan which itself was adapted from a novel (mentioned in title credits). The film was also earlier remade in Telugu as Chilakamma Cheppindi (1977), directed by Eranki Sharma, with Rajinikanth in the lead role.
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Venkatachalam (Sarath Babu) and Indumathi (Sumithra) are siblings. Indumathi hates men and she is adamant that she will never get married. Sanjeevi (Kamal) is a friend of Venkatachalam and often visits his house. Sanjeevi likes Indumathi's attitude and starts teasing her many times, they often quarrel as well. Though Indumathi too starts liking him, she is too egotistic to show her romantic side to Sanjeevi as she doesn't want to remove her stubborn attitude 'mask'.Actors
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