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Pagal Nilavu is a film of genre Drama directed by Mani Ratnam with Murali

Pagal Nilavu (1985)

Pagal Nilavu
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Length 2h21
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Genres Drama,    Crime,    Romance
Rating65% 3.284033.284033.284033.284033.28403

Pagal Nilavu (Tamil: பகல் நிலவு; English: Moon at Noon) (1985) is a Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam. It is about a carefree youth caught between his loyalty to a mafia don and his love for a cop's sister. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The cinematography of the film was handled by Ramachandra Babu.This film marked Mani Ratnam's entry into Tamil cinema. Pagal Nilavu failed at the box office.

Synopsis

Pagal Nilavu is in essence the story of Selvam(Murali) an aimless youth in Muttam(Kanyakumari Dist) who out of a sense of deep gratitude ends up joining the gang of Devaraj aka Periyavar(Sathyaraj) and the complications which arise when he falls in love with Jyothi(Revathi), the sister of Robert Manohar(Sarat Babu) an honest and committed police inspector who is newly posted to the town. Periyavar pretty much runs the town and though he helps people in need, he is a diabolical kingpin who will not compromise on his hold of the town for anything.
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