Neenga Nalla Irukkanum

Neenga Nalla Irukkanum English lit. You Should Live Long is a 1992 Tamil film written and directed by Visu. It stars Nizhalgal Ravi and Bhanupriya in the lead with Visu, Chandrasekhar and Manorama forming the supporting cast. Produced by G. Venkateswaran under his banner G. V. Films, the film won the award for Best Film on Other Social Issues at the 40th National Film Awards. The film was the first to be sponsored by the Tamil Nadu Government and had Jayalalithaa, its Chief Minister then, in a brief appearance playing herself.

Released onOctober 1992, coinciding with Gandhi Jayanti, Neenga Nalla Irukkanum focused on Prohibition and was the first Tamil film to be sponsored by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The film was budgeted at a cost of 8.5 million about US 0.277 million in 199293. a Despite being launched with much fanfare and media acclaim, the film did not make any impact among the audience as it turned out to be a boxoffice failure. It won the National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues in 1993 and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award. The jury noted the film for its effective and purposeful plea for prohibition. Actressturned politician Jayalalithaa who was the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu played herself in the film. ........

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