Neeya
Sign in to saveNeeya? () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film, directed by Durai and written by P. Kalaimani. A remake of the 1976 Hindi film Nagin, it has an ensemble cast that includes Kamal Haasan, Jai Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Ravichandran, Srikanth, M. N. Nambiar, Sripriya, Manjula, Deepa, Latha and Chandra Mohan. The film revolves around an Ichchadhari naag who seeks to kill six people she holds responsible for the death of her lover.
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7.0After Kamal's friends accidentally kill a female serpent, another female serpent follows them and kills them one-by-one, before disguising herself into a human being to kill Kamal.
Released: 1979-01-13137 minDir: DuraiThriller, Horror
Cast
- Kamal Haasan as Kamal
- Sripriya as Naagini
- M. N. Nambiar as Appu Kuttan
- Vijayakumar as Vijay
- Chandramohan as Naga
- Latha Sethupathi as Latha
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Key dates
- Published
- 1 January 1979
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- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- horror film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Tamil
- Director
- Durai
- Cast member
- Chandra Mohan
- Composer
- Sankar Ganesh
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- Cast
- Production
- Soundtrack
- Release and reception
- Legacy
- References
- Bibliography
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Neeya? () is a 1979 Indian Tamil-language horror thriller film, directed by Durai and written by P. Kalaimani. A remake of the 1976 Hindi film Nagin, it has an ensemble cast that includes Kamal Haasan, Jai Ganesh, Vijayakumar, Ravichandran, Srikanth, M. N. Nambiar, Sripriya, Manjula, Deepa, Latha and Chandra Mohan. The film revolves around an Ichchadhari naag who seeks to kill six people she holds responsible for the death of her lover.
Neeya was released on 13 January 1979, the week of Pongal. The film was a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres. It was followed by two spiritual successors: Naane Varuven (1992) and Neeya 2 (2019).
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