Neeya (1979)

 ●  Tamil ● 2 hrs 25 mins

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This fantasy horror movie delves into the dangerous sequence of events that unfold when a researcher of snakes, Kamal Haasan travels along with his group of friends: Vijayakumar, Srikanth, Jaiganesh, Ravichandran to a forest. There they come across a mysterious phenomenon of snakes (Ichadhari), with the ability to transform into humanoid form. In an unfortunate twist, one of his friend kills the beloved of the serpent, Sripriya, despite the intervention of Kamal. Initially all the other friends ignore Kamal without knowing the seriousness. They all leave the village and the female serpent (Sripriya) vows to avenge for the death of her beloved. What will happen to Kamal and his five friends? Can Kamal find a way to defeat the avenging serpent, who has magical and extraordinary powers?

Cast: Kamal Haasan, Sripriya Raj Kumar

Crew: Durai (Director), Shankar Ganesh (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Horror

Release Dates: 13 Jan 1979 (India)

Tamil Name: நீயா

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Did you know? The film is a remake of the Hindi movie Nagin (1973), which itself was inspired by François Truffaut's film The Bride Wore Black (1968), based on Cornell Woolrich's novel of the same name. Read More
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as Male Serpent
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Tamil
Colour Info:
Color
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.35:1
Stereoscopy:
No
04:32

Music Director: Shankar Ganesh
Lyricist: Kannadasan
Playback Singer: P Susheela, SP Balasubramaniam
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Music Director: Shankar Ganesh
Lyricist: Kannadasan
Playback Singer: P Susheela, SP Balasubramaniam
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Music Director: Shankar Ganesh
Lyricist: Kannadasan
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Music Director: Shankar Ganesh
Lyricist: Kannadasan
Playback Singer: S Janaki, SP Balasubramaniam
Trivia:
The film is a remake of the Hindi movie Nagin (1973), which itself was inspired by François Truffaut's film The Bride Wore Black (1968), based on Cornell Woolrich's novel of the same name.