Moondram Pirai
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| Moondram Pirai | |
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| Directed by | Balu Mahendra |
| Produced by | G. Thyagarajan |
| Written by | Balu Mahendra |
| Starring | Kamal Haasan Sridevi Silk Smitha |
| Music by | Ilayaraaja |
| Cinematography | Balu Mahendra |
| Editing by | D. Vasu |
| Release date(s) |  February 19, 1982 |
| Running time | 139 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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Moondram Pirai (Tamil: மூன்றாம் பிறை) is a 1982 Indian film directed by Balu Mahendra and stars Kamal Haasan and Sridevi with music composed by Ilayaraaja. The picture tells the story of Lakshmi (Sridevi), a young woman who regresses to childhood after suffering a head injury in a car crash. Lost, she ends up trapped at a brothel before being rescued by a lonely school teacher (Kamal Haasan) who falls in love with her.
The film was remade the following year as Sadma, with much of the cast and crew from the original reprising their roles.
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[edit] Plot
A young girl (Sridevi) meets with an accident, sustains head injuries, loses her memory and regresses mentally to the state of a young child. Through devious circumstances she is sold into prostitution in the city of New Delhi, but is rescued by a naive, kind-hearted school teacher (Kamal Hassan) on a holiday trip. Unable to identify her origin, he shelters and looks after his ward in his residence in the scenic highland Ooty where he is posted to teach. The film culminates with the amnesiac recuperating and regaining her pre-accident memory but retaining no recollection of the intervening events, including any memory of her teacher-carer.
[edit] Awards & Nominations
[edit] National Film Awards
Winners:
- Silver Lotus Award - Best Actor - Kamal Haasan
- Silver Lotus Award - Best Cinematography - Balu Mahendra
