Nesam
title: "Nesam" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1997-indian-films", "1990s-tamil-language-films", "1997-films", "1997-romantic-comedy-films", "films-directed-by-k.-subash", "films-scored-by-deva-(composer)", "indian-romantic-comedy-films", "tamil-language-indian-films"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nesam" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Nesam poster.jpg |
| caption | Poster |
| director | K. Subash |
| writer | K. Subash |
| Manivannan (Dialogues ) | |
| producer | K. Subash |
| starring | Ajith Kumar |
| Maheswari | |
| cinematography | S. Bernard |
| editing | Krishnamoorthy |
| Siva | |
| music | Deva |
| studio | Dhanooja Films |
| released | |
| runtime | 139 minutes |
| country | India |
| language | Tamil |
| budget | |
| :: |
| image = Nesam poster.jpg | caption = Poster | director = K. Subash | writer = K. Subash Manivannan (Dialogues ) | producer = K. Subash | starring = Ajith Kumar Maheswari | cinematography = S. Bernard | editing = Krishnamoorthy Siva | music = Deva | studio = Dhanooja Films | released = | runtime = 139 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil | budget = Nesam ( ) is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film written and directed by K. Subash. The film stars Ajith Kumar and Maheswari in the lead roles, while Goundamani, Senthil and Manivannan among others play other pivotal roles.
Nesam was released on 15 January 1997 and became a commercial failure.
Plot
Cast
- Ajith Kumar as Ranganathan
- Maheswari as Madhu
- Goundamani as Narasimman
- Manivannan as Muthuvel Arunachalam
- Senthil as Thanikachalam
- Sathyapriya as Madhu's mother
- Manobala as Telephone booth owner
- Subhalekha Sudhakar as Vaitheeshwara Moorthy
- Vichu Viswanath as Muthuvel Arunachalam's assistant
- Visu in a special appearance as himself
- Pandu in a special appearance
- Jyothi Lakshmi in a special appearance
- Jyothi Meena in a special appearance
- Shakeela in a special appearance
Soundtrack
Music was composed by Deva.
| headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | total_length = 26:12 | title1 = O Ranganatha | extra1 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | length1 = 5:00 | lyrics1 = Palani Bharathi | title2 = Kundrathile | extra2 = Sabesh | length2 = 5:04 | lyrics2 = Ponniyin Selvan | title3 = Madonna Varuvala | extra3 = Mano, Swarnalatha | length3 = 5:06 | lyrics3 = Palani Bharathi | title4 = Natchathira Bangla | extra4 = Deva, Subha | length4 = 5:03 | lyrics4 = Palani Bharathi | title5 = Thuli Thuli | extra5 = Mano, Mary George | length5 = 5:59 | lyrics5 = Palani Bharathi
Release and reception
R. P. R. of Kalki praised Manivannan's dialogues and Goundamani's comedy but panned the acting of Ajith and Maheswari and concluded the makers tried to create a rice out of mixing everything. Two years after release, the producers were given a 5 lakh subsidy by the then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi along with ten other films.
References
References
- "A-Z Continued...".
- "அருணாச்சலம் முதல் வி.ஐ.பி வரை".
- (31 August 2017). "Nesam".
- ஆர். பி. ஆர். (2 February 1997). "நேசம்".
- (30 March 1999). "Subsidy for low budget films distributed". [[The New Indian Express]].
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