Neruppile Pootha Malar

Neruppile Pootha Malar (transl. The flower that bloomed in fire) is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Kausic. The film stars Sivakumar and Poornima. It was released on 13 March 1981.

Neruppile Pootha Malar
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Directed by	Kausic
Written by	Kausic
Produced by	A. M. Sathiyanesan
Starring	Sivakumar Poornima
Cinematography	R. Sampath
Edited by	S. I. Perumal R. Rajagopal
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production company	Elizabeth Productions
Release date	13 March 1981 (1981-03-13)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Sivakumar as Lawrence^[1]
• Poornima as Mary^[1]
• Sathaar as Mary's uncle^[1]
• V. Gopalakrishnan
• Y. G. Parthasarathy
• Udayasankar
• V. P. Nayyar
• Ponnamma

Production

Neruppile Pootha Malar was written and directed by Perumal of Nagercoil, using the stage name Kausic, and produced by A. M. Sathiyanesan of Elizabeth Productions.^[1] Cinematography was handled by R. Sampath, and editing by S. I. Perumal and R. Rajagopal.^[2] Principal photography began on 14 April 1980 at Maryland Studios.^[1] After completing the shooting there, Kausic went to Kanyakumari and spent ten days shooting at Lady Immaculate Middle School, the church on the east coast of Kanyakumari, the Virgin Mary statue on the West Coast, Gandhimandapam, Vivekananda Mandapam, Swimming Pool and then Chittar Dam. The climax scene began filming on 30 October at St. Lourdes Temple, Chetpet, and involved over 3000 extras.^[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Athimaram Poopathillai"	Pulamaipithan	Malaysia Vasudevan
2.	"Iravinil Paniyinil Iruvarum"	Kannadasan	Vani Jairam, P. Jayachandran
3.	"Engengum Aval Mugam"	Kannadasan	P. Jayachandran

Release and reception

Neruppile Pootha Malar was released on 13 March 1981.^[4] When the film was screened for Sivakumar's friends at the Savera Hotel, his sons Suriya and Karthi, who were also present, reacted with shock at the climax as it involved their father's character being mercilessly beaten.^[1] Nalini Sastry of Kalki panned the film.^[5]