Shanti Nilayam (1969)
2h 24m
Running Time
May 23, 1969Release Date
Plot.
An orphaned woman becomes governess at mansion where the occupants hold a dark past.
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Cast & Crew.
Gemini Ganesan
Anjali Devi
Actress
Kanchana
Nagesh
Vijayalalitha
Mukkamala
Actor
K. Balaji
N.T. Rama Rao
Actor
Pandari Bai
S. V. Ranga Rao
Actor
V. S. Raghavan
Sobhan Babu
Actor
Rama Prabha
Vijayan K
Senthamarai
M. S. Sundari Bai
G. S. Mani
Director
M. S. Viswanathan
Music
Kannadasan
Lyricist
T.M. Soundararajan
Playback Singer
Kumari Mohan
Art Direction
M. Umanath
Editor
S. P. Balasubramaniam
Playback Singer
Marcus Bartley
Director of Photography
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 23, 1969
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 24m
Genres
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Wiki.
Shanti Nilayam ( transl. Peaceful House) is a 1969 Indian Tamil-language musical drama film, directed by G. S. Mani in his debut. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Kanchana, with Nagesh, Vijaya Lalitha, Pandari Bai, K. Balaji and V. S. Raghavan in supporting roles. It is based on the 1965 American film The Sound of Music and the 1847 novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë. The film was released on 23 May 1969, and ran for over 100 days in theatres. Marcus Bartley won the National Film Award for Best Cinematography, and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer. The film was remade in Telugu under the same title in 1972.