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Wikipedia article
'Kilinjalgal' is a 1981 Indian Tamil-language romance film, written and directed by Durai. The film stars Mohan, Poornima Bhagyaraj and Dilip. It revolves around two lovers whose romance is opposed by their families due to differences in religion.
'Kilinjalgal' was released on 25 December 1981. The film was a silver jubilee hit and ran for 175 days at the box office.
Plot
Babu, a Hindu, falls in love with Julie, a Christian. However, both the families are against this love due to differences in religion. Despite heavy opposition, both Babu and Julie and remain adamant in their decision. Julie's father Stephen locks her in a room while Babu's father Manikkam also does not permit him to move out of his home. To everyone's shock, Julie commits suicide. Hearing this, Babu rushes to the crematorium and dies when Julie's corpse is being cremated.
Cast
*Mohan as Babu
*Poornima Bhagyaraj as Julie
*Dilip as Jana
*V. K. Ramasamy as Station master
*V. Gopalakrishnan as Stephen
*Bayilvan Ranganathan
*G. Srinivasan as Manikkam
*Gokulnath as Church Father
*Rajavelu as Inspector
*Sukumari as Stella
*S. N. Parvathy as Uma's mother
*Poornima (credited as Sudha) as Usha
*Senthil
*Jolly Abraham in Guest appearance
Soundtrack
The music was composed by T. Rajendar who also wrote the lyrics. The song "Vizhigal Medaiyam" is set in Revati raga.
Reception
Nalini Sastry of 'Kalki' called the story outdated.
References
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