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Nirmon
Nirmon is a Goan Konkani film produced in 1966. It was directed by A. Salam and produced by Frank Fernand. The film features C. Alvares, Shalini, Anthony D’Sa, Ophelia, Souza Ferrao, Antonette and Jacinto Vaz.[1]
Cast and crew[edit]
Nirmonn was Frank Fernand's second production. It had story and direction of A. Salam and music by Frank Fernand himself, dialogues by C. Alvares, screenplay and editing by R. V. Shirkhande. The film stars Shalini Mardolkar, C. Alvares, Anthony D'Sa, Jacint Vaz, Antonette Mendes, Ophelia, Jack Souza Ferrao and J. P. Souzalin.
Inspiration[edit]
Nirmonn is based on Lord Tennyson's character from the 1864 poem Enoch Arden.
Remake[edit]
In 1967, it was remade into the Bollywood movie Taqdeer, in which Shalini Mardolkar acted the lead role as in the original film. Taqdeer, produced by Rajshri Productions was dubbed into seven other languages.[2] The Hindi film was also directed by A. Salam.
Awards[edit]
The film won two National Awards at the hands of India’s then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. C. Alvares (Celestino Alvares), known as the "King of Duets" received the award for best actor in the Konkani film Nirmon.[3] This film had a powerful story and won the Certificate of Merit for regional films at the 13th National Film Awards, the first of its kind for Konkani.[4]
Music[edit]
The songs of Nirmon have also become immortal. The music was released on Angel Records under EMI of The Gramophone Company of India, and also manufactured and distributed by The Gramophone Company.
| Song | Singer | Picturised on | Composer | Lyricist | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Korat Upkar" (Kazar Zaunk Asa) | Jacinto Vaz | Jacinto Vaz | ? | C. Alvares | Video at YouTube |
| "Dol Mhojea Bai" | Shalini Mardolkar | Shalini Mardolkar | ? | C. Alvares | Video at YouTube |
| "Claudia" (male version) | ? | C. Alvares, Shalini Mardolkar | Romeo Mendes | ? | Video at YouTube |
| "Claudia" (female version) | Romeo Mendes, Antonette Mendes, Martha | Shalini, Antonette, Romeo Mendes, Ophelia | Romeo Mendes | ? | Video at YouTube |
| "Nach Atamchem" | Carmo Rod | Souza Ferrao, Tony Gomes | ? | C. Alvares | Video at YouTube |
| "Vavraddi Kunbi" | Robin Vaz | Souza Ferrao, Tony Gomes | ? | Souza Ferrao |
References[edit]
- ↑ "'Nirmon', remake of 1966-hit ready | Goa News - Times of India".
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "KONKANI FILMS: C. ALVARES - best actor in the Konkani film Nirmon". 28 April 2009. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
- ↑ "Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos".
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