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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Idhu Nijama
| image = Idhu Nijama 1948.jpg
| caption = Film Poster
| native_name = {{film name|ta|இது நிஜமா}}
| director = Krishna Gopal
| producer = S. Soundararaja Ayyengar
| writer = [[Javar Seetharaman]]
| screenplay = [[S. Balachandar]]
| story = [[S. Balachandar]]
| based_on = ''[[Wonder Man (film)|Wonder Man]]''
| music = [[S. Balachandar]]
| cinematography =
| editing = A. S. Nagarajan
| studio = Ranjith Studios
| distributor = K. G. Productions
| released = {{film date|df=y|1948|3|6}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Idhu Nijama''''' ({{translation|''Is This True?''}}) is a 1948 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[thriller film]] directed by Krishna Gopal and produced by S. Soundararajan Ayyengar. The film dialogue was written by V. Seetharaman. The film script was written by [[S. Balachander]] as well as the music, an asset to the film. The film starred [[S. Balachandar]] (as twins), Sarojini and Kumari N. Rajam, playing lead, with V. Seetharaman, Manuel, Pattammal and A. S. Nagarajan playing supporting roles.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite web |author=Randor Guy |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/idhu-nijama-1948/article3023087.ece |title=Idhu Nijama 1948 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=4 July 2008 |accessdate=19 June 2016}}</ref><ref>http://tamilrasigan.com/idhu-nijama-1948-tamil-movies-online-watch-free/</ref> This film was inspired by the [[United States|American]] [[Classic]] [[film]] ''[[Wonder Man (film)|Wonder Man]] (1945)''. Decades later, [[Kamal Hassan]]'s ''[[Kalyanaraman (1979 film)|Kalyanaraman]]'' was heavily inspired by ''[[Wonder Man (film)|Wonder Man]]'' and ''Idhu Nijama''. The film was ran successfully in many centres.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://spicyonion.com/movie/idhu-nijama/ |title=Idhu Nijama |accessdate=19 June 2016 |publisher=spicyonion}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://gomolo.com/idhu-nijama-movie/8966 |title=Idhu Nijama Movie |accessdate=19 June 2016 |publisher=gomolo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://akkampakkam.com/movies/idhu-nijama-452.html |title=Idhu Nijama |accessdate=19 June 2016 |publisher=akkampakkam}}</ref>

==Background==
[[Sundaram Balachander]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://twitzindia.co/Vintage/vintage01.php?id=2 |title=Jupiter Pictures is an Off - Shoot from the Pioneer in Tamil Film |date=19 November 2014 |accessdate=19 June 2016 |publisher=twitzindia}}</ref> made a grand reentry in cinema with ''Idhu Nijama'' in 1948/K. G. Productions. The film based on the English classic ''[[Wonder Man (film)|Wonder Man]]'' in 1945, produced by [[Samuel Goldwyn]]. Wonder Man had [[Arthur Sheekman]]'s story reworked to a riveting screenplay by Jack Jevne and Eddie Moran, and directed by [[H. Bruce Humberstone]]. ''[[Wonder Man (film)|Wonder Man]]'' had [[Danny Kaye]] playing the dual role of Edwin Dingle and his twin Buzzy Bellew. ''Idhu Nijama'' was financed by S. Soundararajan Ayyengar and directed by Krishna Gopal, who was acclaimed as a technical wizard those days. [[Sundaram Balachander]] watched the movie repeatedly and observed all the finer points of the film. He came up with a brilliant screenplay suitable for an Indian milieu. The set of [[London]] [[City]] such as the famous [[Westminster Bridge]] was so realistically designed and impressively photographed (Krishna Gopal) that many movie goers thought the sequence was shot on location in [[England]]. The film was shot at the famous ''Ranjit Studio'' in [[Bombay]].

==Plot==
The twin brothers are Madhavan (Madhu) and Gopal ([[S. Balachander]]). Madhu goes for higher studies in [[London]] city and Gopal runs a [[Musical instrument]] shop in [[Chennai]]. Madhu was killed in [[London]] because of love matters, whose ghost comes back to his house and reveals the reasons of his death. Madhu was only visible to his twin brother Gopal. When Gopal spells the word ''Ma'', who enters the body of Gopal and how Gopal goes about avenging the murder of Madhu fills the rest of reels. Kumari Rajam played Madhu's pair while Sarojini played Gopal's sweetheart.<ref name="thehindu"/>

==Cast==
* [[S. Balachandar]] as Madhavan/Gopal (Twin Brothers)
* Sarojini as Nalini, Gopal's Sweetheart
* Kumari N. Rajam as Nirmala, Madhu's Sweetheart
* V. Seetharaman
* Manuel
* Pattammal
* A. S. Nagarajan

==Soundtrack==
Music by [[S. Balachandar]] and lyrics were written by M. S. Subramaniam. The playback singers consists of [[S. Balachander]], [[Radha Jayalakshmi]] and [[P. Leela]].
{| class="wikitable"
!! No !! Songs !! Singers !! lyrics
|-
| 1 || "Aaha Anandham Adainthane" || [[S. Balachandar]] || rowspan=14|M. S. Subramaniam
|-
| 2 || "Vaaruvaar Vandhiduvaar" || S. Balachandar
|-
| 3 || "Kaikorthu Edhirpaarkkum" ||
|-
| 4 || "Aa Naane Magizhven" ||
|-
| 5 || "Chaara Chora" || S. Balachandar
|-
| 6 || "Maami.. how I love" || S. Balachandar
|-
| 7 || "Ee Paaradi Lakshmi" ||
|-
| 8 || "Romeo Antonio" ||
|-
| 9 || "Neela Mayil Vaaganano" ||
|-
| 10 || "Nee Thoonga Mattayo" ||
|-
| 11 || "Anbenum Amuthalithu" ||
|-
| 12 || "Kavali Yedhu Gopal" ||
|-
| 13 || "Madarellam" || S. Balachander, [[Radha Jayalakshmi]]
|-
| 14 || "Mara Malar" || S. Balachander, [[P. Leela]]
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0154661}}
* {{cite web |url=http://imprintsonindianfilmscreen.blogspot.in/2014/12/sundaram-balachander.html |title=Dr. Sundaram Balachander |accessdate=21 June 2016 |publisher=imprintsonindianfilmscreen.blogspot}}

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[[Category:Films with screenplays by Javar Seetharaman]]
[[Category:Films set in London]]
[[Category:Films set in Chennai]]
[[Category:Films shot in Mumbai]]
[[Category:1940s thriller films]]
[[Category:1940s romance films]]
[[Category:1940s crime films]]
[[Category:Indian remakes of American films]]
[[Category:Indian ghost films]]
[[Category:Crime in fiction]]
[[Category:Indian horror films]]
[[Category:Films based on short fiction]]

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