the birth of comedy genre in Tamil cinema, Kadhalika Neramillai is a full-length comedy with no usual elements like villains, fight sequences or sentiments to turn off the viewer – quite atypical for a movie in the 1960s. Instead, the movie showcased top-notch performances, side-splittingly hilarious scenes, and great songs, which has withstood the test of time and still succeeds in entertaining. Extraordinary performances by Nagesh and Balaiya elevated this movie to inaccessible heights. Songs from the movie like “Ungal ponnaana kaigal”, “Vishwanathan vellai vendum”, and “Kadhalikka neramillai” are worth a hum even now.

Takeaway:

Amateur and ambitious director-to-be Nagesh narrates his horror script to the promising producer Balaiya. While the script has minimal horror quotient, Nagesh decides to scare Balaiya by spicing up the narration using his gimmicks. What follows promises a rip- roaring laughter sequence that was to be considered as eternal in the world of comedy movies.