Cheenu continues his futile attempts to gain her attention, and the train eventually leaves with Viji not recognising him. Cheenu acts like a dancing monkey that Viji developed a liking for, but Viji, unable to comprehend, thinks he is insane and begging for food. He follows them to the railway station and tries to gain Viji's attention, but she is unable to recognise him. From the doctor, Vedachalam learns that the person who had brought her there had been taking good care of their daughter he withdraws his police complaint and they begin their journey to Chennai with Viji.Īfter the police leave, Cheenu comes running after the car in which Viji is travelling. Viji regains her memory, but completely forgets about the period between her accident and recovery. Cheenu is unable to come as he is afraid of police action. Finally, the police learn that Viji is getting treated at the doctor's place and reach there. In his absence, the police come to his house searching for Viji. Cheenu takes Viji to an Ayurvedic medical practitioner and leaves her there for a day's treatment. A co-passenger who had travelled with Cheenu and Viji from Chennai to Ooty by train gives them a lead. Viji's father Vedachalam, who was searching her through the police, releases a newspaper advertisement about his lost daughter. Meanwhile, the wife of Cheenu's headmaster is attracted to Cheenu, but he does not reciprocate her feelings. When she tells Cheenu about it, he becomes livid with rage and almost kills Nataraj, but is stopped by his neighbours who were informed of the incident by Viji. Later, a local woodcutter named Nataraj lusts for Viji and nearly assaults her, but she manages to save herself. When Viji accidentally spills ink over Cheenu's documents, angering him, their relationship is threatened, but they reconcile. Viji, as she is called by Cheenu, has completely forgotten her past and becomes very close to him. He takes her to his residence, where he protects her and also pampers her like a child. He takes her away to Ketti, where he is working as a school teacher. He learns that she is from a cultured family, and that she was kidnapped and forced into prostitution.Ĭheenu returns the next day and, after paying a huge sum to the madam, takes Vijaya out, supposedly on a pleasure trip. Cheenu realises that she is mentally still a child and pities her. The madam sends Bhagyalakshmi, renamed Vijaya, to his room. Together, they visit the brothel for services rendered. Srinivas, also known as Cheenu, comes to Chennai to meet his old friend. While she is undergoing treatment, she is kidnapped and sold to the madam of a brothel. She mentally regresses to the state of a child. When she recovers, she is diagnosed with retrograde amnesia and she fails to recognise her own parents. Mahendra remade the film in Hindi as Sadma (1983), with Haasan, Sridevi and Smita reprising their roles.īhagyalakshmi, a young woman, has a car accident while returning from a party and is hospitalised with severe head injuries. It also won the Best Director Award for Mahendra at the Filmfare Awards, and five Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, including Best Film (third prize), Best Actor (Haasan) and Best Actress (Sridevi). The film won two National Film Awards: Best Actor for Haasan, and Best Cinematography for Mahendra. It was also a box office success and had a theatrical run of 329 days. Moondram Pirai was released on 19 February 1982 to positive critical reception. It also featured the last song written by Kannadasan to be recorded before his death in 1981. The music for the film was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Kannadasan, Vairamuthu and Gangai Amaran. Saravanan's Sathya Jyothi Films, it was predominantly shot in Ooty and Ketti, with further shooting also taking place in Bangalore. Moondram Pirai is based on Balu Mahendra's brief relationship with actress Shoba, who died in 1980, shortly after their marriage. The rest of the film shows how the woman recovers her memory with the teacher's help. It revolves around a school teacher who rescues a woman suffering from retrograde amnesia, from a brothel, and protects her in his house located in Ketti. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Sridevi, while Silk Smitha, Poornam Vishwanathan and Y. The third crescent) is a 1982 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written, directed and filmed by Balu Mahendra.
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