Nagamohini
Nagamohini
Nagamohini (Neeya Dubbed) is a fantastical thriller rooted in Indian mythology, with a chilling twist — a woman is not just the central figure, she's a shape-shifting serpent goddess out for vengeance!
Kamal (played by Kamal Haasan), a curious researcher, sets out to explore the forests and legends of 'Ichadhari Nagam' — mythical snakes that can take human form at will. His skepticism turns to awe when he saves a male serpent (Naga Raja, played by Chandramohan) from a predator and witnesses the truth himself.
But wonder turns to horror when one of Kamal's own friends cold-bloodedly kills the male naga, moments before he could reunite with his mate, the powerful Naga Rani (played fiercely by Sri Priya). What follows is a supernatural rampage: Naga Rani, burning with grief and rage, takes human form and hunts down each member of the gang — one by one.
The film explores not just revenge and mythology but also questions faith, gender, and the tension between tradition and modernity — all wrapped in the trappings of a genre-defining Tamil fantasy thriller.
- Genre
- Thriller
- Production Co.
- Sri Swami Ayyappa Pictures
- Producer
- Vasireddy Nageswara Rao
- Released On
- August 04, 1979
- Language
- Telugu
- Direction
- Durai
- Story
- Rajendra Singh Aatish
- Screenplay & Dialogue
- Kalaimani
- Music By
- Shankar-Ganesh, J.V. Raghavulu
- Lyrics By
- Rajasree, Veturi
- Cinematographer
- V. Ranga
- Editor
- M. Vellaichamy
- Certificate
- U
- Colour
- Colour
- Starring
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- Kamal Haasan
- Vijayakumar
- Srikanth
- Jaiganesh
- Ravichandran
- R. Muthuraman (Guest)
- Latha
- Manjula
- Deepa
- Chandra Mohan
- Sripriya
- M. N. Nambiar
- Suruli Rajan
- Y. G. Mahendran (Guest)
- Swarna
- Kavitha