Pagal Nilavu (1985) is a Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 film directed by Mani Ratnam

Mani Ratnam

Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He made his directorial debut with the Kannada film Pallavi Anu Pallavi starring Anil Kapoor in 1983...

. It is about a carefree youth caught between his loyalty to a mafia don and his love for a cop's sister. The film's score and soundtrack were composed by Ilaiyaraaja

Ilaiyaraaja

Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer, singer, and lyricist mainly in the Tamil film Industry. He is regarded as one of the finest music composers in India. Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, and a songwriter...

. The cinematography of the film was handled by Ramachandra Babu

Ramachandra Babu

Ramachandra Babu is a Kerala State award-winning cinematographer of over 100 Malayalam films, including Dweepu, Rathinirvedam, Chamaram and Oru Vadakkan Veera Gaadha.-External links:* * * * *...

.This film marked Mani Ratnam's entry into Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema

Tamil cinema is the film industry based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to the production of films in the Tamil language. It is based in Chennai's Kodambakkam district, where several South Indian film production companies are headquartered...

. Pagal Nilavu failed at the box office.

Cast

• Murali
  Murali (Tamil actor)
  Murali was a Tamil film actor who appeared in the leading and supporting roles throughout his career. Murali has acted with many stars including Vijaykanth, Prabhu, Sathyaraj, Karthik, Prabhu Deva, Surya, Parthiban, Sarath Kumar, Mammootty and Sivaji Ganesan...
  
  as Selvam
• Revathi as Jyothi
• Sathyaraj
  Sathyaraj
  Sathyaraj is a Tamil film actor and media personality in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. A Tamil activist and a political influence, he has acted in over 150 films, ranging from action and drama to comedy. In 2007, he played the role of Periyar E. V. Ramasamy in the Tamil Nadu government-sponsored...
  
  as Devarajan
• Sarath Babu
  Sarath Babu
  Sarath Babu is an Indian film actor, who has acted in almost all the major south Indian languages - Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam. He has been in the industry for nearly 37 years and has acted in more than 200 movies, most of them in a supporting role. He has acted in 80 films each in...
  
  as Robert Manohar
• Raadhika
• Goundamani
  Goundamani
  Goundamani is a Tamil film actor, comedian and screen icon. He is considered as the greatest comic actor in Kollywood and is renowned for his alliance with fellow actor Senthil.-Early Life:...
  
  
• Nizhagal Ravi
• Poovilangu Mohan
  Poovilangu Mohan
  Poovilangu Mohan is a Tamil film and television actor. He got the sobriquet "Poovilangu" Mohan because of his performance in the Tamil film Poovilangu. He has acted in more than 100 movies in supporting roles and played leading parts in a lot of teleserials....
  
  
• Venu Arvind
  Venu Arvind
  Venu Arvind is a Tamil television and film actor. He is known for his roles in K. Balachander's television serials and as the leading antagonist Ranga in the television soap Alaigal. He debuted as a director with the film Sabash Sariyaana Potti....