W●RD&FILM .com
Poster for Neerum Neruppum 6.9

Image: via Wikipedia

Film

Neerum Neruppum

Based On the book by Alexandre Dumas

Neerum Neruppum (transl. Water and Fire) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language swashbuckler film directed by P. Neelakantan, starring M. G. Ramachandran and Jayalalithaa, with R. S. Manohar, Thengai Srinivasan among others. The storyline is based on the 1844 French novella The Corsican Brothers by Alexandre Dumas. It was released on 18 October 1971. The film was remade in Hindi as Gora Aur Kala.

Summary: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Release date:
1971
Director:
P. Neelakantan
Cast:
M. G. Ramachandran
Country:
India
Language:
Tamil
▶ Trailer on YouTube IMDb Wikipedia

Book vs Film

Cover of The Corsican Brothers
The Book · 1845

The Corsican Brothers

Alexandre Dumas
Poster for Neerum Neruppum
The Film · 1971

Neerum Neruppum

P. Neelakantan

★ 6.9 / 10 31 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 126 years after publication.

Other Adaptations