Nirmon is a 1966 Indian Konkani-language film. It was directed by A. Salam and produced by Frank Fernand. The film features C. Alvares, Shalini, Anthony D’Sa, Ophelia, Souza Ferrao, Antonette, and Jacinto Vaz.

Cast and crew

Nirmon was Frank Fernand's second production. It had story and direction from A. Salam, music by Fernand, dialogue by C. Alvares, and screenplay and editing by R. V. Shirkhande. The film stars Shalini Mardolkar, C. Alvares, Titta Pretto, Anthony D'Sa, Jacinto Vaz, Antonette Mendes, Ophelia, Jack Souza Ferrão and J. P. Souzalin.

Inspiration

Nirmonn is based on Lord Tennyson's character from the 1864 poem Enoch Arden.

Remake

In 1967, it was remade into the Bollywood movie Taqdeer, in which Shalini Mardolkar took the lead role as in the original film. Taqdeer, produced by Rajshri Productions was dubbed into seven other languages. The Hindi film was also directed by A. Salam.

Awards

The film won two National Awards at the hands of India’s then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. C. Alvares (Celestino Alvares), known as the "King of Duets" earned best actor in Konkani Nirmon. it won the Certificate of Merit for regional films at the 13th National Film Awards, the first of its kind for Konkani.

Music

The songs of Nirmon have become standards. The music was released on Angel Records under EMI of The Gramophone Company of India, manufactured and distributed by The Gramophone Company.