Illam (film)

Illam () is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language film directed by I. V. Sasi, starring Sivakumar and Amala . The film was a remake of the Malayalam film "Sanmanassullavarkku Samadhanam". It was released on 12 August 1988.
Reception.
"The Indian Express" compared the film's plot to "Veedu", "Illam is unlike Veedu in many ways [..] it does not have anchoring in social factors [..] and is mainly interested in the melodramatic aspects of the plot". Amala won the Best Actress Special Award at the 1989 Cinema Express Awards.