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Nila

Nila may refer to:

  • Nila, alternate name of Nileh Safid, a village in Iran
  • Nila River or Bharathapuzha, is a river in the Indian state of Kerala
  • Nila, a monkey from the Hindu epic Ramayana
  • Nila HÃ¥kedal
  • Nila N. Brown, Paranormal/Fantasy author of Kurai Utopia, The Cold Darkness of Night, Blue Caladium and the Mirror's Edge
  • Meera Chopra - a.k.a. Nila, a South Indian actress
  • Pulau Nila, a small Indonesian volcanic island in the Banda Sea, and the volcano Mount Nila on it.
  • Nila is a Tamil word that means "moon". ("Ni" pronounced as in Nicole + "La" as in La-La)
  • Nila (film), a Tamil film released in 1994
Nila (Ramayana)

In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Nila, also spelled as Neela, is a vanara (monkey) chieftain in the army of Rama, the prince of Ayodhya and avatar of the god Vishnu. He is the commander-in-chief of the monkey army under the monkey king Sugriva and is described as leading the army in Rama's battle against the rakshasa (demon) king Ravana of Lanka (identified with modern-day Sri Lanka) and as killing many demons.

Though the Ramayana credits Nala as the sole builder of the Rama Setu, a bridge across the ocean between Rameswaram (India) and Lanka, enabling forces of Rama to pass over to Lanka, other adaptations of the epic attribute the bridge's construction to both Nala and Nila.

Nila (film)

Nila is a 1994 Tamil comedy-drama film directed by Nambirajan. The film features Jayaram and Vineetha in lead roles, with an ensemble supporting cast including Yuvarani, Goundamani, Senthil, Ganthimathi, Vijayakumar, Manjula Vijayakumar and Prakash Raj. The film, produced by N. Anbazhagan, had musical score by Deva and was released on 24 November 1994.