47 Natkal
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Directed by | K. Balachander |
Screenplay by | K. Balachander |
Based on | 47 Natkal by Sivasankari |
Produced by | R. Venkataraman |
Starring | Chiranjeevi Jayaprada Sarath Babu Ramaprabha |
Cinematography | B. S. Loknath |
Edited by | N. R. Kittu |
Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Premalaya Pictures |
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Country | India |
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47 Natkal (transl. 47 days) is a 1981 Indian drama film directed by K. Balachander.[1] It is simultaneously made in Tamil and Telugu languages, the latter titled 47 Rojulu. The film stars Chiranjeevi, Jayaprada, Sarath Babu, and Ramaprabha. Actress Saritha plays herself in a guest role. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Sivasankari. It marked the Tamil debut for Chiranjeevi.[2] The Tamil version was released on 17 July 1981 while the Telugu version released on 3 September 1981.[3]
Plot[]
Actress Saritha comes to a small town to talk to Vaishali, because she is about to play her in a film based on her life. Vaishali suffers from hysteria and angrily shuts out Saritha. The story is now told in flashback form, when Vaishali's brother tells Saritha about her marriage to Kumar, lasting for only 47 days. Kumar takes Vaishali to a country manor in a town 30 km away from Paris, France (Férolles). She does not know French or English. Kumar already has a French first wife Lucie living there on the top floor. He deceives both his wives: He tells Vaishali that Lucy is a friend, while he tells Lucy that Vaishali is his sister. Eventually, Vaishali figures out his bigamy and wishes not to stay with him as his second wife/ mistress. She does not know of anyone who knows her language and who can help her escape.
Kumar tortures and threatens her to make her act as his mentally deranged sister. He treats her in a very sadistic manner unacceptable to any human in the world at all. He uses his cigarette to burn her fingers, burns her palm on the stove and takes her to watch a porn film since she did not want to sleep in the same bed as him. A pickpocket sees Kumar abusing Vaishali and tells her about an Indian doctor named Shankar who maybe able to help her. In the meantime, Vaishali becomes pregnant, and Kumar is afraid that Lucy will discover his deception. He tries to force Vaishali to have an unsafe and uncivil abortion. Dr. Shanker rescues her and tells Lucy everything about Kumar's bigamy. Lucy ends their marriage by throwing her ring into the river. Dr. Shanker brings Vaishali back to India; she moves back in with her brother and mother. No mention is made as to what happened to her pregnancy and no baby is seen or heard. It is presumed that she may have later had an abortion, since she did not want to be connected to her ex-husband Kumar in any way whatsoever. When Saritha asks why she didn't remarry (perhaps to her rescuer Dr. Shanker), Vaishali, clearly pissed off by the question, angrily replies that a woman does not always have to be married. However, she placates Saritha by saying that she wouldn't mind if her character is shown as remarried in the film.
Cast[]
- Chiranjeevi as Kumar
- Jayaprada as Vaishali
- Anne Patricia as Lucy
- Sarath Babu as Shankar
- Rama Prabha
- Nazeem
- Jayasri
- Prameela
- Varalakshmi
- G.P. Ramanath
- Chakrapani
- J. V. Ramana Murthy
- Saritha as herself
Production[]
47 Natkal is based on Sivasankari's novel of the same name.[4] Sivasankari is also credited for the film's dialogues.[5] The film marked Telugu actor Chiranjeevi's Tamil debut,[6] and was simultaneously filmed in Telugu as 47 Rojulu.[7]
Soundtrack[]
- Tamil
The film's original soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were penned by Kannadasan.[8]
No. | Song | Singers |
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1 | "Maan Kanda Sorgangal" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
2 | "Ival Unai Ninaikkum Podhe" | Vani Jairam |
3 | "Thottu Kattiya Maappillai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam; Vani Jairam |
- Telugu
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were penned by Acharya Atreya.
Song | Singers |
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"O.. Paidi Ledemma" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
"Sutram Kattadabbayi" | Vani Jairam |
"Alanti Ilanti Ammayini Kanu" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Vani Jairam |
References[]
- ^ "47 Natkal". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2008.
- ^ Selvaraj, Raymond (16 November 2016). ""47 நாட்கள்" திரைப்பட இலக்கியப் பின்னணி!". SBS (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "40 ఏళ్ళ '47 రోజులు'". NTV (in Telugu). 2 September 2021. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ Padmanabhan, Geeta (25 March 2006). "There's truth in her fiction". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Ramesh, Neeraja (17 October 2019). "When novel idea works in cinema". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Narayanan, Sujatha (6 January 2017). "Chiranjeevi is back with Khaidi No 150: How the megastar came to rule the Telugu film industry". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Under-rated performances revisited on Chiranjeevi's 60th b'day". The Indian Express. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "47 Naatkal". Spotify. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
External links[]
- 1981 films
- 1980s multilingual films
- 1980s Tamil-language films
- Films based on Indian novels
- Films directed by K. Balachander
- Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan
- Films set in Paris
- Films shot in Paris
- Films with screenplays by K. Balachander
- Indian films
- Indian multilingual films