Meenava Nanban

Meenava Nanban
Meenava Nanban
	Poster
Directed by	C. V. Sridhar
Written by	C. V. Sridhar
Produced by	K. R. Sadayappa Chettiar
Starring	M. G. Ramachandran; Latha; M. N. Nambiar
Cinematography	N. Balakrishnan
Edited by	M. Umanath
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production; company	Muthu Enterprise
Release date	14 August 1977;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Meenava Nanban (transl. Friend of fishermen) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran and Latha, with M. N. Nambiar, Nagesh among others enacting supporting roles. Mgr was fisherman role after Padagotti. It was released on 14 August 1977, before Independence day ,^[1] and ran 100 days in Chennai.

Plot[]

Kumaran, a nice adventurer comes to take the defense of the fishermen exploited by Nagaraj, the notable of the place. Kamali, his daughter will fall in love with Kumaran. Together, they will continue the fight against the injustice.

Cast[]

M. G. Ramachandran as Kumaran
Latha as Kamali
Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Shanti
Sachu as Muthamma
V. K. Ramaswamy as Nagaraj, a chairman
M. N. Nambiar as Arun
P. S. Veerappa as Selvaraj, Arun' father
Nagesh as Ratnam
Thengai Srinivasan as Manickam
K. Kannan as Mahi
K. K. Soundar as In charge of Coolie
Karikol Raju as Fisher man
T. K. S. Natarajan as Varadhan
Loose Mohan as Fisher man

Production[]

Meenava Nanban was the second and last collaboration of M. G. Ramachandran with the director C. V. Sridhar, after Urimaikural (1974). Actor and director Santhana Bharathi who worked as assistant director recalled that another famous director P. Vasu joined as assistant in the film's unit.^[2]

Soundtrack[]

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics written by Muthulingam, Vaali and Pulamaipithan.^[3] Muthulingam recalled that Ramachandran came to know that he did not write any song, he insisted him to write the song "Thangathil Mugam Eduthu".^[4] The song "Pongum Kadalosai" is based on Valaji raga.^[5]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Nerukku Neraai"	Pulamaipithan	T. M. Soundararajan	4:01
2.	"Pongum Kadalosai"	Vaali	Vani Jairam	4:36
3.	"Thangathil Mugameduthu"	Muthulingam	K. J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam	3:15
4.	"Pattathu Rajavum"	Vaali	T. M. Soundararajan	4:32
5.	"Neram Pournami"	Vaali	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam	4:26
6.	"Kannazhagu Singarikku"	Pulamaipithan	T. M. Soundararajan, Vani Jairam	3:07
7.	"Instrumental piece enclosing the film"	—	—

References[]

^ Kantha, Sachi Sri (27 December 2019). "MGR Remembered – Part 54 | An Overview of the Final 31 movies of 1970s". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ "This character artist's first love is direction". The Hindu. 16 November 2006. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ "Meenava Nanban". Gaana.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
^ Prasad, G. (22 March 2008). "Evergreen and universal appeal". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ "Wake up to Valaji". The Hindu. 17 August 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

External links[]

Meenava Nanban at IMDb

[1] Kantha, Sachi Sri (27 December 2019). "MGR Remembered – Part 54 | An Overview of the Final 31 movies of 1970s". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[2] "This character artist's first love is direction". The Hindu. 16 November 2006. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

[3] "Meenava Nanban". Gaana.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[4] Prasad, G. (22 March 2008). "Evergreen and universal appeal". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

[5] "Wake up to Valaji". The Hindu. 17 August 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]