Naanal (film)

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Naanal
Naanal film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byK. Balachander
Written byK. Balachander
Based onNaanal
by K. Balachander
Produced byG. V. Saravanan
StarringR. Muthuraman
K. R. Vijaya
Major Sundarrajan
Sowcar Janaki
Srikanth
Nagesh
CinematographyP. N. Sundaram
Edited byN. R. Kittu
S. Muthu
Music byV. Kumar
Production
company
Saravana Pictures
Release date
  • 24 December 1965 (1965-12-24)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Naanal (transl. Reed) is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, written and directed by K. Balachander. It is based on his play of the same name. The film stars R. Muthuraman, Major Sundarrajan, Srikanth, Sowcar Janaki, K. R. Vijaya and Nagesh. It was released on 24 December 1965.

Plot[]

Four jailbirds escape from prison to take revenge on the judge who sentenced them. They take over his house, and the film builds around the judge and his family escaping from them.

Cast[]

Production[]

Naanal was a play written by K. Balachander and inspired by the film Desperate Hours.[1] It was later adapted by him into a film with the same name.[2] This is the feature film debut of Typist Gopu.[3]

Soundtrack[]

Music was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics were written by Alangudi Somu and Suratha.[4][5][6] A. R. Venkatachalapathy of The Hindu wrote, "[Suratha] had a knack for compiling data, making lists and turning them into poetry", citing "Vinnukku Melaadai" in Naanal as an example.[7]

No. Songs Singers Length Lyricists
1 "Ennathaan Paaduvathu" P. Susheela 03:59 Alangudi Somu
2 "Kuyil Koovi Thuyil Ezhuppa" Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi 02:52
3 "Kuyil Koovi Thuyil Ezhuppa" – Sad Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi & Major Sundarrajan (dialogues) 03:26
4 "Vinnukku Melaadai" T. M. Soundararajan & P. Susheela 05:39 Suratha

Release and reception[]

Naanal was released on 24 December 1965.[8] T. M. Ramachandran of Sport and Pastime positively reviewed the film, praising Sundarrajan's performance more than the other cast members.[9] Kalki gave the film a less positive review, comparing it unfavourably to the source play.[10]

Legacy[]

The storyline of Crazy Mohan's play Crazy Thieves in Palavakkam was inspired by Naanal.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ Gopalie, S. (1969). "Tamil | (In)significant" (PDF). Enact. No. 25. pp. 13–15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  2. ^ Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 4 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Veteran Tamil actor 'typist' Gopu passes away in Chennai". The News Minute. 7 March 2019. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Naanal". JioSaavn. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Naanal". Gaana.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  6. ^ Neelamegam, G. (November 2016). Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 2 (in Tamil) (1st ed.). Chennai: Manivasagar Publishers. pp. 205–206.
  7. ^ Venkatachalapathy, A.R. (17 June 2021). "Suradha: The poet of similes". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Naanal". The Indian Express. 24 December 1965. p. 10.
  9. ^ Ramachandran, T. M. (12 February 1966). "Naanal". Sport and Pastime. Vol. 20. p. 42.
  10. ^ "நாணல்". Kalki (in Tamil). 9 January 1966. p. 9. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  11. ^ Ramakrishnan, Deepa H. (1 September 2016). "'Crazy Thieves' all set to return". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

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