Naangu Suvargal

Naangu Suvargal
Naangu Suvargal
	DVD cover
Directed by	K. Balachander
Written by	K. Balachander
Produced by	V. S. Sharma; P. S. Mani
Starring	Jaishankar; Ravichandran; Vanisri
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production; company	Screen Entertainment
Release date	6 February 1971;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Naangu Suvargal (transl. Four Walls) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by K. Balachander.^[1] The film stars Jaishankar, Ravichandran and Vanisri.^[2]

Cast[]

Production[]

Naangu Suvargal was directed by K. Balachander who also wrote the story and dialogue. It was produced by V. S. Sharma and P. S. Mani under Screen Entertainment,^[3] and was Balachander's first colour venture,^[4] as well the first collaboration between Jaishankar and Ravichandran as actors.^[5]

Soundtrack[]

The soundtrack of the film was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.^[6]

"Ninaithal Naan" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
"O Maina" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
"Odi Vaavena" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, T. M. Soundararajan
"O Maina" - T. M. Soundararajan
"Naan Oru Paattu" - L. R. Eswari
"Vaanam Bhoomi" - Seerkazhi Govindarajan

Release and reception[]

Naangu Suvargal was released on 6 February 1971,^[2] and was a commercial failure.^[5] T. G. Vaidyanathan of Film World described it as a "re-do" of V. Shantaram's Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957) as it dealt with rehabilitation of criminals.^[7]

References[]

^ Narwekar, Sanjit (1994). Directory of Indian film-makers and films. Flicks Books. p. 24. ISBN 9780948911408.
^ ^a ^b "நான்கு சுவர்கள் / Nangu Suvargal (1971)". screen4screen. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
^ Naangu Suvargal [Four Walls] (motion picture) (in Tamil). Screen Entertainment. 1971. Credits, from 0:00 to 2:51.
^ "சிகரம் தாண்டிய இயக்குனர் சிகரம் - பாலச்சந்தர்!". Ithayakkani (in Tamil). 23 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
^ ^a ^b Aravind, CV (25 September 2017). "From 'Pasamalar' to 'Vikram Vedha', Tamil cinema's experiments with multi starrers". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
^ "Naangu Suvargal songs". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
^ Vaidyanathan, T. G. (1971). "How to make foreign movies in an Indian Language". Film World. Vol. 7. pp. 53–54.

External links[]

Naangu Suvargal at IMDb

[1] Narwekar, Sanjit (1994). Directory of Indian film-makers and films. Flicks Books. p. 24. ISBN 9780948911408.

[screen4screen-2] "நான்கு சுவர்கள் / Nangu Suvargal (1971)". screen4screen. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

[movie-3] Naangu Suvargal [Four Walls] (motion picture) (in Tamil). Screen Entertainment. 1971. Credits, from 0:00 to 2:51.

[4] "சிகரம் தாண்டிய இயக்குனர் சிகரம் - பாலச்சந்தர்!". Ithayakkani (in Tamil). 23 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

[thenewsminute-5] Aravind, CV (25 September 2017). "From 'Pasamalar' to 'Vikram Vedha', Tamil cinema's experiments with multi starrers". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

[6] "Naangu Suvargal songs". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

[7] Vaidyanathan, T. G. (1971). "How to make foreign movies in an Indian Language". Film World. Vol. 7. pp. 53–54.

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