Nannambikkai
Nannambikkai | |
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Directed by | K. Vembu Charlie |
Screenplay by | S. Ramanathan M. S. Kannan |
Produced by | K. Vembu |
Starring | N. N. Kannappa Pandari Bai T. S. Balaiah N. S. Krishnan T. A. Mathuram |
Cinematography | K. Prabhakar |
Edited by | Pal G. Yadav |
Music by | S. V. Venkatraman |
Production company | Film Centre |
Release date |
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Running time | 194 mins. (17544 ft.) |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Nannambikkai (transl. Good Hope) is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Vembu and Charlie.[2] The film stars N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram.[3]
Plot[]
Cast[]
List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan[1]
Production[]
The film was produced by K. Vembu who also directed the film together with Charlie. S. Ramanathan and M. S. Kannan wrote the screenplay and dialogues. K. Prabhakar was in charge of cinematography while Pal G. Yadav handled the editing. Art direction was by Jayavanth while choreography was done by R. K. Raj. Still photography was by Venkatachari and the film was shot and processed at Film Centre, Madras.[1]
Soundtrack[]
Music was composed by S. V. Venkatraman while the lyrics were penned by S. D. S. Yogi, Kambadasan, Adhimoolam, Kavi Lakshmanadas and Clown Sundaram. A song by Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai was included in the film. Singers are N. S. Krishnan and T. A. Mathuram while the Playback singers are T. V. Rathinam, T. M. Soundararajan, P. Leela, S. V. Venkatraman and K. Rani[4]
No. | Song | Singer/s | Lyricist | Duration (m:ss) |
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1 | "Kaar Mugilin Maeni" | T. V. Rathinam | Kavimani Desigavinayagam Pillai | |
2 | "Anbe Aadhiye" | T. V. Rathinam | S. D. S. Yogi | |
3 | "Vaaraamal Irundhiduvaano" | S. V. Venkatraman & K. Rani | ||
4 | "Meenai Pole Kannale" | T. M. Soundararajan & P. Leela | Kavi Lakshmanadas | 03:38 |
5 | "Kopathai Adakkida Vendum" | T. A. Mathuram | Clown Sundaram | |
6 | "Thaali Pennukku Veli" | N. S. Krishnan | 02:35 | |
7 | "Sooriyanum Oru Thozhilaali" | S. V. Venkatraman | Kambadasan | 03:24 |
8 | "Kalyana Verlai Vandhu Kaathirukkudhu" | T. V. Rathinam | Adhimoolam |
Reception[]
The Indian Express wrote, "Situations in the story are so marshalled as to preserve the concept of the poetic justice and such it is bound to fare well as an entertainer."[5]
References[]
- ^ a b c Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017.
- ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha & Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1998. pp. 129 & 621.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1956/sep/16-09-1956/p74.jpg
- ^ G. Neelamegam. Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 (in Tamil). Manivasagar Publishers, Chennai 108 (Ph:044 25361039). First edition December 2014. pp. 107–108.
- ^ "Acclaimed by press & public alike". The Indian Express. 21 September 1956. p. 3.
External links[]
- Sooriyanum oru thozhilali on YouTube - A popular song from the film
- 1956 films
- Tamil-language films
- Indian films
- Indian black-and-white films
- Films scored by S. V. Venkatraman