Navagraham
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| Navagraham | |
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 Title card | |
| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Written by | K. Balachandar |
| Produced by | Rama Arangannal |
| Starring | Nagesh R. Muthuraman Srikanth Lakshmi |
| Cinematography | N. Balakrishnan |
| Music by | V. Kumar |
Production company | AVM Studios |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Navagraham (transl. Nine Planets) is a 1970 Indian Tamil language comedy-drama film written and directed by K. Balachandar. The film stars Nagesh, Srikanth, R. Muthuraman and Lakshmi, with Ragini, Sivakumar, Rama Prabha, Y. G. Mahendran, V. Gopalakrishnan and in supporting roles.
Cast[]
- Sivakumar as Vatsala's lover
- Nagesh as Baalu[1]
- R. Muthuraman as Siva
- Srikanth as Eeswaran (Akilaandam's husband)
- Major Sundarrajan as Soamu
- Ragini as Akilaandam
- Rama Prabha as Amirtham (Siva's second wife)
- G. Sakunthala as Saraswathi (Siva's first wife)
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Mali (Widower)
- Lakshmi as Vatsala[1]
- Y. G. Mahendran as Anumanthu (Eeswaran's son)
- I. S. R as Mani (Balu's friend)
Production[]
Navagraham marked Y. G. Mahendra's acting debut in cinema.[2]
Soundtrack[]
| Navagraham | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1970 |
| Recorded | 1970 |
| Genre | Sareegama |
| Length | 19 min. |
| Language | Tamil |
| Producer | V. Kumar |
The soundtrack was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics were written by Vaali.[3]
| No. | Song | Singer | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ellame Vayathukku" | A. L. Raghavan | Vaali | 3:35 |
| 2 | "Yaaro Antha Pakkam" | A. L. Raghavan | 3:20 | |
| 3 | "Unnai Thotta" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & P. Suseela | 3:34 | |
| 4 | "Neenga Navagraham" | A. L. Raghavan, Ponnusaamy & Chorus | 5:41 | |
| 5 | "Akilandam Akilandam" | Ponnusaamy | 4:30 |
Release and reception[]
Navagraham was released on 3 September 1970,[4] and Mahendra won praise for his performance.[5]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Narayan, Hari (15 August 2016). "The family as a microcosm of the nation". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ Nainar, Nahla (21 August 2015). "An interesting character". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ^ "Navagraham". Songs4all. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Navagraham (1970)". Screen4screen. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ Ramesh, V. (11 September 2003). "Stage's where his heart is". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 November 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
External links[]
- Navagraham at IMDb
Categories:
- 1970 films
- Tamil-language films
- 1970s Tamil-language films
- Films directed by K. Balachander
- Films scored by V. Kumar
- Films with screenplays by K. Balachander
- Indian black-and-white films
- Indian comedy-drama films
- Indian films