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| starring = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />[[K. R. Vijaya]]<br />[[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]]
| starring = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />[[K. R. Vijaya]]<br />[[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]]
| music = [[Shankar–Ganesh]]
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'''''Naan Yen Pirandhen''''' ({{Translation|Why was I born?}}) is a 1972 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] film directed by [[M. Krishnan Nair (director)|M. Krishnan]]. The film stars [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[K. R. Vijaya]] and [[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]]. It is a remake of the 1953 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Bratuku Teruvu]]''. The film was released on 9 June 1972 and failed commercially.
'''''Naan Yen Pirandhen''''' ({{Translation|Why was I born?}}) is a 1972 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[M. Krishnan Nair (director)|M. Krishnan]]. The film stars [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[K. R. Vijaya]] and [[Kanchana (actress)|Kanchana]]. It is a remake of the 1953 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Bratuku Teruvu]]''. The film was released on 9 June 1972 and failed commercially.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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{{More plot|date=April 2024}}
Kannan and Saradha are married and he helps bring up his brother's children. Kannan obtains employment hiding his marriage with Mohanasundaram only for his daughter, paraplegic Radha, to fall in love with him. How he deftly handles the situation without losing his job or affecting the faint-hearted Radha without losing his integrity forms the main story. He manages to resolve all issues and expose his marriage in such a manner that everyone is safe as is his job.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
* [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Kannan<ref name="RandorGuy" />
* [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Kannan<ref name="RandorGuy" />
* [[K. R. Vijaya]] as Saradha<ref name="RandorGuy" />
* [[K. R. Vijaya]] as Saradha<ref name="RandorGuy" />
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* [[G. Sakunthala]] as Mohana<ref name="RandorGuy" />
* [[G. Sakunthala]] as Mohana<ref name="RandorGuy" />
* [[S. N. Lakshmi]] as Chinnamma<ref name="RandorGuy" />
* [[S. N. Lakshmi]] as Chinnamma<ref name="RandorGuy" />
* [[Rangammal]] (uncredited)
}}


== Production ==
== Production ==
''Naan Yen Pirandhen'' is a remake of the 1953 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Bratuku Teruvu]]''.<ref name="RandorGuy" /> It was the only film to feature Ramachandran in a family-oriented role. The dialogues were written by [[Vietnam Veedu Sundaram]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kolappan |first=B. |date=7 August 2016 |title=Vietnam Veedu Sundaram is no more |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Vietnam-Veedu-Sundaram-is-no-more/article14556258.ece |url-status=live |access-date=11 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310114011/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Vietnam-Veedu-Sundaram-is-no-more/article14556258.ece |archive-date=10 March 2021}}</ref> [[Kamal Haasan]] worked as an assistant dance choreographer under K. Thangappan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saxena |first=Prasanth |date=18 December 2020 |title=Of human bondage: How Kamal can claim a share of MGR’s legacy |url=https://thefederal.com/states/south/tamil-nadu/of-human-bondage-how-kamal-can-claim-a-share-of-mgrs-legacy/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218015620if_/https://thefederal.com/https://thefederal.com/states/south/tamil-nadu/of-human-bondage-how-kamal-can-claim-a-share-of-mgrs-legacy/ |archive-date=18 December 2020 |access-date=20 April 2021 |website=The Federal}}</ref>
''Naan Yen Pirandhen'' is a remake of the 1953 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Bratuku Teruvu]]''.<ref name="RandorGuy" /> It was the only film to feature Ramachandran in a family-oriented role. The dialogues were written by [[Vietnam Veedu Sundaram]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kolappan |first=B. |date=7 August 2016 |title=Vietnam Veedu Sundaram is no more |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Vietnam-Veedu-Sundaram-is-no-more/article14556258.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310114011/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Vietnam-Veedu-Sundaram-is-no-more/article14556258.ece |archive-date=10 March 2021 |access-date=11 December 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> [[Kamal Haasan]] worked as an assistant dance choreographer under K. Thangappan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Saxena |first=Prasanth |date=18 December 2020 |title=Of human bondage: How Kamal can claim a share of MGR's legacy |url=https://thefederal.com/states/south/tamil-nadu/of-human-bondage-how-kamal-can-claim-a-share-of-mgrs-legacy/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420052146/https://thefederal.com/states/south/tamil-nadu/of-human-bondage-how-kamal-can-claim-a-share-of-mgrs-legacy/ |archive-date=20 April 2021 |access-date=20 April 2021 |website=The Federal}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[Shankar–Ganesh]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Narayanan |first=Sujatha |date=28 July 2019 |title=Thamizh Talkies: Melodies that matter |work=[[Cinema Express]] |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/columns/2019/jul/28/thamizh-talkies-the-duo-who-didnt-get-their-due-13255.html |url-status=live |access-date=21 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119023006/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/columns/2019/jul/28/thamizh-talkies-the-duo-who-didnt-get-their-due-13255.html |archive-date=19 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Naan Yen Piranthen |url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/566 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420051118/http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/566 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |access-date=20 April 2021 |website=Songs4all}}</ref>
The music was composed by [[Shankar–Ganesh]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Narayanan |first=Sujatha |date=28 July 2019 |title=Thamizh Talkies: Melodies that matter |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/columns/2019/jul/28/thamizh-talkies-the-duo-who-didnt-get-their-due-13255.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119023006/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/columns/2019/jul/28/thamizh-talkies-the-duo-who-didnt-get-their-due-13255.html |archive-date=19 January 2021 |access-date=21 January 2021 |work=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Naan Yen Piranthen |url=http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/566 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420051118/http://tamilsongslyrics123.com/listlyrics/566 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |access-date=20 April 2021 |website=Songs4all}}</ref> They said they chose to do the film simply because Ramachandran was in it.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 July 1972 |title='நான் ஏன் பிறந்தேன்' படத்திற்கு இசை அமைப்பதற்கு காரணமே புரட்சி நடிகர் தான் |url=http://tamildigitallibrary.in/admin/assets/periodicals/TVA_PRL_0003950_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%20%E0%AE%8F%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81%20%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BF.%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%20%20%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%2019,%201972.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126180908/http://tamildigitallibrary.in/admin/assets/periodicals/TVA_PRL_0003950_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%20%E0%AE%8F%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81%20%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BF.%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%20%20%E0%AE%9C%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%2019,%201972.pdf |archive-date=26 November 2018 |access-date=11 April 2022 |work=Puratchi Edu MGR |pages=2 |language=ta}}</ref>


{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Naan Paadum Paadal
| title1 = Naan Paadum Paadal
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| extra7 = T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
| extra7 = T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
| length7 = 4:45
| length7 = 4:45
| total_length = 28:20 <!-- Automatically generated with User:JPxG/TrackSum.js -->
}}
}}


== Release ==
== Release ==
''Naan Yen Pirandhen'' was released on 9 June 1972.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2011 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181114041813/http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |archive-date=14 November 2018 |access-date=10 March 2021 |website=Ithayakkani |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kantha |first=Sachi Sri |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=27 December 2019 |title=MGR Remembered&nbsp;– Part 54 {{!}} An Overview of the Final 31 movies of 1970s |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-54/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031005730/https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-54/ |archive-date=31 October 2020 |access-date=5 April 2021 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref> [[Randor Guy]] wrote in ''[[The Hindu]]'' that the film, in contrast to ''Bratuku Teruvu'', underperformed commercially as it ran only for 10 weeks in theatres.<ref name="RandorGuy">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=26 March 2016 |title=Naan Yean Pirandhen (1972) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Naan-Yean-Pirandhen-1972/article14176379.ece |url-status=live |access-date=27 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310113737/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Naan-Yean-Pirandhen-1972/article14176379.ece |archive-date=10 March 2021}}</ref>
''Naan Yen Pirandhen'' was released on 9 June 1972.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2011 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181114041813/http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |archive-date=14 November 2018 |access-date=10 March 2021 |website=Ithayakkani |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sri Kantha |first=Sachi |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=27 December 2019 |title=MGR Remembered&nbsp;– Part 54 {{!}} An Overview of the Final 31 movies of 1970s |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-54/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031005730/https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-54/ |archive-date=31 October 2020 |access-date=5 April 2021 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref> [[Randor Guy]] wrote in ''[[The Hindu]]'' that the film, in contrast to ''Bratuku Teruvu'', underperformed commercially as it ran only for 10 weeks in theatres.<ref name="RandorGuy">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=26 March 2016 |title=Naan Yean Pirandhen (1972) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Naan-Yean-Pirandhen-1972/article14176379.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310113737/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Naan-Yean-Pirandhen-1972/article14176379.ece |archive-date=10 March 2021 |access-date=27 July 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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* {{IMDb title|id=1477036}}


[[Category:1970s Indian films]]
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1972 films]]
[[Category:1972 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by M. Krishnan Nair]]
[[Category:Films directed by M. Krishnan Nair]]
[[Category:Films scored by Sankar Ganesh]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

Latest revision as of 13:00, 23 December 2024

Naan Yen Pirandhen
Poster
Directed byM. Krishnan
Screenplay byM. Krishnan
Story bySamudrala Sr.
Produced byAshok Brothers
StarringM. G. Ramachandran
K. R. Vijaya
Kanchana
CinematographyP. Bhaskar Rao
Edited byK. Narayanan
Music byShankar–Ganesh
Production
company
Sri Kamakshi Agencies
Release date
  • 9 June 1972 (1972-06-09)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Naan Yen Pirandhen (transl. Why was I born?) is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language film directed by M. Krishnan. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, K. R. Vijaya and Kanchana. It is a remake of the 1953 Telugu film Bratuku Teruvu. The film was released on 9 June 1972 and failed commercially.

Plot

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Kannan and Saradha are married and he helps bring up his brother's children. Kannan obtains employment hiding his marriage with Mohanasundaram only for his daughter, paraplegic Radha, to fall in love with him. How he deftly handles the situation without losing his job or affecting the faint-hearted Radha without losing his integrity forms the main story. He manages to resolve all issues and expose his marriage in such a manner that everyone is safe as is his job.

Cast

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Production

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Naan Yen Pirandhen is a remake of the 1953 Telugu film Bratuku Teruvu.[1] It was the only film to feature Ramachandran in a family-oriented role. The dialogues were written by Vietnam Veedu Sundaram.[2] Kamal Haasan worked as an assistant dance choreographer under K. Thangappan.[3]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.[4][5] They said they chose to do the film simply because Ramachandran was in it.[6]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Naan Paadum Paadal"VaaliT. M. Soundararajan3:29
2."Naan Yaen Piranthen"VaaliT. M. Soundararajan4:09
3."Unathu Vizhiyil"PulamaipithanT. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela3:54
4."Chittirai Solaigale"BharathidasanT. M. Soundararajan3:19
5."Thambikku Oru Pattu"Avinasi ManiT. M. Soundararajan3:36
6."Thalaivazhai Ilai Pottu"VaaliS. Janaki, Jikki5:08
7."Ennamma Chinna Ponnu"VaaliT. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela4:45
Total length:28:20

Release

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Naan Yen Pirandhen was released on 9 June 1972.[7][8] Randor Guy wrote in The Hindu that the film, in contrast to Bratuku Teruvu, underperformed commercially as it ran only for 10 weeks in theatres.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Guy, Randor (26 March 2016). "Naan Yean Pirandhen (1972)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. ^ Kolappan, B. (7 August 2016). "Vietnam Veedu Sundaram is no more". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. ^ Saxena, Prasanth (18 December 2020). "Of human bondage: How Kamal can claim a share of MGR's legacy". The Federal. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. ^ Narayanan, Sujatha (28 July 2019). "Thamizh Talkies: Melodies that matter". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Naan Yen Piranthen". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  6. ^ "'நான் ஏன் பிறந்தேன்' படத்திற்கு இசை அமைப்பதற்கு காரணமே புரட்சி நடிகர் தான்" (PDF). Puratchi Edu MGR (in Tamil). 19 July 1972. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  7. ^ "எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Ithayakkani (in Tamil). 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  8. ^ Sri Kantha, Sachi (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.
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