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Kannan and Saradha are married |
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. |
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| Naan Yen Pirandhen | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | M. Krishnan |
| Screenplay by | M. Krishnan |
| Story by | Samudrala Sr. |
| Produced by | Ashok Brothers |
| Starring | M. G. Ramachandran K. R. Vijaya Kanchana |
| Cinematography | P. Bhaskar Rao |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
| Music by | Shankar–Ganesh |
Production company | Sri Kamakshi Agencies |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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
[edit]- M. G. Ramachandran as Kannan[1]
- K. R. Vijaya as Saradha[1]
- Kanchana as Radha[1]
- Nagesh as Sabhabadhi[1]
- Sundarrajan as Mohan Sundaram[1]
- Thengai Srinivasan as Bhaskar[1]
- M. N. Nambiar as Rajan[1]
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Shankar[1]
- G. Sakunthala as Mohana[1]
- S. N. Lakshmi as Chinnamma[1]
- Rangammal (uncredited)
Production
[edit]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
[edit]The music was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.[4][5] They said they chose to do the film simply because Ramachandran was in it.[6]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Naan Paadum Paadal" | Vaali | T. M. Soundararajan | 3:29 |
| 2. | "Naan Yaen Piranthen" | Vaali | T. M. Soundararajan | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Unathu Vizhiyil" | Pulamaipithan | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 3:54 |
| 4. | "Chittirai Solaigale" | Bharathidasan | T. M. Soundararajan | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Thambikku Oru Pattu" | Avinasi Mani | T. M. Soundararajan | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Thalaivazhai Ilai Pottu" | Vaali | S. Janaki, Jikki | 5:08 |
| 7. | "Ennamma Chinna Ponnu" | Vaali | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 4:45 |
| Total length: | 28:20 | |||
Release
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Narayanan, Sujatha (28 July 2019). "Thamizh Talkies: Melodies that matter". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Naan Yen Piranthen". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ "எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Ithayakkani (in Tamil). 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ 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.