Naan Yen Pirandhen
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| Naan Yen Pirandhen | |
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| Directed by | M. Krishnan |
| Written by | Vietnam Veedu Sundaram |
| Screenplay by | M. Krishnan |
| Story by | Samudrala Raghavacharya |
| Produced by | Ashok Brothers |
| Starring | M. G. Ramachandran K. R. Vijaya Kanchana Nagesh Major Sundarrajan M. N. Nambiar |
| Cinematography | P. Bhaskar Rao |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
| Music by | Shankar-Ganesh |
Production company | Sri Kamakshi Agencies |
Release date | 9 June 1972[1] |
Running time | 160 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Naan Yen Pirandhen (Template:Lang-en) is a 1972 Indian Tamil language film directed by M. Krishnan, starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role, with K. R. Vijaya, Kanchana, M. N. Nambiar, Nagesh and Major Sundarrajan. It is a remake of the Telugu film Bratuku Teruvu. Actor Kamal Haasan worked under K.Thangappan as his dance assistant in this movie.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| M. G. Ramachandran | as Kannan |
| K. R. Vijaya | as Saradha, Kannan's wife |
| Kanchana | as Radha |
| Nagesh | as Sabhabadhi, Kannan's brother-in-law |
| Major Sundarrajan | as Moghan Sundharam, Radha's father |
| Thengai Srinivasan | as Bhaskar, partner of Moghan Sundharam |
| Veera Raghavan | as Doctor Sekhar |
| Isari Velan | as Soundharam, doctor Shankar's brother |
| Master Visweswara Rav | as Sabhabadhi's son |
| Master Bhem Kumar | as Balu |
| Master Ramesh | as Ramu |
| M. N. Nambiar (Guest Appearance) | as Rajan |
| V. Gopalakrishnan (Guest Appearance) | as the doctor Shankar |
| G. Sakunthala | as Moghana, Kannan's sister |
| S. N. Lakshmi | as Chinnamma |
| Kutty Padmini | as Anoushia |
| Baby Indhira | as Lakshimi, Kannan's daughter |
| Baby Sumathi | |
| Parvathi |
Crew
- Choreography - K. Thankappan
Assistant choreography - Kamal Haasan
- Stunt - 'Madakulam' Azhagarsamy
- Edit - K. Narayanan
- Cinematography - P. Bhaskar rao
- Art director - P. P. Roysouthri
Production
Naan Yen Pirandhen is a remake of the Telugu film Bratuku Teruvu.[2] It was the only film to feature MGR in a family-oriented role.[3]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Shankar Ganesh.[4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | "Chittirai Solaigale" | T. M. Soundararajan | Bharathidasan | 03:19 |
| 2 | "Naan Paadum Paadal" | T. M. Soundararajan | Vaali | 03:29 |
| 3 | "Naan Yaen Piranthen" | T. M. Soundararajan | 04:09 | |
| 4 | "Thalai Vazhai" | Jikki, S. Janaki | 04:01 | |
| 5 | "Thambikku" (Happy) | T. M. Soundararajan | Avinasi Mani | 03:38 |
| 6 | "Thambikku" (Sad) | M. S. Rajeswari, Anjali | 03:40 | |
| 7 | "Unathu Vizhiyel" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | Pulamaipithan | 03:54 |
| 8 | "Yennamma" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | Vaali | 04:27 |
Reception
Randor Guy wrote in The Hindu, "Despite a super star cast and good performances by MGR, the two heroines and Nagesh, the film did not do as well as expected, and ran for just 10 weeks, in stark contrast to the thumping success of the Telugu and Hindi versions."[2]
References
- ^ "Nan Yen Piranthen". Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ a b Guy, Randor (26 March 2016). "Naan Yean Pirandhen (1972)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/Vietnam-Veedu-Sundaram-is-no-more/article14556258.ece
- ^ "Naan Yen Pirandhen Songs". raaga. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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