Naan (1967 film)

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Naan
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by T. R. Ramanna
Written by T. N. Balu
Produced byT. K. Ramarajan
Starring Ravichandran
Jayalalithaa
Muthuraman
Nagesh
CinematographyM. A. Rahuman
Edited byM. S. Mani
Music by T. K. Ramamoorthy
Production
company
Sri Vinayaka Pictures
Release date
  • 1 November 1967 (1967-11-01)
Running time
203 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Naan (transl. Me) is 1967 Indian Tamil-language masala film, directed by T. R. Ramanna and written by T. N. Balu. The film stars Ravichandran, Jayalalithaa, Muthuraman and Nagesh. It focuses on a raja's failed attempt to find his lost son, and three men who claim to be the lost son, seeking rights to the raja's properties.

Contents

Naan was released on 1 November 1967, and ran for over 175 days in theatres. It was remade in Telugu as Nenante Nene (1968) and in Hindi as Waris (1969). [1]

Plot

A raja's son gets lost at a young age while trying to escape his father's enemy. His father futilely searches for his son for a few years and dies. Years later, three people visit the palace claiming to be the prince and seek rights to all properties. All three unanimously have the identities of the lost son and answer all questions related to the family history. The palace management are left with no choice but to accommodate all three men unless they find the true heir.

The story takes a complete turn when it is revealed that none of them are the true heir and there is a fourth person who is the real prince, whose whereabouts are unknown. The only way to reach the real prince is via these three people who know his whereabouts.

Cast

Production

Naan was colourised using Eastmancolor. [2] While portraying his character, Nagesh wore new glasses without removing the price label tag; although Ramanna wanted it removed, Nagesh decided to keep the tag for comic effect. [1]

Soundtrack

Music was composed by T. K. Ramamoorthy and lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Vaali. [3] The song "Vaandhal Ennodu Ingey" is based on the title track from the American film, Come September (1961). [4]

SongsSingersLyricsLength
"Raaja Kannu Pogathadi" T. M. Soundararajan Vaali 4:28
"Adhey Mugam Adhey Kunam"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela 3:32
"Naan Aanai Ittal"T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari (Mixed Songs)3:05
"Pothumo Intha Idam"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela Kannadasan 3:12
"Ammano Saamiyo" Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari 5:35
"Vanthaal Ennodu Engeya"L. R. Eswari4:26
"Murder in a Birthday Party"InstrumentalMusic Group Dance6:08

Release and reception

Naan was released on 1 November 1967, [5] [6] Diwali day and ran for 175 days in theatres. [7] Kalki appreciated the film for Ramanna's direction and the innovative story. [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Naan". The Indian Express . 9 November 1967. p. 10. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Naan". JioSaavn . 31 December 1967. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Ramesh, K. V. (2 September 2017). "Come September again". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "1967 – நான் – ஸ்ரீ வினாயகா பிக் (கலர்)" [1967 – Naan – Sri Vinayaka Pic (Colour)]. Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 9 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "ஜெயலலிதா நடித்த திரைப்படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Dinamani (in Tamil). 6 December 2016. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "தீபாவளி ரிலீஸ்!". Kungumam (in Tamil). 25 October 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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