Naalvar
| Naalvar நால்வர் | |
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| Directed by | V. Krishnan |
| Produced by | M. A. Venu |
| Written by | A. P. Nagarajan |
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| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
| Distributed by | Sangeetha Pictures |
Release dates | 5 November 1953 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Naalvar (Tamil: நால்வர்) is a 1953 Tamil family drama film directed by V. Krishnan. The film stars A. P. Nagarajan, Kumari Thangam, N. N. Kannappa and Muthulakshmi in major roles. A. P. Nagarajan who played the main lead was also the writer of the film.[1] The film revolves around a family consisting of four siblings.
Plot
A. P. Nagarajan, a sincere cop is the eldest of four siblings in a family whose father works as a secretary to a mill owner. The second of the four siblings is a lawyer, third is employed in the same mill where their father works as a supervisor, and the youngest of all is a social activist. Nagarajan happens to meet Kumari Thangam, not knowing the fact that she is the daughter of his father's boss charges her for an offence. He is very sincere in his duty to such an extent that he even arrests his own brother when the latter commits a crime, and even takes the blame when his father's enemies try to make that his father was involved in smuggling of gold and printing of forfeited currency notes, in order to protect his father and the image of the family.
Cast
- A. P. Nagarajan
- Kumari Thangam, a popular actress in Malayalam
- N. N. Kannappa
- M. N. Krishnan
- S. R. Janaki
- R. Balasubramaniam
- C. R. Vijayakumari
- T. P. Muthulakshmi
- V. M. Ezhumalai
- E. R. Sahadevan
- S. S. Majid
- Ratnakumari
- N. S. Narayana Pillai
- V. N. Natesan
- A. R. Damodaram
- T. K. Swaminathan
- V. R. Natarajan
- T. V. Satyamurthi
- Gauthamdas
- K. N. Kanakasabai
Production
Naalvar was shot at the Central Studios, Coimbatore and was produced by M. A. Venu under the banner Sangeetha Pictures. V. Krishnan was the director and the script was provided by A. P. Nagarajan.[2] Nagarajan later became a successful film-maker as he went on to direct many successful films such as Thillana Mohanambal, Thiruvilayadal, Kandan Karunai and Thirumal Perumai in Tamil cinema within a span of two decades. These films earned a cult status in Tamil Nadu.[1] Thillana Mohanambal and Thiruvilayadal won National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Tamil[3] and Certificate of Merit for the Third Best Feature Film in Tamil respectively.[4] Vijayakumari, who later became a popular actor in her own right in Tamil films, played a small role in the film.[1]
The background and soundtrack was provided by K. V. Mahadevan. Nagarajan also lent his voice for a song in the film along with the composer. The film fared well at the box-office and Nagarajan came to be known as "Naalvar Nagarajan".[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 Guy, Randor (17 March 2012). "Blast from the past — Naalvar 1953". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ↑ V. Raman, Mohan. "Master of mythological cinema". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ↑ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Akal Information Systems Ltd. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- ↑ "Directorate of Film Festival" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Akal Information Systems Ltd. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
Further reading
- Sundararaj, Theodore Baskaran (1996). The eye of the serpent: an introduction to Tamil cinema. Madras: East West Books.
- M. S. S., Pandian (1992). The image trap: M.G. Ramachandran in film and politics. Sage. ISBN 9780803994034.
- Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute.