Naan Yen Pirandhen
| Naan Yen Pirandhen | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | M. Krishnan |
| Produced by | Ashok Brothers |
| Written by | Vietnam Veedu Sundaram |
| Screenplay by | M. Krishnan |
| Story by | Samudrala Raghavacharya |
| Starring |
M. G. Ramachandran K. R. Vijaya Kanchana Nagesh Major Sundarrajan M. N. Nambiar |
| Music by | Shankar-Ganesh |
| Cinematography | P. Bhaskar Rao |
| Edited by | K. Narayanan |
Production company |
Sri Kamakshi Agencies |
Release date | 9 June 1972[1] |
Running time | 160 mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Naan Yen Pirandhen (English: Why was I born?) 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.
Plot
Kannan (MGR), a young man, lives with his wife (K.R. Vijaya) and kid. His mother (S.N. Lakshmi), sister (G. Sakunthala), her husband and children, also live with him as a joint family.
Kannan finds it difficult to make ends meet, so he takes up a position with a rich businessman Moghan Sundharam (Major Sundararajan), whose daughter Radha (Kanchana) uses a wheelchair. She also develops health problems after the sudden death of her mother. Sundharam hires Kannan as his manager, with the hope of marrying off his daughter to him, as he is under the impression that Kannan is a bachelor. Kannan also could not reveal the fact that he is a married man, but he gets the job. He lives in the house of the businessman and his daughter, and faces many problems.
Kannan reaches out to the rich man’s nephew Shankar (V. Gopalakrishnan), who is in the US studying medicine, and informs him about the problems he is facing with the rich man’s daughter and requests him to come back soon. All the problems are solved soon, and the hero is reconciled with his wife and family. Shankar marries the rich girl who is now in good health, thanks to the attention and care bestowed upon her by Kannan.
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 The doctor Sekhar |
| Isari Velan | as Soundharam, the 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 | as |
| Parvathi | as |
The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned
Production
Naan Yen Pirandhen is a remake of the Telugu film Bratuku Teruvu.
Soundtrack
The music composed by Shankar Ganesh.[2]
| 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
Despite a super star cast and excellent performances by MGR, Kanchana, K.R. Vijaya, superb comedy by Nagesh and pleasing music by Shankar-Ganesh, the film did not do as well as expected, and ran for 90 days, in stark contrast to the thumping success of the Telugu original.[3]
References
- ↑ "Nan Yen Piranthen". Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ↑ "Naan Yen Pirandhen Songs". raaga. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ↑ Guy, Randor (2016-03-26). "Naan Yean Pirandhen (1972)". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
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