Naangu Suvargal

Naangu Suvargal
Title card
Directed by K. Balachander
Produced by V. S. Sharma
P. S. Mani
Written by K. Balachander
Starring Jaishankar
Ravichandran
Vanisri
Music by M. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Screen Entertainment
Release date
  • 6 February 1971 (1971-02-06) (India)
Country India
Language Tamil

Naangu Suvargal (lit. Four Walls) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by K. Balachander.[1] The film stars Jaishankar, Ravichandran and Vanisri in the lead roles.[2]

Production

Naangu Suvargal was directed by K. Balachander who also wrote the story and dialogue. It was produced by V. S. Sharma and P. S. Mani under Screen Entertainment,[3] and was Balachander's first colour venture,[4] as well the first collaboration between Jaishankar and Ravichandran as actors.[5]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[2]

Release and reception

Naangu Suvargal was released on 6 February 1971,[2] and was a commercial failure.[5] T. M. Ramachandran of Film World described it as a "re-do" of V. Shantaram's Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957) as it dealt with rehabilitation of criminals.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Narwekar, Sanjit (1994). Directory of Indian film-makers and films. Flicks Books. p. 24.
  2. 1 2 3 Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [Tamil film history and its achievements] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publishers. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Balachander, K. (1971). Naangu Suvargal [Four Walls] (motion picture) (in Tamil). Screen Entertainment.
  4. ↑ "சிகரம் தாண்டிய இயக்குனர் சிகரம் - பாலச்சந்தர்!". Ithayakkani (in Tamil). 23 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. 1 2 Aravind, CV (25 September 2017). "From 'Pasamalar' to 'Vikram Vedha', Tamil cinema's experiments with multi starrers". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Ramachandran, T. M. (1971). Film World. 7. p. 54.
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