Navarathinam
| Navarathinam | |
|---|---|
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| Tamil | நவரத்தினம் |
| Directed by | A. P. Nagarajan |
| Produced by | C.N.Venkataswami |
| Written by | A. P. Nagarajan |
| Starring |
M. G. Ramachandran Latha Jayachitra Zarina Wahab |
| Music by | Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan |
| Cinematography | A.Shanmugham |
| Edited by | T.Vijaya Rangam-R.G.Pandhu Rangam |
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Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Navarathinam (English: Nine Gems), is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language action road film written and directed by A. P. Nagarajan, starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role, Latha, Jayachitra, Zarina Wahab and with among others enacting supporting roles. The movie was one of MGR's biggest flops.
Plot
Thangam (MGR), a young and rich feudal lord flees, to escape the influence of her mother (S. Varalakshmi).
He wants to take revenge for his father.
Everybody launches in his pursuit.
The authorities, the family and particularly, Dharmasilam (M. N. Nambiar), his maternal uncle who wants to eliminate him to pocket his colossal fortune.
Meanwhile, Thangam travels(browses) the country and meets 9 women.
He will bring to them to each of them of the help (assistant) and answers to their life.
Cast
- Lead Actor
- Thangam M. G. Ramachandran as Thangam
- 9 Lead Actresses
- Manikkam – Latha as Manikkam, The Tamil gypsy
- Pushparagam – is Zarina Wahab as Pushpa, The Hindi actress
- Maragadam – P. R. Varalakshmi as Maragadam, The Karnataka girl
- Muthu – Shubha[1] as Muthamma, The Tamil westernized girl
- Komedagam – Jaya[2] as Gomaidi, the Malayalam girl
- Vairam – Sri Priya as Vaïram, The Tamil penitent prostitute
- Neelam – Y. Vijaya[3] as Neela, The Telugu westernized girl
- Pavalam – Jayachitra as Pavalayi, The Tamil patriot
- Vayiduriyam – Kumari Padmini[4] as Vayiduriyam, The Tamil bad girl from Dharmasilam's team
- Female Supporting actors
- S. Varalakshmi as Thangam 's mother
- Pushpalatha[5] as Pavalahi's elder sister
- C. K. Saraswathi[6] as Sagunan, Muthamma 's mother
- S. N. Lakshmi as Pangajethamma, Pavalahi's grandmother
- Male Supporting actors
- A. V. M. Rajan as Raja, the military officer
- M. N. Nambiar as Dharmasilan
- P. S. Veerappa as Manaru
- Nagesh as Ratnam
- Thengai Srinivasan as Muthamma's father
- C. R. Parthibhan as IG of Police [7]
- K. Kannan as Gunasilan
- M. D. Shetty[8] as Djagou, a Hindi jealous bald man
The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned
Around the movie
On Thursday, 21 April 1977, that is approximately 7 weeks (48 days exactly) after NAVARATHINAM 's release, A.P. Nagarajan the director-producer dies from a heart attack.
It was necessary question to make another movie.
Navarathinam was A. P. Nagarajan's final film, as well as his only film with M. G. Ramachandran.[9]
Make him earn money with CAPTAIN RAJA...
MGR, through the magnificent voice of K. J. Yesudas, sings a nice song with a Hindi text drafted by P.L.Santoshi,[10] with the music composed by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan.
P.L.Santoshi (Pyare Lal Santoshi), a lyricist, a film director and a story/screenplay writer, very occasional actor – a versatile personality by all accounts, was born on 7 August 1916 in Jabalpur, M.P as Pyarelal Shrivastav in a school headmaster’s house. He spent his last days on dialysis due to kidney failure and breathed his last on 7 September 1978 due to heart failure.
Songs
The music composed by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | Ladke Se Mili Ladki (Aa Gaye Hain) (Hindi) | K. J. Yesudas & Vani Jayaram | P.L.Santoshi [11] | 4:36 (film version) |
| 2 | Puriyaadhadhai Puriyavaikkum | P. Susheela, (MGR for dialogues) | Na.Kamarassan[12][13] | 3:01 (film version) |
| 3 | Palukku Kanda Sa Kerugu (Telugu, English & Carnatic) | Balamuralikrishna & Vani Jayaram, (MGR & Y.Vijaya for dialogues) | Nellai Arulmani[14] | 8:38 (film version) |
| 4 | Ungalil Nam Annaavai Paarkiren | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Vani Jayaram | Pulamaipithan | 2:58 (film version) |
| 5 | Kuruvikkaara Machchaane | Balamuralikrishna & Vani Jayaram | Vaali | 3:28 (film version) |
| 6 | Maanum Odi Varalaam (Not in the movie, not held) | K. J. Yesudas | Muthulingam[15][16] | 3:03 (film version) |
References
- ↑ https://antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2013/12/29/subha/
- ↑ https://antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2013/11/17/jaya-jaya-guganathan/
- ↑ https://antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2013/08/25/y-vijaya/
- ↑ https://antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2013/08/01/kumari-padmini/
- ↑ https://antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2013/10/27/pushpalatha/
- ↑ https://antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2013/09/20/c-k-saraswathi/
- ↑ https://antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2014/01/11/parthiban/
- ↑ http://bawaspeak.blogspot.fr/2015/03/henchmen-of-bollywood.html
- ↑ "நடிப்பைத் துறந்த படைப்பாளி!". The Hindu Tamil (in Tamil). 20 February 2015. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ↑ https://apnaarchive.wordpress.com/tag/pyare-lal-santoshi/
- ↑ http://cineplot.com/p-l-santoshi-filmography/
- ↑ http://www.nakkheeran.in/users/frmArticles.aspx?A=17591
- ↑ http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthread.php?10231-Makkal-thilagam-mgr-part-4/page312
- ↑ http://www.dhool.com/sotd2/980.html
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/memories-of-madras-verse-in-the-woods/article2609077.ece
- ↑ http://www.tamilmurasuaustralia.com/2011/02/blog-post_3426.html
External links
- Navarathinam on IMDb
- Navarathinam 37th Year Link http://mgrroop.blogspot.in/2014/03/navarathinam-37th-year.html
- A Tribute to Kunnakkudi Vaidyanathan- Part V http://www.dhool.com/sotd2/980.html
- Thirai Ulagam special edition for the Navarathinam movie http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthread.php?10744-Makkal-Thilagam-MGR-Part-8/page24
- Thirai Ulagam special edition for the Navarathinam movie http://www.mayyam.com/talk/showthread.php?10744-Makkal-Thilagam-MGR-Part-8/page25