Naangu Suvargal
| Naangu Suvargal | |
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 Title card | |
| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Written by | K. Balachander |
| Produced by | V. S. Sharma P. S. Mani |
| Starring | Jaishankar Ravichandran Vanisri |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Screen Entertainment |
Release date |
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| 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][6]
- Ninaithal Naan -S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
- O Maina - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Odi Vaavena - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, T. M. Soundararajan
- O Maina - T. M. Soundararajan
- Naan Oru Paattu - L. R. Eswari
- Vaanam Bhoomi - Seerkazhi Govindarajan
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.[7]
References
- ^ Narwekar, Sanjit (1994). Directory of Indian film-makers and films. Flicks Books. p. 24.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Balachander, K. (1971). Naangu Suvargal [Four Walls] (motion picture) (in Tamil). Screen Entertainment.
- ^ "சிகரம் தாண்டிய இயக்குனர் சிகரம் - பாலச்சந்தர்!". Ithayakkani (in Tamil). 23 December 2014. Archived from the original on 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Naangu Suvargal songs". tamilsongslyrics123. Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ Ramachandran, T. M. (1971). Film World. Vol. 7. p. 54.
