Nalla Neram
| NALLA NERAM | |
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| Directed by | M. A. Thirumugam |
| Written by | R. K. Shanmugam (dialogues) |
| Story by | "Sandow" M.M.A.Chinnappa Devar |
| Based on | Haathi Mere Saathi by Salim-Javed |
| Produced by | "Sandow" M.M.A.Chinnappa Devar |
| Starring | M. G. Ramachandran K. R. Vijaya Major Sundarrajan Nagesh S. A. Ashokan Thengai Srinivasan |
| Cinematography | T. M. Sundar Babu V. Selvaraj |
| Edited by | M. A. Thirumugam M. G. Balu Rao |
| Music by | K. V. Mahadevan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Devar Films |
Release date | 10 March 1972[1] |
Running time | 162 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Nalla Neram (Tamil: நல்ல நேரம் English: GOOD TIME), is a 1972 Indian Tamil language action drama film directed by M. A. Thirumugam, starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role and K. R. Vijaya, Nagesh among others.[2] This film was the 16th and last collaboration (in highlight), MGR-Chinnappa Devar and the only one in color movie in the list. It is the remake of 1971 Hindi movie Haathi Mere Saathi. it ran 100 days in Chennai.
Plot
Somewhere in the Tamil country...
Nalla Neram is about Raju (MGR)'s choice between love his wife (K. R. Vijaya) and friendship (his loyal and devoted pet elephants).
This is the story about the friendship and loyalty of animals with man.
Raju owns elephants and earns a livelihood by making them perform tricks.
He falls in love with Vijaya and they get married. But soon, a problem arises.
Vijaya hates elephants because of a personal tragedy in her life.
She also feels that Raju spends too much time with his elephant friends.
Will the elephants succeed in winning over her heart or will Raju be forced to make a choice between his wife and his animal friends?
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| M. G. Ramachandran | as Raju (alias Raja Kumar), a business man |
| S. A. Ashokan | as Dharmalingham, Vijaya 's father |
| Major Sundarrajan | as Velu, the trainer of animals |
| Thengai Srinivasan | as Raju 's the accountant |
| S.V.Ramadass | as Raju 's father |
| V. Gopalakrishnan | as Paramasivan, the ex-famous acrobat (The human torch) |
| Justin[3] | as The hired man of Velu |
| "Sandow" M.M.A.Chinnappa Devar | as Ranga, a fairground entertainer and Velu 's henchman |
| Nagesh | as Murugan, a fairground entertainer and Raju 's friend |
| K. R. Vijaya | as Viji (alias Vijaya), Raju 's lover and after wife |
| Kumari Satchou | as Valli, Murugan 's lover |
| Radhiga ("Magic" Radhika)[4][5] | as The Velu 's cabaret female dancer |
| "Kovalai" Kamatchi | as |
| Master Raju Kumar[6] | as Raju, child |
| 4 magnificent elephants (Not mentioned) | as Ramu (is the friend and the favorite of Raju), Ganga, Meena and Somu |
The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned
Around the movie
The movie is a remake of super silver jubilee hit 1971 Hindi film HAATHI MERE SAATHI by Rajesh Khanna, under the same banner, The Devar Films, with excellent songs by the tandem, Laxmikant-Pyarelal. This Hindi version movie did well in Tamil Nadu also.
About 5 years passed when MGR finds his partner of VIVASAYEE (another Devar Films of 1967), with the big actress K.R.Vijaya.
There is another added Devar Films, the 16th venture and last "Devar Films" with MGR.
The combination(overall) was always :
MGR (Main actor, hero)/M.A.Thirumugham (Director)/K.V.Mahadevan (Composer)/"P Susheela" & T M Soundararajan (Playback Singers)"Sandow" M.M.A.Chinnappa Devar (Producer, in the movie, sometimes, the henchman). For the song "Agattumda Thambi", Ramachandran drove a '58 Chevrolet Impala.[7]
Soundtrack
The music composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[8]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | Agattumda Thambi | T. M. Soundararajan | Avinashi Mani | 03:05 |
| 2 | Nee Thottal | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | Kannadasan | 03:22 |
| 3 | Odi Odi Uzhaikkum | T. M. Soundararajan | Pulamaipithan | 03:11 |
| 4 | Tick Tick | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | Kannadasan | 03:12 |
| 5 | Dance Music | Sexy Tamil Cabaret Song Instrumental | No Lyrics | 02:19 |
References
- ^ "Nalla Neram". asklaila. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ "Nalla Neram". Retrieved 9 June 2014.
- ^ https://antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2013/08/29/justin/
- ^ https://antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2013/08/11/magic-radhika/
- ^ http://www.fantastikindia.fr/site/Item-girls-1960-1975-Helen-ou-la#forum18019
- ^ https://antrukandamugam.wordpress.com/2015/10/07/master-rajkumar-3/
- ^ "A vintage ride to the world of Tamil cinema". The New Indian Express. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Nalla Neram Songs". raaga. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
External links
- Nalla Neram at IMDb
