Naam Moovar Explained
Naam Moovar is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film, directed by Jambulingam.[3] The film's story was written by Mahendran and dialogue by Mullai Sakthi respectively. It stars Jaishankar, Ravichandran and Nagesh playing major roles, with L. Vijayalakshmi, Rathna, V. K. Ramasamy and Pandari Bai playing pivotal roles. The film was released on 5 August 1966,[4] and was a huge success at the box-office.[5]
Production
Naam Moovar was the first film for which Mahendran wrote the story.[6] K. R. Balan, who was a friend of M. G. Ramachandran, decided to produce a film after being impressed by the script of Mahendran with P. Madhavan as director. However four days after the shoot, Madhavan left the film as he could not handle such a different plot and Mahendran left the sets and went to his village without informing anyone. A few days later, Balan wrote a letter inviting him to return to Madras; he insisted Mahendran to add more commercial elements to the script and made the editor Jambulingam to direct the film to which Mahendran agreed.
Soundtrack
Music was by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu and lyrics were written by Vaali.[7] The song "Pirantha Naal Indru" became hugely popular and was often played in birthday shows in Ceylon Radio.[8]
| Song | Singers | Length |
|---|
| "Pirantha Naal Indru" | | 05:14 |
| "Adi lalla Lalla Ellam Vaarungadi" | | 04:52 |
| "Singapore Machaan" | | 04:31 |
| "Vayathu Vandha Pennai" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04:13 |
| "Naanoru Pakkam" | L. R. Eswari, S. C. Krishnan | 04:57 | |
Release and reception
Naam Moovar was released on 5 August 1966. Kalki gave the film a mixed review, but appreciated the performance of Nagesh, Ravichandran and Jaishankar.[9] The film became successful at box-office.
Bibliography
- Book: Mahendran . Mahendran (filmmaker) . சினிமாவும் நானும் . Karpagam Publications . 2013 . ta . Cinema and I . 54777094 . 2004.
Notes and References
- Web site: 1966 – நாம் மூவர் – பாலன் பிக். . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220708080510/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1966-cinedetails24.asp . 8 July 2022 . 8 July 2022 . . ta.
- News: 13 August 1966 . We Three . 11 November 2022 . . 3 . Google News Archive.
- News: Guy . Randor . Randor Guy . 14 July 2017 . Naam Moovar (1966) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211118172113/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/naam-moovar-1966/article19275219.ece . 18 November 2021 . 31 March 2021 . The Hindu.
- News: 5 August 1966 . We Three [நாம் மூவர்] ]. 31 March 2021 . . 3 . Google News Archive.
- Web site: 2 April 2019 . Mahendran, the National Award winning director and actor passes away after a prolonged illness . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190403150228/https://www.in.com/entertainment/regional/mahendran-the-national-award-winning-director-and-actor-passes-away-after-a-prolonged-illness-359709.htm . 3 April 2019 . 3 April 2019 . In.com.
- News: 3 April 2019 . Mullum Malarum director J. Mahendran passes away . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190405073042/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/mullum-malarum-director-j-mahendran-passes-away/article26715744.ece . 5 April 2019 . 31 March 2021 . The Hindu.
- Web site: Naam Moovar (1966) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170510075916/http://mio.to/album/Naam+Moovar+(1966) . 10 May 2017 . 31 March 2021 . Music India Online.
- Web site: 7 December 2019 . மகேந்திர பல்லவர் – 38 – சுதாங்கன் . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230311151428/https://vikatakavi.in/magazines/133/4581/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0-%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-38-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D.php . 11 March 2023 . 11 March 2023 . Vikatakavi . Ta.
- 21 August 1966 . நாம் மூவர் . live . https://archive.today/20240401142251/https://archive.org/details/kalki1966-08-21/page/n17/mode/2up . 1 April 2024 . 1 April 2024 . . 17 . ta . Internet Archive.
