Sollathaan Ninaikkiren Explained

Sollathaan Ninaikkiren
Director:K. Balachander
Screenplay:K. Balachander
Producer:Manian
'Vidhwan' Ve. Lakshmanan
Cinematography:B. S. Lokanath
Editing:N. R. Kittu
Music:M. S. Viswanathan
Studio:Udhayam Productions
Runtime:148 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Sollathaan Ninaikkiren is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film, written and directed by K. Balachander. Starring S. V. Subbaiah, Sivakumar, Kamal Haasan, Jayachitra, Srividya, Shubha and Jayasudha, it is based on the novel Ilavu Kaatha Kili by Manian. The film was released on 7 December 1973. It was remade in Telugu as Ammayilu Jagratha. Balachander remade the film in Kannada as Sundara Swapnagalu.

Plot

Kamala, Manjula and Pushpa are sisters, each getting attracted to Raghavan, their tenant. Raghavan falls in love with Pushpa. However, things take a turn for the worse, when Pushpa sacrifices herself to the whims of Kamal, a playboy, to save her friend Sudha from his exploits. The three sisters ultimately marry other men, while Raghavan remains unmarried.

Cast

Production

Sollathaan Ninaikkiren is based on the novel Ilavu Kaatha Kili by Manian.[4] The novel had been performed over 100 times as a stage play. The novel was later made into a film by Manian and 'Vidhwan' Ve. Lakshmanan under the production banner Udhayam Productions. Thangappan Master was initially hired as the dance choreographer, but as K. Balachander objected to whom Kamal Haasan called "the traditional cinema dance master", and wanted a younger man, Haasan hired Raghuram.[5] Haasan worked as an assistant director of this film.[6] The final length of the film was 4589.68metres.[7]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Vaali.[8] The title song is based on Keeravani raga.[9]

Song Singers Length
"Kalyanam Kachari" 03:32
"Malar Pol Sirrppathu" 04:27
"Pallavi Endru" 05:06
"Sollathaan Ninaikkiren" 03:13
"Sollathaan Ninaikkiren" (Sad) 02:00

Release and reception

Sollathaan Ninaikkiren was released on 7 December 1973. Ananda Vikatan, in a review dated 30 December 1973, positively reviewed the film for Balachander's writing and the cast performances.[10] Kanthan of Kalki also gave the film a positive review.[11] The film was remade in Telugu as Ammayilu Jagratha. Balachander remade the film in Kannada as Sundara Swapnagalu.[12]

Legacy

The title of the film inspired a television series of same name, produced by K. Balachander for Zee Tamil.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 16 June 2018 . கமல் பேரு கமல்; ரஜினி பேரு ரஜினி! கேரக்டர்களுக்கும் அவங்க பெயர்! . dead . https://archive.today/20190118065919/https://www.kamadenu.in/news/cinema/3420-kamal-peru-kamal-rajini-peru-rajini-2.html . 18 January 2019 . 10 December 2019 . . ta.
  2. Web site: 26 December 2014 . தண்ணி கருத்திருச்சு... . https://web.archive.org/web/20170203054038/http://www.dinamalar.com/supplementary_detail.asp?id=23290&ncat=19&Print=1 . 3 February 2017 . 18 May 2021 . . ta.
  3. News: Umashankar . Sudha . 17 October 1987 . Poornam: 'acting is a commitment' . 21 May 2021 . . 19 . Google News Archive.
  4. News: 6 April 2015 . நாவல்கள், திரைப்படங்களாக உருமாறும்போது... . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190417180255/https://www.dinamani.com/editorial-articles/special-stories/2015/apr/06/%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%89%E0%AE%B0-1094199.html . 17 April 2019 . 10 December 2019 . . ta.
  5. News: Rangan . Baradwaj . Baradwaj Rangan . 16 October 2014 . Enriching cinema, Kamal style . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200515155420/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/enriching-cinema-kamal-style/article6506926.ece . 15 May 2020 . 15 May 2020 . The Hindu.
  6. News: Rangarajan . Malathi . 11 December 2010 . Cupid calling . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20101216013204/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article945879.ece . 16 December 2010 . 12 June 2021 . The Hindu.
  7. 6 December 1975 . 'Sollathan Ninaikiren' (Tamil) (35 mm.) (B&W.) (India). . live . https://archive.today/20240408104605/https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.1975.418/page/n17/mode/2up . 8 April 2024 . 8 April 2024 . . 2090 . Internet Archive.
  8. Web site: Sollaththan Ninaikkiren (1973) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714165757/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=T0001300 . 14 July 2014 . 7 July 2014 . Raaga.com.
  9. Web site: ஏழிசை எம்எஸ்வி பயோகிராபி . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200626130400/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/msv/ . 26 June 2020 . 7 July 2024 . . Ta.
  10. Web site: 30 December 1973 . சினிமா விமர்சனம்: சொல்லத்தான் நினைக்கிறேன் . https://archive.today/20200515160044/https://www.vikatan.com/arts/nostalgia/39872--2 . 15 May 2020 . 15 May 2020 . . ta.
  11. காந்தன் . 6 January 1974 . சொல்லத்தான் நினைக்கிறேன் . dead . https://archive.today/20220727090757/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1974/jan/06-01-1974/p36.jpg . 27 July 2022 . 4 January 2022 . . 36 . ta.
  12. News: Ramachandran . Avinash . 18 July 2020 . A rare talent for spotting talent, Actor Ramesh Aravind on K Balachander . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210507054235/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2020/jul/18/a-rare-talent-for-spotting-talent-actor-ramesh-aravind-on-k-balachander-2171233.html . 7 May 2021 . 7 May 2021 . The Indian Express.
  13. News: Ashok Kumar . S.R. . 25 March 2009 . All about relationships . live . https://archive.today/20190118063505/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/All-about-relationships/article15931533.ece . 18 January 2019 . 10 December 2019 . The Hindu.

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