Naalai Namadhe
Naalai Namadhe (transl. Tomorrow Is Ours) is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. S. Sethumadhavan, starring M. G. Ramachandran and Latha in the lead roles with M. N. Nambiar, Nagesh, Chandramohan and Vennira Aadai Nirmala. It is a remake of the 1973 Hindi film Yaadon Ki Baaraat, directed by Nasir Hussain and written by Salim–Javed. The film was a blockbuster and ran for 150 days.[2]
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| Directed by | K. S. Sethumadhavan |
| Produced by | K. S. R. Moorthi |
| Written by | Vietnam Veedu Sundaram |
| Screenplay by | Vietnam Veedu Sundaram |
| Story by | Salim–Javed |
| Based on | Yaadon Ki Baaraat by Salim–Javed |
| Starring | M. G. Ramachandran Latha M. N. Nambiar Nagesh M. G. Soman Chandramohan Vennira Aadai Nirmala |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | P. L. Roy |
| Edited by | T. R. Seenivasalu |
Production company | Gajendra Films |
| Distributed by | Gajendra Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Separated by Ranjith (M. N. Nambiar), a killer, Shankar (MGR), Vijay Kumar (MGR) and Radhan (Chandramohan), 3 brothers find themselves grown-up (thanks to the song of their mother) and are going to take revenge for the death of their parents.
Cast
- M. G. Ramachandran as Shankar and Vijay (the 1st and the 2nd sons)
- Latha as Rani, Vijay's love interest
- Chandramohan as Radhan, the singer and the guitarist (the 3rd son)
- Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Leela, Robert's daughter
- M. N. Nambiar as Ranjith
- Nagesh as Rango alias Rapathavandhu, Shankar's childhood friend
- M. G. Chakrapani (Guest Appearance) as Devdass, Rani's father
- M. G. Soman (Guest Appearance) as Ravi, father of the 3 sons
- Rajasree (Guest Appearance) as Kamala, mother of the 3 sons
- V. S. Raghavan as The manager Sharma, The foster father of Vijay
- S. V. Ramdass as Raju
- K. Kannan as Madhan, Martin
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Robert, Leela's father
- Karikol Raju as Worker in bar
- Peeli Sivam as Fake doctor
- T. K. S. Natarajan as Marwadi
- Bablu Prithviraj as young vijay
The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned.
Songs
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[3][4] All songs were super hits.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Naalai Namathe" (Anbu Malargalai) | P. Susheela, L. R. Anjali, Shoba & Sasirekha | Vaali | 05:12 |
| 2 | "Naalai Namathe" (Bit) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 01:37 | |
| 3 | "Naanoru Medai Paadagan" | T. M. Soundararajan, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & L. R. Eswari | 06:06 | |
| 4 | "Neela Nayanangalil" | K. J. Yesudas & P. Susheela | 05:48 | |
| 5 | "Ennai Vittal" | K. J. Yesudas | 04:18 | |
| 6 | "Kadhal Enbathu" | K. J. Yesudas & P. Susheela | 05:12 | |
| 7 | "En Edaiyilum" (Love Is A Game) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, L. R. Eswari & Saï Baba | 04:40 | |
| 8 | "Naalai Namathe" (Anbu Malargalai) | T. M. Soundararajan & S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:58 | |
| 9 | "Naalai Namathe" (Anbu Malargalai) | P. Susheela, L. R. Anjali, Shoba & Sasirekha | 05:12 |
Production
Naalai Namadhe is a remake of the Hindi film Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973). M. G. Ramachandran, in a dual role, reprised the roles originally portrayed by Dharmendra and Vijay Arora.[5]
References
- "Naalai Namathe". mgrblog. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- "Naalai Namathe Records". mgrblog. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- "Naalai Namathe Songs". tamiltunes. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- "Naalai Namathe Songs". raaga. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- Pillai, Swarnavel Eswaran (2015). Madras Studios: Narrative, Genre, and Ideology in Tamil Cinema. SAGE Publications. p. 242.