Naan Aanaiyittal

In Tamil Country in the 1960s...

Inequitably condemned to 10 years' imprisonment, Muthuveeran (O. A. K. Devar), escapes after 6 months... He takes refuge in Saigon...

Embittered and angry against society, Muthuveeran kidnaps at random of a meeting, in a park of Saigon, Soundharam (M. G. Ramachandran), the unique heir of the billionaire Selvaragham (M. G. Ramachandran), then baptizes him of the first name of Pandhiya and the pupil as his own son in India, in the mountains, where he is, at the moment, at the head of a community compound of bandits and their family, living outside the system.

The disappearance of the son arouses greed at the close relation of the fantastically wealthy father.

So, Kumar (R. S. Manohar), the Kanagamaligai Estates's manager, in the Tamil Country, (belonging to the late Selvaragham) and his father, in Saïgon, plans to become a false Soundharam.

Meanwhile, adult, Pandhiya learns by Muthuveeran his real origins.

By a terrible combination of circumstances, false Soundharam falls in a trap led by Velaiya (M. N. Nambiar), a strong head (from Muthuveeran's group) and stabs him fatally.

The latter reviled in the arms of Pandhiya revealing him the black intentions of Kumar, and by confiding a bag filled with proofs.

Now, accused hastily of the murder, by a diligent policeman, Chezhiyan (S. A. Ashokan), Pandhiya decides in his turn, to put on the role of Soundharam, to save from the claws of Kumar, his maternal uncle Kanagarathinam (Sethupathi) and his daughter Mala (K. R. Vijaya), with whom he has to get married.

But Pandhiya already loves another woman, beautiful Kannagi (B. Saroja Devi) and mutually!

But above everything, he has to, for people his of the mountain, to take out them of the obscurity, to look for leniency of the justice, to give them a better life, a new future!

At the moment, the "prodigal son" is faced with a sum of problems.

As he summarizes it so well in front his father's portrait:

...You've passed away making me the heir for many lakhs of property! I'm the billionaire Soundharam and Pandhiya, who is blamed for the murder! I'm the lover of Kannagi and an engaged groom for Mala! God! I'd correct my brothers who are in the dark and give them life! On another side, I'd save this family from the hands of this tricky Manager! What should I do Dad?...

• M. G. Ramachandran as Baashha alias Pandhiya alias Sundaram / Saigon Selvarangam (In photo's)
• K. R. Vijaya as Mala
• B. Saroja Devi as Kannagi / Kaveri, Kannagi's Mala mother
• M. N. Nambiar as Velaiya (Thift Terrorist Gang Enemy role)
• R. S. Manohar as Kumar (Sundaram Property Manager Enemy role)
• S. A. Ashokan as Chezhiyan, (police officer)
• Nagesh as Apputhi Great (Appu)
• Karikol Raju as Mala's relation
• C. R. Parthiban as IG
• O. A. K. Thevar as Muthuveeran, (Thift Terrorist Gang Leader, Kaveri's father)
• Sedhupathy as Kanagarathnam (Sundaram Property guridan Mala's father)

Naan Aanaiyittal was directed by Tapi Chanakya and produced under Sathya Films by R. M. Veerappan, who also wrote the screenplay. The dialogues were written by Vidwan Lakshmanan and N. Pandurangan. Cinematography was handled by P. N. Sundaram, and editing by Jambulingam.[1]

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[2]

Naan Aanaiyittal was released on 4 February 1966.[1] The Indian Express wrote that the film "has all the ingredients to make it appealing to the masses" and praised the performances of Ramachandran and Saroja Devi.[3] T. M. Ramachandran of Sport and Pastime gave a positive review appreciating the film's message also praising Vidwan Lakshman's dialogue as "sparkling" and M. S. Viswanathan's music as "pleasing" but he was critical of Chanakya's direction citing "could have been more inspiring".[4]

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