Naangu Killadigal
Naangu Killadigal (transl. Four clever men) is 1969 Indian Tamil-language comedy thriller film directed by L. Balu and produced by Modern Theatres. The film script was written by A. L. Narayanan. Music was by Vedha. It stars Jaishankar, R. S. Manohar, Thengai Srinivasan and Suruli Rajan playing lead, with Bharathi, Kumari Padmini, C. L. Anandan playing pivotal roles.
| Naangu Killadigal | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | L. Balu |
| Produced by | Modern Theatres |
| Written by | A. L. Narayanan |
| Starring | Jaishankar R. S. Manohar Thengai Srinivasan Bharathi Suruli Rajan |
| Music by | Vedha |
| Cinematography | C. A. S. Mani |
| Edited by | L. Balu |
Production company | |
Release date | 26 September 1969[1] |
Running time | 138 Mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
- Jaishankar as Anandan (a) Kumar
- R. S. Manohar as Ganesan Iyer
- Thengai Srinivasan as Velu (a) Natanam
- Suruli Rajan as Baba (a) Bhai
- Bharathi as Shanthosh Kumari, film actress
- C. L. Anandan as Narendran, A film actor
- Kumari Padmini as Prema, Narendran's girlfriend
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao as Narendran's secretary
- Venniradai Moorthy as Thandavam, Shathosh Kumari's secretary
- Karikol Raju as Shanthosh Kumari's father
- A. L. Narayanan as Tape Singaram
- Chandran as Alwar
- Pushpamala as Pushpa (a) Pappa
- Sivasooriyan as Bioscope
- Ramanathan as Rowdy Varadhan
- Ramani as Shanthosh Kumari's mother
Soundtrack
Music was by Vedha and lyric were written by Kannadasan and A. L. Narayanan.[2]
| No. | Song | Singers | Length(m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Sevvaanathil Oru Natchathiram" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 03:22 |
| 2 | "Nenjikku Nimmathi" | P. Susheela | 03:19 |
| 3 | "Ethu Ethile" | P. Susheela, L. R. Eswari | 03:17 |
| 4 | "Pookkadi Pakkam" | S. V. Ponnusamy, L. R. Eswari | 03:56 |
Reception
The Indian Express wrote, "The main defect of the movie is that you do not know where the parody ends and where they are serious. It is very much like the story of a person who cut his nose to spite his face."[3]
References
- "Nangu Killadigal". The Indian Express. 25 September 1969. p. 5.
- "Naangu Killadigal 1969". Music India Online. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- "Cinema". The Indian Express. 27 September 1969. p. 12.
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