Navarathinam
Navarathinam (transl. Nine Gems), is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language action road film, written and directed by A. P. Nagarajan, starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role, Latha, Jayachitra, Zarina Wahab and others enacting supporting roles.
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| Tamil | நவரத்தினம் |
| Directed by | A. P. Nagarajan |
| Produced by | C. N. Venkataswami |
| Written by | A. P. Nagarajan |
| Starring | M. G. Ramachandran Latha Jayachitra Zarina Wahab |
| Music by | Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan |
| Cinematography | A. Shanmugham |
| Edited by | T. Vijaya Rangam-R. G. Pandhu Rangam |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
- Lead Actor
- Thangam (gold)–M. G. Ramachandran as Thangam
- 9 Lead Actresses
- Manikkam (ruby)–Latha as Manikkam, The Tamil gypsy
- Pushparagam (topaz)–Zarina Wahab as Pushpa, The Hindi actress
- Maragadam (emerald)–P. R. Varalakshmi as Maragadam, The Karnataka girl
- Muthu (pearl)–Shubha as Muthamma, The Tamil westernized girl
- Komedagam (garnet)–Jaya as Gomaidi, the Malayalam girl
- Vairam (diamond)–Sri Priya as Vaïram, The Tamil penitent prostitute
- Neelam (sapphire)–Y. Vijaya as Neela, The Telugu westernized girl
- Pavalam (coral)–Jayachitra as Pavalayi, The Tamil patriot
- Vayiduriyam (lapis lazuli)–Kumari Padmini as Vayiduriyam, The Tamil bad girl from Dharmasilam's team
- Female Supporting actors
- S. Varalakshmi as Thangam's mother
- C. K. Saraswathi as Sagunan, Muthamma's mother
- S. N. Lakshmi as Pangajethamma, Pavalahi's grandmother
- Puspalatha as Pavalayi's sister
- Male Supporting actors
- A. V. M. Rajan as Raja, the military officer
- M. N. Nambiar as Dharmaseelan
- P. S. Veerappa as Manaru
- Nagesh as Ratnam
- Thengai Srinivasan as Muthamma's father
- C. R. Parthiban as IG of Police
- K. Kannan as Gunaseelan
- M. B. Shetty as Djagou, a Hindi jealous bald man
- Senthamarai as Police inspector
- Isari Velan as Pavalayi's uncle
- Shanmugasundari as Tripurasundari / Pimpstress
- Ennatha Kannaiya as Villager
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao as The worker of teashop
- Loose Mohan as House broker
- T. K. S. Natarajan as Housekeeper
- Peeli Sivam
- Karikol Raju
The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned.
About the movie
On Thursday, 21 April 1977, approximately 7 weeks after the release, A. P. Nagarajan, the director-producer, died from a heart attack. It ran 70 days in Tamilnadu but this movie was flop at the box office.
Navarathinam was A. P. Nagarajan's final film, as well as his only film with M. G. Ramachandran.[1]
Songs
The music was composed by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ladke Se Mili Ladki" (Aa Gaye Hain) (Hindi) | K. J. Yesudas & Vani Jairam | P. L. Santoshi [2] | 4:36 (film version) |
| 2 | "Puriyaadhadhai Puriyavaikkum" | P. Susheela, (MGR for dialogues) | N. Kamarassan[3] | 3:01 (film version) |
| 3 | "Palukku Kanda Sa Kerugu" (Telugu, English & Carnatic) | Balamuralikrishna & Vani Jairam, (MGR & Y. Vijaya for dialogues) | Nellai Arulmani | 8:38 (film version) |
| 4 | "Ungalil Nam Annaavai Paarkiren" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Vani Jairam | Pulamaipithan | 2:58 (film version) |
| 5 | "Kuruvikkaara Machchaane" | Balamuralikrishna & Vani Jairam | Vaali | 3:28 (film version) |
| 6 | "Maanum Odi Varalaam" (Not in the movie, not held) | K. J. Yesudas | Muthulingam[4][5] | 3:03 (film version) |
References
- "நடிப்பைத் துறந்த படைப்பாளி!". The Hindu Tamil (in Tamil). 20 February 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- "P. L. Santoshi – Filmography – Cineplot.com".
- "Makkal thilagam mgr part 4".
- Parthasarathy, Anusha (8 November 2011). "Memories of Madras – Verse in the woods" – via www.thehindu.com.
- "கவிஞர் முத்துலிங்கம்- -எழில்முத்து".
External links
- Navarathinam at IMDb
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