Needhikku Thalaivanangu

Needhikku Thalaivanangu
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	P. Neelakantan
Produced by	M. Subbramaniyam
Written by	R. K. Shanmugam
Story by	Mannava Balayya
Starring	M. G. Ramachandran; S. Varalakshmi;
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Cinematography	Thambu
Edited by	M. Umanath-S. M. Sundharam
Production; company	Sri Umaiyambigai combines
Release date	18 March 1976; [1]
Running time	164 Minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Needhikku Thalaivanangu (transl. Bow your Head for Justice) is a 1976 Indian Tamil film, directed by P. Neelakantan, starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role and Latha, S. Varalakshmi and M. N. Nambiar. The film was a remake of Telugu film Neramu Siksha and was also remade in Hindi as Shikshaa in the year 1979.

Plot

A flawless young man, Vijay (MGR), who lives with his parents, leaves home one day as his father insults him. While he is fleeing his home, he comes across a girl whom he adopts as his sister, and begins work on improving her life. In the course of time, he commits a mistake, which leads to several consequences. He also meets a young woman and falls in love with her. As a reformed person who realises his mistakes, he makes amends in many ways, and in order to please everyone, he ends up sacrificing everything, including his life.[2]

Cast

M. G. Ramachandran as Vijay
Latha as Vimala
S. Varalakshmi as Maragadhan, Vijay's mother
Pushpalatha as Seetha
Roja Ramani alias Nirmala as Eswari, Gopal's sister
M. N. Nambiar as Sathiyamoorthy
V. K. Ramaswamy as Vajaravel, Vimala's father
Thengai Srinivasan as Muthaiya, The priest
V. S. Raghavan as Rajasekaran, Vijay's father
V. Gopalakrishnan as Gopal, The driver
Mannava Balayya (credited M. Balayya, and writer of this story) as Chinnaiya, Suppu's uncle (The blind person)
S. V. Ramdas as The rapist at the hotel
Isari Velan as Mani, the cook
Peeli Sivam as Slum people
Ennatha Kannaiya as The collector of rent
Loose Mohan as Muthiya's sidekick
T. K. S. Natarajan as Pimp
Trichy Soundararajan
Master Visweswara Rav (Visu) (Not mentioned) as Suppu, Seetha's son

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] Na. Kamarasan made his debut as lyricist with this film.[4] The songs like "Intha Pachaikili" were well received.[2]

Track list
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Intha Pachai Killikoru (Female)"	Pulamaipithan	S. Varalakshmi	1.48
2.	"Ethanai Manithargal"	Na.Kamarassan	P. Jayachandran	3.34
3.	"Intha Pachai Killikoru (Male)"	Pulamaipithan	K. J. Yesudas	4.22
4.	"Paarka Paarka Sirippu"	Vaali	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	4.15
5.	"Naan Paartha"	Pulamaipithan	T. M. Soundararajan	6.18
6.	"Kanavugale Ayiram"	Na. Kamarassan	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	4.06

Box office

The movie is considered as a box office super hit and ran for 100 days.[5][2]

References

"Needhikku thalaivanangu". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
"Neethikku Thalai Vanangu (1976)". The Hindu. 23 January 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
"Neethikku thalaivanangu songs". Retrieved 17 March 2012.
Kolappan, B. (25 May 2017). "Na. Kamarasan, pioneer of free verse, is no more". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
"Box Office collection I". Retrieved 17 March 2012.

External links

Needhikku Thalaivanagu at IMDb

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[1] "Needhikku thalaivanangu". Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.

[hi-2] "Neethikku Thalai Vanangu (1976)". The Hindu. 23 January 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

[3] "Neethikku thalaivanangu songs". Retrieved 17 March 2012.

[4] Kolappan, B. (25 May 2017). "Na. Kamarasan, pioneer of free verse, is no more". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

[5] "Box Office collection I". Retrieved 17 March 2012.