Sollathaan Ninaikkiren

Sollathaan Ninaikkiren (transl. I am trying to say) is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film, written and directed by K. Balachander, starring Sivakumar, S. V. Subbaiah, Jayachitra, Srividya, Shubha, Kamal Haasan and Jayasudha in the lead roles. The film has Kamal Haasan as a playboy and Jayasudha as a young girl married to an older man (Poornam Vishwanathan). The film is based on the novel Ilavu Kaatha Kili by Manian.[1] Balachander remade the film in Kannada as Sundara Swapnagalu.

Sollathaan Ninaikkiren
Poster
Directed byK. Balachander
Produced byManian
'Vidhwan' Ve. Lakshmanan
Screenplay byK. Balachander
Based onIlavu Kaatha Kili
by Manian
Starring
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyB. S. Loknath
Edited byN. R. Kittu
Production
company
Udhaya Productions
Release date
7 December 1973
Running time
148 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Kamala, Manjula and Pushpa are sisters, each getting attracted to Raghavan, their tenant. Raghavan falls in love with Pushpa. However, things take a turn for the worse, when Jayachitra sacrifices herself to the whims of Kamal, a playboy, to save her friend Sudha from his exploits. The three sisters ultimately marry other men, while Raghavan remains unmarried.

Cast

Production

Thangappan Master was initially hired as the dance choreographer, but as K. Balachander objected to whom Kamal Haasan called "the traditional cinema dance master", and wanted a younger man, Haasan hired Raghuram.[3]

Soundtrack
Sollathaan Ninaikkiren
Soundtrack album by
M. S. Viswanathan
Released1973
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length18:18
LanguageTamil
ProducerM. S. Viswanathan
External audio
Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[4]

No.SongSingersLyricsLength
1"Kalyanam Kachari"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, L. R. EswariVaali03:32
2"Malar Pol Sirrppathu"Vani Jairam04:27
3"Pallavi Endru"P. Susheela, S. Janaki05:06
4"Sollathaan Ninaikkiren"M. S. Viswanathan, S. Janaki03:13
5"Sollathaan Ninaikkiren" (Sad)M. S. Viswanathan02:00

Reception

Ananda Vikatan, in a review dated 30 December 1973, positively reviewed the film.[5]

Legacy

The title of the film inspired a television series of same name, also produced by K. Balachander for Zee Tamil.[6]

References
  1. "நாவல்கள், திரைப்படங்களாக உருமாறும்போது..." Dinamani. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  2. "கமல் பேரு கமல்; ரஜினி பேரு ரஜினி! கேரக்டர்களுக்கும் அவங்க பெயர்!". Kamadenu. 16 June 2018. Archived from the original on 18 January 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  3. Rangan, Baradwaj (16 October 2014). "Enriching cinema, Kamal style". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. "Sollaththan Ninaikkiren (1973)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  5. "சினிமா விமர்சனம்: சொல்லத்தான் நினைக்கிறேன்". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 30 December 1973. Archived from the original on 15 May 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. "All about relationships". The Hindu. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
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