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'Naanal' is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, written and directed by K. Balachander. It is based on his play of the same name. The film stars R. Muthuraman, Major Sundarrajan, Srikanth, Sowcar Janaki, K. R. Vijaya and Nagesh. It was released on 24 December 1965.

Plot



Four jailbirds escape from prison to take revenge on the judge who sentenced them. They take over his house, and the film builds around the judge and his family escaping from them.

Cast



* R. Muthuraman as Inspector Baskaran

* Major Sundarrajan as Prisoner Arasu

* Sowcar Janaki as Savitri

* K. R. Vijaya as Jaya, Raghunathan's sister

* Srikanth as Murali

* Nagesh as Pattabi Raman

* S. N. Lakshmi as Lakshmi

* Shobha

* K. Vijayan as Judge Raghunathan

* Gemini Mali as Prisoner David

* Hari Krishnan as Prisoner Bairavan

* I. S. R. as Kesavan (Servant)

* Typist Gopu as Milk Man

Production



'Naanal' was a play written by K. Balachander and inspired by the film 'Desperate Hours'. It was later adapted by him into a film with the same name. This is the feature film debut of Typist Gopu.

Soundtrack



Music was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics were written by Alangudi Somu and Suratha. A. R. Venkatachalapathy of 'The Hindu' wrote, "[Suratha] had a knack for compiling data, making lists and turning them into poetry", citing "Vinnukku Melaadai" in 'Naanal' as an example.

Release and reception



'Naanal' was released on 24 December 1965. T. M. Ramachandran of 'Sport and Pastime' positively reviewed the film, praising Sundarrajan's performance more than the other cast members. 'Kalki' gave the film a less positive review, comparing it unfavourably to the source play.

Legacy



The storyline of Crazy Mohan's play 'Crazy Thieves in Palavakkam' was inspired by 'Naanal'.

References




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