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Naan Aanaiyittal
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Wikipedia article
'Naan Aanaiyittal' is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Tapi Chanakya. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran and K. R. Vijaya. The film was produced and written by R. M. Veerappan, with a musical score by M. S. Viswanathan. It ran for 15 weeks, emerging as a notable hit at the box office.
Plot
Pandhiya, a member of a notorious robber gang, wishes to bring about a change in his gang and turn them towards a righteous path. Velaiya, a member of that gang, commits a murder and frames Pandhiya for having done it. To escape punishment, he disguises himself as a rich man's long-lost son and stays in his house. Pandhiya evades the law while Velaiya and the rich man's manager, Kumar, try to unmask him.
Cast
* M. G. Ramachandran as Pandhiya
* K. R. Vijaya as Mala
* B. Saroja Devi as Kannagi / Kaveri
* M. N. Nambiar as Velaiya
* R. S. Manohar as Kumar
* S. A. Ashokan as Chezhiyan
* Nagesh as Appu the Great
* Karikol Raju as Mala's relation
* C. R. Parthiban as IG
* O. A. K. Thevar as Muthuveeran
* Sedhupathy as Kanagarathnam
Production
'Naan Aanaiyittal' was directed by Tapi Chanakya and produced under Sathya Films by R. M. Veerappan, who also wrote the screenplay. The dialogue was written by Vidwan Lakshmanan and N. Pandurangan. Cinematography was handled by P. N. Sundaram, with editing by Jambulingam.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.
Release and reception
'Naan Aanaiyittal' was released on 4 February 1966. It was initially scheduled to release on 14 January 1966, during Pongal, but was pushed back to allow the release of another Ramachandran film, 'Anbe Vaa'. 'The Indian Express' wrote that the film "has all the ingredients to make it appealing to the masses" and praised the performances of Ramachandran and Saroja Devi. T. M. Ramachandran of 'Sport and Pastime' gave a positive review appreciating the film's message, also praising Vidwan Lakshman's dialogue as "sparkling" and M. S. Viswanathan's music as "pleasing," although still being critical of Chanakya's direction, saying it "could have been more inspiring".
References
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