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Needhikku Thalaivanangu
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Wikipedia article
'Needhikku Thalaivanangu' is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language film directed by P. Neelakantan, starring M. G. Ramachandran and Latha. It is a remake of the Telugu film 'Neramu Siksha' (1973). The film was released on 18 March 1976 and became a box office success.
Plot
Vijay, 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.
Cast
*M. G. Ramachandran as Vijayhttps://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1976/mar/28-03-1976/p31.jpg
*Latha as Vimala
*S. Varalakshmi as Maragadhan
*Pushpalatha as Seetha
*Roja Ramani alias Nirmala as Eswari
*M. N. Nambiar as Sathiyamoorthy
*V. K. Ramasamy as Vajaravel
*Thengai Srinivasan as Muthaiya
*V. S. Raghavan as Rajasekaran
*V. Gopalakrishnan as Gopal
*M. Balayya as Chinnaiya
*S. V. Ramadas as the rapist at the hotel
*Isari Velan as Mani, the cook
*Peeli Sivam as Slum people
*Ennathe Kannaiah as The collector of rent
*Loose Mohan as Muthiya's sidekick
*T. K. S. Natarajan as Pimp
Production
A remake of the Telugu film 'Neramu Siksha' (1973), 'Needhikku Thalaivanangu' was directed by P. Neelakantan and produced by Sri Umayambikai Productions. Cinematography was handled by Thambu, and editing by M. Umanath. The costumes were designed by M. G. Naidu, the founder of Naihaa. During the filming of a sequence, Latha tripped and nearly drowned, resulting in M. G. Ramachandran reprimanding stuntman Sahul.
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan. Na. Kamarasan made his debut as lyricist with this film. The songs like "Intha Pachaikili" were well received.
Release
'Needhikku Thalaivanangu' was released on 18 March 1976. The film became a box office success and ran for over 100 days in theatres.
References
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