Naam Moovar (transl. We Three) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film, directed by Jambulingam.[3] The film's story was written by Mahendran and dialogue by Mullai Sakthi respectively. It stars Jaishankar, Ravichandran and Nagesh playing major roles, with L. Vijayalakshmi, Rathna, V. K. Ramasamy and Pandari Bai playing pivotal roles. The film was released on 5 August 1966,[4] and was a huge success at the box-office.[5]
| Naam Moovar | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jambulingam |
| Story by | Mahendran |
| Produced by | K. R. Balan[1] |
| Starring | Jaishankar Ravichandran L. Vijayalakshmi Rathna Nagesh |
| Cinematography | M. Karnan |
| Music by | S. M. Subbaiah Naidu |
Production company | Balan Pictures |
| Distributed by | Vijayasri[2] |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (March 2021) |
Cast
edit- Jaishankar
- Ravichandran
- Nagesh
- V. K. Ramasamy
- L. Vijayalakshmi
- Rathna
- Pandari Bai
- Madhavi
- Sarojini
- Mala
- Thangavelu
- Rajamani
- Kumar
- Jo
- Ramani
Production
editNaam Moovar was the first film for which Mahendran wrote the story.[6] K. R. Balan, who was a friend of M. G. Ramachandran, decided to produce a film after being impressed by the script of Mahendran with P. Madhavan as director. However four days after the shoot, Madhavan left the film as he could not handle such a different plot and Mahendran left the sets and went to his village without informing anyone. A few days later, Balan wrote a letter inviting him to return to Madras; he insisted Mahendran to add more commercial elements to the script and made the editor Jambulingam to direct the film to which Mahendran agreed.[7]
Soundtrack
editMusic was by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu and lyrics were written by Vaali.[8] The song "Pirantha Naal Indru" became hugely popular and was often played in birthday shows in Ceylon Radio.[9]
| Song | Singers | Length |
|---|---|---|
| "Pirantha Naal Indru" | T. M. Soundararajan | 05:14 |
| "Adi lalla Lalla Ellam Vaarungadi" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04:52 |
| "Singapore Machaan" | T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari | 04:31 |
| "Vayathu Vandha Pennai" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 04:13 |
| "Naanoru Pakkam" | L. R. Eswari, S. C. Krishnan | 04:57 |
Release and reception
editNaam Moovar was released on 5 August 1966.[10] Kalki gave the film a mixed review, but appreciated the performance of Nagesh, Ravichandran and Jaishankar.[11] The film became successful at box-office.[7]
References
edit- ^ "1966 – நாம் மூவர் – பாலன் பிக்". Lakshman Sruthi (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "We Three". The Indian Express. 13 August 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 11 November 2022 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Guy, Randor (14 July 2017). "Naam Moovar (1966)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 November 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "We Three [நாம் மூவர்]". The Indian Express. 5 August 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 31 March 2021 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Mahendran, the National Award winning director and actor passes away after a prolonged illness". In.com. 2 April 2019. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Mullum Malarum director J. Mahendran passes away". The Hindu. 3 April 2019. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ a b Mahendran 2013, pp. 185–186.
- ^ "Naam Moovar (1966)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "மகேந்திர பல்லவர் – 38 – சுதாங்கன்". Vikatakavi (in Tamil). 7 December 2019. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Mahendran 2013, p. 343.
- ^ "நாம் மூவர்". Kalki (in Tamil). 21 August 1966. p. 17. Archived from the original on 1 April 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.
Bibliography
editExternal links
edit- Naam Moovar at IMDb