Nallavan
Directed byM. Thiruvengadam
Written byA. L. Narayanan
Story byO. K. Durai
S. Raghavan
StarringR. S. Manohar
Serukalathur Sama
P. K. Saraswathi
Rajasulochana
CinematographyG. Chandran
Edited byS. Surya
Music byM. S. Gnanamani
Production
company
Sunrise Productions
Distributed bySunrise Productions
Release date
  • 5 March 1955 (1955-03-05) (India)
[1]
Running time
129 min.
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Nallavan (transl. Good man) is a 1955 Indian Tamil-language film directed by M. Thiruvengadam.[2] The film stars R. S. Manohar, Serukalathur Sama, P. K. Saraswathi and Rajasulochana.[1]

Cast

List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan.[1]

Production

Nallavan was produced by Sunrise Productions and directed by M. Thiruvengadam. O. K. Durai and S. Raghavan wrote the story while S. L. Narayanan composed the dialogues. G. Chandran and S. Surya were in charge of cinematography and editing respectively. S. K. Jayavar and Nayak handled the art direction. Choreography was by T. G. Thangaraj and K. K. Sinha. Still photography was done by S. N. Ragasamy and Tukaram.[1] Shooting took place at the now defunct Film Centre and Star Combines studios.[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by M. S. Gnanamani, while the lyrics were written by Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass. Ghantasala, V. N. Sundaram, Thiruchi Loganathan, P. Leela, N. L. Ganasaraswathi and G. Kasthoori were playback singers. The soundtrack did not attain popularity.[3]

No.SongSingerLyricsDuration
1"Bharathiye Nam Bharadha"V. N. SundaramThanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
2"Inbak Kalai Vaanil"P. Leela
3"Nambathe Unnaiye Nambathe"Thiruchi Loganathan
4"Valluvar Vasugi Pol Illara"P. Leela & G. Kasthoori
5"Paalaivana.... Kanneerum Kaanikkaiyaa Kadhal"P. Leela
6"Vazhvil Inbam Kaanuma"Thiruchi Loganathan & P. Leela
7"Gnana Sabaithanil Aadum"N. L. Ganasaraswathi
8"Maaradha Aasaiyellaam Kaanal"Ghantasala

Reception

Nallavan was released on 5 March 1955.[1] The film was not a commercial success, but film historian Randor Guy praised it for the "formidable cast" and "unusual storyline".[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Film News Anandan (23 October 2004). Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru [History of Landmark Tamil Films] (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivakami Publishers. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017.
  2. ↑ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (1998). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. p. 623.
  3. 1 2 3 Guy, Randor (10 August 2013). "Nallavan (1955)". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 March 2018.


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