Naangal
Naangal | |
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DVD Cover | |
Directed by | Hassan |
Produced by | T. Ajmal Hassan |
Written by | Mahendran (dialogues) |
Screenplay by | K. Guna |
Story by | Hassan |
Starring | |
Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Cinematography | J. Williams |
Edited by | K. Sankunni |
Production company |
Arifa Productions |
Release dates |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Naangal is a 1992 Tamil drama film directed by Hassan. The film features Prabhu, Sivaji Ganesan and Deepika Chikhalia in lead roles. The film, produced by T. Ajmal Hassan, had musical score by Ilaiyaraaja and was released on 13 March 1992.[1][2]
Plot
Keerthi (Prabhu), an honest police officer, is charged to solve a double murder case. Keerthi faces up to another police officer Naveen Kumar (Captain Raju). Naveen Kumar who hungers for a promotion wants to take charge of this affair. Keerthi and Naveen Kumar finally fight, and the matter is taken up in court. Keerthi hires the lawyer Chaturvedi (Sivaji Ganesan), a senior lawyer who has never lost a case. Later, Chaturvedi has a heart attack and is taken care by the doctor Mona. He really likes the way she took care of him and he now considered her like his own daughter. The doctors Rajasekhar (Sarath Babu) and Mona (Deepika Chikhalia) suspect the hospital running by the doctor Johnson (Nassar) for doing illegal activities. Rajasekhar is later killed by someone, the presumed guilty is Mona according to the fingerprint on the murder weapon. Keerthi and Chaturvedi come to her rescue.
Cast
- Prabhu as Keerthi
- Sivaji Ganesan as Chaturvedi
- Deepika Chikhalia as Mona
- Srividya as Lakshmi
- Sarath Babu as Rajasekhar
- Janagaraj as Sundaram
- Nassar as Johnson
- Captain Raju as Naveen Kumar
- Rajan P. Dev as Rathnaswamy
- Mohan Raj as Maruthi
- Kumarimuthu
- Neelu
- Sivaraman as Senthamizh Nithyanandam
- Sachu
- Sharmili
- Manjupriya
- Aasha
- Rajeshwari
- Ponnambalam
- Sangita as Gayathri
Soundtrack
Naangal | |
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Soundtrack album by Ilaiyaraaja | |
Released | 1992 |
Recorded | 1992 |
Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
Length | 23:41 |
Producer | Ilaiyaraaja |
The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Ilaiyaraaja. The soundtrack, released in 1992, features 5 tracks with lyrics written by Vaali and Gangai Amaran.[3][4]
Track | Song | Singer(s) | Duration |
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1 | 'Maanay Theney' | Arunmozhi, S. Janaki | 5:13 |
2 | 'Namma Bossu' | Ilaiyaraaja, Malaysia Vasudevan | 4:37 |
3 | 'Paaradi Kuyile Paasa Malargalai' (male) | Ilaiyaraaja | 4:28 |
4 | 'Paaradi Kuyile Paasa Malargalai' (female) | Swarnalatha | 4:32 |
5 | 'Paarthathenna Paarvai' | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 4:51 |
Reception
N. Krishnaswamy of The New Indian Express said "As the film's script is free from some of the cliches that constantly besiege Tamil films, Naangal is not without its merits as 'time passing' fare".[5]
References
- ↑ "Naangal (1992) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- ↑ "filmography of nangal". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2005. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- ↑ "MusicIndiaOnline — Naangal(1992) Soundtrack". mio.to. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- ↑ "Naangal Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
- ↑ N. Krishnaswamy (1992-03-27). "Naangal". The Indian Express: 7. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
External links
- Naangal at the Internet Movie Database