Meenava Nanban
| MEENAVA NANBAN | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | C. V. Sridhar |
| Produced by | K. R. Sadaiappa Chettiyar |
| Written by | C. V. Sridhar (dialogues) |
| Story by | C. V. Sridhar |
| Starring |
M. G. Ramachandran Latha M. N. Nambiar Nagesh |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | N. Balakrishnan |
| Edited by | M. Umanath |
Production company |
La Muthu Enterprise |
Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | ₹50 lakhs |
| Box office | ₹2 Crores |
MEENAVA NANBAN (Tamil: மீனவ நண்பன் English: FISHERMAN 'S FRIEND), is a 1977 Indian Tamil directed by C. V. Sridhar, starring M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role, with Latha, M. N. Nambiar, Nagesh among others enacting supporting roles.
Plot
Kumaran (MGR), a nice adventurer comes to take the defense of the fishermen exploited by Nagaraj (V. K. Ramaswamy), the notable of the place.
Kamaili (Latha), his daughter will fall in love with Kumaran.
Together, they will continue the fight against the injustice.
They will have much to do...
Cast
- M. G. Ramachandran as Kumaran
- Latha as Kamaili
- Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Shanti
- Sachu as Muthamma
- V. K. Ramaswamy as Nagaraj, a chairman
- M. N. Nambiar as Arun
- P. S. Veerappa as Selvaraj, Arun' father
- Nagesh as Ratnam
- Thengai Srinivasan as Manickam
- K. Kannan as Mahi
The casting is established according to the original order of the credits of opening of the movie, except those not mentioned
Around the movie
MGR obtained an enormous salary for MEENAVA NANBAN in that time (during 70 's).
It was the second and last collaboration of MGR with the director C. V. Sridhar, after the Tamil cinema classic, URIMAI KURAL, 1974.
It ran more than 100 days in Devi Paradise, Chennai and Chinthamani in Madurai etc.
Songs
| Track list[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Nerukku Neraai" | Pulamaipithan | T. M. Soundararajan | 4.01 |
| 2. | "Pongum Kadalosai" | Vaali | Vani Jayaram | 4.36 |
| 3. | "Thangathil Mugameduthu" | Muthulingam | K. J. Yesudas & Vani Jayaram | 3.15 |
| 4. | "Pattathu Rajavum" | Vaali | T. M. Soundararajan | 4.32 |
| 5. | "Neram Pournami" | Vaali | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & Vani Jayaram | 4.26 |
| 6. | "Kannazhagu Singarikku" | Pulamaipithan | T. M. Soundararajan & Vani Jayaram | 3.07 |
| 7. | "Instrumental piece enclosing the movie" | No lyrics | MGR and Ladha dance with the community of the fishermen | A few seconds |
References
- ↑ "Meenava Nanban songs". Retrieved 8 March 2012.