Navagraham
Navagraham (transl. Nine Planets) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Nagesh, Srikanth, R. Muthuraman and Lakshmi, with Ragini, Sivakumar, Rama Prabha, Y. G. Mahendran, V. Gopalakrishnan and G. Sakunthala in supporting roles.[1]
| Navagraham | |
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 Title card | |
| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Written by | K. Balachandar |
| Produced by | Rama Arangannal |
| Starring | Nagesh R. Muthuraman Srikanth Lakshmi |
| Cinematography | N. Balakrishnan |
| Music by | V. Kumar |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Nine people living in a household have many disagreements and quarrels among themselves due to their personality differences. How Baalu mediates among them is the story.
Cast
- Nagesh as Baalu[2]
- Sundarrajan as Somu
- Muthuraman as Siva
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Mali
- I. S. R as Mani
- Mahendran as Anumanthu
- Sivakumar as Vatsala's lover
- Srikanth as Eeswaran
- Ragini as Akilaandam
- Rama Prabha as Amirtham
- G. Sakunthala as Saraswathi
- Lakshmi as Vatsala[2]
Production
Navagraham marked Y. G. Mahendran's acting debut in cinema.[3]
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics were written by Vaali.[4]
| No. | Song | Singer | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ellame Vayathukku" | A. L. Raghavan | Vaali | 3:35 |
| 2 | "Yaaro Antha Pakkam" | A. L. Raghavan | 3:20 | |
| 3 | "Unnai Thotta" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & P. Suseela | 3:34 | |
| 4 | "Neenga Navagraham" | A. L. Raghavan, Ponnusaamy & Chorus | 5:41 | |
| 5 | "Akilandam Akilandam" | Ponnusaamy | 4:30 |
Release and reception
Navagraham was released on 3 September 1970,[5] and Mahendran won praise for his performance.[6]
References
- "பொன்விழா படங்கள்: 'நவகிரகம்' - ஒரே வீட்டுக்குள் 9 விதமான மனிதர்கள்". Dinamalar (in Tamil). 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- Narayan, Hari (15 August 2016). "The family as a microcosm of the nation". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 November 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- Nainar, Nahla (21 August 2015). "An interesting character". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "Navagraham". Songs4all. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- "Navagraham (1970)". Screen4screen. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- Ramesh, V. (11 September 2003). "Stage's where his heart is". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 7 November 2003. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
External links
- Navagraham at IMDb
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