Nallavan Vazhvan


Nallavan Vazhvan is a 1961 Tamil-language drama film, directed by P. Neelakantan. The film features M. G. Ramachandran and Rajasulochana in lead roles. The film had musical score by T. R. Pappa and was released on 31 August 1961. The film didn't do well at the box office and ran for 80 days. It was the 50th film for MGR.

Plot

Accused inequitably of a murder, the good Muthu, judged and sentenced to death, succeeds however, to flee. He will have to himself confuse the culprit, Nalasivam, the local personality, of the most well-to-do, above suspicion, a priori. During his escape, disguised as a shaman, Muthu leads an investigation, and finds that the matter rests on the indestructible support of some women. First of all, his young and beautiful Chandra , of its mother and the one that he considers as his young sister Chenbagame. But the husband of the latter, the inspector of police, in charge of this case, tough Madhavan, friend, nevertheless, Muthu, convinced of his guilt, does not stop pursuing him. However, the hired men thrown by Nalasivam cross the region in search of the fugitive to kill him. In front of such threats, will Muthu manage to put, in time, the hand on the unique witness which could exonerate him?

Cast

Here, MGR finds for the third time, his favorite director, P. Neelakantan, which also produces this 50th MGR, via his Arasu Pictures. The future director of another MGR film of the 70s, IDHAYA KANNI, A.Jaganadhan makes his debut, as Neelakandhan's assistant. Just like the lyric writer Vaali, with two texts. The dialogues are signed by "Arignar" Anna, personally. The movie is built with the key elements of Hitchcock's, recurring theme of his cinema, "The man accused of a crime committed by another one, thrown in a pursuit, races to exonerate himself and find the real culprit".

Soundtrack

The music composed by T. R. Pappa. Lyrics by M. K. Athamanathan & Vaali. Playback singers are Seerkazhi Govindarajan, A. L. Raghavan, P. Leela, P. Suseela & S. Janaki.
Vaali wrote 2 songs for the first time to M. G. R and collaborated to many hit songs in future. The song "Sirikindraal Indru Sirikindraal" contains the lyrics "Udayasooriyan ethiril irundhal, ullai thamarai malaratho", where the "rising sun" is a reference to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's election symbol.