Summary
Nagarame Nanni is a 1967 Malayalam language film, written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and directed by A. Vincent.[1] The film stars Prem Nazir, Usha Nandhini, Madhu and K. P. Ummer among others. The film tells the story of a family that migrates from a village to the city of Madras in search of a better life. The theme was about the lure of the city and how the dreams of villagers are shattered by its inexorable logic of greed. The plot is similar to the 1965 film The Conquerors of the Golden City, directed by Getin Gurtop and the 1964 film Birds of Exile (Gurbet Kuslari in Turkish) by Halit Refig.[2] K. Balachander's Tamil film Pattina Pravesham (1977) was based on all these three films.[2]
| Nagarame Nanni | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | A. Vincent |
| Written by | M. T. Vasudevan Nair |
| Produced by | Shobhana Parameswaran Nair |
| Starring | Prem Nazir Usha Nandhini Madhu K. P. Ummer P. J. Antony Sukumari Adoor Bhasi |
| Cinematography | A. Venkat |
| Music by | K. Raghavan |
Production company | Roopavani |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Film expert B. Vijayakumar of The Hindu described the film as "one of the best social movies produced in Malayalam."[2]
Cast edit
- Prem Nazir as Madhavankutty
- Ushanandini as Bharathi
- Madhu as Raghavan
- P. J. Antony as Anandan Pillai
- K. P. Ummer as Captain Das
- Sukumari as Mrs. Mudaliar
- Bharathi Menon as Madhavankutty's mother
- Jyothi Lakshmi as Kunhilakshmi, Madhavankutty's sister
- Adoor Bhasi
- Nilambur Balan
- Dhaamu
- Pariyanampatta Kunjunni Namboothirippad
- Nambiar
- Venu
- Kuttan Pilla
- Edasseri
- Maniyan
- Shankar Menon
- Solaman
- Prabhakaran
- Santha Devi
Soundtrack edit
There are four songs including the romantic hit "Manjani Poonilavu" (sung by S. Janaki), a dance number "Mullappoo Maala Vilkum" (sung by L. R. Easwari) and another hit number "Nagaram Nagaram Mahasagaram" (sung by K. J. Yesudas).
All lyrics are written by P. Bhaskaran; all music is composed by K. Raghavan
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kanniraavin" | P. Susheela | |
| 2. | "Lillipoo" | L. R. Eeswari, Chorus | |
| 3. | "Manjanippoonilaavu" | S. Janaki | |
| 4. | "Nagaram Nagaram" | K. J. Yesudas |
Box office edit
The film became a commercial success.[3]
References edit
- ^ C. S. Venkiteswaran (27 February 2015). "Guiding light of Malayalam cinema". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ a b c B. Vijayakumar (22 February 2010). "NAGARAME NANNI 1967". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "Remembering the losses". The New Indian Express. 8 December 2009.