Naalvar
{{short description|1953 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = Naalvar.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = V. Krishnan
| writer = A. P. Nagarajan
| based_on = {{based on|Naalvar (play)|A. P. Nagarajan}}
| producer = M. A. Venu
| starring = {{unbulleted list|A. P. Nagarajan|Kumari Thankam|N. N. Kannappa|M. N. Krishnan|T. P. Muthulakshmi}}
| cinematography = J. G. Vijayam
| music = K. V. Mahadevan
| studio = Sangeetha Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1953|11|05|df=yes}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Naalvar ({{translation|Four people}}) is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by V. Krishnan. The film stars A. P. Nagarajan, Kumari Thankam, N. N. Kannappa, M. N. Krishnan and T. P. Muthulakshmi in major roles. Nagarajan, who played the main lead was also the writer of the film.{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=17 March 2012 |title=Blast from the past — Naalvar 1953 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/blast-from-the-past-naalvar-1953/article3006148.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106112957/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/blast-from-the-past-naalvar-1953/article3006148.ece |archive-date=6 November 2023 |access-date=4 May 2012 |work=The Hindu}} The film revolves around a family consisting of four siblings. It is based on Nagarajan's play of the same name.{{Cite book |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |title=Memories of Madras: Its Movies, Musicians & Men of Letters |publisher=Creative Workshop |year=2016 |isbn=978-81-928961-7-5 |editor-last=Gopal |editor-first=T. S. |location=Chennai |pages=255}}{{Cite book |last=Rajadhyaksha |first=Ashish |author-link=Ashish Rajadhyaksha |title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema |last2=Willemen |first2=Paul |author-link2=Paul Willemen |publisher=British Film Institute and Oxford University Press |year=1998 |isbn=0-19-563579-5 |pages=158 |orig-date=1994}}
Plot
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A. P. Nagarajan, a sincere cop is the eldest of four siblings in a family whose father works as a secretary to a mill owner. The second of the four siblings is a lawyer, third is employed in the same mill where their father works as a supervisor, (M. N. Krishnan) and the youngest of all is a social activist. Nagarajan happens to meet Kumari Thangam, not knowing the fact that she is the daughter of his father's boss, charges her for an offence. He is very sincere in his duty to such an extent that he even arrests his own brother when the latter commits a crime, and even takes the blame when his father's enemies try to make that his father was involved in the smuggling of gold and printing of counterfeit currency notes, in order to protect his father and the image of the family.
Cast
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- A. P. Nagarajan
- Kumari Thankam
- N. N. Kannappa
- S. R. Janaki
- T. P. Muthulakshmi
- M. N. Krishnan
- V. N. Natesan
- R. Balasubramaniam
- C. R. Vijayakumari
- V. M. Ezhumalai
- E. R. Sahadevan
- S. S. Majid
- Ratnakumari
- N. S. Narayana Pillai
- A. R. Damodaram
- T. K. Swaminathan
- V. R. Natarajan
- T. V. Satyamurthi
- Gauthamdas
- K. N. Kanakasabai
;Dance
- Kumari Kamala
- Rita
- Sulochana
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Production
Naalvar was shot at the Central Studios, Coimbatore and was produced by M. A. Venu under the banner Sangeetha Pictures. V. Krishnan was the director and the script was provided by A. P. Nagarajan.{{Cite news |last=Raman |first=Mohan V. |author-link=Mohan Raman |date=14 April 2012 |title=Master of mythological cinema |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/master-of-mythological-cinema/article3314719.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515054235/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/master-of-mythological-cinema/article3314719.ece |archive-date=15 May 2023 |access-date=13 May 2012 |work=The Hindu}} C. R. Vijayakumari, who later became a popular actress in Tamil cinema, played a small role in the film.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was provided by K. V. Mahadevan.{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 |date=December 2014 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |edition=1st |location=Chennai |pages=54 |language=Tamil}} The song "Mayile Maal Marugan" did not take place in the film.{{cn|date=September 2024}}
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! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyricist !! Duration (m:ss) | |||
| "Arul Thaarum Emathannaiye" | N. L. Ganasaraswathi | rowspan="5" |A. Maruthakasi | |
| "Agapattu Kondaayaa" | U. R. Chandra & A. G. Rathnamala | ||
| "Irul Soozhum Vaanil" | rowspan=2|M. L. Vasanthakumari | 03:22 | |
| "Inbam Kolludhe" | 02:59 | ||
| "Vaana Veedhiyil Parandhiduvom" | Thiruchi Loganathan & M. L. Vasanthakumari | 03:19 | |
| "Abaraadham Ruubaa Aimbadhu" | K. V. Mahadevan & K. Rani | rowspan="2" |Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass | 02:50 |
| "Kannu Therinju Nadakkanum" | A. P. Nagarajan & U. R. Chandra | ||
| "Valluvanaar Seydha Thozhil" | U. R. Chandra, G. Ponnammal & group | Ka. Mu. Sheriff | 06:12 |
| "Lavukku Lavukku Love" | K. V. Mahadevan & K. Rani | 02:36 | |
| "Mayile Maal Marugan" | M. L. Vasanthakumari | 03:06 |
Release and reception
Naalvar was released on 5 November 1953.{{Cite web |title=1953 – நால்வர் – சங்கீதா பிக்சர்ஸ் (நாடகம்) |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1953-cinedetails17.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117045503/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1953-cinedetails17.asp |archive-date=17 November 2017 |access-date=17 November 2017 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=Tamil}} The film fared well at the box-office and Nagarajan came to be known as "Naalvar Nagarajan".
References
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External links
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Category:1950s Tamil-language films
Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan
Category:Films with screenplays by A. P. Nagarajan
Category:Indian films based on plays
Category:Tamil-language Indian films
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