Naan Aanaiyittal

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Pandiyan, a member of a notorious robber gang, wishes to bring about a change in his gang and turn them towards a righteous path. Velaiya, a member of that gang, commits a murder and frames Pandiyan. To escape the law, Pandiyan disguises himself as a rich man's long-lost son and stays in his house, while Velaiya and the rich man's manager, Kumar, try to out him.

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• M. G. Ramachandran as Pandiyan/Sundaram/Basha
• K. R. Vijaya as Mala
• B. Saroja Devi as Kannagi / Kaveri
• M. N. Nambiar as Velaiya
• R. S. Manohar as Kumar
• S. A. Ashokan as Chezhiyan
• Nagesh as Appu the Great
• Karikol Raju as Mala's relation
• C. R. Parthiban as IG
• O. A. K. Thevar as Muthuveeran
• Sedhupathy as Kanagarathnam

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Naan Aanaiyittal was directed by Tapi Chanakya and produced under Sathya Films by R. M. Veerappan, who also wrote the screenplay. The dialogue was written by Vidwan Lakshmanan and N. Pandurangan. Cinematography was handled by P. N. Sundaram, with editing by Jambulingam.{{Cite news |date=4 February 1966 |title=Naan Anai Ittaal |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19660204&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=3 May 2019 |work=The Indian Express |pages=3 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} The film's title was derived from a song from Enga Veettu Pillai (1965).{{Cite web |date=19 June 2021 |title=ஒரே பாடலில் இரு படங்கள்… பாடலில் பிறந்த படங்களின் வரலாறு |url=https://cinereporters.com/latest-news-two-films-in-one-song-history-of-films-born-in-the-song-cid3335806-htm/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514073050/https://cinereporters.com/latest-news-two-films-in-one-song-history-of-films-born-in-the-song-cid3335806-htm/ |archive-date=14 May 2023 |access-date=18 May 2023 |website=CineReporters |language=ta}}

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.{{Cite web |title=Naan Aanaiyittal (1966) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0001451 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140615103542/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0001451 |archive-date=15 June 2014 |access-date=14 June 2014 |website=Raaga.com}}{{Cite web |title=Naan Aanaiyittal - Oli Vilakku Tamil Film LP VInyl Record by M S Viswanathan |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/naan-aanaiyittal-oli-vilakku-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |access-date=25 May 2022 |website=Macsendisk |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525113837/https://macsendisk.com/product/naan-aanaiyittal-oli-vilakku-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |url-status=live }}

Naan Aanaiyittal was released on 4 February 1966. It was initially scheduled to release on 14 January 1966, during Pongal, but was pushed back to allow the release of another Ramachandran film, Anbe Vaa.{{Cite web |last=Sri Kantha |first=Sachi |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=15 August 2015 |title=MGR Remembered – Part 29 {{!}} Salary and 'Black Money' |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-29/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505185109/http://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-29/ |archive-date=5 May 2016 |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=Ilankai Tamil Sangam}}{{Cite web |date=6 February 2023 |title=ஏவிஎம்முக்காக தன் பட வெளியீட்டை தள்ளி வைத்த எம்ஜிஆர் |url=https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/cinema-interesting-details-about-mgr-naan-aaanayittal-anbe-va-886501.html |access-date=22 March 2024 |website=News18 |language=ta |archive-date=31 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331072750/https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/cinema-interesting-details-about-mgr-naan-aaanayittal-anbe-va-886501.html |url-status=live }} The Indian Express wrote that the film "has all the ingredients to make it appealing to the masses" and praised the performances of Ramachandran and Saroja Devi.{{Cite news |date=12 February 1966 |title='Anai Ittal' entertains |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19660212&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=3 May 2019 |work=The Indian Express |pages=3 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} T. M. Ramachandran of Sport and Pastime gave a positive review appreciating the film's message, also praising Vidwan Lakshman's dialogue as "sparkling" and M. S. Viswanathan's music as "pleasing," although still being critical of Chanakya's direction, saying it "could have been more inspiring".{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=26 February 1966 |title=A Purposeful Film |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20950/page/n443/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230310152745/https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20950/page/n443/mode/2up |archive-date=10 March 2023 |access-date=10 March 2023 |magazine=Sport and Pastime |page=51 |via=Internet Archive}}

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