Nalla Theerpu
{{Short description|1959 film by T. Prakash Rao}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Nalla Theerpu.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = T. Prakash Rao
| writer = Murasoli Maran
| producer = Sundar Lal Nahatha
| starring = Gemini Ganesan
Jamuna
| cinematography = Kamal Ghosh
| editing = N. M. Shankar
| music = S. M. Subbaiah Naidu
| studio = Sri Productions
| distributor = Rajasri Pictures{{Cite news |date=28 March 1959 |title=Nalla Theerpu |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19590328&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=20 July 2022 |work=The Indian Express |pages=10 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}}
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1959|4|9|ref1=}}
| runtime = 2 hrs. 50 mins
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Nalla Theerpu ({{translation|Excellent Judgement}}) is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language legal drama film{{Cite web |date=7 August 2019 |title=Movie Recos: 15 courtroom dramas in Tamil you might want to watch |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2019/aug/07/movie-recos-15-courtroom-dramas-in-tamil-you-might-want-to-watch-419--15.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720072705/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/photos/slideshows/2019/aug/07/movie-recos-15-courtroom-dramas-in-tamil-you-might-want-to-watch-419--15.html |archive-date=20 July 2022 |access-date=20 July 2022 |website=Cinema Express |page=15}} directed by T. Prakash Rao and written by Murasoli Maran. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Jamuna. It was released on 9 April 1963,{{Cite web |title=1959 – நல்ல தீர்ப்பு – ஸ்ரீ புரொடக்சன்ஸ் |trans-title=1959 – Nalla Theerpu – Sri Productions |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1959-cinedetails28.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170422004631/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1959-cinedetails28.asp |archive-date=22 April 2017 |access-date=22 April 2017 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=Tamil}} and emerged a success.
Plot
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A man who works in a bank is imprisoned on a charge of murder that he did not commit. He asks his wife to tell the world her husband is dead and asks her to dress like a widow. He requests her to make their son a lawyer so that he can win the case and get him released. The son turns into an efficient lawyer and wins the case against his father.
Cast
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Production
The producer Sundar Lal Nahatha came from Vijayawada to Chennai and set up his own film production company. He produced many films in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi under different banners. This film is one of them produced under the banner Sri Productions.{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=17 August 2013 |title=Nalla Theerpu (1959) |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/nalla-theerpu-1959/article5032262.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130910173817/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-columns/nalla-theerpu-1959/article5032262.ece |archive-date=10 September 2013 |access-date=22 April 2017 |work=The Hindu}}
Soundtrack
Music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu.{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |year=2014 |edition=1st |location=Chennai |pages=173 |language=Tamil}}
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! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyricist !! Length | |||
| "Azhagaana Maaran Yaaradi" | P. Leela | rowspan="3" |Ku. Ma. Balasubramaniam | 03:18 |
| "Vandu Vandhu Paadaamal" | Jikki | 03:41 | |
| "Velli Odam Pole" | P. Susheela | ||
| "Munnariyum Deivamada" | rowspan=4|T. M. Soundararajan | rowspan="3" |Udumalai Narayana Kavi | 02:24 |
| "Dheivathaal Aagaadhu Eninum" | 01:18 | ||
| "Thaayin Mozhi Vazhiye" | 01:08 | ||
| "Adhu Irundhaa Idhu Ille" | Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram | 03:53 | |
| "Nithiraiyil Chithira Kanavu" | P. Susheela | Suratha | 03:24 |
Release and reception
Nalla Theerpu was released on 9 April 1959,{{Cite news |date=9 April 1959 |title=Nalla Theerpu |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19590409&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=20 July 2022 |work=The Indian Express |pages=10 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} delayed from March,{{Cite news |date=7 March 1959 |title=Nalla Theerpu |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19590307&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=20 July 2022 |work=The Indian Express |pages=10 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} and fared well at the box office.
References
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