Namma Kuzhandaigal
{{short description|1970 film directed by Srikanth}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Namma Kuzhandaigal
| image = Namma Kuzhandaigal.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Srikanth
| based_on = {{Based on|Aalam Vizhudhu|Poovannan}}
| producer = D. Ramanaidu
| starring = Major Sundarrajan
Pandari Bai
Vennira Aadai Nirmala
| music = M. S. Viswanathan
| studio = Vijaya & Suresh Combines
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1970|02|27}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Namma Kuzhandaigal ({{translation|Our children}}) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language children's drama film directed by Srikanth and produced by D. Ramanaidu. It is based on writer Poovannan's novel Aalam Vizhudhu. The film stars Major Sundarrajan, Pandari Bai and Vennira Aadai Nirmala. It was released on 27 February 1970, and won three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards: Third Best Film, Best Female Playback Singer for S. Janaki, and Best Story Writer for Poovannan.
Plot
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Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Major Sundarrajan
- Pandari Bai
- Vennira Aadai Nirmala{{Cite news |date=21 March 2016 |title=பின்னணிக்குரலில் முன்னணிக் கலைஞர்! |url=http://kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=6358&id1=124&issue=20160321 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181126050841/http://kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=6358&id1=124&issue=20160321 |archive-date=26 November 2018 |access-date=26 November 2018 |work=Kungumam |language=ta}}
- Master Sridhar{{Cite news |date=17 September 2013 |title=குழந்தை நட்சத்திரங்களின் துறுதுறுப்பு |url=http://archives.thinakaran.lk/2013/09/17/?fn=f1309174&p=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181127070418/http://archives.thinakaran.lk/2013/09/17/?fn=f1309174&p=1 |archive-date=27 November 2018 |access-date=27 November 2018 |work=Thinakaran |language=ta}}
- S. N. Surendar
- Prabhakar
- Master Sekhar
- Roja Ramani
- Leela Jayalakshmi{{Cite news |date=4 June 2016 |title=சினிமாவில் வெற்றிக்கொடி நாட்டிய குழந்தைகள்! |url=http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2016/06/04121650/At-the-cinemaSuccessful-childrens-dance.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161121155931/http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2016/06/04121650/At-the-cinemaSuccessful-childrens-dance.vpf |archive-date=21 November 2016 |access-date=26 November 2018 |work=Dina Thanthi |language=ta}}
}}
Production
Namma Kuzhandaigal is based on writer Poovannan's novel Aalam Vizhudhu.{{Cite news |last=வள்ளியப்பன் |first=ஆதி |date=12 November 2016 |title=சிறார் இலக்கியச் சாதனையாளர்கள் |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/literature/87456-.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411090107/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/literature/87456-.html |archive-date=11 April 2023 |access-date=4 April 2024 |work=Hindu Tamil Thisai |language=Ta}} It was directed by Srikanth and produced by D. Ramanaidu under Vijaya & Suresh Combines, while the dialogues were written by Thuraiyur K. Murthi. The final cut of the film was {{convert|4308.03|metres|feet}}.{{Cite web |title=Namma Kuzhanthaigal (Celluloid) |url=http://movies.syzygy.in/censor/namma-kuzhanthaigal-celluloid |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181126041919/http://movies.syzygy.in/censor/namma-kuzhanthaigal-celluloid |archive-date=26 November 2018 |access-date=26 November 2018 |website=Central Board of Film Certification}}
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.{{Cite web |title=Namma Kuzhandaigal |url=https://gaana.com/album/namma-kuzhandaigal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181127065209/https://gaana.com/album/namma-kuzhandaigal |archive-date=27 November 2018 |access-date=27 November 2018 |website=Gaana}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Seethakkalappa
| extra1 = Sirkazhi Govindarajan
| length1 = 6:45
| title2 = Radhaiyai
| extra2 = S. Janaki
| length2 = 3:24
| total_length = 10:09
}}
Release and reception
Namma Kuzhandaigal was released on 27 February 1970. The Indian Express said the following day, "To inculcate values prudence, simplicity and honesty in children the movie has meandered into three tracts. Even so the first half of the film is very gripping. In the second half there are many unnecessary incidents and characters not related to the children's film. If one can ignore these it is recommendable film. The attempt is laudable."{{Cite news |date=28 February 1970 |title=Cinema |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19700228&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=26 November 2018 |work=The Indian Express |location=Madras |pages=12 |via=Google News Archive}}{{cbignore}} At the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, the film won the following awards: Best Story Writer for Poovannan,{{Cite news |date=12 January 2013 |title=Poovannan dead |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/poovannan-dead/article4300781.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140408061638/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/poovannan-dead/article4300781.ece |archive-date=8 April 2014 |access-date=26 November 2018 |work=The Hindu}} Third Best Film,{{Cite book |last=Anandan |first=Film News |author-link=Film News Anandan |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |publisher=Sivagami Publications |year=2004 |pages=7–19 |language=Tamil |trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements}}{{Cite book |last=Ettirājan̲ |first=Je |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WMczAAAAMAAJ |title=Varalār̲u paṭaittavar varalār̲u: Ṭākṭar Pūvaṇṇan̲in̲ vāl̲kkai varalār̲u |date=1988 |publisher=Kul̲antai Ilakkiyak Kal̲akam |pages=117 |language=ta}} and Best Female Playback Singer for S. Janaki.{{Cite web |title=Awards and Achievements |url=http://www.sjanaki.net/gallery/awards-and-achievements |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190813160136/http://www.sjanaki.net/gallery/awards-and-achievements |archive-date=13 August 2019 |access-date=27 November 2018 |website=SJanaki.net}}
References
External links
- {{IMDb title|tt13223530}}
{{Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film}}
Category:1970s children's drama films
Category:1970s Tamil-language films
Category:Tamil-language Indian films
Category:Films based on Tamil novels