Naan (1967 film)

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{{short description|1967 film by T. R. Ramanna}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Naan
| image = Naan 1967 poster.jpg
| border = no
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[T. R. Ramanna]]
| producer = T. K. Ramarajan
| story = [[T. N. Balu]]
| starring = [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]]<br />[[Jayalalithaa]]<br />[[R. Muthuraman]]<br />[[Vijayasri]]
| music = [[T. K. Ramamoorthy]]
| cinematography = M. A. Rahuman
| editing = M. S. Mani
| studio = Sri Vinayaka Pictures
| released = 1 November 1967
| runtime = 203 Mins
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Naan''''' ({{trans|Me}}) is 1967 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[masala film]], directed by [[T. R. Ramanna]]. The film was produced by T. K. Ramarajan under the production company, "Sri Vinayaka Pictures". The film's script was written by [[T. N. Balu]]. The soundtrack was composed by [[T. K. Ramamoorthy]]. The film stars [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]], [[Jayalalithaa]], [[R. Muthuraman]] and [[Vijayasri]]. It was remade in Telugu as ''[[Nenante Nene]]'' and in Hindi as ''[[Waris (1969 film)|Waris]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=22 February 2019 |title=Nenante Nene (1968) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/nenante-nene-1968/article26337189.ece |url-status=live |access-date=1 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301080419/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/nenante-nene-1968/article26337189.ece |archive-date=1 March 2019}}</ref>

== Plot ==
A rich man's son gets lost at a very young age while trying to escape his father's enemy. His father, searches for his son in vain for a few years and dies. Years later, 3 people visit the palace claiming to be the prince and seek rights to all properties. All 3 unanimously have the identities of the lost son and answer all questions related to the family history. The palace management are left with no choice but to accommodate all 3 men unless they find the true heir. The story takes a complete U turn when it is revealed that none of them are the true heir and there is a 4th person who is the real prince, whose whereabouts are unknown. The only way to reach the real prince is via these 3 people who know his whereabouts.

== Cast ==
* [[Ravichandran (Tamil actor)|Ravichandran]] as Sekar/Chinnaraja
* [[Jayalalithaa]] as Geetha
* [[R. Muthuraman]] as Kumar/Chinnaraja
* [[Vijayasri]] as Parimalam (Sekar Sister, Kumar Lover)
* [[Sriranjani Jr]] as Kamakshi (Singaram mother)
* [[Manohar (actor)|R. S. Manohar]] as Singaram (The Duplicate Chinnaraja, Criminal Gang Enemy role)
* [[S. A. Ashokan]] as Lal (Criminal Gang Leader, Enemy role)
* [[Nagesh]] as Sundaram (C.I.D Officer)/ Sundaram mother (double role)
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Mohini (Sundaram Wife)
* [[Suruli Rajan]] as Sundaralingam (Chinnaraja Jameen Diwan, Geetha Father)
* [[T. P. Muthulakshmi]] as Rajamma (Jameen Proparty Gurdian's)
* [[Ennatha Kannaiya]] as Uthandaraman (Jameen Proparty Gurdian's)
*[[Samikkannu]] as Velu/Vels (Jameen Proparty Gurdian's)
* Madhavi as Bora (Criminal Gang)
* [[B. V. Radha]] as Sheela (Criminal Gang)
* [[Kutty Padmini]] as Ammu/Baby (Kumar Sister)

== Soundtrack ==
Music was composed by [[T. K. Ramamoorthy]] and lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]] and [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Naan (1967) |url=https://mio.to/album/TK.+Ramamoorthy/Naan+%281967%29 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610063538/https://mio.to/album/TK.+Ramamoorthy/Naan+%281967%29 |archive-date=10 June 2021 |access-date=1 March 2019 |website=Music India Online}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Naan |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/naan/E1WpJ1MsRcE_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302024630/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/naan/E1WpJ1MsRcE_ |archive-date=2 March 2019 |access-date=1 March 2019 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref> The song "Vaandhal Ennodu Ingey" is based on the title track from the American film, ''[[Come September]]'' (1961).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramesh |first=K. V. |date=2 September 2017 |title=Come September again |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/come-september-again/article19608480.ece |url-status=live |access-date=19 September 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170921152916/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/come-september-again/article19608480.ece |archive-date=21 September 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Songs !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| 1 || "Raaja Kannu Pogathadi" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || rowspan=2|[[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 4:28
|-
| 2 || "Adhey Mugam Adhey Kunam" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[P. Susheela]] || 3:32
|-
| 3 || "Naan Aanai Ittal" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[L. R. Eswari]] || (Mixed Songs) || 3:05
|-
| 4 || "Pothumo Intha Idam" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || rowspan=3|[[Kannadasan]] || 3:12
|-
| 5 || "Ammano Saamiyo" || [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]], [[L. R. Eswari]] || 5:35
|-
| 6 || "Vanthaal Ennodu Engeya" || L. R. Eswari || 4:26
|-
| 7 || "Murder in a Birthday Party"||Instrumental || Music Group Dance || 6:08
|}

== Release and reception ==
''Naan'' was released on 1 November 1967,<ref>{{Cite book |last=Film News Anandan |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1967-cinedetails22.asp |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |publisher=Sivagami Publishers |year=2004 |language=Tamil |trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements |author-link=Film News Anandan |access-date=6 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009021703/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1967-cinedetails22.asp |archive-date=9 October 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Diwali]] day and ran for 175 days.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 October 2019 |title=தீபாவளி ரிலீஸ்! |language=ta |work=[[Kungumam (magazine)|Kungumam]] |url=http://www.kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=9746&id1=40&issue=20191025 |url-status=live |access-date=10 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026142021/http://kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=9746&id1=40&issue=20191025 |archive-date=26 October 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|2215343}}

{{T. R. Ramanna}}

[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1967 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by T. R. Ramanna]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Masala films]]
[[Category:Tamil films remade in other languages]]

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