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{{short description|1984 film by S. P. Muthuraman}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Nallavanukku Nallavan
| image = Nallavanukku Nallavan.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[S. P. Muthuraman]]
| screenplay = [[Visu]]
| based_on = ''[[Dharmaatmudu]]'' (Telugu)
| starring = [[Rajinikanth]]<br />[[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]]
| producer = [[M. Saravanan (producer)|M. Saravanan]]<br />M. Balasubramanian
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = Babu
| editing = R. Vittal
| studio = [[AVM Productions]]
| released = {{film date|1984|10|22|df=y}}
| runtime = 175 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Nallavanukku Nallavan''''' ({{translation|Goodman to the good}}) is a 1984 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama film]], directed by [[S. P. Muthuraman]] and produced by [[AVM Productions]]. A remake of the 1983 [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Dharmaatmudu]]'', it stars [[Rajinikanth]] and [[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]] in the lead roles, with [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], [[Tulasi (actress)|Thulasi]], [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]], [[Major Sundarrajan]], [[Y. G. Mahendran]] and [[Visu]] in supporting roles. The film revolves around a worker who is bequeathed his late boss's business, earning the wrath of the boss's son who believes he swindled his father's business.

The screenplay was written by Visu, who made minor changes to differentiate it from the Telugu original, which co-producer [[M. Saravanan (producer)|M. Saravanan]] noticed was very similar to the unsuccessful Tamil film ''[[Hitler Umanath]]'' (1982). The music of the film was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]], cinematography was handled by Babu, and editing by R. Vittal.

''Nallavanukku Nallavan'' was released on 22 October 1984, [[Diwali]] day and became a major commercial success, running for over 150 days in theatres across Tamil Nadu. For his performance, Rajinikanth won numerous awards, including the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil]].

== Plot ==
Manickam is a well-meaning rogue. Uma, an orphaned woman, enters his house for safety from criminals who were chasing her. After he saves her from other criminals, he learns that she is a missing woman and drops her at her house. But upon seeing the abusive nature of her uncle Sadhasivam, he saves her and they marry. Manickam promises Uma he will not engage in violence, and surrenders to police inspector Azhagarsamy for his earlier acts.

Manickam is released from prison in time to see his newborn daughter Priya. Gangadharan, a friend of Azhagarsamy, gives Manickam employment at his factory, Victory Industries. When Gangadharan becomes bankrupt, he plans to close Victory Industries as he is unable to repay his debts to money lenders. Manickam persuades him to give him a chance to revive it and with hard efforts he repays all debts. As a token of gratitude, Gangadharan gives all his wealth to Manickam before dying.

Several years later, Manickam has been running Victory Industries to everyone's satisfaction. He also controls the financial affairs of Gangadharan's family. But Gangadharan's spoilt son Vinod dislikes Manickam, believing he swindled his father's business. Vinod tries to avenge Manickam by luring Priya. He brainwashes and marries her, much to the agony of Manickam and Uma, and Priya becomes estranged from them. Uma later dies of cardiac arrest. Manickam donates all his wealth and properties to Vinod, and tells him that he did not swindle his father's business.

Sadhasivam later tries to kill Vinod so that he can usurp his wealth. Priya informs Manickam of this, so he arrives and defeats Sadhasivam's thugs, saving Vinod in the process, while his friend Thakkali ties up Sadhasivam to be taken by the police. Manickam makes amends with Vinod and Priya, and plans to return to his old house, but is dissuaded by Priya, who reveals she is pregnant with Vinod's child.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
*[[Rajinikanth]] as Manickam
*[[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]] as Uma
*[[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] as Vinod
*[[Tulasi (actress)|Thulasi]] as Priya{{sfn|The Hindu|2012|p=71}}
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Sadhasivam<ref name="DinamalarSept2016" />
*[[Major Sundarrajan]] as Azhagarsamy<ref>{{Cite news |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=22 October 2020 |title='உன்னைத்தானே தஞ்சமென்று நம்பி வந்தேன் நானே', 'சிட்டுக்கு செல்லச்சிட்டுக்கு!'; ரஜினி, ஏவி.எம்., எஸ்.பி.எம்., இளையராஜாவின் 'நல்லவனுக்கு நல்லவன்!' – 36 ஆண்டுகளாகியும் இன்னும் 'நல்லவனுக்கு நல்லவன்' தான்! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/593773-36-years-of-nallavanukku-nallavan.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101050322/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/tamil-cinema/593773-36-years-of-nallavanukku-nallavan.html |archive-date=1 November 2020 |access-date=1 March 2021 |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref>
*[[Y. G. Mahendran]] as Thakkali{{sfn|The Hindu|2012|p=71}}
*[[Visu]] as Gangadharan (special appearance)
*[[Jeeva (Telugu actor)|Jeeva]] as 'Veri Naai' Vengaiya
*I.S.R as a police constable
*[[Surya Kiran (director)|Master Suresh]] as Gangadharan's son
*[[Y. Vijaya]] as Gangadharan's wife
*Baby Kalpana as young Priya
*[[Kalpana Iyer]] (special appearance in the song "Vechukkava")<ref name="சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 68" />
}}

== Production ==



=== Development ===
After watching the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film ''[[Dharmaatmudu]]'' (1983), director [[A. C. Tirulokchandar]] told [[M. Saravanan (producer)|M. Saravanan]] of [[AVM Productions]] about his desire to remake it in Tamil; he wanted [[Rajinikanth]] to play the male lead. Producer [[K. Balaji]] had earlier attempted a remake with [[Sivaji Ganesan]], but dropped the project after feeling it was not suitable for Ganesan. Saravanan and others saw ''Dharmaatmudu'', and noticed how similar it was to the Tamil film ''[[Hitler Umanath]]'' (1982). Screenwriter [[Panchu Arunachalam]] objected to remaking ''Dharmaatmudu'' since ''Hitler Umanath'' was unsuccessful, but Saravanan and director [[S. P. Muthuraman]] knew there was something responsible for ''Dharmaatmudu''{{'}}s success.<ref name="pudhumai" /> They called [[Visu]] who, after watching the film, said it could be remade well with minor changes. He was soon finalised as the screenwriter for the remake which was titled ''Nallavanukku Nallavan''.{{sfn|Saravanan|2013|pp=283–284}} The film was directed by Muthuraman, produced by Saravanan and his brother M. Balasubramanian, with [[M. S. Guhan]] receiving an "associate producer" credit. Babu was hired for cinematography, and R. Vittal for editing.<ref name="primevideo" />

=== Casting and filming ===
Rajinikanth was cast Manickam and [[Radhika Sarathkumar|Radhika]] as Uma.{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=109}} Radhika was cast after the producers were impressed with her performance in the Telugu film ''Bava Maradallu'' (1984).{{sfn|Saravanan|2013|p=286}} Muthuraman believed it would be innovative to see a heroic actor play a negative character, so he approached [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] for the role of Vinod. He initially refused as he was not interested in portraying a negative character, but after Saravanan promised to cast him in a heroic role in a later film (which would become 1985's ''[[Nalla Thambi]]''), he agreed.<ref name="DinamalarSept2016" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=முத்துராமன் |first=எஸ்பி. |author-link=S. P. Muthuraman |date=3 August 2016 |title=சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 69: வில்லனாக நடிக்க மறுத்த கார்த்திக்! |trans-title=Try making a film 69: Karthik was reluctant to play a villain! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/197934-69.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915045413/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/197934-69.html |archive-date=15 September 2019 |access-date=14 September 2019 |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=Tamil}}</ref> Visu, in addition to working as screenwriter,{{sfn|The Hindu|2012|p=71}} also appeared as Vinod's father Gangadharan.{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=109}}

The song "Vechukkava" was shot on a set resembling a five-star hotel with 200 television sets used. The song "Unnaithane" was intended to be shot at Kerala, but could not due to heavy rain there. Instead, it was shot at Muttukaadu due to its atmosphere resembling that of Kerala.<ref name="சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 68" /> One scene in the film involving a strike was based on a real incident which happened at [[TVS Motor Company]].{{sfn|Saravanan|2013|p=286}} For another scene, picturised on Rajinikanth and Karthik and shot at AVM Studios, Babu lied on a bed-sheet spread over the floor to film it from a new angle.<ref>{{Cite magazine |year=1984 |title=Rajanikanth in and as Nallavanukku Nallavan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c0VQAAAAYAAJ&q=%22in+and+as%22 |access-date=18 April 2024 |magazine=[[Kisan World]] |publisher=[[Sakthi Group]] |page=56 |volume=11}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

The climax was initially very sentimental and, according to Saravanan, a poetic finish.<ref name="pudhumai" /> While watching the double positive,{{efn|Double positive is the stage when dubbing for a film has been completed, and picture and sound are on separate tracks—a raw copy where visual effects and background score remain to be added.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Krissna |first1=Suresh |author-link=Suresh Krissna |title=My Days with Baasha |last2=Rangarajan |first2=Malathi |publisher=Westland Ltd. |year=2012 |isbn=978-93-8162-629-0 |pages=83–84}}</ref>}} he was dissatisfied since ''Nallavanukku Nallavan'' was primarily an action film and felt a gentle climax would not be suitable. Both Rajinikanth and Muthuraman preferred the sentimental climax, but Saravanan remained adamant. The film was already cleared by the [[Central Board of Film Certification|Censor Board]] with the sentimental climax, but it was decided to reshoot the film with an action-packed climax and submit that too to the Board, then decide which one to keep based on audience reactions; the audience preferred the action-packed climax.{{sfn|Saravanan|2013|pp=284–285}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 April 2017 |title=பிளாஷ்பேக்: நல்லவனுக்கு நல்லவன் படத்திற்கு இரண்டு கிளைமாக்ஸ் |trans-title=Flashback: Two climaxes for ''Nallavanuku Nallavan'' |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/58078/cinema/Kollywood/Two-climax-for-Nallavanuku-Nallavan.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190714055542/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/58078/cinema/Kollywood/Two-climax-for-Nallavanuku-Nallavan.htm |archive-date=14 July 2019 |access-date=14 September 2019 |work=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref> The climax fight scene was shot at [[Kozhikode|Kallikottai]], Kerala.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=16 December 2007 |title=ரஜினி... க்ளைமாக்ஸ்... ரகசியம்! |url=https://archive.org/download/kalki2007-12-16/kalki2007-12-16.pdf |access-date=2 June 2024 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=8–10 |language=ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

== Themes ==
S. Rajanayagam, author of ''Popular Cinema and Politics in South India: The Films of MGR and Rajinikanth'', notes that Rajinikanth tries through his films to convey the message that he becomes a [[Tamils|Tamilian]] by marital alliance, citing ''Nallavanukku Nallavan'' as an example.{{sfn|Rajanayagam|2015|p=131}} S. P. Muthuraman has stated that the film shows two polarising personalities of Manickam: the first half of the film has "commercial" elements and shows him as a ''dada'' ({{Translation|gang leader}}); the second half shows him as a "rich man".{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=109}} Rajanayagam and film critic [[Naman Ramachandran]] note that the scene where Gangadharan asks Manickam if he has heard about a bus conductor who became a [[superstar]] through hard work, is a reference to Rajinikanth's early life as a bus conductor before he became an actor.{{sfn|Rajanayagam|2015|p=169}}{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=109}}

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pudhumai Penn and Nallavanukku Nallavan Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/pudhumai-penn-and-nallavanukku-nallavan-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217072244/https://mossymart.com/product/pudhumai-penn-and-nallavanukku-nallavan-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraja/ |archive-date=17 February 2022 |access-date=22 February 2023 |website=Mossymart}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Nallavanukku Nallavan (1984) |url=https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/Nallavanukku-Nallavan-songs-T0000112 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190714050214/https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/Nallavanukku-Nallavan-songs-T0000112 |archive-date=14 July 2019 |access-date=14 July 2019 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref> The song "Unnaithane" was originally intended for a film to be directed by [[V. C. Guhanathan]], but could not be used there.<ref name="pudhumai" /> After obtaining a [[No Objection Certificate]] from Guhanathan, Saravanan was able to use the song in ''Nallavanukku Nallavan''.{{sfn|Saravanan|2013|pp=286–287}} It is set in [[Shivaranjani]], a [[Carnatic raga]],{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=164}} and marked playback singer [[Manjula Gururaj]]'s debut in Tamil cinema.<ref>{{Cite web |last=கண்ணன் |first=சுரேஷ் |date=11 May 2023 |title=நல்லவனுக்கு நல்லவன்: 'பாட்ஷா' வுக்கு முன்னோடி; ரௌடி டு நல்லவன் லீட் எடுத்து ஹிட் அடித்த ரஜினி! |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/revisiting-the-rajinikanths-mass-entertaining-movie-nallavanuku-nallavan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230512021047/https://cinema.vikatan.com/kollywood/revisiting-the-rajinikanths-mass-entertaining-movie-nallavanuku-nallavan |archive-date=12 May 2023 |access-date=15 May 2023 |website=[[Ananda Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref> "Vechukkava" is set in the raga [[Sankarabharanam (raga)|Sankarabharanam]].{{sfn|Sundararaman|2007|p=165}} It was remixed by [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]] in ''[[Silambattam (film)|Silambattam]]'' (2008).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=7 November 2008 |title=Yuvan disappoints |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/07yuvan-disappoints.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418173354/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/nov/07yuvan-disappoints.htm |archive-date=18 April 2019 |access-date=18 April 2019 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Chittuku Chella Chittuku
| lyrics1 = [[Na. Kamarasan]]
| extra1 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]
| length1 = 4:42
| title2 = Unnaithane Thanjam Endru
| lyrics2 = [[Vairamuthu]]
| extra2 = K. J. Yesudas, [[Manjula Gururaj]]
| length2 = 4:12
| title3 = Vechukava
| lyrics3 = [[Gangai Amaran]]
| extra3 = K. J. Yesudas, [[S. Janaki]]
| length3 = 4:30
| title4 = Muthaduthey
| lyrics4 = [[Muthulingam (poet)|Muthulingam]]
| extra4 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], S. Janaki
| length4 = 4:35
| title5 = Namma Mothalali
| lyrics5 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| extra5 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Malaysia Vasudevan]]
| length5 = 4:25
| title6 = Ennai Thane
| lyrics6 = Vairamuthu
| extra6 = K. J. Yesudas
| length6 = 1:13
| total_length = 23:37 
}}

== Release and reception ==
''Nallavanukku Nallavan'' was released on 22 October 1984, [[Diwali]] day.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 December 2014 |title=ஸ்பெஷல் ரிப்போர்ட் : ரஜினிகாந்த் – டாப் 20 திரைப்படங்கள்.... |trans-title=Special report: Rajinikanth's Top 20 Movies |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/cinema-news/24872/special-report/Rajinikanths-top-20-movies-:-Special-repoet.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190418163347/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/cinema-news/24872/special-report/Rajinikanths-top-20-movies-:-Special-repoet.htm |archive-date=18 April 2019 |access-date=18 April 2019 |work=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref> [[Subha (writers)|Jayamanmadhan]] of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' praised the performances of the actors and Visu's writing.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஜெயமன்மதன் |author-link=Subha (writers) |date=18 November 1984 |title=நல்லவனுக்கு நல்லவன் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1984-11-18/page/n7/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230222041837/https://archive.org/details/kalki1984-11-18/page/n7/mode/2up |archive-date=22 February 2023 |access-date=9 May 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=6–7 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> Balumani of ''Anna'' praised acting, music, cinematography, dialogues and direction.<ref>{{cite news |last=பாலுமணி |date=11 November 1984 |title=நல்லவனுக்கு நல்லவன் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_9_24/4.jp2/full/1000,1375/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250626103239/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_9_24/4.jp2/full/1000,1375/0/default.jpg |archive-date=26 June 2025 |access-date=26 June 2025 |work=Anna |pages=4 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref> On 26 October 1984, ''[[The Hindu]]'' in its review wrote, "Muthuraman has a large hand in embellishing the dramatic elements with deft touches and polished handling".{{sfn|The Hindu|2012|p=71}} Despite facing competition from other Diwali releases such as ''[[Vaidehi Kathirunthal]]'' and the Tamil-dubbed version of the [[Malayalam]]-language ''[[My Dear Kuttichathan]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Vishal |date=12 November 2018 |title=My Dear Kuttichathan: The Unforgettable Story of India's First 3D Film |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/malayalam-features/my-dear-kuttichathan-the-unforgettable-story-of-indias-first-3d-film/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125075043/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/malayalam-features/my-dear-kuttichathan-the-unforgettable-story-of-indias-first-3d-film/ |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=14 July 2019 |website=[[Film Companion]]}}</ref> the film was a major commercial success, running for over 150 days in theatres.<ref name="DinamalarSept2016" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 June 2018 |title=ரஜினியின் திரை வாழ்க்கையை திருப்பிப் போட்ட கேங்ஸ்டர் திரைப்படங்கள் |url=http://www.puthiyathalaimurai.com/news/special-news/46223-before-kaala-films-in-which-rajinikanth-played-a-gangster.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190714052817/http://www.puthiyathalaimurai.com/news/special-news/46223-before-kaala-films-in-which-rajinikanth-played-a-gangster.html |archive-date=14 July 2019 |access-date=14 July 2019 |website=[[Puthiya Thalaimurai]] |language=ta}}</ref> According to a 2014 estimate by Sunita Raghu of ''[[The New Indian Express]]'', it grossed {{INRConvert|23.8|m|year=1984}}.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raghu |first=Sunita |date=4 May 2014 |title=Setting the Cash Registers Ringing. The Top Ten Grossers So Far |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2014/may/04/setting-the-cash-registers-ringing.-the-top-ten-grossers-so-far-607866.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716143720/http://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2014/may/04/Setting-the-Cash-Registers-Ringing.-The-Top-Ten-Grossers-So-Far-607866.html |archive-date=16 July 2019 |access-date=18 April 2019 |work=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Event
!Category
!Recipient
!{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|[[Filmfare Awards South]]
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Actor – Tamil]]
|Rajinikanth
| rowspan="3" style="text-align: center;" | {{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=268}}<br />{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|pp=109–110}}
|-
|[[Cinema Express Awards]]
|[[Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Tamil|Best Actor – Tamil]]
|Rajinikanth
|-
|Film Fans Association Awards
|Best Actor
|Rajinikanth
|}

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

== References ==
<references>
<ref name="DinamalarSept2016">{{Cite news |date=4 September 2016 |title=ஹீரோ வாய்ப்புக்காக வில்லனாக நடித்த கார்த்திக் |trans-title=Karthik acted as a villain to get a chance to play a hero |url=https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/50516/cinema/Kollywood/actor-karthic-to-hero-to-villain-in-anegan.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190714065536/https://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/50516/cinema/Kollywood/actor-karthic-to-hero-to-villain-in-anegan.htm |archive-date=14 July 2019 |access-date=14 July 2019 |work=[[Dinamalar]] |language=ta}}</ref>
<ref name="சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 68">{{Cite news |last=முத்துராமன் |first=எஸ்பி. |author-link=S. P. Muthuraman |date=27 July 2016 |title=சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 68: அதிக தழும்புகள் பெற்ற கதாநாயகன்! |trans-title=Try making a film 68: The hero with the most wounds! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/215463-68.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915045508/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/215463-68.html |archive-date=15 September 2019 |access-date=14 September 2019 |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=Tamil}}</ref>
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== Bibliography ==
* {{Cite book |last=Rajanayagam |first=S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eVLeCQAAQBAJ&q=editions:j9zUM-AoTGUC |title=Popular Cinema and Politics in South India: The Films of MGR and Rajinikanth |publisher=[[Routledge]] |year=2015 |isbn=978-1-138-82203-0}}
* {{Cite book |title=Rajinikanth 12.12.12: A Birthday Special |publisher=[[The Hindu|Kasturi & Sons Ltd]] |year=2012 |editor-last=Ramachandran |editor-first=Naman |editor-link=Naman Ramachandran |ref={{sfnref|The Hindu|2012}}}}
* {{Cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 |location=New Delhi |orig-date=2012}}
* {{Cite book |last=Saravanan |first=M. |author-link=M. Saravanan (producer) |title=AVM 60 Cinema |publisher=Rajarajan Pathippagam |year=2013 |edition=3rd |language=ta |oclc=1158347612 |orig-date=2005}}
* {{Cite book |last=Sundararaman |title=Raga Chintamani: A Guide to Carnatic Ragas Through Tamil Film Music |publisher=Pichhamal Chintamani |year=2007 |edition=2nd |oclc=295034757 |orig-date=2005}}

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