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{{short description|1970 film directed by Srikanth}}
{{No plot|date=July 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Namma Kuzhandaigal
| image = Namma Kuzhandaigal.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|ta|நம்ம குழந்தைகள்}}
| director = Srikanth
| producer = [[D. Ramanaidu]]
| writer =
| screenplay =
| story = Poovannan
| based_on = {{Based on|''Aalam Vizhudhu''|Poovannan}}
| starring = [[Major Sundarrajan]]<br />[[Pandari Bai]]<br />[[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]]
| narrator =
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Vijaya & [[Suresh Productions|Suresh Combines]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1970|February|27}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Namma Kuzhandaigal''''' ({{trans|Our children}}) is a 1970 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[children's 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]] in the lead roles. It was released on 27 February 1970, and won three [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]]: [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film|Third Best Film]], [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback|Best Female Playback]] for [[S. Janaki]], and [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer|Best Story Writer]] for Poovannan.

== Cast ==
* [[Major Sundarrajan]]<ref name="dailythanthi" />
* [[Pandari Bai]]<ref name="dailythanthi" />
* [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]]<ref name="kungumam">{{Cite news |date=21 March 2016 |title=பின்னணிக்குரலில் முன்னணிக் கலைஞர்! |language=ta |work=[[Kungumam (magazine)|Kungumam]] |url=http://kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=6358&id1=124&issue=20160321 |url-status=live |access-date=26 November 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181126050841/http://kungumam.co.in/VArticalinnerdetail.aspx?id=6358&id1=124&issue=20160321# |archive-date=26 November 2018}}</ref>

[[Master Sridhar]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 September 2013 |title=குழந்தை நட்சத்திரங்களின் துறுதுறுப்பு |language=ta |work=[[Thinakaran]] |url=http://archives.thinakaran.lk/2013/09/17/?fn=f1309174&p=1 |url-status=live |access-date=27 November 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181127070418/http://archives.thinakaran.lk/2013/09/17/?fn=f1309174&p=1# |archive-date=27 November 2018}}</ref> [[S. N. Surendar]],<ref name="kungumam" /> Prabhakar, [[Master Sekhar]], [[Roja Ramani]] and Leela Jayalakshmi are child artists.<ref name="dailythanthi">{{Cite news |date=4 June 2016 |title=சினிமாவில் வெற்றிக்கொடி நாட்டிய குழந்தைகள்! |language=ta |work=[[Dina Thanthi]] |url=http://www.dailythanthi.com/Cinema/CinemaNews/2016/06/04121650/At-the-cinemaSuccessful-childrens-dance.vpf |url-status=bot: unknown |access-date=26 November 2018 |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}}</ref>

== Production ==
''Namma Kuzhandaigal'' is based on writer Poovannan's novel ''Aalam Vizhudhu''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 November 2016 |title=சிறார் இலக்கியச் சாதனையாளர்கள் |work=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |url=https://tamil.thehindu.com/general/literature/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D/article9337912.ece |url-status=live |access-date=26 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425080919/http://tamil.thehindu.com/general/literature/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B1%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%87%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B3%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D/article9337912.ece# |archive-date=25 April 2018}}</ref> It was directed by Srikanth and produced by [[D. Ramanaidu]] under Vijaya & Suresh Combines, while the dialogues were written by Thuraiyur K. Murthi.<ref name="ReleasePoster" /> The final cut of the film was {{convert|4308.03|metres|feet}}.<ref name="CBFC">{{Cite web |title=Namma Kuzhanthaigal (Celluloid) |url=http://movies.syzygy.in/censor/namma-kuzhanthaigal-celluloid |website=[[Central Board of Film Certification]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181126041919/http://movies.syzygy.in/censor/namma-kuzhanthaigal-celluloid# |archive-date=26 November 2018 |access-date=26 November 2018}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]], while the lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]].<ref name="ReleasePoster" />
{{Track listing
| headline = Tracklist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Namma Kuzhandaigal |url=https://gaana.com/album/namma-kuzhandaigal |website=[[Gaana.com]] |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}}</ref>
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| title1 = Seethakkalappa
| note1 =
| writer1 =
| lyrics1 =
| music1 =
| extra1 = [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]]
| length1 = 6:45

| title2 = Radhaiyai
| note2 =
| writer2 =
| lyrics2 =
| music2 =
| extra2 = [[S. Janaki]]
| length2 = 3:24

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== Release and reception ==
''Namma Kuzhandaigal'' was released on 27 February 1970.<ref name="ReleasePoster" /> ''[[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."<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 February 1970 |title=Cinema |page=12 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |location=Madras |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19700228&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> At the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]], the film won the following awards: [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Story Writer|Best Story Writer]] for Poovannan,<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 January 2013 |title=Poovannan dead |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/poovannan-dead/article4300781.ece |url-status=live |access-date=26 November 2018 |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 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film|Third Best Film]],<ref>{{Cite book |last=Anandan |first=Film News |title=Sadhanaigal Padaitha Thamizh Thiraipada Varalaru |publisher=Sivagami Publications |year=2004 |pages=7–19 |language=Tamil |trans-title=Tamil film history and its achievements |author-link=Film News Anandan}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> and [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Female Playback|Best Female Playback]] for S. Janaki.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Awards and Achievements |url=http://www.sjanaki.net/gallery/awards-and-achievements |website=SJanaki.net |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 }}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="ReleasePoster">{{Cite news |date=27 February 1970 |title=Namma Kuzhandaigal |page=14 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |location=Madras |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19700227&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
*{{CITWF title|237855}}
{{Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Film}}

[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Indian children's drama films]]
[[Category:1970s children's drama films]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Indian films]]

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