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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name          = Meenava Nanban
| image          = Meenava Nanban.jpg
| image          = Meenava Nanban.jpg
| caption        = Poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[C. V. Sridhar]]
| director      = [[C. V. Sridhar|Sridhar]]
| writer        = Sridhar
| producer      = K. R. Sadayappa Chettiar
| producer      = K. R. Sadayappa Chettiar
| writer        = C. V. Sridhar
| starring      = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />[[Latha (actress)|Latha]]<br />[[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]]
| starring      = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />[[Latha (actress)|Latha]]<br />[[M. N. Nambiar]]
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = N. Balakrishnan
| cinematography = N. Balakrishnan
| editing        = M. Umanath
| editing        = M. Umanath
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| studio        = Muthu Enterprise
| studio        = Muthu Enterprise
| distributor    =
| released      = {{film date|df=y|1977|8|14}}
| released      = {{film date|df=y|1977|8|14}}
| runtime        =
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
}}
}}


'''''Meenava Nanban''''' ({{Translation|Friend of fishermen}}) is a 1977 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] film written and directed by [[C. V. Sridhar]]. The film stars [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[Latha (actress)|Latha]], with [[M. N. Nambiar]], [[Nagesh]] among others enacting supporting roles. It was released on 14 August 1977,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kantha |first=Sachi Sri |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=27 December 2019 |title=MGR Remembered – Part 54 {{!}} An Overview of the Final 31 movies of 1970s |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-54/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031005730/https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-54/ |archive-date=31 October 2020 |access-date=5 April 2021 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref> and ran for more than 100 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://tamildigitallibrary.in/book-detail.php?id=jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZt8l0U3&tag=%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%88%20%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%20%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BF.%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D. |title=சாதனை நாயகன் எம்.ஜி.ஆர். |publisher=Arulmozhi Publications |year=1997 |page=28 |language=ta |trans-title=MGR, the man of achievements}}</ref>
'''''Meenava Nanban''''' ({{Translation|Friend of fishermen}}) is a 1977 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama film]] written and directed by [[C. V. Sridhar|Sridhar]]. The film stars [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[Latha (actress)|Latha]], with [[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]], [[M. N. Nambiar]], [[Nagesh]] among others enacting supporting roles. It was released on 14 August 1977.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sri Kantha |first=Sachi |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=27 December 2019 |title=MGR Remembered&nbsp;– Part 54 {{!}} An Overview of the Final 31 movies of 1970s |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-54/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031005730/https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-54/ |archive-date=31 October 2020 |access-date=5 April 2021 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Kumaran, a nice adventurer comes to take the defense of the fishermen exploited by Nagaraj, the notable of the place. Kamali, his daughter will fall in love with Kumaran. Together, they will continue the fight against the injustice.
{{More plot|date=April 2023}}
Kumaran, an adventurer comes to a fishing enclave who help him. He meets the arrogant daughter of Nagaraj, Kamali, who treats them with disrespect and reforms her as they fall in love with each other in the process. He then takes it upon himself to defend the fishermen exploited by Nagaraj. Together with Kamali, they reform Nagaraj while saving him from the bad guys, Arun and Selvaraj, he associates with who turn on him.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
*[[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Kumaran
{{Cast listing|
*[[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Kumaran
*[[Latha (actress)|Latha]] as Kamali
*[[Latha (actress)|Latha]] as Kamali
*[[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]] as Shanti
*[[Vennira Aadai Nirmala]] as Shanti
*[[Sachu]] as Muthamma
*[[Sachu]] as Muthamma
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramaswamy]] as Nagaraj, a chairman
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Nagaraj
*[[M. N. Nambiar]] as Arun
*[[M. N. Nambiar]] as Arun
*[[P. S. Veerappa]] as Selvaraj, Arun' father
*[[P. S. Veerappa]] as Selvaraj
*[[Nagesh]] as Ratnam
*[[Nagesh]] as Ratnam
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Manickam
*[[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Manickam
*K. Kannan as Mahi
*K. Kannan as Mahi
*[[K. K. Soundar]] as In charge of Coolie
*[[K. K. Soundar]] as In charge of Coolie
*Karikol Raju as Fisher man
*Karikol Raju as Fisherman
*[[T. K. S. Natarajan]] as Varadhan
*[[T. K. S. Natarajan]] as Varadhan
*[[Loose Mohan]] as Fisher man
*[[Loose Mohan]] as Fisherman
*[[Rangammal]]
}}


== Production ==
== Production ==
''Meenava Nanban'' was the second and last collaboration of [[M. G. Ramachandran]] with the director [[C. V. Sridhar]], after ''[[Urimaikural]]'' (1974). Actor and director [[Santhana Bharathi]] who worked as assistant director recalled that another famous director [[P. Vasu]] joined as assistant in the film's unit.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 November 2006 |title=This character artist's first love is direction |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/this-character-artists-first-love-is-direction/article3048491.ece |url-status=live |access-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403150421/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/this-character-artists-first-love-is-direction/article3048491.ece |archive-date=3 April 2020}}</ref> For a scene in which his character jumps from a {{convert|12|m}} building, Ramachandran did the stunt himself without using a [[Stunt double|double]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=S |first=Srivatsan |date=15 June 2019 |title=When Sivaji Ganesan said 'MGR does better stunts' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/when-sivaji-ganesan-said-mgr-does-better-stunts/article27948761.ece |url-status=live |access-date=6 April 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.is/WaBhp |archive-date=6 April 2021}}</ref>
After the success of ''[[Urimaikural]]'' (1974), [[C. V. Sridhar|Sridhar]] decided to make another film with [[M. G. Ramachandran]] titled ''Naanum Oru Thozhilali'' ({{Translation|I too am a worker}}); however it got dropped after Sridhar felt it lacked a strong plot.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஸ்ரீதர் |first=டைரக்டர் |author-link=C. V. Sridhar |date=25 October 1992 |title=உரிமைக்குரலின் வெற்றி! |url=https://archive.org/download/kalki1992-10-25/kalki1992-10-25.pdf |access-date=2024-04-09 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=73–74 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> Sadayappa Chettiar approached Sridhar expressing interest to produce a film with Ramachandran as lead actor and Sridhar directing. Sridhar named the film as ''Latchiya Kanavu'' ({{Translation|Ambitious dream}}) while simultaneously making another film with Ramachandran titled ''[[Anna Nee En Deivam]]''. Sridhar later changed the title from ''Latchiya Kanavu'' to ''Meenava Nanban'' as per Ramachandran's suggestion.<ref name="meenava" /> ''Meenava Nanban'' was the second and final collaboration of Ramachandran with Sridhar, after ''Urimaikural''. [[Santhana Bharathi]], who worked as assistant director, recalled that another famous director [[P. Vasu]] joined as assistant in the film's unit.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ashok Kumar |first=S.R. |date=16 November 2006 |title=This character artist's first love is direction |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/this-character-artists-first-love-is-direction/article3048491.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200403150421/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/this-character-artists-first-love-is-direction/article3048491.ece |archive-date=3 April 2020 |access-date=8 November 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=6 April 1997 |title=மாதா பிதா குரு நண்பன் தெய்வம்... |url=https://ibb.co/9401DRd |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602074545/https://ibb.co/9401DRd |archive-date=2 June 2023 |access-date=2 June 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=29–30 |language=Ta}}</ref> Angamuthu took care of art direction while Shyam Sunder handled the stunt choreography.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP372-6-23-1-31#?xywh=2282%2C5240%2C3761%2C2120&cv=2|date=31 July 1977|newspaper=Anna|access-date=3 May 2025|title=புரட்சித்தலைவரின் 'மீனவ நண்பன்'|language=ta}}</ref>
 
Ramachandran performed his own stunt in a scene by jumping from a {{Convert|12|m}} building, but sustained no injuries.<ref>{{Cite news |last=S |first=Srivatsan |date=15 June 2019 |title=When Sivaji Ganesan said 'MGR does better stunts' |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/when-sivaji-ganesan-said-mgr-does-better-stunts/article27948761.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223060435/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/when-sivaji-ganesan-said-mgr-does-better-stunts/article27948761.ece |archive-date=23 December 2022 |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> A few scenes of ''Meenava Nanban'' were shot at Manipal. The filming was stopped for a few months because Sridhar met with an accident, damaging his left eye.<ref name="meenava" /> After the operation, Sridhar restarted both films – ''Meenava Nanban'' and ''Anna Nee En Deivam'' – at the same time. During that time, Ramachandran won the 1977 elections and became the [[List of chief ministers of Tamil Nadu|chief minister of Tamil Nadu]], due to which ''Anna Nee En Deivam'' was shelved after canning few scenes but Sridhar completed ''Meenava Nanban'' with climax was shot in a set of a boat resembling flood in studio.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=ஸ்ரீதர் |first=டைரக்டர் |author-link=C. V. Sridhar |date=8 November 1992 |title=படத்தை முடித்து கொடுத்த முதல்வர்! |url=https://archive.org/download/kalki1992-11-08/kalki1992-11-08.pdf |access-date=2 June 2023 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=59–61 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> Ramachandran wore a wig to portray his character, and ensured it remained consistent throughout the course of production to preserve continuity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kannan |first=Uma |date=27 June 2011 |title=Kollywood's make-up specialists of the 1960s |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2011/jun/27/kollywoods-make-up-specialists-of-the-1960s-267023.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211201100628/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/2011/jun/27/kollywoods-make-up-specialists-of-the-1960s-267023.html |archive-date=1 December 2021 |access-date=23 December 2022 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
Soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]] and lyrics written by Muthulingam, [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] and [[Pulamaipithan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meenava Nanban |url=https://gaana.com/album/meenava-nanban |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812033321/http://gaana.com/album/meenava-nanban |archive-date=12 August 2016 |access-date=5 April 2021 |website=[[Gaana.com]]}}</ref> Muthulingam recalled that Ramachandran came to know that he did not write any song, he insisted him to write the song "Thangathil Mugam Eduthu".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Prasad |first=G. |date=22 March 2008 |title=Evergreen and universal appeal |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Evergreen-and-universal-appeal/article15376009.ece |url-status=live |access-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509174135/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Evergreen-and-universal-appeal/article15376009.ece |archive-date=9 May 2021}}</ref> The song "Pongum Kadalosai" is based on [[Valaji]] raga.<ref>{{Cite news |date=17 August 2013 |title=Wake up to Valaji |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/wake-up-to-valaji/article5029931.ece |url-status=live |access-date=8 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512202844/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/wake-up-to-valaji/article5029931.ece |archive-date=12 May 2017}}</ref>
The soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meenava Nanban Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/meenava-nanban-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218030836/https://macsendisk.com/product/meenava-nanban-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |archive-date=18 December 2021 |access-date=24 September 2022 |website=Macsendisk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Meenava Nanban |url=https://gaana.com/album/meenava-nanban |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812033321/http://gaana.com/album/meenava-nanban |archive-date=12 August 2016 |access-date=5 April 2021 |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]}}</ref> [[Muthulingam (poet)|Muthulingam]] recalled that Ramachandran discovered that he did not write any song despite production being near completion, so he insisted him to write the song "Thangathil Mugam Eduthu".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Prasad |first=G. |date=22 March 2008 |title=Evergreen and universal appeal |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Evergreen-and-universal-appeal/article15376009.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509174135/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/Evergreen-and-universal-appeal/article15376009.ece |archive-date=9 May 2021 |access-date=8 November 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> The song "Pongum Kadalosai" is based on [[Valaji]] raga.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=16 August 2013 |title=Wake up to Valaji |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/wake-up-to-valaji/article5028958.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223055812/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/wake-up-to-valaji/article5028958.ece |archive-date=23 December 2022 |access-date=23 December 2022 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
{{tracklist
 
| headline     = Track list
{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Nerukku Neraai
| title1       = Nerukku Neraai
| extra1 = [[T. M. Soundararajan]]
| extra1       = [[T. M. Soundararajan]]
| lyrics1 = [[Pulamaipithan]]
| lyrics1     = [[Pulamaipithan]]
| length1 = 4:01
| length1     = 4:01
| title2 = Pongum Kadalosai
| title2       = Pongum Kadalosai
| extra2 = [[Vani Jairam]]
| extra2       = [[Vani Jairam]]
| lyrics2 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| lyrics2     = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| length2 = 4:36
| length2     = 4:36
| title3 = Thangathil Mugameduthu
| title3       = Thangathil Mugameduthu
| extra3 = [[K. J. Yesudas]], Vani Jairam
| extra3       = [[K. J. Yesudas]] & Vani Jayaram
| lyrics3 = [[Muthulingam (poet)|Muthulingam]]
| lyrics3     = Muthulingam
| length3 = 3:15
| length3     = 3:15
| title4 = Pattathu Rajavum
| title4       = Pattathu Rajavum
| extra4 = T. M. Soundararajan
| extra4       = T. M. Soundararajan
| lyrics4 = Vaali
| lyrics4     = Vaali
| length4 = 4:32
| length4     = 4:32
| title5 = Neram Pournami
| title5       = Neram Pournami
| extra5 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], Vani Jairam
| extra5       = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] & Vani Jayaram
| lyrics5 = Vaali
| lyrics5     = Vaali
| length5 = 4:26
| length5     = 4:26
| title6 = Kannazhagu Singarikku
| title6       = Kannazhagu Singarikku
| extra6 = T. M. Soundararajan, Vani Jairam
| extra6       = T. M. Soundararajan & Vani Jayaram
| lyrics6 = Pulamaipithan
| lyrics6     = Pulamaipithan
| length6 = 3:07
| length6     = 3:07
| total_length = 23:57
| title7      = Instrumental piece enclosing the movie
| extra7      = [[MGR]] and [[Ladha]] dance with the community of the fishermen
| lyrics7      = No lyrics
| length7      = A few seconds
}}
}}
== Critical reception ==
''Anna'' reviewed the film in two halves; the first was published on 21 August 1977,<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 August 1977 |title=மீனவ நண்பன் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_1_51/4.jp2/full/1000,1364/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/gQ2kA |archive-date=2 March 2025 |access-date=2 March 2025 |work=Anna |pages=4 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref> and the second the following day.<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 August 1977 |title=மீனவ நண்பன் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_23_1_52/4.jp2/full/1000,1367/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/tRvxD |archive-date=2 March 2025 |access-date=2 March 2025 |work=Anna |pages=4 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
<references>
 
<ref name="meenava">{{Cite magazine |last=ஸ்ரீதர் |first=டைரக்டர் |author-link=C. V. Sridhar |date=1 November 1992 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆருடன் வாக்குவாதம்! |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-11-01/page/n51/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240409141603/https://archive.org/details/kalki1992-11-01/page/n51/mode/2up |archive-date=2024-04-09 |access-date=17 December 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |pages=50–51 |language=Ta |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
 
</references>


== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}


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Meenava Nanban
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySridhar
Produced byK. R. Sadayappa Chettiar
Written bySridhar
StarringM. G. Ramachandran
Latha
Vennira Aadai Nirmala
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyN. Balakrishnan
Edited byM. Umanath
Production
company
Muthu Enterprise
Release date
  • 14 August 1977 (1977-08-14)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Meenava Nanban (transl. Friend of fishermen) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Sridhar. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran and Latha, with Vennira Aadai Nirmala, M. N. Nambiar, Nagesh among others enacting supporting roles. It was released on 14 August 1977.[1]

Plot[edit | edit source]

Kumaran, an adventurer comes to a fishing enclave who help him. He meets the arrogant daughter of Nagaraj, Kamali, who treats them with disrespect and reforms her as they fall in love with each other in the process. He then takes it upon himself to defend the fishermen exploited by Nagaraj. Together with Kamali, they reform Nagaraj while saving him from the bad guys, Arun and Selvaraj, he associates with who turn on him.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

After the success of Urimaikural (1974), Sridhar decided to make another film with M. G. Ramachandran titled Naanum Oru Thozhilali (transl. I too am a worker); however it got dropped after Sridhar felt it lacked a strong plot.[2] Sadayappa Chettiar approached Sridhar expressing interest to produce a film with Ramachandran as lead actor and Sridhar directing. Sridhar named the film as Latchiya Kanavu (transl. Ambitious dream) while simultaneously making another film with Ramachandran titled Anna Nee En Deivam. Sridhar later changed the title from Latchiya Kanavu to Meenava Nanban as per Ramachandran's suggestion.[3] Meenava Nanban was the second and final collaboration of Ramachandran with Sridhar, after Urimaikural. Santhana Bharathi, who worked as assistant director, recalled that another famous director P. Vasu joined as assistant in the film's unit.[4][5] Angamuthu took care of art direction while Shyam Sunder handled the stunt choreography.[6]

Ramachandran performed his own stunt in a scene by jumping from a 12 metres (39 ft) building, but sustained no injuries.[7] A few scenes of Meenava Nanban were shot at Manipal. The filming was stopped for a few months because Sridhar met with an accident, damaging his left eye.[3] After the operation, Sridhar restarted both films – Meenava Nanban and Anna Nee En Deivam – at the same time. During that time, Ramachandran won the 1977 elections and became the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, due to which Anna Nee En Deivam was shelved after canning few scenes but Sridhar completed Meenava Nanban with climax was shot in a set of a boat resembling flood in studio.[8] Ramachandran wore a wig to portray his character, and ensured it remained consistent throughout the course of production to preserve continuity.[9]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[10][11] Muthulingam recalled that Ramachandran discovered that he did not write any song despite production being near completion, so he insisted him to write the song "Thangathil Mugam Eduthu".[12] The song "Pongum Kadalosai" is based on Valaji raga.[13]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Nerukku Neraai"PulamaipithanT. M. Soundararajan4:01
2."Pongum Kadalosai"VaaliVani Jairam4:36
3."Thangathil Mugameduthu"MuthulingamK. J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam3:15
4."Pattathu Rajavum"VaaliT. M. Soundararajan4:32
5."Neram Pournami"VaaliS. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam4:26
6."Kannazhagu Singarikku"PulamaipithanT. M. Soundararajan, Vani Jairam3:07
Total length:23:57

Critical reception[edit | edit source]

Anna reviewed the film in two halves; the first was published on 21 August 1977,[14] and the second the following day.[15]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Sri Kantha, Sachi (27 December 2019). "MGR Remembered – Part 54 | An Overview of the Final 31 movies of 1970s". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ↑ ஸ்ரீதர், டைரக்டர் (25 October 1992). "உரிமைக்குரலின் வெற்றி!" (PDF). Kalki (in தமிழ்). pp. 73–74. Retrieved 9 April 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 ஸ்ரீதர், டைரக்டர் (1 November 1992). "எம்.ஜி.ஆருடன் வாக்குவாதம்!". Kalki (in தமிழ்). pp. 50–51. Retrieved 17 December 2022 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ Ashok Kumar, S.R. (16 November 2006). "This character artist's first love is direction". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 3 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "மாதா பிதா குரு நண்பன் தெய்வம்..." Kalki (in தமிழ்). 6 April 1997. pp. 29–30. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "புரட்சித்தலைவரின் 'மீனவ நண்பன்'". Anna (in தமிழ்). 31 July 1977. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  7. ↑ S, Srivatsan (15 June 2019). "When Sivaji Ganesan said 'MGR does better stunts'". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  8. ↑ ஸ்ரீதர், டைரக்டர் (8 November 1992). "படத்தை முடித்து கொடுத்த முதல்வர்!" (PDF). Kalki (in தமிழ்). pp. 59–61. Retrieved 2 June 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  9. ↑ Kannan, Uma (27 June 2011). "Kollywood's make-up specialists of the 1960s". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  10. ↑ "Meenava Nanban Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  11. ↑ "Meenava Nanban". Gaana. Archived from the original on 12 August 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  12. ↑ Prasad, G. (22 March 2008). "Evergreen and universal appeal". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  13. ↑ Mani, Charulatha (16 August 2013). "Wake up to Valaji". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  14. ↑ "மீனவ நண்பன்". Anna (in தமிழ்). 21 August 1977. p. 4. Archived from the original on 2 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
  15. ↑ "மீனவ நண்பன்". Anna (in தமிழ்). 22 August 1977. p. 4. Archived from the original on 2 March 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.

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