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| name          = Kanna Nalama
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| director      = [[K. Balachander]]
| director      = [[K. Balachander]]
| producer      = Muthaiah<br />Arunachalam
| producer      = Muthaiah<br />Arunachalam
| screenplay    = K. Balachander
| screenplay    = K. Balachander
| story          = Madhusudhan
| story          = Madhusudhan
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| starring      = {{ubl|[[Gemini Ganesan]]|[[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]]|[[Major Sundarrajan]]|[[Kumari Padmini]]|[[S. V. Sahasranamam]]}}
| starring      = {{ubl|[[Gemini Ganesan]]|[[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]]|[[Major Sundarrajan]]|[[Kumari Padmini]]|[[S. V. Sahasranamam]]}}
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| cinematography = N. Balakrishnan
| cinematography = N. Balakrishnan
| editing        = N. R. Kittu
| editing        = N. R. Kittu
| distributor    = Rathnasabapathi Films
| studio        = Rathnasabapathi Films
| studio        = Rathnasabapathi Films
| released      = 14 January 1972<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://vellitthirai.com/movie/%e0%ae%95%e0%ae%a3%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%a3%e0%ae%be-%e0%ae%a8%e0%ae%b2%e0%ae%ae%e0%ae%be/ |title=கண்ணா நலமா |website=Vellitthirai.com |access-date=8 March 2018}}</ref>
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| runtime        = 158 minutes<ref name="Dharap">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-cEzAQAAIAAJ&q=Kanna+Nalama+balachander |title=Indian Films |publisher=B. V. Dharap |year=1973 |pages=6}}</ref>
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| country        = India
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| language      = Tamil
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'''''Kanna Nalama''''' ({{lang-en|Are you well, darling?}})<ref name="Dharap" /> is a 1972 Indian [[Tamil language]] film, written and directed by [[K. Balachander]]. The film stars [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]] in lead roles, with [[Major Sundarrajan]], [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] and [[V. S. Raghavan]] in supporting roles.
'''''Kanna Nalama''''' ({{Translation|Are you well, darling?}})<ref name="Dharap" /> is a 1972 Indian [[Tamil language]] film, written and directed by [[K. Balachander]]. The film stars [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[Jayanthi (actress)|Jayanthi]], with [[Major Sundarrajan]], [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] and [[V. S. Raghavan]] in supporting roles. It was released on 12 January 1972.<ref>{{Cite web |title=கண்ணா நலமா / Kanna Nalama (1972) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/kanna-nalama |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623060349/https://screen4screen.com/movies/kanna-nalama |archive-date=23 June 2021 |access-date=23 June 2021 |website=Screen4screen}}</ref>


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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== Production ==
== Production ==
''Kanna Nalama'' was [[Kamal Haasan]]'s first film with K. Balachander,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/i-would-like-to-do-hindi-cinema-on-my-own-terms-says-actor-kamal-haasan/ |title=I would like to do Hindi cinema on my own terms, says Kamal Haasan |last=Banerjee |first=Debesh |date=25 May 2015 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |access-date=8 March 2018}}</ref> and dealt with the issue of "babies getting swapped".<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/how-to-crowd-fund-your-movie-ciff-forum-to-discuss-on-monday/article5460489.ece |title=How to crowd fund your movie? CIFF Forum to discuss on Monday |date=15 December 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=8 March 2018}}</ref>
''Kanna Nalama'' was [[Kamal Haasan]]'s first film with K. Balachander,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Banerjee |first=Debesh |date=25 May 2015 |title=I would like to do Hindi cinema on my own terms, says Kamal Haasan |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/i-would-like-to-do-hindi-cinema-on-my-own-terms-says-actor-kamal-haasan/ |url-status=live |access-date=8 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308231427/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-others/i-would-like-to-do-hindi-cinema-on-my-own-terms-says-actor-kamal-haasan/ |archive-date=8 March 2018}}</ref> and dealt with the issue of "babies getting swapped".<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 December 2013 |title=How to crowd fund your movie? CIFF Forum to discuss on Monday |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/how-to-crowd-fund-your-movie-ciff-forum-to-discuss-on-monday/article5460489.ece |url-status=live |access-date=8 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424061330/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/how-to-crowd-fund-your-movie-ciff-forum-to-discuss-on-monday/article5460489.ece |archive-date=24 April 2014}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
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Revision as of 11:36, 23 June 2021

Kanna Nalama
Directed byK. Balachander
Produced byMuthaiah
Arunachalam
Screenplay byK. Balachander
Story byMadhusudhan
Starring
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyN. Balakrishnan
Edited byN. R. Kittu
Production
company
Rathnasabapathi Films
Release date
  • 12 January 1972 (1972-01-12)
Running time
158 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Kanna Nalama (transl. Are you well, darling?)[1] is a 1972 Indian Tamil language film, written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Jayanthi, with Major Sundarrajan, Manorama and V. S. Raghavan in supporting roles. It was released on 12 January 1972.[2]

Cast

Production

Kanna Nalama was Kamal Haasan's first film with K. Balachander,[3] and dealt with the issue of "babies getting swapped".[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.

No. Song Singers Lyrics
1 "Naan Ketten" P. Susheela Kannadasan
2 "Petredutha Ullam" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela
3 "Pakkathu Rajavukku" L. R. Eswari

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Indian Films. B. V. Dharap. 1973. p. 6.
  2. "கண்ணா நலமா / Kanna Nalama (1972)". Screen4screen. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  3. Banerjee, Debesh (25 May 2015). "I would like to do Hindi cinema on my own terms, says Kamal Haasan". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  4. "How to crowd fund your movie? CIFF Forum to discuss on Monday". The Hindu. 15 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

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