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Name: Naam Pirandha Mann
Director: A. Vincent
Released: 2021-08-28T12:48:28Z
Duration: 2 h 47 min
Cast: Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh, Kamal Haasan, K. R. Vijaya

Naam Pirandha Mann
Naam Pirandha Mann
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	A. Vincent
Produced by	S. Rangarajan
Screenplay by	A. Vincent ; Vietnam Veedu Sundaram
Story by	Rajasekhar
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan; Gemini Ganesan; Nagesh; Kamal Haasan; K. R. Vijaya
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Cinematography	A. Venkat ; K. S. Prakash
Edited by	T. R. Sekhar
Production; company	Vijaya Arts
Release date	7 October 1977;
Running time	167 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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Naam Pirandha Mann (transl. Our Motherland) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film directed by A. Vincent, who wrote the screenplay with Vietnam Veedu Sundaram. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, while Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh, Kamal Haasan, K. R. Vijaya, and Fatafat Jayalaxmi play supporting roles. It revolves around a retired vigilante (Sivaji Ganesan) and his delinquent son (Haasan) who clash due to their differing ideologies.

Naam Pirandha Mann is the career debut of Rajasekhar, who wrote the story. The film was released on 7 October 1977, and did not perform well at the box office. Despite this, the story became the basis for the 1996 film Indian, featuring Haasan as both father and son.^[2]^[3]

Plot[edit | edit source]

During the British Raj, Vettaikara Thevar is a rich landlord who lives with his wife Devanayaki and younger sister Valliyammai. He is in the good books of the people and the British. Unknown to his family, he is also Santhana Thevar, the masked vigilante leader of a group that terrorises the British colonisers in town and helps the locals.

Joseph, a former soldier, joins Santhanam's group and also works for Vettaikaran's, unaware that both are the same man. Santhanam is hurt during a mission and Joseph rescues him sacrificing himself and is presumed dead. Eventually, the British learn his secret identity and Valliyammai is raped publicly and murdered in an attempt to draw out Santhanam. He comes out in rage, murders the perpetuators and bound by a promise he made to Devanayaki, he surrenders. He escapes his death sentence at the last moment and is freed as India gains independence. He, however, has already been financially ruined.

Years later, the Santhanam family is now reduced to penury and Santhanam's son Ranjith is a bitter young man. He resents the fact that his father's sacrifices have resulted in only misery for the family and that the country is ungrateful to freedom fighters. He also hates the fact that even in poverty, his father refuses pension on account of self-respect. The two clash due to their contrasting world views. Ranjith, at one time, has had enough and takes to crime. In the end, Santhanam finds out that his own son is betraying the country he fought so hard to free and takes his gun again as Vettaikaran. Does the father get killed or does the son?

Cast[edit | edit source]

Sivaji Ganesan as Santhana Thevar / Vettaikara Thevar
Gemini Ganesan as Joseph
Nagesh as Thavasu
Kamal Haasan as Ranjith
K. R. Vijaya as Devanayaki
Fatafat Jayalaxmi as Valliyammai
Sathyajith (credited as Shabir)^[4]

Production[edit | edit source]

The story was written by Rajasekhar, in his film career debut. He went to become a successful director in the 1980s.^[5] The film began production in April 1976 at Prasad Studios.^[6]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[7]

Song	Singers	Length
"Asai Povadhu Vinnile	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	4.33
"Thai Padum Pattu Thane"	P. Susheela, Vani Jairam	5.10
Idhaya Thalaiva Nee Sollu "Naan Yaar"	T. M. Soundararajan	4.45
"Annai Bhagavathikku Thannai "	P. Susheela	4.50
"Bharathathil Oru Por"	K. Veeramani

Release[edit | edit source]

Naam Pirandha Mann was released on 7 October 1977,^[8] and the final length of the film was 4,554.32 metres (14,942.0 ft), down from 4,567.58 metres (14,985.5 ft).^[9]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Dharap, B. V. (1977). Indian Films. Motion Picture Enterprises. p. 130. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
↑ ராம்ஜி, வி. (3 September 2019). "எம்ஜிஆர், சிவாஜி, கமல், ரஜினியை விட 77ல் அலமேலுவின் ஆடு சூப்பர் ஹீரோ!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
↑ Chellappa (16 December 2022). "Kamal still comes out all guns blazing". Inmathi. Archived from the original on 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
↑ யுவராஜ், லாவண்யா (9 January 2024). "Actor Sathyajith: 'மயில்ல்ல்' என்ற ஒற்றை வார்த்தையால் பல மைல்களை கடந்தவர்... நடிகர் சத்யஜித்தை நியாபகம் இருக்கா?". ABP Nadu (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
↑ "பிசினஸ் வுமனாக ஜொலிக்கும் ரஜினி, கமல் இயக்குநரின் மகள்!". Kungumam (in தமிழ்). 19 December 2021. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
↑ "நாம் பிறந்த மண்". Navamani (in தமிழ்). 15 April 1976. p. 4. Retrieved 15 January 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "Naam Pirantha MannTamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
↑ "இந்தியன் படத்துக்கு இன்ஸ்பிரேஷனாக இருந்த சிவாஜி, கமல் படம்". News18 (in தமிழ்). 7 October 2022. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
↑ "Naam Pirandha Mann (Tamil) (Colour) (35 mm.) India". The Gazette of India. 24 June 1978. p. 1268. Retrieved 17 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

External links[edit | edit source]

Naam Pirandha Mann on IMDb

[1] Dharap, B. V. (1977). Indian Films. Motion Picture Enterprises. p. 130. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[:1-2] ராம்ஜி, வி. (3 September 2019). "எம்ஜிஆர், சிவாஜி, கமல், ரஜினியை விட 77ல் அலமேலுவின் ஆடு சூப்பர் ஹீரோ!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[3] Chellappa (16 December 2022). "Kamal still comes out all guns blazing". Inmathi. Archived from the original on 29 October 2024. Retrieved 29 October 2024.

[4] யுவராஜ், லாவண்யா (9 January 2024). "Actor Sathyajith: 'மயில்ல்ல்' என்ற ஒற்றை வார்த்தையால் பல மைல்களை கடந்தவர்... நடிகர் சத்யஜித்தை நியாபகம் இருக்கா?". ABP Nadu (in தமிழ்). Archived from the original on 9 January 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2025.

[rajasekhar-5] "பிசினஸ் வுமனாக ஜொலிக்கும் ரஜினி, கமல் இயக்குநரின் மகள்!". Kungumam (in தமிழ்). 19 December 2021. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

[6] "நாம் பிறந்த மண்". Navamani (in தமிழ்). 15 April 1976. p. 4. Retrieved 15 January 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[7] "Naam Pirantha MannTamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

[8] "இந்தியன் படத்துக்கு இன்ஸ்பிரேஷனாக இருந்த சிவாஜி, கமல் படம்". News18 (in தமிழ்). 7 October 2022. Archived from the original on 21 October 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

[9] "Naam Pirandha Mann (Tamil) (Colour) (35 mm.) India". The Gazette of India. 24 June 1978. p. 1268. Retrieved 17 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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 | director       = [[A. Vincent]]
 | producer       = S. Rangarajan
-| writer         =
+| story          = [[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]]
-| story          = Rajasekhar
 | screenplay     = A. Vincent <br /> [[Vietnam Veedu Sundaram]]
-| narrator       =
+| starring       = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />[[Nagesh]]<br />[[Kamal Haasan]]<br />[[K. R. Vijaya]]
-| starring       = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Gemini Ganesan]]<br />[[K. R. Vijaya]]<br />[[Kamal Haasan]]
 | music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
 | cinematography = A. Venkat <br /> K. S. Prakash
 | editing        = T. R. Sekhar
 | studio         = Vijaya Arts
-| distributor    =
 | released       = {{film date|1977|10|7|df=y}}
-| runtime        = 167 minutes<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dharap |first=B. V. |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Indian_Films/AckHAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Naam+Pirandha+Mann+&printsec=frontcover |title=Indian Films |publisher=[[National Film Archive of India]] |year=1977 |pages=130}}</ref>
+| runtime        = 167 minutes<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dharap |first=B. V. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AckHAQAAIAAJ&q=Naam+Pirandha+Mann+ |title=Indian Films |publisher=Motion Picture Enterprises |year=1977 |pages=130 |access-date=28 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728072354/https://books.google.com/books?id=AckHAQAAIAAJ&q=Naam+Pirandha+Mann+ |archive-date=28 July 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 | country        = India
 | language       = Tamil
 }}
-'''''Naam Pirandha Mann''''' ({{translation|Our Motherland}}) is a 1977 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama film]] directed by [[A. Vincent]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Gemini Ganesan]] and [[K. R. Vijaya]], while [[Kamal Haasan]], [[Nagesh]] and [[Fatafat Jayalaxmi]] play supporting roles.
+'''''Naam Pirandha Mann''''' ({{translation|Our Motherland}}) is a 1977 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[vigilante film|vigilante]] [[action film]] directed by [[A. Vincent]], who wrote the screenplay with [[Vietnam Veedu Sundaram]]. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], while [[Gemini Ganesan]], [[Nagesh]], [[Kamal Haasan]], [[K. R. Vijaya]], and [[Fatafat Jayalaxmi]] play supporting roles. It revolves around a retired vigilante (Sivaji Ganesan) and his delinquent son (Haasan) who clash due to their differing ideologies.
+''Naam Pirandha Mann'' is the career debut of [[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]], who wrote the story. The film was released on 7 October 1977, and did not perform well at the box office. Despite this, the story became the basis for the 1996 film ''[[Indian (1996 film)|Indian]]'', featuring Haasan as both father and son.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=ராம்ஜி |first=வி. |date=3 September 2019 |title=எம்ஜிஆர், சிவாஜி, கமல், ரஜினியை விட 77ல் அலமேலுவின் ஆடு சூப்பர் ஹீரோ! |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/514066-aattukkara-alamelu.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728072355/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/cinema/514066-aattukkara-alamelu.html |archive-date=28 July 2022 |access-date=28 July 2022 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chellappa |date=16 December 2022 |title=Kamal still comes out all guns blazing |url=https://inmathi.com/2022/12/16/kamal-still-comes-out-all-guns-blazing/72577/?amp=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/11wui |archive-date=29 October 2024 |access-date=29 October 2024 |website=Inmathi |language=en}}</ref>
 == Plot ==
-Vettaikara Thevar is a rich landlord who lives with his wife Devanayaki and younger sister Valliyammai. Unknown to his family, he is also Santhana Thevar, the masked vigilante leader of a group that terrorises the British colonizers in town and helps the locals. Former soldier Joseph joins Santhana Thevar's group and also befriends Vettaikara Thevar but remains clueless that both are one in the same. Santhana Thevar is hurt during a mission and Joseph rescues him but is presumed dead. Eventually, the British learn his secret identity and Valliyammai is murdered in an attempt to draw out Santhana Thevar. Bound by a promise to Devanayaki, he surrenders. He escapes his death sentence at the last moment and is freed as India gains independence. Years later, the family is now reduced to penury and his son Ranjith is a bitter young man. He resents the fact that his father's sacrifices have resulted in only misery for the family. The two clash due to their contrasting world views.
+{{More plot|date=October 2023}}
+During the [[British Raj]], Vettaikara Thevar is a rich landlord who lives with his wife Devanayaki and younger sister Valliyammai. He is in the good books of the people and the British. Unknown to his family, he is also Santhana Thevar, the masked vigilante leader of a group that terrorises the British colonisers in town and helps the locals.
+Joseph, a former soldier, joins Santhanam's group and also works for Vettaikaran's, unaware that both are the same man. Santhanam is hurt during a mission and Joseph rescues him sacrificing himself and is presumed dead. Eventually, the British learn his secret identity and Valliyammai is raped publicly and murdered in an attempt to draw out Santhanam. He comes out in rage, murders the perpetuators and bound by a promise he made to Devanayaki, he surrenders. He escapes his death sentence at the last moment and is freed as India [[Indian Independence Act 1947|gains independence]]. He, however, has already been financially ruined.
+Years later, the Santhanam family is now reduced to penury and Santhanam's son Ranjith is a bitter young man. He resents the fact that his father's sacrifices have resulted in only misery for the family and that the country is ungrateful to freedom fighters. He also hates the fact that even in poverty, his father refuses pension on account of self-respect. The two clash due to their contrasting world views. Ranjith, at one time, has had enough and takes to crime. In the end, Santhanam finds out that his own son is betraying the country he fought so hard to free and takes his gun again as Vettaikaran. Does the father get killed or does the son?
 == Cast ==
+{{Cast listing|
 *[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Santhana Thevar / Vettaikara Thevar
 *[[Gemini Ganesan]] as Joseph
+*[[Nagesh]] as Thavasu
+*[[Kamal Haasan]] as Ranjith
 *[[K. R. Vijaya]] as Devanayaki
-*[[Kamal Haasan]] as Ranjith
 *[[Fatafat Jayalaxmi]] as Valliyammai
-*[[Nagesh]] as Thavasu
+*[[Sathyajith (Tamil actor)|Sathyajith]] (credited as Shabir)<ref>{{Cite web |last=யுவராஜ் |first=லாவண்யா |date=January 9, 2024 |title=Actor Sathyajith: 'மயில்ல்ல்' என்ற ஒற்றை வார்த்தையால் பல மைல்களை கடந்தவர்... நடிகர் சத்யஜித்தை நியாபகம் இருக்கா? |url=https://tamil.abplive.com/entertainment/16-vayathinile-doctor-character-actor-sathyajith-flash-back-160610 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109042154/https://tamil.abplive.com/entertainment/16-vayathinile-doctor-character-actor-sathyajith-flash-back-160610 |archive-date=9 January 2024 |access-date=1 May 2025 |website=[[ABP Nadu]] |language=ta}}</ref>
+}}
+== Production ==
+The story was written by [[Rajasekhar (director)|Rajasekhar]], in his film career debut. He went to become a successful director in the 1980s.<ref name="rajasekhar">{{Cite web |date=19 December 2021 |title=பிசினஸ் வுமனாக ஜொலிக்கும் ரஜினி, கமல் இயக்குநரின் மகள்! |url=http://kungumam.co.in/Articalinnerdetail.aspx?id=18865&id1=3&issue=20211219 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613141502/http://kungumam.co.in/Articalinnerdetail.aspx?id=18865&id1=3&issue=20211219 |archive-date=13 June 2024 |access-date=10 July 2024 |website=[[Kungumam (magazine)|Kungumam]] |language=ta}}</ref> The film began production in April 1976 at Prasad Studios.<ref>{{Cite news |date=15 April 1976 |title=நாம் பிறந்த மண் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_22_4_110/4.jp2/full/1000,1456/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250115032514/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_6_22_4_110/4.jp2/full/1000,1456/0/default.jpg |archive-date=15 January 2025 |access-date=15 January 2025 |work=Navamani |pages=4 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref>
 == Soundtrack ==
-The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=M. S. Viswanathan&nbsp;– Annan Oru Kovil / Naam Pirandha Mann |url=https://www.discogs.com/M-S-Viswanathan-Annan-Oru-Kovil-Naam-Pirandha-Mann/release/9351747 |website=Discogs}}</ref>
+The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]], with lyrics by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Naam Pirantha MannTamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/naam-pirantha-manntamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220728072355/https://mossymart.com/product/naam-pirantha-manntamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |archive-date=28 July 2022 |access-date=12 March 2022 |website=Mossymart}}</ref>
 {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
-! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
+! Song !! Singers !! Length
-|-
-| 1 || "Asai Povadhu Vinnile || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]|| rowspan=5|[[Kannadasan]] || 4.33
 |-
-| 2 || "Thai Padum Pattu Thane" || [[P. Susheela]], [[Vani Jairam]] || 5.10
+| "Asai Povadhu Vinnile || [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]|| 4.33
 |-
-| 3 || Idhaya Thalaiva Nee Sollu "Naan Yaar" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 4.45
+| "Thai Padum Pattu Thane" || [[P. Susheela]], [[Vani Jairam]] || 5.10
 |-
-| 4 || "Annai bhagavathikku thannai " || [[P. Susheela]] || 4.50
+| Idhaya Thalaiva Nee Sollu "Naan Yaar" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || 4.45
 |-
-| 5 || "Bharathathil oru por" || K. Veeramani ||
+| "Annai Bhagavathikku Thannai " || [[P. Susheela]] || 4.50
 |-
+| "Bharathathil Oru Por" || K. Veeramani ||
 |}
-== Release and reception ==
+== Release ==
-''Naam Pirandha Mann'' was released on 7 October 1977,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Naam Pirandha Mann (1977) |url=https://screen4screen.com/yearly-movies/1977/naam-pirandha-mann |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628070015/https://screen4screen.com/yearly-movies/1977/naam-pirandha-mann |archive-date=28 June 2021 |access-date=28 June 2021 |website=Screen4screen}}</ref> and the final length of the film was {{Convert|4554.32|metres|feet}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 June 1978 |title=Weekly Gazette of India, 1978-06-24, Weekly |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.csl_weekly.1978-06-24.O-1111-1978-0025-48514/page/n29/mode/2up?q=Naam+Pirandha+Mann |access-date=28 June 2021 |publisher=[[The Gazette of India]] |pages=1268}}</ref> The film was dubbed [[Telugu language]] as ''Viplava Jyothi''. The 1996 Tamil film [[Indian (1996 film)|''Indian'']]'s story is loosely based on this film.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dhananjayan |first=G. |title=Pride of Tamil cinema 1931–2013: Tamil films that have earned national and international recognition |publisher=Blue Ocean Publishers |year=2014 |pages=352 |oclc=898765509 |author-link=G. Dhananjayan}}</ref>
+''Naam Pirandha Mann'' was released on 7 October 1977,<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 October 2022 |title=இந்தியன் படத்துக்கு இன்ஸ்பிரேஷனாக இருந்த சிவாஜி, கமல் படம் |url=https://tamil.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/cinema-shivaji-and-kamal-movie-were-the-inspiration-for-the-indian-film-815104.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021055117/https://tamil.news18.com/photogallery/entertainment/cinema-shivaji-and-kamal-movie-were-the-inspiration-for-the-indian-film-815104.html |archive-date=21 October 2022 |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=[[News18]] |language=ta}}</ref> and the final length of the film was {{Convert|4554.32|metres|feet}}, down from {{Convert|4567.58|metres|feet}}.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=24 June 1978 |title=Naam Pirandha Mann (Tamil) (Colour) (35&nbsp;mm.) India |url=https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.csl_weekly.1978-06-24.O-1111-1978-0025-48514/page/n29/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231017084400/https://archive.org/details/in.gazette.csl_weekly.1978-06-24.O-1111-1978-0025-48514/page/n29/mode/2up |archive-date=17 October 2023 |access-date=17 October 2023 |magazine=[[The Gazette of India]] |pages=1268 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>
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