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{{Short description|1966 film}}
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{{Infobox film
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| name          = Naan Aanaiyittal
| name          = Naan Aanaiyittal
| image          = Naan Aanaiyittal poster.jpg
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| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director      = [[Tapi Chanakya|Chanakya]]
| director      = [[Tapi Chanakya|Chanakya]]
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| story          = Manjula Nedumaran
| story          = Manjula Nedumaran
| producer      = R. M. Veerappan
| producer      = R. M. Veerappan
{{Infobox | decat = yes | child = yes | label1= Dialogue by | data1 =Vidwan Lakshmanan<br />N. Pandurangan}}
| starring      = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />[[B. Sarojadevi]]<br />[[K. R. Vijaya]]
| starring      = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />[[K. R. Vijaya]]<br />[[B. Saroja Devi]]
| cinematography = [[P. N. Sundaram]]
| cinematography = [[P. N. Sundaram]]
| editing        = C. P. Jambulingam
| editing        = C. P. Jambulingam
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| music          = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| studio        = Sathya Movies
| studio        = Sathya Movies
| distributor    =
| released      = {{Film date|1966|2|4|df=y}}
| released      = {{Film date|1966|2|4|df=y}}
| runtime        = 182 minutes
| runtime        = 182 minutes
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'''''Naan Aanaiyittal''''' ({{trans|If I Order}}) is a 1966 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[romantic film|romantic]] [[action film|action]] [[revenge film]], directed by [[Tapi Chanakya]]. The film stars [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[K. R. Vijaya]] in the lead roles. The film, produced and written by [[R. M. Veerappan]], had musical score by [[M. S. Viswanathan]]. It was released on 4 February 1966.
'''''Naan Aanaiyittal''''' ({{translation|If I Order}}) is a 1966 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film directed by [[Tapi Chanakya]] and produced by [[R. M. Veerappan]]. The film stars [[M. G. Ramachandran]], [[B. Saroja Devi]] and [[K. R. Vijaya]]. It was released on 4 February 1966.


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
Inequitably condemned to 10 years' imprisonment, Muthuveeran escapes after 6 months. He takes refuge in [[Ho Chi Minh City|Saigon]]. Embittered and angry against society, Muthuveeran kidnaps at random of a meeting, in a park of Saigon, Sundaram, the unique heir of the billionaire Selvarangam, then baptises him of the first name of Pandhiya and the pupil as his own son in [[India]], in the mountains, where he is, at the moment, at the head of a community compound of bandits and their family, living outside the system. The disappearance of the son arouses greed at the close relation of the fantastically wealthy father. So, Kumar, the Kanagamaligai Estates's manager, in [[Tamil Nadu]], (belonging to the late Selvaragham) and his father, in Saigon, plans to become a false Sundaram. Meanwhile, adult, Pandhiya learns by Muthuveeran his real origins. By a terrible combination of circumstances, false Sundaram falls in a trap led by Velaiya, a strong head (from Muthuveeran's group) and stabs him fatally. The latter reviled in the arms of Pandhiya revealing him the black intentions of Kumar, and by confiding a bag filled with proofs.
{{more plot|date=May 2023}}
 
Pandiyan, a member of a notorious robber gang, wishes to bring about a change in his gang and turn them towards a righteous path. Velaiya, a member of that gang, commits a murder and frames Pandiyan. To escape the law, Pandiyan disguises himself as a rich man's long-lost son and stays in his house, while Velaiya and the rich man's manager, Kumar, try to out him.
Now, accused hastily of the murder, by a diligent policeman, Chezhiyan, Pandhiya decides in his turn, to put on the role of Sundaram, to save from the claws of Kumar, his maternal uncle Kanagarathinam and his daughter Mala, with whom he has to get married. But Pandhiya already loves another woman, Kannagi and mutually! But above everything, he has to, for people his of the mountain, to take out them of the obscurity, to look for leniency of the justice, to give them a better life, a new future! At the moment, the "prodigal son" is faced with a sum of problems.
 
As he summarises it so well in front his father's portrait:
 
...You've passed away making me the heir for many lakhs of property! I'm the billionaire Sundaram and Pandhiya, who is blamed for the murder! I'm the lover of Kannagi and an engaged groom for Mala! God! I'd correct my brothers who are in the dark and give them life! On another side, I'd save this family from the hands of this tricky Manager! What should I do Dad?...


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Pandhiya alias Sundaram / [[Ho Chi Minh City|Saigon]] Selvarangam (In photograph)
{{Cast listing|
* [[M. G. Ramachandran]] as Pandiyan/Sundaram/Basha/Selvanayagam
* [[B. Saroja Devi]] as Kannagi / Kaveri
* [[K. R. Vijaya]] as Mala
* [[K. R. Vijaya]] as Mala
* [[B. Saroja Devi]] as Kannagi / Kaveri
* [[M. N. Nambiar]] as Velaiya
* [[M. N. Nambiar]] as Velaiya
* [[Manohar (actor)|R. S. Manohar]] as Kumar
* [[R. S. Manohar]] as Kumar
* [[S. A. Ashokan]] as Chezhiyan
* [[S. A. Ashokan]] as Chezhiyan
* [[Nagesh]] as Apputhi Great
* [[Nagesh]] as Appu the Great
* [[Karikol Raju]] as Mala's relation
* [[Karikol Raju]] as Mala's relation
* [[C. R. Parthiban]] as IG
* [[C. R. Parthiban]] as IG
* [[O. A. K. Thevar]] as Muthuveeran
* [[O. A. K. Thevar]] as Muthuveeran
* Sedhupathy as Kanagarathnam
* Sedhupathy as Kanagarathnam
}}


== Production ==
== Production ==
''Naan Aanaiyittal'' was directed by Tapi Chanakya and produced under Sathya Films by [[R. M. Veerappan]], who also wrote the screenplay. The dialogues were written by Vidwan Lakshmanan and N. Pandurangan. Cinematography was handled by P. N. Sundaram, and editing by Jambulingam.<ref name="poster">{{Cite news |date=4 February 1966 |title=Naan Anai Ittaal |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19660204&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>
''Naan Aanaiyittal'' was directed by Tapi Chanakya and produced under Sathya Films by [[R. M. Veerappan]], who also wrote the screenplay. The dialogue was written by Vidwan Lakshmanan and N. Pandurangan. Cinematography was handled by P. N. Sundaram, with editing by Jambulingam.<ref name="poster">{{Cite news |date=4 February 1966 |title=Naan Anai Ittaal |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19660204&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=3 May 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film's title was derived from a song from ''[[Enga Veettu Pillai]]'' (1965).<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 June 2021 |title=ஒரே பாடலில் இரு படங்கள்… பாடலில் பிறந்த படங்களின் வரலாறு |url=https://cinereporters.com/latest-news-two-films-in-one-song-history-of-films-born-in-the-song-cid3335806-htm/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514073050/https://cinereporters.com/latest-news-two-films-in-one-song-history-of-films-born-in-the-song-cid3335806-htm/ |archive-date=14 May 2023 |access-date=18 May 2023 |website=CineReporters |language=ta}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Naan Aanaiyittal (1966) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0001451 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.is/lblDX |archive-date=15 June 2014 |access-date=14 June 2014 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref>
The music was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Naan Aanaiyittal (1966) |url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0001451 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140615103542/http://www.raaga.com/channels/tamil/moviedetail.asp?mid=t0001451 |archive-date=15 June 2014 |access-date=14 June 2014 |website=[[Raaga.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Naan Aanaiyittal - Oli Vilakku Tamil Film LP VInyl Record by M S Viswanathan |url=https://macsendisk.com/product/naan-aanaiyittal-oli-vilakku-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |access-date=25 May 2022 |website=Macsendisk |archive-date=25 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525113837/https://macsendisk.com/product/naan-aanaiyittal-oli-vilakku-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
|-
| 1 || "Thaaimel Aanai" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 03:32
| "Thaaimel Aanai" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]] || 03:32
|-
|-
| 2 || "Pirandha Idam" || [[L. R. Eswari]] || [[Alangudi Somu]] || 02:52 / 02:37 (film version)
| "Pirandha Idam" || [[L. R. Eswari]] || [[Alangudi Somu]] || 02:52 / 02:37 (film version)
|-
|-
| 3 || "Pattu Varum" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan="2" |Vaali || 03:46 / 04:46 (film version)
| "Pattu Varum" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan="2" |Vaali || 03:46 / 04:46 (film version)
|-
|-
| 4 || "Nalla Velai" || T. M. Soundararajan || 04:11 / 04:12 (film version)
| "Nalla Velai" || T. M. Soundararajan || 04:11 / 04:12 (film version)
|-
|-
| 5 || "Megangal Irundu" (Odi Vanthu) || [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]], P. Susheela || Alangudi Somu || 03:35 / 04:17 (film version)
| "Megangal Irundu" (Odi Vanthu) || [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]], P. Susheela || Alangudi Somu || 03:35 / 04:17 (film version)
|-
|-
| 6 || "Naan Uyara" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela ||Vaali || 03:43 / 05:39 (film version)
| "Naan Uyara" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela ||Vaali || 03:43 / 05:39 (film version)
|-
|-
| 7 || "Kodukka Kodukka" || P. Susheela, [[M. S. Viswanathan]]|| Vidwan V. Lakshmanan || 03:11
| "Kodukka Kodukka" || P. Susheela, [[M. S. Viswanathan]]|| Vidwan V. Lakshmanan || 03:11
|-
|-
| 8 || "Thaaimel Aanai" (film version) || T. M. Soundararajan & chorus || Vaali || 05:29
| "Thaaimel Aanai" (film version) || T. M. Soundararajan & chorus || Vaali || 05:29
|}
|}


== Release and reception ==
== Release and reception ==
''Naan Aanaiyittal'' was released on 4 February 1966.<ref name="poster" /> It was initially scheduled to release on 14 January 1966, during [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]], but pushed back to allow the release of another Ramachandran film, ''[[Anbe Vaa]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kantha |first=Sachi Sri |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=15 August 2015 |title=MGR Remembered&nbsp;– Part 29 {{!}} Salary and 'Black Money' |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-29/ |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote that the film "has all the ingredients to make it appealing to the masses" and praised the performances of Ramachandran and Saroja Devi.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 February 1966 |title='Anai Ittal' entertains |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19660212&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref> T. M. Ramachandran of ''[[Sport and Pastime]]'' gave a positive review appreciating the film's message, also praising Vidwan Lakshman's dialogue as "sparkling" and M. S. Viswanathan's music as "pleasing" but he was critical of Chanakya's direction, saying it "could have been more inspiring".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=26 February 1966 |title=A Purposeful Film |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20950/page/n443/mode/2up?q=film |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |page=51}}</ref>
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''Naan Aanaiyittal'' was released on 4 February 1966.<ref name="poster" /> It was initially scheduled to release on 14 January 1966, during [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]], but was pushed back to allow the release of another Ramachandran film, ''[[Anbe Vaa (1966 film)|Anbe Vaa]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sri Kantha |first=Sachi |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=15 August 2015 |title=MGR Remembered&nbsp;– Part 29 {{!}} Salary and 'Black Money' |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-29/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505185109/http://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-29/ |archive-date=5 May 2016 |access-date=6 April 2021 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 February 2023 |title=ஏவிஎம்முக்காக தன் பட வெளியீட்டை தள்ளி வைத்த எம்ஜிஆர் |url=https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/cinema-interesting-details-about-mgr-naan-aaanayittal-anbe-va-886501.html |access-date=22 March 2024 |website=[[News18]] |language=ta |archive-date=31 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331072750/https://tamil.news18.com/news/entertainment/cinema-interesting-details-about-mgr-naan-aaanayittal-anbe-va-886501.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote that the film "has all the ingredients to make it appealing to the masses" and praised the performances of Ramachandran and Saroja Devi.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 February 1966 |title='Anai Ittal' entertains |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19660212&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=3 May 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> T. M. Ramachandran of ''[[Sport and Pastime]]'' gave a positive review appreciating the film's message, also praising Vidwan Lakshman's dialogue as "sparkling" and M. S. Viswanathan's music as "pleasing," although still being critical of Chanakya's direction, saying it "could have been more inspiring".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Ramachandran |first=T. M. |date=26 February 1966 |title=A Purposeful Film |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20950/page/n443/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230310152745/https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20950/page/n443/mode/2up |archive-date=10 March 2023 |access-date=10 March 2023 |magazine=[[Sport and Pastime]] |page=51 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>


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


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Naan Aanaiyittal
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChanakya
Produced byR. M. Veerappan
Screenplay byR. M. Veerappan
Story byManjula Nedumaran
StarringM. G. Ramachandran
B. Sarojadevi
K. R. Vijaya
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
CinematographyP. N. Sundaram
Edited byC. P. Jambulingam
Production
company
Sathya Movies
Release date
  • 4 February 1966 (1966-02-04)
Running time
182 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Naan Aanaiyittal (transl. If I Order) is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Tapi Chanakya and produced by R. M. Veerappan. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran, B. Saroja Devi and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 4 February 1966.

Plot[edit | edit source]

Pandiyan, a member of a notorious robber gang, wishes to bring about a change in his gang and turn them towards a righteous path. Velaiya, a member of that gang, commits a murder and frames Pandiyan. To escape the law, Pandiyan disguises himself as a rich man's long-lost son and stays in his house, while Velaiya and the rich man's manager, Kumar, try to out him.

Cast[edit | edit source]

Production[edit | edit source]

Naan Aanaiyittal was directed by Tapi Chanakya and produced under Sathya Films by R. M. Veerappan, who also wrote the screenplay. The dialogue was written by Vidwan Lakshmanan and N. Pandurangan. Cinematography was handled by P. N. Sundaram, with editing by Jambulingam.[1] The film's title was derived from a song from Enga Veettu Pillai (1965).[2]

Soundtrack[edit | edit source]

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[3][4]

Song Singers Lyrics Length
"Thaaimel Aanai" T. M. Soundararajan Vaali 03:32
"Pirandha Idam" L. R. Eswari Alangudi Somu 02:52 / 02:37 (film version)
"Pattu Varum" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela Vaali 03:46 / 04:46 (film version)
"Nalla Velai" T. M. Soundararajan 04:11 / 04:12 (film version)
"Megangal Irundu" (Odi Vanthu) Sirkazhi Govindarajan, P. Susheela Alangudi Somu 03:35 / 04:17 (film version)
"Naan Uyara" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela Vaali 03:43 / 05:39 (film version)
"Kodukka Kodukka" P. Susheela, M. S. Viswanathan Vidwan V. Lakshmanan 03:11
"Thaaimel Aanai" (film version) T. M. Soundararajan & chorus Vaali 05:29

Release and reception[edit | edit source]

Naan Aanaiyittal was released on 4 February 1966.[1] It was initially scheduled to release on 14 January 1966, during Pongal, but was pushed back to allow the release of another Ramachandran film, Anbe Vaa.[5][6] The Indian Express wrote that the film "has all the ingredients to make it appealing to the masses" and praised the performances of Ramachandran and Saroja Devi.[7] T. M. Ramachandran of Sport and Pastime gave a positive review appreciating the film's message, also praising Vidwan Lakshman's dialogue as "sparkling" and M. S. Viswanathan's music as "pleasing," although still being critical of Chanakya's direction, saying it "could have been more inspiring".[8]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Naan Anai Ittaal". The Indian Express. 4 February 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 3 May 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ↑ "ஒரே பாடலில் இரு படங்கள்… பாடலில் பிறந்த படங்களின் வரலாறு". CineReporters (in தமிழ்). 19 June 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Naan Aanaiyittal (1966)". Raaga.com. Retrieved 14 June 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Naan Aanaiyittal - Oli Vilakku Tamil Film LP VInyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Sri Kantha, Sachi (15 August 2015). "MGR Remembered – Part 29 | Salary and 'Black Money'". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "ஏவிஎம்முக்காக தன் பட வெளியீட்டை தள்ளி வைத்த எம்ஜிஆர்". News18 (in தமிழ்). 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  7. ↑ "'Anai Ittal' entertains". The Indian Express. 12 February 1966. p. 3. Retrieved 3 May 2019 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ↑ Ramachandran, T. M. (26 February 1966). "A Purposeful Film". Sport and Pastime. p. 51. Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via Internet Archive.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

External links[edit | edit source]

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