Kanna Nalama

Kanna Nalama
Kanna Nalama
Directed by	K. Balachander
Produced by	Muthaiah; Arunachalam
Screenplay by	K. Balachander
Story by	Madhusudhan
Starring	Gemini Ganesan; Jayanthi; Major Sundarrajan; Kumari Padmini; S. V. Sahasranamam;
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Cinematography	N. Balakrishnan
Edited by	N. R. Kittu
Production; company	Rathnasabapathi Films
Release date	12 January 1972;
Running time	158 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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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[edit]

Gemini Ganesan as Anand
Jayanthi as Seetha
Major Sundarrajan as Sattanathan
S. V. Sahasranamam as Sattanathan's Family Doctor
Kumari Padmini as Santha
M. R. R. Vasu as Manorama's Husband
Manorama as K. Manorama
V. S. Raghavan as Lawyer
Master Prabhakar as Mani
T. K. S. Natarajan as House rent collector
Hari Krishnan as Doctor
G. Dhanapal
I. S. R.
R. R. Gopal
Gemini Mahalingam
Aaraavamudhan
Subbiah
Thangaraj
Master Sekar
Master Ramu as Jayanthi's Son
Master Viswesvar Rao as Mani

Production[edit]

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

Soundtrack[edit]

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[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Indian Films. B. V. Dharap. 1973. p. 6.
↑ "கண்ணா நலமா / Kanna Nalama (1972)". Screen4screen. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
↑ 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.
↑ "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.

External links[edit]

Kanna Nalama on IMDb

[Dharap-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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