Navagraham
Navagraham (transl. Nine Planets) is a 1970 Tamil language comedy-drama film written and directed by K. Balachandar. Sound score was composed by V. Kumar. The film stars Nagesh, Srikanth, R. Muthuraman, Lakshmi playing lead roles with Ragini, Sivakumar, Rama Prabha, Y. G. Mahendran, V. Gopalakrishnan and G. Sakunthala in supporting roles.
| Navagraham | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | K. Balachander |
| Produced by | Rama Arangannal |
| Written by | K. Balachandar |
| Story by | K. Balachandar |
| Starring | Nagesh R. Muthuraman Srikanth Major Sundararajan Lakshmi Rama Prabha Ragini Sivakumar Y. G. Mahendran |
| Music by | V. Kumar |
| Cinematography | N. Balakrishnan |
Production company | |
Release date | 3 September 1970 |
Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Cast
- Sivakumar as Vatsala's lover
- Nagesh as Baalu[1]
- R. Muthuraman as Siva
- Srikanth as Eeswaran (Akilaandam's husband)
- Major Sundarrajan as Soamu
- Ragini as Akilaandam
- Rama Prabha as Amirtham (Siva's second wife)
- G. Sakunthala as Saraswathi (Siva's first wife)
- V. Gopalakrishnan as Mali (Widower)
- Lakshmi as Vatsala[1]
- Y. G. Mahendran as Anumanthu (Eeswaran's son)
- I. S. R as Mani (Balu's friend)
Production
Navagraham marked Y. G. Mahendra's acting debut in cinema.[2]
Soundtrack
| Navagraham | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1970 |
| Recorded | 1970 |
| Genre | Sareegama |
| Length | 19 min. |
| Language | Tamil |
| Producer | V. Kumar |
The soundtrack was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics were written by Vaali.[3]
| No. | Song | Singer | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Ellame Vayathukku" | A. L. Raghavan | Vaali | 3:35 |
| 2 | "Yaaro Antha Pakkam" | A. L. Raghavan | 3:20 | |
| 3 | "Unnai Thotta" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam & P. Suseela | 3:34 | |
| 4 | "Neenga Navagraham" | A. L. Raghavan, Ponnusaamy & Chorus | 5:41 | |
| 5 | "Akilandam Akilandam" | Ponnusaamy | 4:30 |
Release and reception
Navagraham was released on 3 September 1970,[4] and Mahendra won praise for his performance.[5]
References
- Narayan, Hari (15 August 2016). "The family as a microcosm of the nation". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- Nainar, Nahla (21 August 2015). "An interesting character". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- "Navagraham songs". raaga. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- "நவக்கிரகம்". Vellitthirai.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- Ramesh, V. (11 September 2003). "Stage's where his heart is". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
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