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{{Short description|1972 film by M. A. Thirumugam}}
{{Short description|1972 film by M. A. Thirumugam}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Nalla Neram
| name = Nalla Neram
| image = Nalla Neram.jpg
| image = Nalla Neram.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Poster
| caption =
| director = [[M. A. Thirumugam]]
| director = [[M. A. Thirumugam]]
| writer = R. K. Shanmugam (dialogues)
| writer = R. K. Shanmugam (dialogues)
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| producer = Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
| producer = Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
| starring = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />[[K. R. Vijaya]]
| starring = [[M. G. Ramachandran]]<br />[[K. R. Vijaya]]
| narrator =
| cinematography = T. M. Sundar Babu<br />V. Selvaraj
| cinematography = T. M. Sundar Babu<br />V. Selvaraj
| editing = M. A. Thirumugam<br />M. G. Balu Rao
| editing = M. A. Thirumugam<br />M. G. Balu Rao
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| music = [[K. V. Mahadevan]]
| studio = Devar Films
| studio = [[Devar Films]]
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1972|3|10|df=y}}
| released = {{film date|1972|3|10|df=y}}
| runtime = 162 minutes
| runtime = 162 minutes
| country = India
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| language = Tamil
| budget =
}}
}}


'''''Nalla Neram''''' ({{translation|Good Time}}), is a 1972 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[action drama film]], directed by [[M. A. Thirumugam]]. The film stars [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[K. R. Vijaya]]. It is a remake of the 1971 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Haathi Mere Saathi (1971 film)|Haathi Mere Saathi]]'' . All three versions were produced by Thevar. The film was released on 10 March 1972. It was MGR's last film with Devar Films.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2011 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181114041813/http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |archive-date=14 November 2018 |access-date=17 April 2021 |website=Ithayakkani |language=ta}}</ref> It emerged a major box office success, running for more than 100 days in theatres and became blockbuster at the box office. It was one of the biggest hits of 1972 after Vasantha Maligai.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://tamildigitallibrary.in/book-detail.php?id=jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZt8l0U3&tag=%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%88%20%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%20%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BF.%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D. |title=சாதனை நாயகன் எம்.ஜி.ஆர். |publisher=Arulmozhi Publications |year=1997 |pages=29 |language=ta |trans-title=MGR, the man of achievements}}</ref>
'''''Nalla Neram''''' ({{translation|Good Time}}) is a 1972 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film, directed by [[M. A. Thirumugam]] and produced by [[Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar]]. The film stars [[M. G. Ramachandran]] and [[K. R. Vijaya]]. It is a remake of the 1971 [[Hindi]] film ''[[Haathi Mere Saathi (1971 film)|Haathi Mere Saathi]]'' . All three versions were produced by Thevar. The film was released on 10 March 1972.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 April 2011 |title=எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல் |url=http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181114041813/http://www.ithayakkani.com/jsp/Content/MGR_Cinema.jsp |archive-date=14 November 2018 |access-date=17 April 2021 |website=Ithayakkani |language=ta}}</ref> It emerged a major success, running for more than 100 days in theatres.<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://tamildigitallibrary.in/book-detail.php?id=jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZt8l0U3&tag=%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%88%20%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%20%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D.%E0%AE%9C%E0%AE%BF.%E0%AE%86%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D. |title=சாதனை நாயகன் எம்.ஜி.ஆர். |publisher=Arulmozhi Publications |year=1997 |pages=29 |language=ta |trans-title=MGR, the man of achievements}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
{{More plot|date=July 2023}}
Raja "Raju" Kumar owns elephants and earns a livelihood by making them perform tricks. He falls in love with Vijaya and they get married. But soon, a problem arises. Vijaya hates elephants because of a personal tragedy in her life. She also feels that Raju spends too much time with his elephant friends. He had to choose between the love of his wife and the friendship of his loyal and devoted pet elephants.
Raja "Raju" Kumar owns elephants and earns a livelihood by making them perform tricks. He falls in love with Vijaya and they get married. But soon, a problem arises. Vijaya hates elephants because of a personal tragedy in her life. She also feels that Raju spends too much time with his elephant friends. He had to choose between the love of his wife and the friendship of his loyal and devoted pet elephants.


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{| class="wikitable" width="72%"
{| class="wikitable" width="72%"
! Actor !! Role
! Actor !! Role
|-
|-
|-
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] ||Raja "Raju" Kumar, a businessman
| [[M. G. Ramachandran]] ||Raja "Raju" Kumar, a businessman
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| [[K. R. Vijaya]] ||Viji alias Vijaya, Raju's wife
| [[K. R. Vijaya]] ||Viji alias Vijaya, Raju's wife
|-
|-
| [[Sachu|Kumari Satchou]] ||Valli, Murugan's lover
| [[Sachu]] ||Valli, Murugan's lover
|-
|-
| Radhiga ("Magic" Radhika)||Velu's cabaret female dancer
| Radhiga ("Magic" Radhika)||Velu's cabaret female dancer
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| Master Raju Kumar ||Raju, child
| Master Raju Kumar ||Raju, child
|-
|-
| 4 magnificent [[elephant]]s (Not mentioned) ||Ramu (is the friend and the favorite of Raju), Ganga, Meena and Somu
| 4 [[elephant]]s (Not mentioned) ||Ramu (is the friend and the favorite of Raju), Ganga, Meena and Somu
|-
|}
|}


== Production ==
== Production ==
''Nalla Neram'' is a remake of the 1971 Hindi film ''[[Haathi Mere Saathi (1971 film)|Haathi Mera Saathi]]'', which in turn was adapted from Chinnappa Thevar's own Tamil film ''[[Deiva Cheyal]]'' (1967) which flopped.<ref name="Dhananjayan">{{Cite news |last=Dhananjayan |first=G. |author-link=G. Dhananjayan |date=15 August 2016 |title=Artistic amends&nbsp;– Flops a reservoir of hot story ideas |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tracking-indian-communities/artistic-amends-flops-a-reservoir-of-hot-story-ideas/ |url-status=live |access-date=8 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108234928/https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tracking-indian-communities/artistic-amends-flops-a-reservoir-of-hot-story-ideas/ |archive-date=8 January 2018}}</ref> This film was the last collaboration between Ramachandran and Thevar.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sri Kantha |first=Sachi |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=27 December 2019 |title=MGR Remembered – Part 54 {{!}} An Overview of the Final 31 movies of 1970s |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-54/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031005730/https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-54/ |archive-date=31 October 2020 |access-date=17 April 2021 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref> For the song "Aagattumda Thambi", Ramachandran drove a '58 [[Chevrolet Impala]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 May 2017 |title=A vintage ride to the world of Tamil cinema |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/may/20/a-vintage-ride-to-the-world-of-tamil-cinema-1606715--1.html |url-status=live |access-date=2018-01-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114021032/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/may/20/a-vintage-ride-to-the-world-of-tamil-cinema-1606715--1.html |archive-date=14 January 2018}}</ref>
''Nalla Neram'' is a remake of the 1971 Hindi film ''[[Haathi Mere Saathi (1971 film)|Haathi Mera Saathi]]'', which in turn was adapted from Chinnappa Thevar's own Tamil film ''[[Deiva Cheyal]]'' (1967) which flopped.<ref name="Dhananjayan">{{Cite news |last=Dhananjayan |first=G. |author-link=G. Dhananjayan |date=15 August 2016 |title=Artistic amends&nbsp;– Flops a reservoir of hot story ideas |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tracking-indian-communities/artistic-amends-flops-a-reservoir-of-hot-story-ideas/ |url-status=live |access-date=8 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108234928/https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tracking-indian-communities/artistic-amends-flops-a-reservoir-of-hot-story-ideas/ |archive-date=8 January 2018}}</ref> This film was the sixteenth and final collaboration between Ramachandran and Thevar.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Raman |first=Mohan V. |author-link=Mohan Raman |date=24 July 2012 |title=Sandow and superstars |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/sandow-and-superstars/article3678424.ece |access-date=5 April 2024 |work=[[The Hindu]] |language=en |archive-date=29 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429191308/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/sandow-and-superstars/article3678424.ece |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sri Kantha |first=Sachi |author-link=Sachi Sri Kantha |date=27 December 2019 |title=MGR Remembered – Part 54 {{!}} An Overview of the Final 31 movies of 1970s |url=https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-54/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031005730/https://sangam.org/mgr-remembered-part-54/ |archive-date=31 October 2020 |access-date=17 April 2021 |website=[[Ilankai Tamil Sangam]]}}</ref> For the song "Aagattumda Thambi", Ramachandran drove a '58 [[Chevrolet Impala]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 May 2017 |title=A vintage ride to the world of Tamil cinema |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/may/20/a-vintage-ride-to-the-world-of-tamil-cinema-1606715--1.html |url-status=dead |access-date=13 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114021032/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2017/may/20/a-vintage-ride-to-the-world-of-tamil-cinema-1606715--1.html |archive-date=14 January 2018}}</ref>


== Soundtrack ==
== Soundtrack ==
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
|-
| 1 || "Agattumda Thambi" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || Avinashi Mani || 03:05
| "Agattumda Thambi" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]] || Avinashi Mani || 03:05
|-
|-
| 2 || "Nee Thottal" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[P. Susheela]] || [[Kannadasan]] || 03:22
| "Nee Thottal" || T. M. Soundararajan, [[P. Susheela]] || [[Kannadasan]] || 03:22
|-
|-
| 3 || "Odi Odi Uzhaikkum" || T. M. Soundararajan || [[Pulamaipithan]] || 03:11
| "Odi Odi Uzhaikkum" || T. M. Soundararajan || [[Pulamaipithan]] || 03:11
|-
|-
| 4 || "Tick Tick" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || Kannadasan || 03:12
| "Tick Tick" || T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela || Kannadasan || 03:12
|-
|-
| 5 || Dance Music || Instrumental || - || 02:19
| Dance Music || Instrumental || - || 02:19
|}
|}


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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|id=1477039|title=Nalla Neram}}
* {{IMDb title}}
{{M. A. Thirumugam}}

{{Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar}}
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Latest revision as of 12:48, 8 October 2024

Nalla Neram
Poster
Directed byM. A. Thirumugam
Written byR. K. Shanmugam (dialogues)
Story bySandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
Based onHaathi Mere Saathi
by Salim–Javed
Produced bySandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
StarringM. G. Ramachandran
K. R. Vijaya
CinematographyT. M. Sundar Babu
V. Selvaraj
Edited byM. A. Thirumugam
M. G. Balu Rao
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
Production
company
Release date
  • 10 March 1972 (1972-03-10)
Running time
162 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Nalla Neram (transl. Good Time) is a 1972 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar. The film stars M. G. Ramachandran and K. R. Vijaya. It is a remake of the 1971 Hindi film Haathi Mere Saathi . All three versions were produced by Thevar. The film was released on 10 March 1972.[1] It emerged a major success, running for more than 100 days in theatres.[2]

Plot

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Raja "Raju" Kumar owns elephants and earns a livelihood by making them perform tricks. He falls in love with Vijaya and they get married. But soon, a problem arises. Vijaya hates elephants because of a personal tragedy in her life. She also feels that Raju spends too much time with his elephant friends. He had to choose between the love of his wife and the friendship of his loyal and devoted pet elephants.

Cast

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Actor Role
M. G. Ramachandran Raja "Raju" Kumar, a businessman
S. A. Ashokan Dharmalingham, Vijaya's father
Major Sundarrajan Velu, the trainer of animals
Thengai Srinivasan Raju's accountant
S.V.Ramadass Raju's father
V. Gopalakrishnan Paramasivan, the ex-famous acrobat-The human torch
Justin Hired man of Velu
"Sandow" M.M.A.Chinnappa Devar Ranga, a fairground entertainer and Velu's henchman
Nagesh Murugan, a fairground entertainer and Raju's friend
K. R. Vijaya Viji alias Vijaya, Raju's wife
Sachu Valli, Murugan's lover
Radhiga ("Magic" Radhika) Velu's cabaret female dancer
"Kovalai" Kamatchi
Master Raju Kumar Raju, child
4 elephants (Not mentioned) Ramu (is the friend and the favorite of Raju), Ganga, Meena and Somu

Production

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Nalla Neram is a remake of the 1971 Hindi film Haathi Mera Saathi, which in turn was adapted from Chinnappa Thevar's own Tamil film Deiva Cheyal (1967) which flopped.[3] This film was the sixteenth and final collaboration between Ramachandran and Thevar.[4][5] For the song "Aagattumda Thambi", Ramachandran drove a '58 Chevrolet Impala.[6]

Soundtrack

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The music was composed by K. V. Mahadevan.[7]

Song Singers Lyrics Length
"Agattumda Thambi" T. M. Soundararajan Avinashi Mani 03:05
"Nee Thottal" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela Kannadasan 03:22
"Odi Odi Uzhaikkum" T. M. Soundararajan Pulamaipithan 03:11
"Tick Tick" T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela Kannadasan 03:12
Dance Music Instrumental - 02:19

References

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  1. ^ "எம்.ஜி.ஆர். நடித்த படங்களின் பட்டியல்". Ithayakkani (in Tamil). 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 14 November 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  2. ^ சாதனை நாயகன் எம்.ஜி.ஆர் [MGR, the man of achievements] (in Tamil). Arulmozhi Publications. 1997. p. 29.
  3. ^ Dhananjayan, G. (15 August 2016). "Artistic amends – Flops a reservoir of hot story ideas". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. ^ Raman, Mohan V. (24 July 2012). "Sandow and superstars". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  5. ^ Sri Kantha, Sachi (27 December 2019). "MGR Remembered – Part 54 | An Overview of the Final 31 movies of 1970s". Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  6. ^ "A vintage ride to the world of Tamil cinema". The New Indian Express. 20 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Nalla Neram (1972)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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