Naan Oru Malaysian

Naan Oru Malaysian (transl. I am a Malaysian) is a 1991 Malaysian Tamil-language film directed by Suhan Panchacharam starring himself. This was the first Tamil film to be made by Malaysians and shot in Malaysia.[1][2][3][4] The first Tamil film to be made by Malaysians was Ratha Pei (1969); however, that film was shot in India.[5]

Naan Oru Malaysian
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Directed bySuhan Panchacharam
Written bySuhan Panchacharam
StarringSuhan Panchacharam
K. Gunasegaran
CinematographyAhmad Siraj
Edited bySalleham Shamsuddin
Music byV. Kumar
Production
company
Berjaya Film Productions
Release date
  • 31 August 1991 (1991-08-31)
CountryMalaysia
LanguageTamil
Box officeRM 150,000

Synopsis

The film is about a man who falls in love with a woman in an estate.[6]

Cast
  • Suhan Panchacharam as Raja
  • K. Gunasegaran
  • K. S. Maniam
  • Manivasan
  • Bairogi Narayanan
  • Ramesh
  • Devisri
  • S. Gana Pragasam[7]

Production

Suhan "Pansha" Panchacharam,[8] who starred in the Tamil television series Adutha Veedu made his directorial debut with this film. The film was shot on 35 mm movie film.[1]

Themes and influences

The scene where the heroine proves her virginity by walking in fire similar to Sita in Ramayana was viewed critically by females.[6]

Box office

The film ran for a week and collected RM 150,000. The film ran full house at Federal Cinema in Kuala Lumpur. The political tension between two rival political parties negatively impacted collections.[1] Later Tamil films such as Chemman Sallai, Andaal and Uyir were better received than this film.[9]

References
  1. "Malaysian Masala". The Star. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. "Msian Tamil film Metro Maalai wins international award in Norway". Nst.com.my. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  3. "Dan muncullah satu lagi 'Jagat'". 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. Muthalib, Hassan A. "Voices of the Fourth Generation Malaysian Indian Filmmakers". Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  5. "IMTFF". Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  6. "Hindu religious practices exposed in Malaysian Tamil movies". Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Roll out the red carpet for the imaugural Malaysian Indian Cinema Awards | New Straits Times". Archived from the original on 4 April 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  9. Velayutham, Selvaraj (3 April 2008). Tamil Cinema: The Cultural Politics of India's other Film Industry. ISBN 9781134154456. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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