Unakkaga Naan
Unakkaga Naan (transl. I am there for you) is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language drama film produced by K. Balaji and directed by C. V. Rajendran. Starring Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Lakshmi and Vennira Aadai Nirmala, it is a remake of the 1973 Hindi film Namak Haraam.[1][2] The film was released on 26 January 1976.[3]
| Unakkaga Naan | |
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| Directed by | C. V. Rajendran |
| Written by | A. L. Narayanan (dialogues) |
| Story by | Gulzar |
| Produced by | K. Balaji |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Gemini Ganesan Lakshmi Vennira Aadai Nirmala |
| Cinematography | Masthan |
| Edited by | B. Kanthasamy |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Sujatha Cine Arts |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Raja and Ramu are two good friends who are as close as brothers going on to wear the same clothes with both willing to die or kill for each other. Raja, the rich one of the two faces many challenges after attempting to tackle a union leader at Raja's mill. He is also insulted by the same union leader.
Ramu swears revenge, changes his name to Shankar, joins Raja's factory, impresses the workers, climbs up the ranks and eventually becomes the union leader only for him to realize that the union leader Dharmalingam was right and the labour was living in abject poverty taking up the fight against his friend. Things get awry when their friendship becomes known to the workers who later understand that he is now on their side. In the end, Ramu dies fighting for the workers due to the nexus between Raja's father and the corrupt manager causing Raja to give up all his properties and take up Ramu's work.
Cast
- Sivaji Ganesan as Raja[4]
- Gemini Ganesan as Ramu/Sankar[4]
- Lakshmi as Radha
- Vennira Aadai Nirmala as Meena
- K. Balaji as Raja's home servant
- Major Sundarrajan as Chakravarthi
- S. V. Subbaiah as Dharmalingam
- R. S. Manohar as Arjunan
- S. V. Ramadas as Bar fighter
- V. K. Ramasamy as Alvar
- Nagesh as Gopu
- Manorama as Arasangam
- Manimala
- V. K. Padmini as Parvathi
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[5]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kadhal Kathai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam | |
| 2. | "Imai Thotta" | T. M. Soundararajan, K. J. Yesudas | |
| 3. | "Iraivan Ulagathai" | K. J. Yesudas | |
| 4. | "Kaadu Kanda" | S. C. Krishnan, L. R. Anjali | |
| 5. | "Nee Ennai" | L. R. Eswari |
Reception
Kanthan of Kalki praised the performances of star cast, cinematography as highlight and Narayanan's dialogues as short and sweet.[4]
References
- Sampath, Janani (18 July 2013). "A phenomenon called Rajesh Khanna". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- Sampath, Janani (27 August 2013). "The common man's film maker". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- "181-190". Nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- காந்தன் (29 February 1976). "உனக்காக நான்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 47. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
- "Unakkaaga naan Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan — M.S. Viswanathan, Tamil, Vinyl Records". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
