Nalla Neram

Nalla Neram
Poster
Directed by	M. A. Thirumugam
Written by	R. K. Shanmugam (dialogues)
Story by	Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
Based on	Haathi Mere Saathi by Salim–Javed
Produced by	Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
Starring	M. G. Ramachandran K. R. Vijaya
Cinematography	T. M. Sundar Babu V. Selvaraj
Edited by	M. A. Thirumugam M. G. Balu Rao
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production company	Devar Films
Release date	10 March 1972 (1972-03-10)
Running time	162 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

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

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

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

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

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

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.

External links

• Nalla Neram at IMDb