Naangal

1992 Indian film
  • Sivaji Ganesan
  • Prabhu
  • Dipika Chikhlia
CinematographyJ. WilliamsEdited byK. SankunniMusic byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Arifa Productions
Release date
  • 13 March 1992 (1992-03-13)
Running time
140 minutesCountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Naangal (transl. We) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Hassan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Prabhu and Dipika Chikhlia. It was released on 13 March 1992.[1]

Plot

Keerthi, an honest police officer, is charged to solve a double murder case. Keerthi faces up to another police officer Naveen Kumar. Naveen Kumar who hungers for a promotion wants to take charge of this affair. Keerthi and Naveen Kumar finally fight, and the matter is taken up in court. Keerthi hires the lawyer Chaturvedi, a senior lawyer who has never lost a case. Later, Chaturvedi has a heart attack and the doctor Mona takes care of him. He really likes the way she took care of him and he now considered her like his own daughter. The doctors Rajasekhar and Mona suspect the hospital running by the doctor Johnson for doing illegal activities. Rajasekhar is later killed by someone, the presumed guilty is Mona according to the fingerprint on the murder weapon. Keerthi and Chaturvedi come to her rescue.

Cast

  • Sivaji Ganesan as Chaturvedi
  • Prabhu as Keerthi
  • Janagaraj as Sundaram
  • Deepika Chikhalia as Mona
  • Srividya as Lakshmi
  • Sarath Babu as Rajasekhar
  • Nassar as Johnson
  • Captain Raju as Naveen Kumar
  • Rajan P. Dev as Rathnaswamy
  • Mohan Raj as Maruthi
  • Kumarimuthu
  • Neelu
  • Sivaraman as Senthamizh Nithyanandam
  • Sachu
  • Sharmili
  • Manjupriya
  • Aasha
  • Rajeshwari
  • Ponnambalam
  • Sangita as Gayathri

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[2][3]

Song Singer(s) Lyrics Duration
"Maanay Theney" S. Janaki, Arunmozhi Vaali 5:13
"Namma Bossu" Ilaiyaraaja, Malaysia Vasudevan 4:37
"Paaradi Kuyile" (Male) Ilaiyaraaja 4:28
"Paaradi Kuyile" (Female) Swarnalatha 4:32
"Paarthathenna Paarvai" K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Gangai Amaran 4:51

Reception

N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express said "As the film's script is free from some of the cliches that constantly besiege Tamil films, Naangal is not without its merits as 'time passing' fare".[4]

References

  1. ^ "Naangal / நாங்கள்". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Naangal - Chinnathayee - Tamil Audio CD by Ilayaraaja". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Naangal (1992)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  4. ^ Krishnaswamy, N. (27 March 1992). "Naangal". The Indian Express. p. 7. Retrieved 9 April 2014 – via Google News Archive.

External links

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