Nallavan (1988 film)

Nallavan
Nallavan
	Poster
Directed by	S. P. Muthuraman
Written by	Kalaipuli S. Thanu
Produced by	Kalaipuli S. Thanu; Ibrahim Rowther
Starring	Vijayakanth; Radhika; M. N. Nambiar
Cinematography	T. S. Vinayagam
Edited by	R. Vittal; C. Lancy
Music by	Chandrabose
Production; companies	Kalaippuli International; Tamilannai Cine Creation
Release date	15 August 1988;
Running time	140 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Nallavan (transl. Good Man) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu and Ibrahim Rowther. It stars Vijayakanth, Radhika and M. N. Nambiar. The film, released on 15 August 1988,^[1] was a box office success.^[2]

Plot

Gurumoorthy and Raja are twin brothers. Guru is set to marry a collector. On the day of the marriage, Raja is kidnapped and shown a photo where he is stabbing Manju. Raja realises it is Guru in the photo. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Vijayakanth as Gurumoorthy "Guru" and Raja
Radhika as Collector Ponni
M. N. Nambiar as Guru and Raja's father
S. S. Chandran as Point
Janagaraj as Madhu
Kitty as Vikram
Vani Viswanath as Radha
Manimala as Guru and Raja's mother
Disco Shanti as Manju
Thyagu as Peter
Charle as Raja's friend
Chinni Jayanth as Raja's friend
Achamillai Gopi as Shankar

Production

Kalaipuli S. Thanu expressed his interest to produce a film with S. P. Muthuraman as director and Vijayakanth as lead which eventually became Nallavan.^[3]^[4] The film featured Vijayakanth in dual roles and most of the scenes involving them together in single frame were shot using Mitchell Camera by the cinematographer T. S. Vinayagam.^[5]

The stunt scenes and a song were picturised and shot at Kashmir. Muthuraman revealed that the crew faced tough time to shoot at the 600 feet hills for a fight sequence, they had to use horses travel to hills and also used to transport costumes and foods there.^[6] The climax fight sequence was shot with 100 lorries which came to Ladakh to provide food to people there.^[7]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Chandrabose and the lyrics were written by Thanu.^[8]^[9]

Song	Singers	Length
"Aaraaro Naan"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vanitha	04:32
"Mellam Kotti"	Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra	04:31
"Ullathil Ondru"	S. P. Sailaja	04:34
"Vaanam Boomi"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	06:10
"Vaanmegam"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra	04:37
"Vetrimala Vetridhan"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam	04:32

Reception

N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "The script is full of holes [..] Thanu, the producer of the film is credited with the script too. He has only himself to blame. S. P. Muthuraman directs the film as best as he can within the limitations of the canvass".^[10] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki also criticised the film for its writing.^[11]

References

^ "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
^ முத்துராமன், எஸ்.பி. (16 November 2016). "சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 84: விஜயகாந்தின் நண்பர் இப்ராகிம் ராவுத்தர்!" [Try making a film 84: Vijayakanth's friend Ibrahim Rowther!]. Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ முத்துராமன், எஸ்.பி. (2 November 2016). "சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 82: பிரபுவுக்கு விட்டுக்கொடுத்த ரஜினி!" [Try to make a film 82: Rajini, who sacrificed for Prabhu!]. Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
^ Muthuraman 2017, p. 325.
^ Muthuraman 2017, p. 326.
^ முத்துராமன், எஸ்.பி. (9 November 2016). "சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 83: தாணு கொடுத்த பட்டம்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^ Muthuraman 2017, p. 327.
^ "Nallavan (1988)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ "Nallavan Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Chandrabose". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ Krishnaswamy, N. (26 August 1988). "Nallavan". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 15 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.
^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (25 September 1988). "நல்லவன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 64. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

Bibliography

Muthuraman, S. P. (2017) [2005]. AVM Thandha SPM (in Tamil) (3rd ed.). Vikatan. OCLC 607342391.

External links

Nallavan at IMDb

[1] "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.

[2] முத்துராமன், எஸ்.பி. (16 November 2016). "சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 84: விஜயகாந்தின் நண்பர் இப்ராகிம் ராவுத்தர்!" [Try making a film 84: Vijayakanth's friend Ibrahim Rowther!]. Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[சினிமா_எடுத்துப்_பார்_82-3] முத்துராமன், எஸ்.பி. (2 November 2016). "சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 82: பிரபுவுக்கு விட்டுக்கொடுத்த ரஜினி!" [Try to make a film 82: Rajini, who sacrificed for Prabhu!]. Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 8 August 2019. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

[FOOTNOTEMuthuraman2017325-4] Muthuraman 2017, p. 325.

[FOOTNOTEMuthuraman2017326-5] Muthuraman 2017, p. 326.

[6] முத்துராமன், எஸ்.பி. (9 November 2016). "சினிமா எடுத்துப் பார் 83: தாணு கொடுத்த பட்டம்!". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

[FOOTNOTEMuthuraman2017327-7] Muthuraman 2017, p. 327.

[8] "Nallavan (1988)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

[9] "Nallavan Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Chandrabose". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

[10] Krishnaswamy, N. (26 August 1988). "Nallavan". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 15 January 2019 – via Google News Archive.

[11] ஜெயமன்மதன் (25 September 1988). "நல்லவன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 64. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

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