Naan Oru Malaysian

1991 Malaysian film

Naan Oru Malaysian

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Directed by| Suhan Panchacharam
Written by| Suhan Panchacharam
Starring| Suhan Panchacharam
K. Gunasegaran
Cinematography| Ahmad Siraj
Edited by| Salleham Shamsuddin
Music by| V. Kumar

Production
companies

Suhan Movies
Panshah Film Production

Distributed by| Suhan Movies

Release date

* 31 August 1991 (1991-08-31)

Running time

| 132 minutes
Country| Malaysia
Language| Tamil
Box office| RM 150,000

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 Tamil Malaysians was Ratha Pei (1969); however, that film was shot in India.[5]

## Synopsis

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

## Cast

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

## Production

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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

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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

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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

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1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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* Naan Oru Malaysian at IMDb

*[transl.]: translation