Naan Mahaan Alla (1984 film)

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Naan Mahaan Alla
Naan Mahaan Alla 1984 poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by S. P. Muthuraman
Screenplay by A. L. Narayanan
Story by Subhash Ghai
Produced by Rajam Balachander
Pushpa Kandaswamy
Starring Rajinikanth
Radha
M. N. Nambiar
Cinematography Babu
Edited by R.Vittal
Music by Ilaiyaraaja
Production
company

Kavithalayaa Productions
Release date

14 January 1984

Running time
138 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil

Naan Mahaan Alla (transl. I am not a saint) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language action
film directed by S. P. Muthuraman. The film stars Rajinikanth, Radha and M. N.
Nambiar. It is a remake of the Hindi film Vishwanath (1978). The film was released
on 14 January 1984, Pongal day and emerged a commercial success.[1]
Contents

1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
4 Soundtrack
5 References
6 External links

Plot

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Viswanath, a famous lawyer, stays with his widowed mother and physically disabled
sister. He sends Jagan, a rich magnate's son and Lokaiya, two criminals to jail on
the charge of rape and murder of an innocent girl. Jagan's father GMK uses his
influence and starts creating trouble in Viswanath's life. GMK succeeds in getting
Viswanath imprisoned on a trumped up charge. His heartbroken mother dies. Once out
of jail, Viswanath sets out to punish the culprits when he temporarily loses his
eyesight.
Cast
 Rajinikanth as Viswanath
Radha as Geetha
M. N. Nambiar as G.M.K
V.K.Ramasamy as Dhanakodi
Cho Ramaswamy as A. R. Chandran/Reddy
Senthamarai as Eshwaran
Sathyaraj as Jagan
Sangili Murugan as Doctor
Leo Prabu as Logu
K. Kannan as Ramesh
A. R. S. as Saravanan's father
S. N. Lakshmi as Kalpana's mother
C. R. Vijayakumari as Viswanath's mother
Uma Bharani as Shanthi
Peeli Sivam as Gopinath
S. R. Veeraraghavan as Judge
K. Natraj as Henchman of G.M.K
Oru Viral Krishna Rao as Henchman of G.M.K
Ennatha Kannaiya as Assistant of A. R. Chandran
Pasi Narayanan as Chettiyar
LIC Narasimhan as Eye Doctor
Kullamani as Group dancer
Omakuchi Narasimhan as Group dancer
Srilekha Rajendran

Production

Rajinikanth initially wanted to star in a Tamil remake of the Hindi film Vishwanath
(1978) with S. Ravi producing, but as Ravi did not like the film, they decided to
collaborate on a different project, eventually choosing to remake the Kannada film
Premada Kanike (1976) as Polladhavan (1980).[2] Nonetheless, Vishwanath would still
be remade in Tamil,[3] with S. P. Muthuraman directing and Rajinikanth starring.[4]
The remake was originally titled Naan Gandhi Alla but, following a court order, was
retitled Naan Mahaan Alla.[5][6] As a result, the lead character's final dialogue
was changed to match the new title, although the lip syncing to the original
dialogue "Naan Gandhi Alla" was not changed.[7]
Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and lyrics were written by Vaali.[8]
Title Singer(s) Length
"Maalai Soodum Vaelai" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki 4:28
"Um Mele Oru Kannu" Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki 4:08
"Kalyanam Vaipogum" S.P. Balasubrahmanyam & S. Janaki 4:29
References

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super hits". Asianet News. 8 January 2020. Archived from the original on 15
February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
"கடன்காரன் ஆக்கிய ரஜினி!". Patrikai (in Tamil). 6 December 2015. Archived from the
original on 20 November 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New
Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 109. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
"Naan Mahaan Alla (1984)". LetsOTT. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021.
Retrieved 15 February 2021.
Rangan, Baradwaj (28 August 2010). "Between Reviews: Sophomore Blues". Baradwaj
Rangan. Archived from the original on 7 October 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
"கமல் நடிப்பில் உருவான துரோகி, டாப் டக்கர் படங்கள் என்ன ஆனது என தெரியுமா?". Ananda
Vikatan. 20 September 2016. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016.
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Nambiar, M. N. Dipak (2019). Nambiarswami: The Good, the Bad and the Holy.
HarperCollins. pp. 62–63. ISBN 9789353028442.
"Naan Mahaan Alla Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraja". Mossymart. Archived
from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.