Naan Oru Malaysian
1991 Malaysian film
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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]
K. Gunasegaran
| 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 |
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Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | RM 150,000 |
Synopsis
The film is about a man who falls in love with a woman in an estate.[6]
Cast
- Suhan Panchacharam as Raja
- K. Gunasegaran
- K. S. Maniam
- Manivasan
- Bairogi Narayanan
- Ramesh
- Devisri
- S. Gana Pragasam[7]
Production
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
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
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 Chaalai, Aandal and Uyir were better received than this film.[9]