Namma Ooru Nalla Ooru
1986 Indian film
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Namma Ooru Nalla Ooru (transl. Our village is a nice village) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language film directed by V. Azhagappan. The film stars Ramarajan (in his debut in a leading role), Rekha, Rajeev and Sulakshana. It was released on 28 November 1986,[2][3] and Ramarajan won the Cinema Express Award for Best New Face Actor.
K. M. Ravi
K. Muthukumaran
| Namma Ooru Nalla Ooru | |
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Poster | |
| Directed by | V. Azhagappan |
| Screenplay by | V. Alagappan |
| Story by | Raghavan Thambi |
| Produced by | Siva Ramadas K. M. Ravi K. Muthukumaran |
| Starring | Ramarajan Rekha Rajeev Sulakshana |
| Cinematography | P. Ganesa Pandiyan |
| Edited by | V. Rajagopal P. Mohanraj |
| Music by | Gangai Amaran |
Production company | Sridevi Bahavathi Films |
| Distributed by | Mangadu Amman Films Kamini Combines[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Cast
- Ramarajan as Ramu
- Rekha as Sita
- Rajeev
- Sulakshana
- S. S. Chandran
- Senthil
- Vinu Chakravarthy
- K. K. Soundar
- Rajavelu as Judge
- Pasi Narayanan
- 'Director' Dasarathan
- S. Ramasamy
- Manohan
- Kovai Balu
- Karunakaran
- Balraj
- Vasanthi
- Kaarai K. Balan
- Baby Saarah
- Shankar–Ganesh in a friendly appearance
Production
The filming was completely held at Nagercoil and Kanyakumari for a month in August 1986.[4]
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Gangai Amaran.[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Singara Kaathu" | E. S. N. Ravi | Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra | |
| 2. | "Odam Enge" | Vairamuthu | M. S. Viswanathan | |
| 3. | "Venanda" | Thirupathooran | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. N. Surendar, Deepan Chakravarthy | |
| 4. | "Poothamaligai" | Muthulingam | S. Janaki | |
| 5. | "Malligai Poovu" | Vairamuthu | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki | |
| 6. | "Azhagana" | Gangai Amaran | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. N. Surendar, Deepan Chakravarthy |
Reception
N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express criticised the film and called the screenplay "simply atrocious".[6] Balumani of Anna praised the acting of star cast, Raghavan Thambi's screenplay, Senthil's humor, Gangai Amaran's music and Azhagappan's direction.[7] The film became successful at the box-office,[8] and Ramarajan won the Cinema Express Award for Best New Face Actor.[9]
