Naanum Oru Thozhilali (transl. I am also a worker) is a 1986 Indian Tamil-language masala film directed and produced by C. V. Sridhar. The film stars Kamal Haasan and Ambika, while Jaishankar, V. S. Raghavan and Devika play supporting roles. The film was also simultaneously shot in Telugu as Andarikante Ghanudu (transl. The toughest of all). Murali Mohan plays supporting role in Telugu version. Tamil version film was released on 1 May 1986.
Bharath returns to India from his studies abroad after his father Yoganand dies in a car accident. The family's factory is run by the father and son team of Rammohan and Sundar. They are looting from the factory and treating the workers poorly. Kumar works at the factory and often clashes with Rammohan and Sundar. The duo accused Kumar's older brother of running away with stolen company cash but Kumar does not believe this. He is also suspicious of Yoganand's death and is trying to investigate.
Bharath falls in love with factory worker Meena, soon after his arrival in India. He also quickly realises that something is amiss with the factory and his father's accident. With the help of Meena, he poses as factory worker Raju to investigate matters. He soon learns that Kumar is an ally and the two work together to get to the bottom of the mystery.
The film was launched by C. V. Sridhar in 1979 (based upon a 2022 interview in Flowers TV by both Kamalhaasan & Ambika) as a Cinemascope venture and was then titled as Sakthi. Sridhar collaborated with Kamal Haasan after the success of the 1978 film Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu, which had also featured Rajinikanth. The film was meant to be the first film which featured Haasan and Ambika as a lead pair and stills were released featuring Ambika in a swimsuit. The film got delayed and was put on hold, before it re-emerged in 1986 under the title of Meendum Suryodayam and shooting progressed. It was planned for an April 1986 release, which got postponed to 1 May 1986. There was a local council election in March 1986 and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won seats. Sridhar felt that if the film released with the title Meendum Suryodayam (Sunrise Again), it would be seen as if they are welcoming the DMK's re-emergence, whose symbol was that of a rising sun. Hence the title was changed to Naanum Oru Thozhilali. Sridhar had previously started a film with the same title in the mid-1970s, with M. G. Ramachandran in the lead; that film was shelved.[1][2][3]
Naanum Oru Thozhilali released on 1 May 1986 alongside Sridhar's other film Yaro Ezhuthia Kavithai and it became a rare incident when two films of the same director were released simultaneously.[6] The Telugu-language version Andarikante Ghanudu released one year later on 3 July 1987.[7][8] The film was also dubbed in Kannada as Sooryodaya, but that did not have a theatrical release.[9][10] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki criticised the director for assuming that Haasan, Ambika, the stunts and songs were enough for the film's success as audiences would not feel the same.[11]
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^"கமல் நடிப்பில் உருவான துரோகி, டாப் டக்கர் படங்கள் என்ன ஆனது என தெரியுமா?" [Do you know what happened of Drohi and Top Tucker, in which Kamal acted?]. Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). 19 September 2016. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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Naanum Oru Thozhilali transl I am also a worker is a 1986 Indian Tamil language masala film directed and produced by C V Sridhar The film stars Kamal Haasan and Ambika while Jaishankar V S Raghavan and Devika play supporting roles The film was also simultaneously shot in Telugu as Andarikante Ghanudu transl The toughest of all Murali Mohan plays supporting role in Telugu version Tamil version film was released on 1 May 1986 Naanum Oru ThozhilaliTheatrical release posterDirected byC V SridharWritten byC V SridharProduced byC V SridharStarringKamal Haasan Ambika JaishankarCinematographyP Bhaskar RaoEdited byM UmanathMusic byIlaiyaraajaProductioncompanyChitralaya FilmsRelease dates1 May 1986 1986 05 01 Tamil 3 July 1987 1987 07 03 Telugu CountryIndiaLanguagesTamilTelugu Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Soundtrack 5 Release and reception 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditThis article needs an improved plot summary You can provide one by editing this article May 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Bharath returns to India from his studies abroad after his father Yoganand dies in a car accident The family s factory is run by the father and son team of Rammohan and Sundar They are looting from the factory and treating the workers poorly Kumar works at the factory and often clashes with Rammohan and Sundar The duo accused Kumar s older brother of running away with stolen company cash but Kumar does not believe this He is also suspicious of Yoganand s death and is trying to investigate Bharath falls in love with factory worker Meena soon after his arrival in India He also quickly realises that something is amiss with the factory and his father s accident With the help of Meena he poses as factory worker Raju to investigate matters He soon learns that Kumar is an ally and the two work together to get to the bottom of the mystery Cast EditKamal Haasan as Bharath Raju Ambika as Meena Jaishankar as Sundar Rajeev as Kumar Murali Mohan Telugu version V S Raghavan as Rammohan Veera Raghavan as Yoganand Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Pakkiri s assistant Loose Mohan as Pakkiri T K S Chandran Prasad Babu Thara Krishnan C R Vijayakumari as Kumar s sister in law Devika as Bharath s mother Sadhana as Padma Vijaya Deepa in a special appearance for Mandaveli songProduction EditThe film was launched by C V Sridhar in 1979 based upon a 2022 interview in Flowers TV by both Kamalhaasan amp Ambika as a Cinemascope venture and was then titled as Sakthi Sridhar collaborated with Kamal Haasan after the success of the 1978 film Ilamai Oonjal Aadukirathu which had also featured Rajinikanth The film was meant to be the first film which featured Haasan and Ambika as a lead pair and stills were released featuring Ambika in a swimsuit The film got delayed and was put on hold before it re emerged in 1986 under the title of Meendum Suryodayam and shooting progressed It was planned for an April 1986 release which got postponed to 1 May 1986 There was a local council election in March 1986 and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam DMK won seats Sridhar felt that if the film released with the title Meendum Suryodayam Sunrise Again it would be seen as if they are welcoming the DMK s re emergence whose symbol was that of a rising sun Hence the title was changed to Naanum Oru Thozhilali Sridhar had previously started a film with the same title in the mid 1970s with M G Ramachandran in the lead that film was shelved 1 2 3 Soundtrack EditThe music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by Vaali 4 5 Track listNo TitleSinger s Length1 Aayirathil Nee Oruthan S Janaki4 142 Angel Aadum Angel P Susheela4 293 Mandaveli S P Balasubrahmanyam3 154 Naan Pooveduthu S P Balasubramanyam S Janaki4 375 Oru Nilavum Malarum S P Balasubrahmanyam S Janaki4 326 Pattu Poove S P Balasubrahmanyam4 307 Sembaruthi Poove S P Balasubrahmanyam S Janaki4 41Total length 30 18 Kannada Track listNo TitleLyricsSinger s Length1 Chandra Banda Chi UdayashankarS P Balasubrahmanyam S Janaki 2 Hammayya Chi UdayashankarS P Balasubramanyam 3 Hado Gombe Chi UdayashankarP Susheela Release and reception EditNaanum Oru Thozhilali released on 1 May 1986 alongside Sridhar s other film Yaro Ezhuthia Kavithai and it became a rare incident when two films of the same director were released simultaneously 6 The Telugu language version Andarikante Ghanudu released one year later on 3 July 1987 7 8 The film was also dubbed in Kannada as Sooryodaya but that did not have a theatrical release 9 10 Jayamanmadhan of Kalki criticised the director for assuming that Haasan Ambika the stunts and songs were enough for the film s success as audiences would not feel the same 11 References Edit Kamal Haasan replaced MGR The Times of India 30 May 2014 Archived from the original on 2 May 2022 Retrieved 30 September 2020 Naanum Oru Thozhilli was Meendum Suryodhayam The Times of India 4 April 2014 Archived from the original on 25 August 2018 Retrieved 30 September 2020 கமல நட ப ப ல உர வ ன த ர க ட ப டக கர படங கள என ன ஆனத என த ர ய ம Do you know what happened of Drohi and Top Tucker in which Kamal acted Ananda Vikatan in Tamil 19 September 2016 Archived from the original on 11 July 2020 Retrieved 15 February 2021 Naanum Oru Thozhilaali AVDigital Archived from the original on 20 January 2021 Retrieved 2 May 2022 Naanum Oru Thozilali 1986 Raaga com Archived from the original on 24 December 2013 Retrieved 23 December 2013 Uzhaipalar உழ ப ப ள கள க க ப ர ம ச ர த த தம ழ ச ன ம IndiaGlitz in Tamil 1 May 2017 Archived from the original on 2 May 2022 Retrieved 2 May 2022 Andarikante Ghanudu PDF Andhra Patrika in Telugu 3 July 1987 p 8 Archived PDF from the original on 4 July 2022 Retrieved 4 July 2022 Andarikante Ghanudu indiancine ma Retrieved 21 September 2020 Sooryodaya Kannada Film EP Vinyl Record by Ilaiyaraja Mossymart Archived from the original on 21 October 2021 Retrieved 2 May 2022 எம ஜ ஆர ன க பத த க க பயந த ம ற றப பட ட கமல படத த ன ப யர News18 in Tamil 4 April 2022 Archived from the original on 29 June 2022 Retrieved 29 June 2022 ஜ யமன மதன 25 May 1986 ஸ ர தர ன இரண ட படங கள Kalki in Tamil pp 46 47 Retrieved 2 May 2022 External links EditNaanum Oru Thozhilali at IMDb Andarikante Ghanudu at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Naanum Oru Thozhilali amp oldid 1132393197, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
