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Naalvar
Naalvar
	Poster
Directed by	V. Krishnan
Written by	A. P. Nagarajan
Based on	Naalvar (play); by A. P. Nagarajan
Produced by	M. A. Venu
Starring	A. P. Nagarajan; Kumari Thankam; N. N. Kannappa; M. N. Krishnan; T. P. Muthulakshmi;
Cinematography	J. G. Vijayam
Music by	K. V. Mahadevan
Production; company	Sangeetha Pictures
Release date	5 November 1953;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Naalvar (transl. Four people) is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by V. Krishnan. The film stars A. P. Nagarajan, Kumari Thankam, N. N. Kannappa, M. N. Krishnan and T. P. Muthulakshmi in major roles. Nagarajan, who played the main lead was also the writer of the film.^[1] The film revolves around a family consisting of four siblings. It is based on Nagarajan's play of the same name.^[2]^[3]

Plot

A. P. Nagarajan, a sincere cop is the eldest of four siblings in a family whose father works as a secretary to a mill owner. The second of the four siblings is a lawyer, third is employed in the same mill where their father works as a supervisor, (M. N. Krishnan) and the youngest of all is a social activist. Nagarajan happens to meet Kumari Thangam, not knowing the fact that she is the daughter of his father's boss, charges her for an offence. He is very sincere in his duty to such an extent that he even arrests his own brother when the latter commits a crime, and even takes the blame when his father's enemies try to make that his father was involved in the smuggling of gold and printing of counterfeit currency notes, in order to protect his father and the image of the family.

Cast

A. P. Nagarajan
Kumari Thankam
N. N. Kannappa
S. R. Janaki
T. P. Muthulakshmi
M. N. Krishnan
V. N. Natesan
R. Balasubramaniam
C. R. Vijayakumari
V. M. Ezhumalai
E. R. Sahadevan
S. S. Majid
Ratnakumari
N. S. Narayana Pillai
A. R. Damodaram
T. K. Swaminathan
V. R. Natarajan
T. V. Satyamurthi
Gauthamdas
K. N. Kanakasabai

Dance

Kumari Kamala
Rita
Sulochana

Production

Naalvar was shot at the Central Studios, Coimbatore and was produced by M. A. Venu under the banner Sangeetha Pictures. V. Krishnan was the director and the script was provided by A. P. Nagarajan.^[4] C. R. Vijayakumari, who later became a popular actress in Tamil cinema, played a small role in the film.^[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was provided by K. V. Mahadevan.^[5] The song "Mayile Maal Marugan" did not take place in the film.^{[citation needed]}

Song	Singer/s	Lyricist	Duration (m:ss)
"Arul Thaarum Emathannaiye"	N. L. Ganasaraswathi	A. Maruthakasi
"Agapattu Kondaayaa"	U. R. Chandra & A. G. Rathnamala
"Irul Soozhum Vaanil"	M. L. Vasanthakumari		03:22
"Inbam Kolludhe"	M. L. Vasanthakumari		02:59
"Vaana Veedhiyil Parandhiduvom"	Thiruchi Loganathan & M. L. Vasanthakumari		03:19
"Abaraadham Ruubaa Aimbadhu"	K. V. Mahadevan & K. Rani	Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass	02:50
"Kannu Therinju Nadakkanum"	A. P. Nagarajan & U. R. Chandra	Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass
"Valluvanaar Seydha Thozhil"	U. R. Chandra, G. Ponnammal & group	Ka. Mu. Sheriff	06:12
"Lavukku Lavukku Love"	K. V. Mahadevan & K. Rani		02:36
"Mayile Maal Marugan"	M. L. Vasanthakumari		03:06