Namma Ooru Nalla Ooru

Namma Ooru Nalla Ooru
Poster
Directed byV. Azhagappan
Screenplay byV. Alagappan
Story byRaghavan Thambi
Produced bySiva Ramadas
K. M. Ravi
K. Muthukumaran
StarringRamarajan
Rekha
Rajeev
Sulakshana
CinematographyP. Ganesa Pandiyan
Edited byV. Rajagopal
P. Mohanraj
Music byGangai Amaran
Production
company
Sridevi Bahavathi Films
Distributed byMangadu Amman Films
Kamini Combines[1]
Release date
  • 28 November 1986 (1986-11-28)
Running time
128 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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.

Plot

Cast

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Gangai Amaran.[4]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Singara Kaathu"Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra 
2."Odam Enge"M. S. Viswanathan 
3."Venanda"Malaysia Vasudevan, S. N. Surendar, Deepan Chakravarthy 
4."Poothamaligai"S. Janaki 
5."Malligai Poovu"Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki 

Reception

N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express criticised the film and called the screenplay "simply atrocious".[5] Nevertheless, the film became successful at box-office,[6] and Ramarajan won the Cinema Express Award for Best New Face Actor.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Namma Ooru Nalla Ooru". The Indian Express. 5 December 1986. p. 4. Retrieved 26 April 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ "நம்ம ஊரு நல்ல ஊரு / Namma Ooru Nalla Ooru (1986)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 30 May 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  3. ^ சனா (29 May 2018). ""அப்போ ஆக்டிங், இப்போ ஆடிட்டிங், சீக்கிரமே ஒரு யூ-டியூப் சேனல்!" – 'அப்போ இப்போ' கதை சொல்லும் ரேகா : பகுதி 12". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 29 May 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Namma Ooru Nalla Ooru (1986) Tamil Super Hit Film LP Vinyl Record by Gangai Amaran". Disco Music Center. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  5. ^ Krishnaswamy, N. (5 December 1986). "Futile exercise". The Indian Express. p. 14. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2022 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ சுரா. "கனவு ராஜாக்கள் - PAGE 32". Lekha Books (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Cine artistes asked to broaden talents". The Indian Express. 13 April 1987. p. 3. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2022 – via Google News Archive.