Unakkaga Naan

Unakkaga Naan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byC. V. Rajendran
Written byA. L. Narayanan (dialogues)
Story byGulzar
Produced byK. Balaji
StarringSivaji Ganesan
Gemini Ganesan
Lakshmi
Vennira Aadai Nirmala
CinematographyMasthan
Edited byB. Kanthasamy
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Sujatha Cine Arts
Release date
  • 12 February 1976 (1976-02-12)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Unakkaga Naan (transl.  I'm There for You) is a 1976 Indian Tamil-language drama film produced by K. Balaji and directed by C. V. Rajendran. Starring Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Lakshmi, and Vennira Aadai Nirmala,[1] it is a remake of the 1973 Hindi film Namak Haraam.[2][3] The film was released on 12 February 1976.[4]

Plot

Raja and Ramu are two good friends who are as close as brothers going on to wear the same clothes with both willing to die or kill for each other. Raja, the rich one of the two faces many challenges after attempting to tackle a union leader at Raja's mill. He is also insulted by the same union leader.

Ramu swears revenge, changes his name to Shankar, joins Raja's factory, impresses the workers, climbs up the ranks and eventually becomes the union leader only for him to realize that the union leader Dharmalingam was right and the labour was living in abject poverty taking up the fight against his friend. Things get awry when their friendship becomes known to the workers who later understand that he is now on their side. In the end, Ramu dies fighting for the workers due to the nexus between Raja's father and the corrupt manager causing Raja to give up all his properties and take up Ramu's work.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[5]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kadhal Kathai"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vani Jairam 
2."Imai Thotta"T. M. Soundararajan, K. J. Yesudas 
3."Iraivan Ulagathai"K. J. Yesudas 
4."Kaadu Kanda"S. C. Krishnan, L. R. Anjali 
5."Nee Ennai"L. R. Eswari 

Reception

Kanthan of Kalki praised the performances of star cast, cinematography as highlight and Narayanan's dialogues as short and sweet.[6]

References

  1. ^ "181-190". Nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  2. ^ Sampath, Janani (18 July 2013). "A phenomenon called Rajesh Khanna". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. ^ Sampath, Janani (27 August 2013). "The common man's film maker". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  4. ^ "உனக்காக நான்". Navamani (in Tamil). 11 February 1976. p. 4. Retrieved 19 June 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
  5. ^ "Unakkaaga naan Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan — M.S. Viswanathan, Tamil, Vinyl Records". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  6. ^ காந்தன் (29 February 1976). "உனக்காக நான்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 47. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.