Naangu Suvargal (transl. Four Walls) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Jaishankar, Ravichandran and Vanisri. It was released on 6 February 1971, and failed commercially.
Plot
Cast
- Jaishankar
- Ravichandran
- Vanisri
- Nagesh
- Sowcar Janaki
- Vijaya Lalitha
- R. S. Manohar
- Srividya
Production
Naangu Suvargal was directed by K. Balachander who also wrote the story and dialogue. It was produced by V. S. Sharma and P. S. Mani under Screen Entertainment, and was Balachander's first colour venture, as well the second collaboration between Jaishankar and Ravichandran as actors. Srividya portrayed a visually impaired character for which she had to wear contact lenses.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.
Release and reception
Naangu Suvargal was released on 6 February 1971, and was a commercial failure. T. G. Vaidyanathan of Film World described it as a "re-do" of V. Shantaram's Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957) as it dealt with rehabilitation of criminals.
References
External links
- Naangu Suvargal at IMDb
