Nootrukku Nooru

1971 film by K. Balachander

  • Jaishankar
  • Lakshmi
CinematographyN. BalakrishnanEdited byN. R. KittuMusic byV. Kumar
Production
company
Kalakendra Movies
Release date
  • 19 March 1971 (1971-03-19)
CountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Nootrukku Nooru (transl. One Hundred out of One Hundred) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language psychological thriller film[1] directed and written by K. Balachander.[2] The film stars Jaishankar and Lakshmi, with Jayakumari, Vijaya Lalitha and Srividya in other pivotal roles.[3][4] It is about a college professor who is accused by three girls of sexual harassment, just before his marriage.

Nootrukku Nooru was released on 19 March 1971.[5] The film was remade in Hindi as Imtihan and released on 31 May 1974.[6]

Plot

Cast

  • Jaishankar as Prakash
  • Lakshmi as Lakshmi
  • Nagesh as Ramesh
  • Srividya as Manjula
  • Vijaya Lalitha as Stella
  • Jayakumari as Kousalya
  • Gemini Ganesan as the college principal (guest appearance)
  • R. S. Manohar as Manjula's father
  • Srikanth as Raja
  • V. Gopalakrishnan as Robert
  • V. S. Raghavan as David
  • Y. Gee. Mahendra as Mahesh
  • S. V. Sahasranamam as Lakshmi's father
  • S. N. Lakshmi as Lakshmi's mother
  • Sukumari as Manjula's mother
  • Neelu as College Lecturer
  • Jayanthi as Vimala's mother (guest appearance)

Production

Although Jaishankar was previously known mainly for his action-oriented roles, Balachander saw potential in him for other roles and cast him in Nootrukku Nooru.[7]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Kumar, with lyrics by Vaali.[8] The song "Naan Unnai" was remixed by Thaman S in Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya (2013).[9]

Song Singers Length
"Ungalil Oruvan Naan" T. M. Soundararajan 03:59
"Naan Unnai Vaazhthi" P. Susheela 04:24
"Nitham Nithamoru" T. M. Soundararajan 03:27
"Uzhaipukku Silaper" T. M. Soundararajan 01:15
"Boologama?" Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari 06:42

Accolades

Jaishankar won the Film Fans' Association Best Actor Award.[10] Balachander won the Chennai Film Fans' Association awards for Best Director and Best Story.[11]

References

  1. ^ Arvind, T. (2 November 2017). "The numbers game: Tamil cinema's numerical titles". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. ^ Guy, Randor (7 November 2008). "Bond of Tamil screen". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Arjun's No to Selva and Yes to Balachander". Behindwoods. 21 September 2007. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  4. ^ Aishwarya, S. (19 March 2009). "Stellar roles ahead put this star on cloud nine". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  5. ^ "ஹாலிவுட் டூ சீரியல்.. மாறி மாறி காப்பி அடிக்கப்பட்ட கதை.. பாலச்சந்தரின் 'நூற்றுக்கு நூறு' பட வரலாறு!". News18 (in Tamil). 23 March 2023. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Top 5 Vinod Khanna films". Dhaka Tribune. 29 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  7. ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (13 July 2013). "James Bond of Tamil cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Nootrukku Nooru (1971)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  9. ^ "Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya Songs Review". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  10. ^ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (9 June 2000). "A philanthropist till the end". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  11. ^ "அன்றிலிருந்து இன்றுவரை சினிமா" (PDF). Vlambaram (in Tamil). 15 January 2000. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

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