Nallavan (transl. Good Man) is a 1988 Indian Tamil-language action film, directed by S. P. Muthuraman and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu and Ibrahim Rowther. It stars Vijayakanth, Raadhika and M. N. Nambiar. The film, released on 15 August 1988,[1] was a success at the box office.[2]
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Directed by | S. P. Muthuraman |
Written by | Kalaipuli S. Thanu |
Produced by | Kalaipuli S. Thanu Ibrahim Rowther |
Starring | Vijayakanth Raadhika M. N. Nambiar |
Cinematography | T. S. Vinayagam |
Edited by | R. Vittal C. Lancy |
Music by | Chandrabose |
Production companies | Kalaippuli International Tamilannai Cine Creation |
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Running time | 140 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
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Gurumoorthy and Raja are twin brothers. Guru is set to marry a collector. On the day of the marriage, Raja is kidnapped and shown a photo where he is stabbing Manju. Raja realises it is Guru in the photo. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
The stunt scenes and a song was picturised and shot at Kashmir. Muthuraman revealed that crew faced tough time to shoot at the 600 feet hills for a song sequence.[3]
The music was composed by Chandrabose and the lyrics were written by Thanu.[4][5]
Song | Singers | Length |
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"Aaraaro Naan" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vanitha | 04:32 |
"Mellam Kotti" | Malaysia Vasudevan, K. S. Chithra | 04:31 |
"Ullathil Ondru" | S. P. Sailaja | 04:34 |
"Vaanam Boomi" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 06:10 |
"Vaanmegam" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | 04:37 |
"Vetrimala Vetridhan" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:32 |
N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "The script is full of holes [..] Thanu, the producer of the film is credited with the script too. He has only himself to blame. S. P. Muthuraman directs the film as best as he can within the limitations of the canvass".[6] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki also criticised the film for its writing.[7]