Naangu Suvargal

Naangu Suvargal (transl. Four Walls)^[1] 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.

Naangu Suvargal
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Directed by	K. Balachander
Written by	K. Balachander
Produced by	V. S. Sharma P. S. Mani
Starring	Jaishankar Ravichandran Vanisri
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Screen Entertainment
Release date	6 February 1971 (1971-02-06)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

The lives of two burglars, Raja and Ravi, change when they meet Shiva Prakash, a rich man. However, they are forced to go their separate ways, following a rift in their relationship.

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,^[2] and was Balachander's first colour venture,^[3] as well the second collaboration between Jaishankar and Ravichandran as actors.^[4] Srividya portrayed a visually impaired character for which she had to wear contact lenses.^[5]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Ninaithal Naan"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
2.	"O Maina"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
3.	"Odi Vaavena"	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, T. M. Soundararajan
4.	"O Maina"	T. M. Soundararajan
5.	"Naan Oru Paattu"	L. R. Eswari
6.	"Vaanam Bhoomi"	Sirkazhi Govindarajan

Release and reception

Naangu Suvargal was released on 6 February 1971,^[7] and was a commercial failure.^[4] 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.^[8]