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Naam Moovar(1966)

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Naam Moovar is a 1966 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by Jambulingam. It stars Jaishankar, Ravichandran, and Nagesh in lead roles, with L. Vijayalakshmi, Rathna, V. K. Ramasamy, and Pandari Bai in supporting parts. The story follows three poor friends who pretend to be wealthy to win the approval of a rich girl's father. The film was written by Mahendran in his debut as a story writer. It was produced by K. R. Balan and originally had P. Madhavan as director before Jambulingam took over. The soundtrack was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu with lyrics by Vaali. The song 'Pirantha Naal Indru' became a birthday anthem in Ceylon Radio. The film was released on 5 August 1966 and was a major commercial success.

Director:Jambulingam
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Quick Facts

Theatrical Release
31 December 1966
Director
Jambulingam
Language
Tamil
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Storyline

Three poor friends share a small room and big dreams. When one of them falls in love with a wealthy girl, they pretend to be rich to impress her father. Their lie grows bigger and threatens to destroy their friendship and love. Can they keep up the act before the truth comes out?

Three friends, one lie, a lifetime of laughter

Film Details

Minutes
TamilLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date31 December 1966

Cast & Crew

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Frequent partnerships reunited for Naam Moovar

Cast reunions in this film: Ravichandran & Jaishankar (7 films together), Jaishankar & L. Vijayalakshmi (7 films together), and Ravichandran & Jambulingam (2 films together).

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