''Nam Kuzhandai'' () is a

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Indian

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-language film directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. The film stars R. S. Manohar and

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Cast

List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan ;Male cast * R. S. Manohar * N. S. Krishnan *

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;Female Cast *

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*Kumari Lakshmi *Lakshmiprabha

Production

The film was produced by W. M. S. Thambu and was directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. P. D. Mathur was in-charge of cinematography while V. B. Nataraja Mudaliar did the editing. Still photography was by R. N. Nagaraja Rao.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by

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while the lyrics were written by

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and Puratchidasan. Singers are

, N. S. Krishnan and

and the

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s are M. S. Anuradha, V. N. Sundaram, U. R. Jeevarathinam, C. S. Pandian,

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, N. L. Ganasaraswathi and

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Notes

References

Indian drama films Indian black-and-white films 1950s Tamil-language films Films scored by M. D. Parthasarathy {{1950s-Tamil-film-stub