''Navagraham'' () is a 1970 Indian

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film written and directed by

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, Srikanth,

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, Y. G. Mahendran (his film debut), V. Gopalakrishnan and G. Sakunthala in supporting roles. It was released on 3 September 1970.

Plot

Nine people living in a household have many disagreements and quarrels among themselves due to their personality differences. How Baalu mediates among them is the story.

Cast

as Baalu * Sundarrajan as Somu * Muthuraman as Siva * V. Gopalakrishnan as Mali * I. S. R as Mani * Mahendran as Anumanthu *

as Vatsala's lover * Srikanth as Eeswaran * Ragini as Akilaandam *

as Amirtham * G. Sakunthala as Saraswathi *

as Vatsala

Production

''Navagraham'' marked Y. G. Mahendran's acting debut in cinema.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by

V. Kumar V. Kumar ( ta, வரதராஜுலு குமார், ) (28 July 1934 – 7 January 1996) was a yesteryear Tamil cinema music director, born in Chennai, Tamilnadu on 28 July 1934 to Varadharajulu and Dhanabhakiyam couple, in July 1969 ...

and lyrics were written by Vaali.

References

External links

* {{K. Balachander 1970 comedy-drama films 1970 films 1970s Tamil-language films Films directed by K. Balachander Films scored by V. Kumar Films with screenplays by K. Balachander Indian black-and-white films Indian comedy-drama films