''Kanna Nalama'' () is a 1972 Indian

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film, written and directed by

K. Balachander Kailasam Balachander (9 July 1930 – 23 December 2014) was an Indian film maker and playwright who worked mainly in the Tamil cinema. He was well known for his distinct film-making style, and the Indian film industry knew him as a master of un ...

. The film stars

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and Jayanthi, with Major Sundarrajan, Manorama and

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in supporting roles. It was released on 12 January 1972.

Plot

Cast

as Anand * Jayanthi as Seetha * Major Sundarrajan as Sattanathan *

S. V. Sahasranamam Singanallur Venkataramana Iyer Sahasranamam (29 November 1913 – 19 February 1988), also known as S. V. S., was an Indian actor and director. Primarily a theatre actor, he also worked in over 200 films, mainly in Tamil cinema. Early lif ...

as Sattanathan's Family Doctor *

Kumari Padmini Kumari Padmini (Tamil: குமாரி பத்மினி), born as Padmini (died 1980), was an actress who was active in Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam industry during the 1960s and 70s. Bio Kumari Padmini acted mainly in Tamil films. She ...

as Santha * M. R. R. Vasu as Manorama's Husband * Manorama as K. Manorama *

as Lawyer *

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as Mani * T. K. S. Natarajan as House rent collector * Hari Krishnan as Doctor * G. Dhanapal * I. S. R. * R. R. Gopal * Gemini Mahalingam * Aaraavamudhan * Subbiah * Thangaraj * Master Sekar * Master Ramu as Jayanthi's Son * Master Viswesvar Rao as Mani

Production

''Kanna Nalama'' was Kamal Haasan's first film with K. Balachander, and dealt with the issue of "babies getting swapped".

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by

Kannadasan Kannadasan (; 24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was an Indian philosopher, poet, film song lyricist, producer, actor, script-writer, editor, philanthropist, and is heralded as one of the greatest and most important lyricists in India. Freq ...

References

External links

* {{K. Balachander 1970s Tamil-language films 1972 films Films directed by K. Balachander Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan Films with screenplays by K. Balachander