Naan Avanillai (1974 film)

Naan Avanillai
Directed by	K. Balachandar
Produced by	Gemini Ganesan
Written by	K. Balachandar
Screenplay by	K. Balachandar
Story by	Pralhad Keshav Atre
Starring	Gemini Ganesan Lakshmi Kamal Hassan Jayasudha Jayabharathi
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Cinematography	B. S. Lokanath
Edited by	N. R. Kittu
Production company	Sri Narayani Films
Distributed by	Sri Narayani Films
Release date	1974
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Naan Avanillai (English: I'm Not Him) is a 1974 Tamil language film starring Gemini Ganesan in the lead role of the protagonist. Produced by Ganesan himself, it was directed by K.Balachander. It was a remake of the 1962 Marathi language play To Mee Navhech (English: I Am Not Him), written by Pralhad K. Atre and performed by Prabhakar Panashikar. The film has been also made in Hindi in 1974 as Woh Main Nahin, starring Navin Nischol in the lead role of the protagonist.

Plot

Gemini Ganesan, the protagonist appears in the film as a man who travels to many places and marries many women. Lakshmi, Jayasudha and Jayabharathi become his victims. How he manages to prove himself forms the rest of the story. The film also has Kamal Hassan as a man who marries Jayasudha.

Cast

• Gemini Ganesan
• Lakshmi
• Kamal Haasan
• Jayabharathi
• Jayasudha
• Poornam Vishwanathan
• S. A. Ashokan
• Thengai Srinivasan
• Rajasulochana
• M. N. Rajam
• Leelavathi
• Kanthimathi
• Senthamarai

Soundtrack

The music composed by M. S. Viswanathan.^[1][2]

Other

The film was later remade into Tamil with the same title starring Jeevan and Sneha in 2007.

Awards

• 1975 – Filmfare Award for Best Tamil Actor – Gemini Ganesan

References

External links

• Naan Avanillai on IMDb