Naan Ungal Rasigan (transl. I am your fan) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language psychological thriller film directed and co-written by Manobala. The film stars Mohan, Radhika, Rajeev and Nalini, with Senthamarai and Vennira Aadai Moorthy in supporting roles. It revolves around a villager who lusts for an actress, and persistently stalks her. The film was released on 11 October 1985 and failed at the box office.
| Naan Ungal Rasigan | |
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| Directed by | Manobala |
| Written by | M. S. Madhu (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | Manobala |
| Story by | Manobala |
| Produced by | Stills Ravi |
| Starring | Mohan Radhika Rajeev Nalini |
| Cinematography | K. Rajpreeth |
| Edited by | Gowthaman |
| Music by | Gangai Amaran |
Production company | Chaya Puthra Films |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
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Subramani, a villager, is an obsessive fan of Ranjani, an actress based in Madras. When the village elder speaks ill of Ranjani, Subramani murders him. Subramani moves to Madras, and after persistently stalking Ranjani without her knowledge, he eventually becomes her driver. Ranjani eventually becomes aware of Subramani's lust for her and rebuffs him. Later when Subramani enters Ranjani's room, he finds her slain corpse. He is startled, and while trying to hide her corpse, he accidentally kills a visiting press photographer, and intentionally murders Ranjani's manager when he sees the corpse. When Ranjani's younger sister Vidya and her daughter arrive, Subramani hides. Afterwards he hides Ranjani's corpse in the trunk of a car but Vidya finds it. She later tells her husband, a police inspector, that Subramani is behind the murders of Ranjani, her manager and the photographer. Subramani holds the couple's daughter hostage, but is outsmarted by the couple. He fights the inspector but is defeated, and dies near Ranjani's corpse.
Cast
edit- Mohan as Subramani
- Radhika as Ranjani
- Rajeev as the police inspector
- Nalini as Vidya
- Senthamarai as the village elder
- Gandhimathi
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy as Ranjani's manager
- Kumarimuthu
- Disco Shanti
- Ennathe Kannaiah
- Oru Viral Krishna Rao
Production
editStills Ravi, a still photographer, agreed to produce the film because of his friendship with Manobala and admiration for Mohan.[1] The latter charged no fee for acting in the film. Mohan's voice was dubbed by Ratnakumar, instead of his usual dubbing artist S. N. Surendar.[2] The dialogues were written by M. S. Madhu, cinematography was handled by K. Rajpreeth and editing by Gowthaman.[3]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Gangai Amaran.[4]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Poove Ilam Poove" | Muthulingam | S. Janaki | |
| 2. | "Oru Devathai" | Mu. Metha | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela | |
| 3. | "Poovula Maalai" | Gangai Amaran | Malaysia Vasudevan, S. P. Sailaja |
Release and reception
editNaan Ungal Rasigan was released on 11 October 1985.[2] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki praised the performance of Mohan but found his characterisation confusing while also praising Radhika and Nalini's performance and certain scenes for providing thrills and concluded maybe Manobala is more used to horror scenes than emotional scenes however when the cards keep stacking up like a house of cards, even the horror will become tasteless which something he should understand while making his next film.[5] The film was also reviewed by Anna.[6] The film failed at the box office.[7]
References
edit- ^ மனோபாலா (16 November 2015). "நான் உங்கள் ரசிகன் – 8". Kungumam (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 18 January 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ^ a b ராம்ஜி, வி. (12 October 2022). "நன்றிக்கடனாக நண்பரைத் தயாரிப்பாளராக்கிய நடிகர் மோகன்!". Kamadenu (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Naan Ungal Rasigan ( 1985 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 17 November 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Naan Ungal Rasigan Tamil Film Super 7 EP Vinyl Record by Gangai Amaren". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (27 October 1985). "நான் உங்கள் ரசிகன்". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 62–63. Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "நான் உங்கள் ரசிகன்". Anna (in Tamil). 13 October 1985. p. 4. Archived from the original on 28 October 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
- ^ கண்ணன், சுரேஷ் (27 April 2023). "பிள்ளை நிலா: மனோபாலாவின் கம்பேக், பேபி ஷாலினியின் மிரட்டல் நடிப்பு – இது நம்ம ஊரு 'எக்ஸார்ஸிஸ்ட்'!". Ananda Vikatan (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
