Naan Avanillai (1974)

Original title

நான் அவனில்லை

Directed by

K. Balachander

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 42m

Rated

U

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man charms and marries multiple women by pretending to be a different person each time. The story follows his cons as he moves between relationships without anyone knowing his true identity.

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What happens

Naan Avanillai (transl. I am not him) is a 1974 Indian Tamil-language film starring Gemini Ganesan. Produced by Ganesan himself, it was written and directed by K. Balachander. The film is based on the 1962 Marathi play To Mee Navhech, written by Pralhad Keshav Atre. It follows a man who woos and marries several women while he takes on as many different identities. Naan Avanillai was released on 7 June 1974 to critical acclaim and commercial success. Ganesan won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil. It was later remade into a 2007 Tamil film with the same title and a 2008 Kannada film titled Buddhivantha. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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