Underplayed Gems

Naam Pirandha Mann (1977)

Naam Pirandha Mann poster
Original title
நாம் பிறந்த மண்
Directed by
A. Vincent
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 35m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A retired vigilante clashes with his delinquent son over their conflicting beliefs about justice and authority. The father wants to uphold the law while the son takes a more rebellious approach.

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What happens

Naam Pirandha Mann (transl. Our Motherland) is a 1977 Indian Tamil-language vigilante action film directed by A. Vincent, who wrote the screenplay with Vietnam Veedu Sundaram. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, while Gemini Ganesan, Nagesh, Kamal Haasan, K. R. Vijaya, and Fatafat Jayalaxmi play supporting roles. It revolves around a retired vigilante (Sivaji Ganesan) and his delinquent son (Haasan) who clash due to their differing ideologies. Naam Pirandha Mann is the career debut of Rajasekhar, who wrote the story. The film was released on 7 October 1977 and did not perform well at the box office. Despite this, the story became the basis for the 1996 film Indian, featuring Haasan as both father and son. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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