Nadu Iravil
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Nadu Iravil (English: In the middle of the night) is a 1970 Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film directed and produced by Sundaram Balachander. The film story was written by Ve. Laxmanan and dialogue written by Balachander, who also composed the music. It is based on Agatha Christie's novel And Then There Were None.
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- Kann kaaddum jaadaiyiley kaaviyam kannndeyn sskfilm030 ps nadu iravil sad
- Plot
- Cast
- Production and release
- Soundtrack
- References
Kann kaaddum jaadaiyiley kaaviyam kannndeyn sskfilm030 ps nadu iravil sad
Plot
Dhayanandam is a rich man who takes care of his wife Ponni, they have no children. Dr.Saravanan was the close friend of Dhayanandam and tells about his blood cancer and he died in 20 days. Dhayanandam's all assets are going in vein. Dr.Saravanan give an idea, to call all his relations and they have come. Unfortunately, they are murdered one by one in the midnight. All are terrified. The doubt on the murderer shifts onto Dr.Saravanan only to be revealed the real murderer is Dhayanandam's handicapped brother.
Cast
Production and release
After the success of Bommai (1964), Sundaram Balachander made Nadu Iravil the same year. It was based on the 1939 novel And Then There Were None (also known as Ten Little Niggers) by the British writer Agatha Christie. Though he completed the film in 1964-1965, no distributor was willing to buy it, forcing Balachander to finance and distribute the film himself; Nadu Iravil was eventually released in 1970 and became a major success, prompting several distributors who earlier rejected the film, to return and beg Balachander for distributing it.
Soundtrack
Music composed by Sundaram Balachander and lyrics written by Ve. Laxmanan.
References
Nadu Iravil WikipediaNadu Iravil IMDb