Nootrukku Nooru

Noottrukku Nooru
Noottrukku Nooru
	Poster
Directed by	K. Balachander
Written by	K. Balachander
Produced by	N. Selvaraj; B. Duraisamy; N. Krishnan; V. Govindarajan
Starring	Jaishankar; Lakshmi;
Cinematography	N. Balakrishnan
Edited by	N. R. Kittu
Music by	V. Kumar
Production; company	Kalakendra Movies
Release date	19 March 1971;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Nootrukku Nooru (transl. One Hundred out of One Hundred) is a 1971 Indian Tamil-language psychological thriller film^[1] directed and written by K. Balachander.^[2] The film stars Jaishankar and Lakshmi, with Jayakumari, Vijaya Lalitha and Srividya in other pivotal roles.^[3]^[4] It is about a college professor who is accused by three girls of sexual harassment, just before his marriage.

Nootrukku Nooru was released on 19 March 1971.^[5] The film was remade in Hindi as Imtihan and released on 31 May 1974.^[6]

Plot

Cast

Jaishankar as Prakash
Lakshmi as Lakshmi
Nagesh as Ramesh
Srividya as Manjula
Vijaya Lalitha as Stella
Jayakumari as Kousalya
Gemini Ganesan as the college principal (guest appearance)
R. S. Manohar as Manjula's father
Srikanth as Raja
V. Gopalakrishnan as Robert
V. S. Raghavan as David
Y. Gee. Mahendra as Mahesh
S. V. Sahasranamam as Lakshmi's father
S. N. Lakshmi as Lakshmi's mother
Sukumari as Manjula's mother
Neelu as College Lecturer
Jayanthi as Vimala's mother (guest appearance)

Production

Although Jaishankar was previously known mainly for his action-oriented roles, Balachander saw potential in him for other roles and cast him in Nootrukku Nooru.^[7]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Kumar, with lyrics by Vaali.^[8] The song "Naan Unnai" was remixed by Thaman S in Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya (2013).^[9]

Song	Singers	Length
"Ungalil Oruvan Naan"	T. M. Soundararajan	03:59
"Naan Unnai Vaazhthi"	P. Susheela	04:24
"Nitham Nithamoru"	T. M. Soundararajan	03:27
"Uzhaipukku Silaper"	T. M. Soundararajan	01:15
"Boologama?"	Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari	06:42

Accolades

Jaishankar won the Film Fans' Association Best Actor Award.^[10] Balachander won the Chennai Film Fans' Association awards for Best Director and Best Story.^[11]

References

^ Arvind, T. (2 November 2017). "The numbers game: Tamil cinema's numerical titles". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^ Guy, Randor (7 November 2008). "Bond of Tamil screen". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ "Arjun's No to Selva and Yes to Balachander". Behindwoods. 21 September 2007. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
^ Aishwarya, S. (19 March 2009). "Stellar roles ahead put this star on cloud nine". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ "ஹாலிவுட் டூ சீரியல்.. மாறி மாறி காப்பி அடிக்கப்பட்ட கதை.. பாலச்சந்தரின் 'நூற்றுக்கு நூறு' பட வரலாறு!". News18 (in Tamil). 23 March 2023. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^ "Top 5 Vinod Khanna films". Dhaka Tribune. 29 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ Rangarajan, Malathi (13 July 2013). "James Bond of Tamil cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
^ "Nootrukku Nooru (1971)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
^ Karthik (13 December 2012). "Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya (Music review), Tamil – Thaman S". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
^ Ashok Kumar, S. R. (9 June 2000). "A philanthropist till the end". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "அன்றிலிருந்து இன்றுவரை சினிமா" (PDF). Vlambaram (in Tamil). 15 January 2000. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

External links

Nootrukku Nooru at IMDb
Nootrukku Nooru at Rotten Tomatoes

[1] Arvind, T. (2 November 2017). "The numbers game: Tamil cinema's numerical titles". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

[2] Guy, Randor (7 November 2008). "Bond of Tamil screen". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[3] "Arjun's No to Selva and Yes to Balachander". Behindwoods. 21 September 2007. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2014.

[4] Aishwarya, S. (19 March 2009). "Stellar roles ahead put this star on cloud nine". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[5] "ஹாலிவுட் டூ சீரியல்.. மாறி மாறி காப்பி அடிக்கப்பட்ட கதை.. பாலச்சந்தரின் 'நூற்றுக்கு நூறு' பட வரலாறு!". News18 (in Tamil). 23 March 2023. Archived from the original on 23 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.

[6] "Top 5 Vinod Khanna films". Dhaka Tribune. 29 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[7] Rangarajan, Malathi (13 July 2013). "James Bond of Tamil cinema". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

[8] "Nootrukku Nooru (1971)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.

[9] Karthik (13 December 2012). "Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya (Music review), Tamil – Thaman S". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2024.

[10] Ashok Kumar, S. R. (9 June 2000). "A philanthropist till the end". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[11] "அன்றிலிருந்து இன்றுவரை சினிமா" (PDF). Vlambaram (in Tamil). 15 January 2000. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

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