{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Naa Illu<br />En Veedu | image = | caption = | director = V. Nagayya | producer = V. Nagayya | writer = Devulapalli Krishnasastri<br />Sandilyan | story = V. Nagayya | narrator = | starring = V. Nagayya<br />B. Jayamma<br />T. R. Rajakumari<br />Mudigonda Lingamurthy | music = V. Nagayya<br />A. Rama Rao | cinematography = M. A. Rehman | editing = S. Surya | studio = Our India Films | distributor = Our India Films | released = {{Film date|1953}} | runtime = | country = India | language = Telugu<br />Tamil | budget = }}
'''''Naa Illu''''' ({{Translation|My home}}) is a 1953 Indian Telugu-language film produced and directed by V. Nagayya.<ref name="I">{{Cite web |title=Naa Illu (1953) |url=http://www.idlebrain.com/nosta/naaillu.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100315025716/http://www.idlebrain.com/nosta/naaillu.html |archive-date=15 March 2010 |access-date=2010-03-12 |website=Idlebrain.com}}</ref> The story was written by Devulapalli Krishnasastri. The film had two dance sequences and full-length Hindi songs sung by Meena Kapoor. The film was simultaneously shot in Tamil as '''''En Veedu''''' with a different supporting cast and locations.<ref name="hindu">{{Cite web |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=23 January 2009 |title=En Veedu 1953 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/en-veedu-1953/article3021078.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907105819/http://www.hindu.com/cp/2009/01/23/stories/2009012350361600.htm |archive-date=7 September 2012 |access-date=14 January 2018 |website=The Hindu |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
== Plot == The story is based on innocent people cheated by rich people. This film is about an ideal man called Sivaram (Nagayya), who lives happily with his wife (Raja Kumari) and two children. They like music very much and want to make their children musicians and singers. He is a responsible bank employee by profession. He goes to Bombay for a financial transaction and gets money. He is trapped by Dhanaraj (Lingamurthy) and gets into the attraction of beautiful Leela (Vidhyavathi). He loses the bank money and goes to jail. By the time he returns, the family conditions are poor. He is even prepared to do some dirty jobs for the sake of his family. His children get encouragement from Balananda Sangham and shine. He gets out of his problems and rejoins the family.
== Cast == * V. Nagayya as Sivaram * T. R. Rajakumari * Girija * Vidhyavathi as Leela * Chhaya Devi
=== Telugu version === * B. Jayamma * Mudigonda Lingamurthy as Dhanraj * Rama Sharma * Doraiswamy
=== Tamil cast === The list was compiled from The Hindu review article<ref name="hindu" /> and from the database of Film News Anandan.<ref name="lakshmansruthi" /> *T. S. Balaiah *V. Gopalakrishnan *Master Sudhakar *T. E. Krishnamachari
== Production == Both Telugu and Tamil versions of the film were directed by V. Nagayya, who also produced the films under the banner ''Our India Films''. Chandilyan wrote the dialogues. Vidyavathi, whose real life name was Ambujavalli, who was the younger sister of actress Sandhya (mother of J. Jayalalithaa), played a supporting role in her debut. Since the film was made as a Telugu-Tamil bilingual, Tamil actress T. R. Rajakumari was chosen as one of the leads.<ref name="I"/> There were two dance sequences for which the songs were in Hindi, both sung by Meena Kapoor of Bombay.<ref name="hindu" /> Choreography was done by Satyam. The film was shot at Vauhini and Revathi studios and was processed at Vijaya Lab.<ref name="lakshmansruthi" /> The Tamil version was censored on 16 January 1953 and was 17245 feet in length.<ref name="lakshmansruthi">{{Cite web |title=1953 – என்வீடு – அவர் இந்தியா பிலிம்ஸ் – நாஇல்லு (தெ) |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1953-cinedetails7.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180114070420/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1953-cinedetails7.asp |archive-date=14 January 2018 |access-date=14 January 2018 |website=Lakshman Sruthi |language=Tamil}}</ref>
== Soundtrack == === Telugu soundtrack ===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyricist !! Duration (m:ss) |- | "Bangaaru Pandeti Maabhaaratadesana" || || || |- | "Namasthe Matha Namaste Matha" || || || |- | rowspan="2" |"Adigadigo Gagana Seema" || T. A. Mothi & M. L. Vasanthakumari || Devulapalli Krishnasastri || 03:10 |- | R. Balasaraswathi & Jikki || Devulapalli Krishnasastri || 03:39 |- | "Gobbillo Gobbillo" || N. L. Ganasaraswathi & group || Devulapalli Krishnasastri || 03:07 |- | "Ravamma Ravamma Ratanala Bomma" || N. L. Ganasaraswathi & N. Lalitha || Devulapalli Krishnasastri || 03:13 |- | "Emani Basaladeve Emani" || N. L. Ganasaraswathi || ||02:20 |- | "Vinnara Janulara Veenulara" || R. Balasaraswathi & Jikki || Devulapalli Krishnasastri || 03:39 |- | "Aura Kalamahima Teliyaga" || || || |- | "Pommu Bayaluderi Ika" || || || |- | "Gatilēni Bratukayena" || V. J. Varma || || 02:32 |- | "Karucīkati Musindoyi Punnama" || || || |- | "Hari Hari Pushpa Hari" {{small|Hindi}} || rowspan=2|Meena Kapoor || Kashyap || |- | "Ha Ha Ha My Hasti Gadi Aayi" {{small|Hindi}} || Mohan || |}
=== Tamil soundtrack === Music was composed by V. Nagayya assisted by A. Rama Rao. Lyrics were penned by Papanasam Sivan, Surabhi, Kashyap and Mohan.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 |date=December 2014 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |edition=1st |location=Chennai |pages=50 |language=Tamil}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyricist !! Duration (m:ss) |- | "Pon Vilaiyum Deiveega" || || rowspan=5|Papanasam Sivan || |- | "Paninthen Thaye Pannthen Thanthaiye" || || |- | rowspan="2" |"Konjum Mozhi Maindharkale" || T. A. Mothi and M. L. Vasanthakumari || 03:10 |- | N. L. Ganasaraswathi and N. Lalitha || 03:39 |- | "Pongalo Pongal" || N. L. Ganasaraswathi and group || 03:07 |- | "Kanmaniye Kanmaniye" || N. L. Ganasaraswathi and N. Lalitha || rowspan=7|Surabhi || 03:13 |- | "Ennenna Aasai Kaatinaaye" || N. L. Ganasaraswathi || 02:20 |- | "Bhoomiyile Oru Punniya Kathai" || R. Balasaraswathi and Jikki || 03:39 |- | "Endha Ooru Sondhamingu" || || |- | "Nilaiyilla Vaazhvu Idhu Thaanaa" || (Radha) Jayalakshmi || |- | "Kaalamaam Vellamadhile" || V. J. Varma || 02:32 |- | "Poorana Chandiran Sirikkudhu Paar" || N. L. Ganasaraswathi || |- | "Hari Hari Pushpa Hari" {{small|Hindi}} || rowspan=2|Meena Kapoor || Kashyap || |- | "Ha Ha Ha My Hasti Gadi Aayi" {{small|Hindi}} || Mohan || |}
== Reception == Film historian Randor Guy wrote in 2009 that the film, despite its good story and performance by Nagayya and others, was not successful at the box office.<ref name="hindu" />
== References == {{reflist}}
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Category:1953 Indian films Category:1953 multilingual films Category:1950s musical drama films Category:1953 Tamil-language films Category:1953 Telugu-language films Category:1953 films Category:Films scored by A. Rama Rao Category:Films scored by V. Nagayya Category:Indian black-and-white films Category:Indian multilingual films Category:Indian musical drama films Category:Tamil-language Indian films