{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox film | name = Naangu Killadigal | image = Naangu Killadigal.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = L. Balu | writer = A. L. Narayanan | starring = [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]]<br />[[C. L. Anandan|Anandan]]<br />[[Thengai Srinivasan]]<br />[[Suruli Rajan]]<br />[[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan|Bharathi]]<br />Pushpamala<br />[[Kumari Padmini]] | cinematography = C. A. S. Mani | editing = L. Balu | music = [[Vedha (composer)|Vedha]] | studio = [[Modern Theatres]] | released = {{film date|1969|9|25|df=y}} | runtime = 138 minutes | country = India | language = Tamil }}
'''''Naangu Killadigal''''' ({{Translation|Four clever men}}) is 1969 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[crime comedy film]] edited and directed by L. Balu. The film has an [[ensemble cast]] including [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]], [[C. L. Anandan|Anandan]], [[Thengai Srinivasan]], [[Suruli Rajan]], [[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan|Bharathi]], Pushpamala and [[Kumari Padmini]]. It revolves around four men producing a film, raising funds by committing crimes.
''Naangu Killadigal'' was produced by [[Modern Theatres]] and written by A. L. Narayanan. It was released on 25 September 1969.
== Plot == {{more plot|date=September 2021}} Four ex-convicts come together to produce a film, repeating their crimes of theft to raise funds.
== Cast == ;Male cast * [[Jaishankar (actor)|Jaishankar]] as Anandan (a) Kumar * [[C. L. Anandan|Anandan]] as Narendran * [[Thengai Srinivasan]] as Velu (a) Natanam * [[Suruli Rajan]] as Baba (a) Bhai * [[Vennira Aadai Moorthy|Moorthy]] as Thandavam * A. L. Narayanan as Tape Singaram * Sivasooriyan as Bioscope * [[Karikol Raju]] as Santhosh Kumari's father * [[Oru Viral Krishna Rao|Krishna Rao]] as Narendran's secretary * Chandran as Alwar * Ramanathan as Rowdy Varadhan * [[R. S. Manohar|Manohar]] as Ganesan Iyer
;Female cast * [[Bharathi Vishnuvardhan|Bharathi]] as Santhosh Kumari * Pushpamala as Pushpa (a) Pappa * [[Kumari Padmini]] as Prema * Ramani as Santhosh Kumari's mother
== Soundtrack == Music was by [[Vedha (composer)|Vedha]]. Lyrics were written by [[Kannadasan]] and A. L. Narayanan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Naangu Killadigal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP |url=https://music.apple.com/tr/album/naangu-killadigal-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1344896395 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819091917/https://music.apple.com/tr/album/naangu-killadigal-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-ep/1344896395 |archive-date=19 August 2021 |access-date=19 August 2021 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kattu Roja, Nangu Killadigal Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by K.V.Mahadevan, Veda |url=https://mossymart.com/product/kattu-roja-nangu-killadigal-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-k-v-mahadevan-veda/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210925034934/https://mossymart.com/product/kattu-roja-nangu-killadigal-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-k-v-mahadevan-veda/ |archive-date=25 September 2021 |access-date=25 September 2021 |website=Mossymart}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! Song !! Singers !! Length |- | "Sevvaanathil Oru Natchathiram" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]] || 03:22 |- | "Nenjikku Nimmathi" || P. Susheela || 03:19 |- | "Ethu Ethile" || P. Susheela, [[L. R. Eswari]] || 03:17 |- | "Pookkadi Pakkam" || S. V. Ponnusamy, L. R. Eswari || 03:56 |}
== Release and reception == ''Naangu Killadigal'' was released on 25 September 1969.<ref>{{Cite news |date=25 September 1969 |title=Nangu Killadigal |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19690925&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=25 September 2020 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=5 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "The main defect of the movie is that you do not know where the parody ends and where they are serious. It is very much like the story of a person who cut his nose to spite his face. The movie is like an unrehearsed amateur drama".<ref>{{Cite news |date=27 September 1969 |title=Cinema |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19690927&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=30 April 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=12 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb title|id=5818294}} {{Modern Theatres}}
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