Naanal (film)

Naanal () is a 1965 Indian Tamil-language comedy-drama film, directed by K. Balachandar and produced by G. N. Saravanan. It is based on his play of the same name. The film stars R. Muthuraman, Major Sundararajan, Srikanth, Sowcar Janaki, K. R. Vijaya and Nagesh. It was released on 24 December 1965.
Plot.
The story is about four jailbirds escaping from prison to take revenge on the judge who sentenced them. They take over his house, and the movie builds around the judge and his family escaping from them.
Production.
"Naanal" was a play written by K. Balachander and inspired by the film "Desperate Hours". It was later adapted by him into a film with the same name.
Release and reception.
"Naanal" was released on 24 December 1965. T. M. Ramachandran of "Sport and Pastime" positively reviewed the film.
Soundtrack.
Music was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics were written by Alangudi Somu and Suratha. The playback singers were T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela and Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi.
Legacy.
The storyline of Crazy Mohan's play "Crazy Thieves in Palavakkam" was inspired by "Naanal".