Nootrukku Nooru

Noottrukku Nooru
Noottrukku Nooru
	File:Noottrukku Nooru poster.jpg 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] It stars Jaishankar and Lakshmi, with Jayakumari, Vijaya Lalitha and Srividya in other pivotal roles.^[3]^[4] The story is about a college professor who is accused by three girls of sexual harassment, just before his marriage. It was released on 19 March 1971.^[5] The film was remade in Hindi as Imtihan in 1974.

Cast

Jaishankar as Prakash
Lakshmi as Lakshmi
Nagesh as Ramesh, college student leader & Lakshmi's brother
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 Police Investigator, Raja
V. Gopalakrishnan as Robert
V. S. Raghavan as David, Stella's father
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 [Guest Appearance] as Vimala's mother

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.^[6]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Kumar.^[7] The song "Naan Unnai" was remixed by S. Thaman in Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya (2013).^[8]

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length
1	"Ungalil Oruvan Naan"	T. M. Soundararajan	Vaali	03:59
2	"Naan Unnai Vaazhthi"	P. Susheela		04:24
3	"Nitham Nithamoru"	T. M. Soundararajan		03:27
4	"Uzhaipukku Silaper"	T. M. Soundararajan		01:15
5	"Boologama?"	Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari		06:42

Awards

1971 – Film Fans' Association Best Actor Award for Jaishankar^[9]

Remake

Nootrukku Nooru was remade in Hindi as Imtihan in 1974.^[10]

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.
^ "நூற்றுக்கு நூறு / Nootrukku Nooru (1971)". Screen4screen. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
^ 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.
^ "Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya Songs Review". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
^ "A philanthropist till the end". The Hindu. 9 June 2000. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ "Top 5 Vinod Khanna films". Dhaka Tribune. 29 April 2017. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

External links

Nootrukku Nooru at IMDb

[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] "நூற்றுக்கு நூறு / Nootrukku Nooru (1971)". Screen4screen. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

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

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

[8] "Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya Songs Review". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.

[9] "A philanthropist till the end". The Hindu. 9 June 2000. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

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

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