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{{short description|1960 film directed by C. Pullaiah}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Naan Kanda Sorgam
| image          = Naan Kanda Sorgam.jpg
| caption        = Poster
| director       = [[C. Pullayya]]
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[Jamalaye Jibanta Manush]]'' (1958)}}
| producer       = C. Pullayya
| starring       = [[K. A. Thangavelu]]<br />[[Sowcar Janaki]]
| cinematography = Nanjappa<br />P. S. Loganathan
| music          = G. Aswathama
| studio         = Bharghavi Films
| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|1960|8|12}}
| country        = India
| language       = Tamil
}}
'''''Naan Kanda Sorgam''''' ({{translation|My Heaven}}) is a 1960 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[fantasy comedy]] film directed and produced by [[C. Pullayya]]. The film stars [[K. A. Thangavelu]] and [[Sowcar Janaki]]. It is a remake of the 1958 [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film ''[[Jamalaye Jibanta Manush]]'', and was simultaneously filmed in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Devanthakudu (1960 film)|Devanthakudu]]'' with a largely different cast. The film was released on 12 August 1960 and became a commercial success.
== Plot ==
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Meenakshi is the daughter of Parama Pillai, a [[miser]]ly millionaire. While she is drawn to public service, her father despises the idea. Meenakshi falls in love with Sundar, a theatre artiste who donates earnings to impoverished people. Parama Pillai despises him but, unknown to him, his daughter assists Sundar in his social welfare activities. When Parama Pillai realises this, he forbids Meenakshi to leave the house and even appoints two men to guard her. Sundar disguises himself as a woman and fools the millionaire into appointing him as Meenakshi's tutor. When Parama Pillai arranges Meenakshi's marriage with a rich but older man, Sundar saves her by helping her escape. Parama Pillai finds his daughter and locks her up, beating Sundar to an inch of his life. The rest of the film deals with how [[Yama (Hinduism)|Yama]], [[Vishnu]] and other gods help Meenakshi and Sundar unite.
== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [[K. A. Thangavelu]] as Sundar
* [[Sowcar Janaki]] as Meenakshi
* Alwar Kuppuswamy as Parama Pillai
* [[M. S. Sundari Bai]] as Parama Pillai's wife
* [[S. V. Ranga Rao]] as [[Yama]]
* [[P. V. Narasimha Bharathi]] as [[Narada]]
}}
== Production ==
''Naan Kanda Sorgam'' was produced and directed by [[C. Pullayya]]  under the banner Bharghavi Films.<ref name="RandorGuy" /> It was remade from the 1958 [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film ''[[Jamalaye Jibanta Manush]]'', and simultaneously filmed in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[Devanthakudu (1960 film)|Devanthakudu]]'' with a largely different cast.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Narasimham |first=M. L. |date=10 March 2016 |title=Blast from the Past: Devanthakudu (1960) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/starring-nt-ramarao-krishnakumari-kvs-sarma-sv-rangarao-kantharao-k-raghuramaiah-peketi-sivaram-p-hemalatha-mohana/article8336533.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180610023635/http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/starring-nt-ramarao-krishnakumari-kvs-sarma-sv-rangarao-kantharao-k-raghuramaiah-peketi-sivaram-p-hemalatha-mohana/article8336533.ece |archive-date=10 June 2018 |access-date=26 December 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]] wrote the dialogues. Nanjappa, assisted by P. S. Loganathan, handled the cinematography. Shooting for the film took place at Vijaya-Vauhini Studios. The film featured an ''apsara'' dance sequence choreographed by Gemini Ramamurthi.<ref name="RandorGuy" />
== Soundtrack ==
G. Aswathama composed the film's music. The lyricists were [[Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass]], [[K. S. Gopalakrishnan]], Parthiban, and T. K. Sundara Vadhyar.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam&nbsp;— Part 1 |date=December 2014 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |edition=First |location=Chennai |pages=202 |language=Tamil}}</ref> The film had a dance-drama called "Usha Parinayam" for which [[P. B. Sreenivas]] and [[S. Janaki]] lent their voices.<ref name="RandorGuy" />
{| class="wikitable"
! Song !! Singer !! Lyrics !! Length
|-
| "Kizhavan Vadivodu Kaana Vandhaan" || S. Janaki || rowspan=4|K. S. Gopalakrishnan  || 03:35
|-
| "Ungal Azhagai Kanden" || rowspan=2|Seerkazhi Govindarajan, S. Janaki] ||  03:54
|-
| "Ulagamellam Irundathu Pol" || 03:39
|-
| "Jodhimi Dhim Dhimi Dhimi Enru Aadalum" || P. B. Srinivas || 01:18
|-
| "Thaamarai Kannaa" || rowspan=2|C. S. Jayaraman || rowspan=3|T. K. Sundara Vadhyar || 01:46
|-
| "Vandarai Vaazha Vazhi Kaattum" ||
|-
| "Parama Kirupa Nandana" || V. N. Sundaram ||
|-
| "Ilamai Maaraadha Inbam" || P. Leela, N. L. Ganasaraswathi || rowspan=2|Thanjai N. Ramaiah Das || 05:31
|-
| "Paar Paar Sambaaru" || Seerkazhi Govindarajan, S. Janaki || 04:36
|-
| "Kanavondru Kanden Sakiye" || P. B. Srinivas, S. Janaki || Parthiban ||
|}
== Release and reception ==
''Naan Kanda Sorgam'' was released on 12 August 1960.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1960&nbsp;– நான் கண்ட சொர்க்கம்&nbsp;– பார்கவி பிலி. தேவாந்த குடு (தெ) |trans-title=1960&nbsp;– Naan Kanda Sorgam&nbsp;– Bharghavi Fil. Devanthakudu (te) |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1960-cinedetails27.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170925152821/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1960-cinedetails27.asp |archive-date=25 September 2017 |access-date=25 September 2017 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=Tamil}}</ref> ''[[The Indian Express]]'' said, "A hilarious comedy in the best tradition of Tamil genius has been brought to the screen by the plucky Producer-Director C. Pullayya in ''Nan Kanda Swargam''."<ref>{{Cite news |last=N. V. |date=14 August 1960 |title=Nan Kanda Swargam |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19600814&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=29 June 2018 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Kanthan of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' lauded Thangavelu's performance, saying it brought the feel of heaven.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=11 September 1960 |title=நான் கண்ட சொர்க்கம் |url=https://ibb.co/Xx1mVx9 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220703063010/https://ibb.co/Xx1mVx9 |archive-date=3 July 2022 |access-date=3 July 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=Ta}}</ref> According to historian [[Randor Guy]], the film was a commercial success "mainly because of the unusual story line and [[fantasy]] elements."<ref name="RandorGuy" />
== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="RandorGuy">{{Cite news |last=Guy |first=Randor |author-link=Randor Guy |date=7 February 2015 |title=Naan Kanda Sorgam 1960 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/blast-from-the-past-naan-kanda-sorgam-1960/article6868907.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305161936/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/blast-from-the-past-naan-kanda-sorgam-1960/article6868907.ece |archive-date=5 March 2017 |access-date=5 March 2017 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>
}}
== External links ==
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[[Category:1960 films]]
[[Category:1960s fantasy comedy films]]
[[Category:1960s Indian films]]
[[Category:1960s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by C. Pullayya]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ashwatthama]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by K. S. Gopalakrishnan]]
[[Category:Indian fantasy comedy films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Bengali films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]
[[Category:Yama in popular culture]]