''Navagraham'' () is a 1970 Indian

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film written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars

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, Y. G. Mahendran (his film debut), V. Gopalakrishnan and G. Sakunthala in supporting roles. It was released on 3 September 1970.

Plot

Nine people living as a joint family in a house have amongst them varied characters with weird idiosyncrasies. A thief and orphan, Baalu, enters the house and uses this to his advantage playing one family member against another. He then realises that he is the son of Somu, the patriarch of the house, and then sets to reunite the family only to be thrown out by all of them in the end.

Cast

Production

''Navagraham'' marked Y. G. Mahendran's acting debut in cinema. Manorama was supposed to play the love interest of

but was dropped at the latter's insistence causing a permanent rift between them.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by V. Kumar and lyrics were written by Vaali.

References

External links

* 1970 comedy-drama films 1970 films 1970s Indian films 1970s Tamil-language films Tamil-language Indian films Films directed by K. Balachander Films scored by V. Kumar Films with screenplays by K. Balachander Indian black-and-white films Indian comedy-drama films {{Improve categories, date=April 2024