Navagraha Nayagi (transl. Goddess of nine planets) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language devotional film, directed by K. Shankar. The film stars Vijayakanth, Nalini, K. R. Vijaya and Srividya. It was released on 7 March 1985.[1]
| Navagraha Nayagi | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | K. Shankar |
| Written by | Vietnam Veedu Sundaram (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | K. Shankar |
| Story by | K. Arivanandham |
| Produced by | L. N. Nachiappan L. N. Chidambaram V. Rangasamy |
| Starring | Vijayakanth Nalini K. R. Vijaya Srividya |
| Cinematography | M. C. Sekar |
| Edited by | K. Shankar V. Jayapal |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Visakam Arts |
Release date |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editThis article needs a plot summary. (October 2023) |
Cast
edit- Vijayakanth
- Nalini
- K. R. Vijaya as Adhiparashakthi, Parvati
- Srividya as Draupadi
- V. S. Raghavan
- Heran Ramaswamy as Shani
- Major Sundarrajan as Guru Brihaspati
- Cho Ramaswamy as Narathar
- Anuradha
- Sivachandran
- Idichapuli Selvaraj
- V. Gopalakrishnan
- Vennira Aadai Moorthy
- Bindu Ghosh
- Pandiyan
- Suresh
- Sasikala
- Viji
- Srikanth
- Delhi Ganesh
- Kamala Kamesh
- Kirupanandha Variyar as the narrator
- R. S. Manohar as Rahu
Soundtrack
editSoundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.[2]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Thennikkal" | Sirkazhi Sivachidambaram, Vani Jairam | |
| 2. | "Kaatrukku Paattu" | Vani Jairam | |
| 3. | "Ulagathukku" | B. S. Sasirekha, T. M. Soundararajan | |
| 4. | "Navagraha Nayagi" | Sirkazhi Govindarajan | |
| 5. | "Vaaranam Aayiram" | Vani Jairam | |
| 6. | "Santhana Kudamondru" | Vani Jairam, Rajkumar Bharathi |
Reception
editJayamanmadhan of Kalki felt director could have pruned the length to avoid the pace lagging.[3]
References
edit- ^ "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Navakraka Nayaki Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by MS Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ ஜெயமன்மதன் (31 March 1985). "நவக்கிரக நாயகி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 49. Archived from the original on 22 September 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.