Navarathri (1964 film)

Navarathri
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. P. Nagarajan
Written byA. P. Nagarajan
Produced byA. P. Nagarajan
Starring
CinematographyW. R. Subba Rao
Edited byRajan
T. R. Natarajan
Music byK. V. Mahadevan
Production
company
Sri Vijayalakshmi Pictures
Release date
  • 3 November 1964 (1964-11-03)
Running time
164 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Navarathri (transl.Nine nights) is a 1964 Indian Tamil-language drama film written, produced and directed by A. P. Nagarajan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Savithri. It was the hundredth film of Ganesan and is well known for his nine distinct roles.[1] The film, released on 3 November 1964, become a box-office hit, with theatrical run of 100 days.[2][3] It was remade in Telugu as Navaratri (1966) and in Hindi as Naya Din Nai Raat (1974).

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lakshmansruthi was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Ganesan, Sivaji; Narayana Swamy, T. S. (2007) [2002]. Autobiography of an Actor: Sivaji Ganesan, October 1928 – July 2001. Sivaji Prabhu Charities Trust. p. 241. OCLC 297212002.
  3. ^ "Navarathri". The Hindu. 10 February 1965. p. 9.