Andha Naal (Eng: That Day) is a 1954 Indian Tamil mystery-thriller film produced by A. V. Meiyappan and directed by Sundaram Balachander. It is the first film noir in Tamil cinema, and the first Tamil film to be made without songs, dance and stunt scenes.
The film, which is set during in the milieu of the South-East Asian theatre of World War II, is about the murder of a radio engineer Rajan (Sivaji Ganesan).
The suspects are Rajan’s wife Usha (Pandari Bai), the neighbour Chinnaiah Pillai (P. D. Sambandam), Rajan’s brother Pattabi (T. K. Balachandran), Rajan’s sister-in-law Hema (Menaka), and Rajan’s mistress Ambujam (Suryakala).
Each one’s account of the incident points to a new suspect.
Directed by – Sundaram Balachander
Produced by – A. V. Meiyappan
Written by – Javar Seetharaman
Story by – Sundaram Balachander
Starring – Sivaji Ganesan, Pandari Bai, Javar Seetharaman
Music by Saraswathy Stores Orchestra
Cinematography – Maruthi Rao
Edited by – S. Surya
Production – AVM Productions
Release dates – 13 April 1954
Running time – 130 minutes
Country – India
Language – Tamil
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