Andha Naal

Andha Naal English That Day is a 1954 Indian Tamil mysterythriller 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. a The story, which is set during in the milieu of the SouthEast Asian theatre of World War II, is about the murder of a radio engineer Rajan Sivaji Ganesan the suspects are Rajans wife Usha Pandari Bai, the neighbour Chinnaiah Pillai P. D. Sambandam, Rajans brother Pattabi T. K. Balachandran, Rajans sisterinlaw Hema Menaka, and Rajans mistress Ambujam Suryakala. Each ones account of the incident points to a new suspect.

The two policemen question five people in and around Rajans house, most of whom are family members or friends of Rajan. The first person to be questioned is Rajans wife Usha, who is unable to speak during the inquiries. Sivanandam and Naidu feel embarrassed and are reluctant to question her further and they begin interrogating their next suspect, Chinnaiah Pillai, who reported the murder. Pillai proposes that the killer is probably Pattabi, Rajans younger brother, and recalls a confrontation between Pattabi and Rajan. Pattabi asked for his share of the family property to be apportioned and given to him. Rajan refused to give Pattabi his share, feeling that he and his wife would squander it. Pillai concludes that this may have prompted Pattabi to kill Rajan.Sivanandam and Naidu decide to interrogate Pattabi, who feels remorse for Rajans death and states that he did not treat his brother well and failed to understand his good intentions. He recounts an incident in which Pattabis wife Hema had fought with Rajan for not apportioning the property. Pattabi states that Hema could have killed Rajan for money as she loses sanity when overpowered by anger. Sivanandam briefly leaves Naidu to interrogate Hema. She is initially impudent and refuses to give a statement about the crime, but she later yields when threatened that her husband will be arrested. She reveals Rajans extramarital affair with a dancer named Ambujam, who is pregnant with Rajans child. As Rajan treated the news with a reckless attitude, Hema proposes that Ambujam could have killed Rajan. When questioned, Ambujam accuses Pillai of the murder, saying that he was her foster father who wanted her to stay away from Rajan, after the three met during a picnic. As their relationship continued, Pillai became infuriated and wanted to end the affair. ........

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