Navarathri (1964 film)

Navarathri Nine Nights is a 1964 Tamil Drama film by A. P. Nagarajan. The film is well known for starring Sivaji Ganesan in nine distinct roles the basic emotions wonder, fear, compassion, anger, peace, love, courage, repulsion and happiness. It was Sivajis 100th film he acted. Navarathri traces Nalinas Savitri experience of these nine emotions on nine consecutive nights. The record of playing most number of roles in one Tamil film was long held by Sivaji Ganesan until 2008 when it was broken by Kamal Haasan in Dasavathaaram 2008. In 1966, the film was remade in Telugu with the same title and in Hindi as Naya Din Nai Raat 1974with Sanjeev Kumar.

Nalina Savitri is the only daughter of a rich man. When she happily celebrates Navaratri festival at her home with her friends her father informs about the visit of a groom and his parents for her wedding. Nalina is reluctant to the proposal as she wants to marry her college mate Anand. After arguments with her father, she leaves away from home without her fathers knowledge at the first Navaratri night.First Night Wonder She searches for her lover in the college hostel but finds that he has gone to get married. Nalina felts cheated by Anand and attempts for suicide where she is stopped by a widower Arputharaj Sivaji Ganesan. He takes her to his house and introduces her to his daughter. He urges her to tell her address to drop her safely. Unwilling to return home she leaves the place the next early morning. ........

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