Naan Aanaiyittal

<p>Pandiyan, a member of a notorious robber gang, wishes to bring about a change in his gang and turn them towards a righteous path. Velaiya, a member of that gang, commits a murder and frames Pandiyan. To escape the law, Pandiyan disguises himself as a rich man’s long-lost son and stays in his house, while Velaiya and the rich man’s manager, Kumar, try to out him. was directed by Tapi Chanakya and produced under Sathya Films by , who also wrote the screenplay. The dialogue was written by Vidwan Lakshmanan and N. Pandurangan. Cinematography was handled by P. N. Sundaram, with editing by Jambulingam. The film’s title was derived from a song from (1965). The music was composed by . was released on 4 February 1966. It was initially scheduled to release on 14 January 1966, during , but was pushed back to allow the release of another Ramachandran film, . wrote that the film “has all the ingredients to make it appealing to the masses” and praised the performances of Ramachandran and Saroja Devi. T. M. Ramachandran of gave a positive review appreciating the film’s message, also praising Vidwan Lakshman’s dialogue as “sparkling” and M. S. Viswanathan’s music as “pleasing,” although still being critical of Chanakya’s direction, saying it “could have been more inspiring”.</p>