Naan Oru Malaysian ( transl. I am a Malaysian) is a 1991 Malaysian Tamil-language film directed by Suhan Panchacharam starring himself. This was the first Tamil film to be made by Malaysians and shot in Malaysia. [1] [2] [3] [4] The first Tamil film to be made by Tamil Malaysians was Ratha Pei (1969); however, that film was shot in India. [5]
The film is about a man who falls in love with a woman in an estate. [6]
Suhan "Pansha" Panchacharam, [8] who starred in the Tamil television series Adutha Veedu made his directorial debut with this film. The film was shot on 35 mm movie film. [1]
The scene where the heroine proves her virginity by walking in fire similar to Sita in Ramayana was viewed critically by females. [6]
The film ran for a week and collected RM 150,000. The film ran full house at Federal Cinema in Kuala Lumpur. The political tension between two rival political parties negatively impacted collections. [1] Later Tamil films such as Chemman Sallai, Andaal and Uyir were better received than this film. [9]
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Naan Oru Malaysian ( transl. I am a Malaysian) is a 1991 Malaysian Tamil-language film directed by Suhan Panchacharam starring himself. This was the first Tamil film to be made by Malaysians and shot in Malaysia. [1] [2] [3] [4] The first Tamil film to be made by Tamil Malaysians was Ratha Pei (1969); however, that film was shot in India. [5]
The film is about a man who falls in love with a woman in an estate. [6]
Suhan "Pansha" Panchacharam, [8] who starred in the Tamil television series Adutha Veedu made his directorial debut with this film. The film was shot on 35 mm movie film. [1]
The scene where the heroine proves her virginity by walking in fire similar to Sita in Ramayana was viewed critically by females. [6]
The film ran for a week and collected RM 150,000. The film ran full house at Federal Cinema in Kuala Lumpur. The political tension between two rival political parties negatively impacted collections. [1] Later Tamil films such as Chemman Sallai, Andaal and Uyir were better received than this film. [9]
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