Natpukkaga

Natpukkaga (1998)

நட்புக்காக

A rich man's daughter accuses a loyal servant of attempting to rape her and sends him out of the house. However, she later reveals that she had falsely accused him as she had hated his father.

Date of release
1998-06-25
TMDB
6.2 / 10 (3)
Runtime
2h 48m
Genres
Drama
Director
K. S. Ravikumar

Casting

Interesting facts

Natpukkaga is a 1998 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. S. Ravikumar, starring R. Sarathkumar in dual roles as a father and son, Simran, Vijayakumar and Sujatha. The film won two Filmfare Awards South and Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, both ceremonies conferring Best Film and Best Actor (Sarathkumar). It was remade in Telugu by Ravikumar as Sneham Kosam (1999) and in Kannada as Diggajaru (2001).

Production

The story of Natpukkaga was written by the then 17-year old A. M. Jyothi Krishna, son of producer A. M. Rathnam. The initial choice for Vijayakumar's role was Sivaji Ganesan who left the film for unknown reasons. Director K. S. Ravikumar initially approached Mammootty to play the lead role. For reasons unknown, he declined the offer. Sarathkumar was then chosen to play the lead.

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