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Kanna Nalama
Kanna Nalama
Directed by	K. Balachander
Screenplay by	K. Balachander
Story by	Madhusudhan
Produced by	Muthaiah; Arunachalam
Starring	Gemini Ganesan; Jayanthi; Major Sundarrajan; Kumari Padmini; S. V. Sahasranamam;
Cinematography	N. Balakrishnan
Edited by	N. R. Kittu
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production; company	Rathnasabapathi Films
Release date	12 January 1972;
Running time	158 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Kanna Nalama (transl. Are you well, darling?)^[1] is a 1972 Indian Tamil language film, written and directed by K. Balachander. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and Jayanthi, with Major Sundarrajan, Manorama and V. S. Raghavan in supporting roles. It was released on 12 January 1972.^[2]

Plot

Kanna Nalama was Kamal Haasan's first film with K. Balachander,^[3] and dealt with the issue of "babies getting swapped".^[4]

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, with lyrics by Kannadasan.^[5]

^ ^a ^b Dharap, B. V. (1973). Indian Films. Allied Publishers. p. 6.
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^ Banerjee, Debesh (25 May 2015). "I would like to do Hindi cinema on my own terms, says Kamal Haasan". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ "How to crowd fund your movie? CIFF Forum to discuss on Monday". The Hindu. 15 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 April 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
^ "Songs from KANNA NALAMA (1972)". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.