This AP Nagarajan directed movie is a precursor of other similar attempts. Sivaji Ganesan's feat was a masterstroke, considering the fact that he portrayed each of the nine characters with a different approach. More importantly, he took up such a challenge at a time when instances of an actor appearing in a triple role were few.

The thespian had donned three roles two years earlier in the B Ramakrishnaiah Panthulu directed Bale Pandiya.

Based on the navarasas (the nine different moods of man as per the Indian art ethos), this film had Ganesan playing nine characters that embodied emotions such as anger, compassion, courage, fear, gentleness, happiness, revulsion, romance and wonder.

Ganesan was a master orator and he used his eloquence rather effectively to differentiate one character from the other. His expertise at his craft made Navarathri an experience to remember and inspire.

Ten years later, this Tamil masterpiece became spawned a Hindi remake Naya Din Nayi Raat. Keep reading to know more on this one.

Did you know?

Navarathri was Ganesan's 100th film in a dozen years. He made his debut in 1952 with Krishnan-Panju's Parasakthi (the dialogues of this masterpiece was written by DMK leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi).

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