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{{short description|1981 film by K. Balachander}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = 47 Natkal
| image = 47 Natkal.jpg
| caption = Poster of the Tamil version
| director = [[K. Balachander]]
| screenplay = K. Balachander
| based_on = {{based on|''47 Natkal''|[[Sivasankari]]}}
| producer = R. Venkataraman
| starring = [[Chiranjeevi]]<br />[[Jayaprada]]<br />Anne Patricia
| cinematography = [[B. S. Lokanath|B. S. Loknath]]
| editing = N. R. Kittu
| music = [[M. S. Viswanathan]]
| studio = Premalaya Pictures
| released = {{film date|df=y|1981|7|17|Tamil|1981|9|3|Telugu}}
| country = India
| language = {{ubl|Tamil|Telugu}}
}}

'''''47 Natkal''''' ({{translation|47 days}}) is a 1981 Indian [[drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[K. Balachander]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=47 Naatkal |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b71ab5863 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325060248/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b71ab5863 |archive-date=25 March 2022 |access-date=25 March 2022 |website=[[British Film Institute]]}}</ref> It was [[multiple-language version|simultaneously made]] in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] languages, the latter titled '''''47 Rojulu'''''. The film stars [[Chiranjeevi]], [[Jayaprada]] and Anne Patricia. Based on the novel of the same name by [[Sivasankari]], it revolves around Vaishali (Jayaprada) and how her marriage to Kumar (Chiranjeevi) lasts only 47 days. The Tamil version was released on 17 July 1981 and the Telugu version on 3 September 1981.

== Plot ==
Actress [[Saritha]] comes to a small town to talk to Vaishali, because she is about to play her in a film based on her life. Vaishali suffers from hysteria and angrily shuts out Saritha. The story is now told in flashback form, when Vaishali's brother tells Saritha about her marriage to Kumar, lasting for only 47 days. Kumar takes Vaishali to a country manor in a town 30 km away from Paris, France ([[Férolles]]). She does not know French or English. Kumar already has a French first wife Lucie living there on the top floor. He deceives both his wives: He tells Vaishali that Lucy is a friend, while he tells Lucy that Vaishali is his sister. Eventually, Vaishali figures out his bigamy and wishes not to stay with him as his second wife/ mistress. She does not know of anyone who knows her language and who can help her escape.

Kumar tortures and threatens her to make her act as his mentally deranged sister. He treats her in a very sadistic manner unacceptable to any human in the world at all. He uses his cigarette to burn her fingers, burns her palm on the stove and takes her to watch a porn film since she did not want to sleep in the same bed as him. A pickpocket sees Kumar abusing Vaishali and tells her about an Indian doctor named Shankar who maybe able to help her. In the meantime, Vaishali becomes pregnant, and Kumar is afraid that Lucy will discover his deception. He tries to force Vaishali to have an unsafe and uncivil abortion. Dr. Shanker rescues her and tells Lucy everything about Kumar's bigamy. Lucy ends their marriage by throwing her ring into the river. Dr. Shanker brings Vaishali back to India; she moves back in with her brother and mother. No mention is made as to what happened to her pregnancy and no baby is seen or heard. It is presumed that she may have later had an abortion, since she did not want to be connected to her ex-husband Kumar in any way whatsoever. When Saritha asks why she didn't remarry (perhaps to her rescuer Dr. Shanker), Vaishali, clearly pissed off by the question, angrily replies that a woman does not always have to be married. However, she placates Saritha by saying that she wouldn't mind if her character is shown as remarried in the film.

== Cast ==
* [[Chiranjeevi]] as Kumar
* [[Jayaprada]] as Vaishali
* Anne Patricia as Lucy
* [[Rama Prabha]]
* Jayasri
* Prameela
* Varalakshmi
* [[Sarath Babu]] as Shankar
* Nazeem
* Chakrapani
* [[J. V. Ramana Murthi|Ramana Murthi]]
* G. P. Ramanath
* [[Saritha]] as herself (uncredited)

== Production ==
''47 Natkal'' is based on [[Sivasankari]]'s novel of the same name which was serialised in the magazine ''Idayam Pesukirathu''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Padmanabhan |first=Geeta |date=25 March 2006 |title=There's truth in her fiction |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/theres-truth-in-her-fiction/article3189614.ece |url-status=dead |access-date=6 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918020705/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/theres-truth-in-her-fiction/article3189614.ece |archive-date=18 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Swaminathan |first=G. |date=2 July 2020 |title=Print to celluloid: From 'Kalvanin Kadhali' and 'Mullum Malaram' to 'Ponniyin Selvan' |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/print-to-celluloid-from-kalvanin-kadhali-and-mullum-malaram-to-ponniyin-selvan/article31971471.ece |url-status=live |access-date=23 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703191656/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/print-to-celluloid-from-kalvanin-kadhali-and-mullum-malaram-to-ponniyin-selvan/article31971471.ece |archive-date=3 July 2020}}</ref> Sivasankari is also credited for the film's dialogues.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ramesh |first=Neeraja |date=17 October 2019 |title=When novel idea works in cinema |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/when-novel-idea-works-in-cinema/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191103031755/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/tracking-indian-communities/when-novel-idea-works-in-cinema/ |archive-date=3 November 2019 |access-date=30 November 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> The film marked Telugu actor [[Chiranjeevi]]'s Tamil debut,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Narayanan |first=Sujatha |date=6 January 2017 |title=Chiranjeevi is back with Khaidi No 150: How the megastar came to rule the Telugu film industry |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/chiranjeevi-is-back-with-khaidi-no-150-how-the-megastar-came-to-rule-the-telugu-film-industry-3191112.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406165149/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/chiranjeevi-is-back-with-khaidi-no-150-how-the-megastar-came-to-rule-the-telugu-film-industry-3191112.html |archive-date=6 April 2018 |access-date=6 April 2018 |website=[[Firstpost]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Selvaraj |first=Raymond |date=16 November 2016 |title="47 நாட்கள்" திரைப்பட இலக்கியப் பின்னணி! |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/tamil/audio/thiraikku-vanatha-ilakkiyam-part-14 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610090750/https://www.sbs.com.au/language/tamil/audio/thiraikku-vanatha-ilakkiyam-part-14 |archive-date=10 June 2021 |access-date=28 January 2021 |website=[[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]] |language=ta}}</ref> and was simultaneously filmed in Telugu as ''47 Rojulu''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 August 2015 |title=Under-rated performances revisited on Chiranjeevi's 60th b'day |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/under-rated-performances-revisited-on-chiranjeevis-60th-bday/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028094134/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/regional/under-rated-performances-revisited-on-chiranjeevis-60th-bday/ |archive-date=28 October 2016 |access-date=6 April 2018 |website=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
The film's original soundtrack was composed by [[M. S. Viswanathan]], while the Tamil lyrics were penned by [[Kannadasan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=47 Naatkal Tamil Film Super 7 EP Vinyl Record by M.S.viswanathan |url=https://mossymart.com/product/47-naatkal-tamil-film-super-7-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220325060249/https://mossymart.com/product/47-naatkal-tamil-film-super-7-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/ |archive-date=25 March 2022 |access-date=25 March 2022 |website=Mossymart}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=47 Naatkal |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/6bxo9A4U9wsvVlS06qgTL4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130061450/https://open.spotify.com/album/6bxo9A4U9wsvVlS06qgTL4 |archive-date=30 November 2021 |access-date=30 November 2021 |website=[[Spotify]]}}</ref> For the Telugu version, the lyrics were penned by [[Aatreya (playwright)|Aatreya]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=47 – Rojulu (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4dzF0utoVA2uXiw3TPErH9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221101506/https://open.spotify.com/album/4dzF0utoVA2uXiw3TPErH9 |archive-date=21 February 2022 |access-date=21 February 2022 |website=[[Spotify]]}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| headline = Tamil
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Maan Kanda Sorgangal
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length1 = 8:13
| title2 = Thottu Kattiya Maappillai
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Vani Jairam]]
| length2 = 7:21
| title3 = Ival Unai Ninaikkum Podhe
| extra3 = Vani Jairam
| length3 = 4:00
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Telugu
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = O.. Paidi Ledemma
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| length1 = 8:33
| title2 = Alanti Ilanti Ammayini Kanu
| extra2 = Vani Jairam
| length2 = 3:37
| title3 = Sutram Kattadabbayi
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[Vani Jairam]]
| length3 = 7:33
}}

== Release and reception ==
''47 Natkal'' was released on 17 July 1981, and ''47 Rojulu'' on 3 September 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 September 2021 |title=40 ఏళ్ళ ’47 రోజులు’ |url=https://ntvtelugu.com/40-years-for-chiranjeevi-47-rojulu-movie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210904150814/https://ntvtelugu.com/40-years-for-chiranjeevi-47-rojulu-movie/ |archive-date=4 September 2021 |access-date=4 September 2021 |website=[[NTV (Indian TV channel)|NTV]] |language=te}}</ref> Sindhu and Jeeva of ''[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]'' negatively reviewed ''47 Natkal'', saying it was not as entertaining or exciting as the novel.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=சிந்து |last2=ஜீவா |date=16 August 1981 |title=47 நாட்கள் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1981/aug/16-08-1981/p56.jpg |url-status=live |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |language=ta |page=56 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221101435/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1981/aug/16-08-1981/p56.jpg |archive-date=21 February 2022 |access-date=21 February 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0154101}}

{{K. Balachander}}

[[Category:1980s multilingual films]]
[[Category:1980s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:1981 films]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Films directed by K. Balachander]]
[[Category:Films scored by M. S. Viswanathan]]
[[Category:Films set in Paris]]
[[Category:Films shot in Paris]]
[[Category:Films with screenplays by K. Balachander]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]

47 Natkal - Revision history

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