Naan Adimai Illai

Nann Adimai Illai (transl. I am not a slave) is a 1986 Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Dwarakish.[1] The film starred Rajinikanth and Sridevi in the lead roles.[2][3][4]

Nann Adimai Illai
Poster
Directed byDwarakish
Produced byDwarakish
Screenplay byS. L. Bihari,
Partho Mukherjee
Based onPyar Jhukta Nahin by Vijay Sadanah
StarringRajinikanth
Sridevi
Girish Karnad
Manorama
Vijayakumar
Thengai Srinivasan
Y. G. Mahendra
Delhi Ganesh
Music byVijay Anand
CinematographyDevi Prasad
Edited byGauthamraj
Production
company
Dwarakish Chithra
Release date
  • 1 March 1986 (1986-03-01)
Running time
145 Minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

This was the last Tamil film for actress Sridevi in 1980s who then concentrated on her Bollywood career.[5] She returned to Tamil films in 2012 through English Vinglish.[6] Nann Adimai Illai ran for 75 days in all major cities and was a moderate success at the box office.[5][7]

The film was a remake of the Kannada film Nee Bareda Kadambari (1985) which itself was a remake of the Hindi film Pyar Jhukta Nahin (1985).[8]

Plot

Vijay (Rajinikanth) is a professional photographer from a middle-class background, who falls in love with a rich girl, Priya (Sridevi), whose father is Rajasekhar (Girish Karnad), a class-conscious man. They are stubborn in their love and marry against her parents' wishes. But soon the marriage is on the rocks due to the difference in their backgrounds, with the wily Rajasekhar playing his cards very well to split his daughter from Vijay. They have a fight and Priya goes back to her parents' house and Rajasekhar coerces her to file for divorce from Vijay. After a few days, Priya visits the doctor for a stomach-ache and learns that she is pregnant. An elated Priya is ready to mend fences with Vijay and wants to tell him the news, but is blocked by her dad who has fixed her re-marriage with someone else. She gives her dad the slip and goes to Vijay's house, just to find out that he vacated the place recently. Later Vijay is in a hospital to visit his friend and Priya is brought to the same hospital with labour pains. Vijay is thrilled and tries to talk to Priya, but Rajasekhar tells Vijay that he will give him the baby on the condition that he promises he will never see Priya again and Vijay agrees. Priya gives birth to a son and Vijay takes him away. Priya's father tells her that the baby was stillborn. She is dejected and loses her mental balance and thinks that her son is still alive. Vijay brings up his son away from Priya's family. Many years later, Priya who is seriously depressed and always carries a doll assuming it to be her son, is unknowingly brought by her parents close to where Vijay lives and gets acquainted with a boy in the neighbourhood. The boy turns out to be her son and he leads Priya to Vijay.

Cast

Production

Naan Adimai Illai was Sridevi's final appearance in a Tamil film before she shifted her focus to Bollywood, though she would later return with Puli (2015).[9]

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Vijay Anand. The song "Oru Jeevan Thaan" is based on Misra Sivaranjani.[10]

All tracks are written by Vaali, Vairamuthu and Muthulingam.

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Oru Jeevanthan"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:48
2."Devi Devi"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:32
3."Vaa Vaa"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:35
4."Pona Poguthu"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:19
5."Oru Jeevanthan Pathos 1"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam4:56
6."Oru Jeevanthan Pathos 2"S. Janaki5:20
7."Vaa Vaa Idayame"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki4:27
Total length:29:35

References
  1. Film News Anandan (2004). Sadhanaigal padaitha Tamil Thiraipada Varalaaru (in Tamil). Chennai: Sivagami Publications. pp. 28:2712.
  2. "Rajinikanth filmography". Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  3. "Jointscene listing for Naan Adimai Illai". Jointscene. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  4. "Rajnikant birthday specials on TV channels". Screen. 23 December 2005. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
  5. "Rajinikanth's 10 Biggest FLOPS". Rediff. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  6. https://www.moviecrow.com/News/1262/ContactUs.html
  7. http://www.rajinifans.com/boxoffice/
  8. "I'm her Meera, says Sridevi's ardent fan". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/sridevi-speaks-about-painting-vanity-vans-and-yes-puli-which-marks-her-return-to-tamil-cinema-after-29-years/article7747210.ece
  10. https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/sivaranjani-for-pathos/article3945587.ece
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