Nalanum Nandhiniyum
Nalanum Nandhiniyum (English: Nalan and Nadhini) is a 2014 Tamil romance film written and directed by Venkatesan R.,[1] a former associate director of Venkat Prabhu, here making his debut as solo director. Having ventured under Ravindar Chandrasekaran's production house, The Libra Productions, the film features Michael Thangadurai and Nandita Swetha in lead roles.
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| Directed by | Venkatesan R |
| Produced by | Ravindar Chandrasekaran |
| Written by | Venkatesan R |
| Starring | Michael Thangadurai Nandita Swetha |
| Music by | Ashwath Naganathan |
| Cinematography | Nizar Shafi |
| Edited by | I J Alen |
Production company | Libra Productions |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Duraipandi and Arunachalam have a worsening feud, but Nalan, the son of Duraipandi's sister, and Nandhini, Arunachalam's daughter, have known each other from childhood, love each other, get married, and move to Chennai. They hope to heal the feud, but struggle to make it in the big city; Nalan is irresponsible, but Nandhini finds work as a teacher. Her falling pregnant and losing her job is a wake-up call; he tries and succeeds in breaking into the film industry and becomes a successful director.[2][3]
Cast
- Michael Thangadurai as Nalan
- Nandita as Nandhini[4]
- Jayaprakash as Duraipandi
- Azhagam Perumal as Arunachalam
- Renuka as Rajalakshmi
- Soundararaja as Muthu
- Soori as Sivabalan
- Sujatha
- Chaams
- Jangiri Madhumitha
- Rinson Simon as Nalan's brother
- Venkat Prabhu as Guest Appearance
- Sudhar (uncredited)
Soundtrack
The audio launch was held on June 1 at the Victoria Hall in Geneva, Switzerland along with the audios of Thillu Mullu and Sutta Kadhai.[5] Behindwoods wrote:"The album houses complex and beautiful melodies, but feels in need of more hooks".[6]
Audio and Trailer Launch in Chennai happened 19 March.[7]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Gummunu Varugudhu" | Viveka | Vijay Prakash | 5:32 |
| 2. | "Kadhal Veesum" | Na. Muthukumar | P. Unnikrishnan, Pop Shalini, Sowmya | 4:34 |
| 3. | "Sala Sala" | Viveka | Shankar Mahadevan, Sachin Warrier | 3:37 |
| 4. | "Vaadagai Koodu" | Shreya Ghoshal, S. P. B. Charan | ||
| 5. | "Thoongama" | Niranjan Bharathi | Balram, Chinmayi Sripada | 4:45 |
Reception
The reviewer for the Deccan Chronicle judged the film "undercooked", failing to balance the intensity—such as the two warring old men, whose performances he judged the best part of it—with the "charming innocence of the romance".[3] The reviewer for the Times of India found the plot trite and the film "content to coast on feel good moments and melodrama bordering on implausibility".[2]
References
- "Venkatesan debuts as director with Nalanum Nandhiniyum" Archived 20 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Movies - ChennaiOnline
- M. Suganth, TNN, "Nalanum Nandhiniyum", Movie Reviews, Times of India, 12 July 2014.
- Anupama Subramanian, "'Nalanum Nandhiniyum': Is slightly undercooked", Movie Review, Deccan Chronicle, 12 July 2014.
- K. Jeshi, "A Good start", The Hindu, 5 October 2012.
- http://www.sify.com/movies/3-audio-launches-and-a-success-meet-in-switzerland-today-news-tamil-ngblMjiiebg.html
- http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/nalanum-nandhiniyum/nalanum-nandhiniyum-songs-review.html
- http://yozin.org/nalanum-nandhiniyum-review/