Nalanum Nandhiniyum

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Nalanum Nandhiniyum
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Directed byVenkatesan R
Written byVenkatesan R
Produced byRavindar Chandrasekaran
Starring Michael Thangadurai
Nandita Swetha
Cinematography Nizar Shafi
Edited byI J Alen
Music by Ashwath (music director)
Production
company
Libra Productions
Release date
  • 11 July 2014 (2014-07-11)
Running time
132 min
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Nalanum Nandhiniyum (English: Nalan and Nandhini) 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. The film is produced by Ravindar Chandrasekaran under his production house, The Libra Productions. The film features Michael Thangadurai and Nandita Swetha in lead roles, while Jayaprakash, Azhagam Perumal, and Soori play supporting roles. The music is composed by Ashwath Naganathan, and the film was released on 11 July 2014.

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Plot

Duraipandi and Arunachalam have a worsening foe, 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. Nandhini finds work as a teacher. Her falling pregnant and losing her job is a wake-up call; Nalan tries and succeeds in breaking into the film industry and becoming a successful director. [2] [3]

Cast

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.TitleLyricssinger(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 Warrier3:37
4."Vaadagai Koodu"  Shreya Ghoshal, S. P. B. Charan  
5."Thoongama"Niranjan BharathiBalram, Chinmayi Sripada 4:45

Reception

The reviewer for the Deccan Chronicle judged the film "undercooked", failing to balance the intensitysuch as the two warring old men, whose performances he judged the best part of itwith 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]

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