Nandhi (2011 film)

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Nandhi
Directed by Tamilvannan
Written byTamilvannan
Produced byD. Dinesh Karthick
Starring Akhil
Sanusha
CinematographyM. P. Ratheesh
Edited by V. T. Vijayan
Music by Bharadwaj
Production
company
Vision x Media
Release date
  • 11 February 2011 (2011-02-11)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Nandhi is a 2011 Indian Tamil-language film written and directed by Tamilvannan and produced by Dinesh Karthik. [1] The film stars Akhil, Sanusha, and Singampuli. The music was composed by Bharadwaj with editing by V. T. Vijayan and cinematography by M. P. Ratheesh. The film was released on 11 February 2011.

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Plot

Pazhani swears he'll reclaim his beloved cow, which his father sold to make ends meet. Meanwhile, he also develops feelings for Karthika. However, the presence of Selvaraj causes issues for him in his romantic life.

Cast

Soundtrack

Director Tamilvannan worked with composer Yuvan Shankar Raja for his first two films, Kalvanin Kadhali and Machakaaran , which were hits. For Nandhi, however, the music director was Bharadwaj.[ citation needed ]

All lyrics are written by Muthu Vijayan

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Idhuthaan Kaathal Enbatha" Hariharan 5:38
2."Idhuthaan Kaathal Enbatha"Prasanna5:36
3."Mayanginen Mayanginen" Mukesh, Priyadarshini 4:17
4."Sanguchakkara Saami" Chinnaponnu, Rajamani4:17
5."Tanjore Thavil"Mukesh, Ananthu, M. L. R. Karthikeyan, Bharadwaj, Surmukhi Raman, Karpagam4:15
6."Thannikulla Thee Pidichathennavo" Karthik, Janani Bharadwaj 4:37
Total length:34:05

Reception

Behindwoods wrote, "Nandhi is just another village love story that does not stand out for any of its aspects". [2] Kungumam reviewed the film more positively for Mohan's performance, Singampuli's comedy and Bharadwaj's music. [3]

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References

  1. "Tears in Nandhi's climax scene". The New Indian Express . 26 January 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  2. "Nandhi Movie Review". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. "நந்தி". Kungumam (in Tamil). 21 February 2011. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 11 April 2024.