Nandri

Nandri
Title card
Directed byRama Narayanan
Screenplay byRama Narayanan
Story byA. L. Abbaiah Naidu
Produced byA. V. M. Rajan
StarringKarthik
Nalini
Mahalakshmi
Arjun
CinematographyN. K. Viswanathan
K. S. Selvaraj
Edited byGoudhaman
Music byShankar–Ganesh
Production
company
Rajmahal
Distributed bySujatha Films[1]
Release date
  • 17 August 1984 (1984-08-17)
Running time
134 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Nandri (transl. Thanks) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language thriller film, directed and scripted by Rama Narayanan, with story written by Abbaiah Naidu. It stars Karthik, Nalini, Mahalakshmi and Arjun, with a dog named Brownie in a pivotal role. Arjun made his acting debut in Tamil with this film.[2] It is a remake of the Kannada film Thaliya Bhagya.[3] The film was released on 17 August 1984.[4]

Plot

Cast

Production

Nandri is the Tamil debut of Arjun. When approached by Rama Narayanan, he was initially reluctant due to his then poor grasp of the language, but Rama Narayanan still cast him. According to Arjun, the character being mute benefited him.[5]

Soundtrack

Music was by Shankar–Ganesh and lyrics were written by Vaali.[6]

Song Singers Length
"Naan thaan Rukumani" S. P. Sailaja 04:05
"Vaa Vaa En Thalaivan" P. Jayachandran Vani Jairam 04:21
"Thaai Seitha Paavam" P. Susheela 04:41
"Madhurai Nagarinile" Raju Jayaram Vani Jairam 04:54

References

  1. ^ "நன்றி". Anna (in Tamil). 24 August 1984. p. 4. Retrieved 5 June 2024 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
  2. ^ Anantharam, Chitra Deepa (24 July 2017). "150 and counting: Tamil 'action King' Arjun". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  3. ^ Kumar, K. Naresh (22 June 2020). "He wrote the script for Chiru hit ' Punnami Nagu'". The Hans India. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ^ "நன்றி / Nandri (1984)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  5. ^ Suganth, M (22 June 2017). "I've completed 150 films; let me experiment at least now". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Nanri Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Shankar Ganesh". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.