Nalanum Nandhiniyum

Nalanum Nandhiniyum
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVenkatesan R
Written byVenkatesan R
Produced byRavindar Chandrasekaran
Starring
CinematographyNizar Shafi
Edited byI J Alen
Music byAshwath
Production
company
Libra Productions
Distributed byLibra Productions
Release date
  • 11 July 2014 (2014-07-11)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Nalanum Nandhiniyum (transl. Nalan and Nandhini) is a 2014 Indian Tamil-language romance film written and directed by Venkatesan R, making his directorial debut. The film is produced and distributed by Ravindar Chandrasekaran under Libra Productions, his first film under the banner. It stars 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.

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.

Cast

Production

Nalanum Nandhiniyum is the directorial debut of Venkatesan R and the first film produced by Ravindar Chandrasekaran's Libra Productions. The film was shot prominently in Chennai, Erode and Madurai.[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ashwath, in his debut.[2] The audio launch was held on 1 June 2013 at the Victoria Hall in Geneva,[3] though the tracklist was unveiled a few days before.[4]

Track listing[5]
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Kadhal Veesum"Na. MuthukumarP. Unnikrishnan, Pop Shalini, Sowmya4:22
2."Vaadagai Koodu"Madhan KarkyShreya Ghoshal, S. P. Charan4:45
3."Gummunu Varugudhu"VivekaVijay Prakash4:51
4."Thoongama"Niranjan BharathiBalram, Chinmayi Sripada4:44
5."Sala Sala"VivekaShankar Mahadevan, Sachin Warrier4:44
6."Veetukkula Vaanavillu"Madhan KarkyDeepak, Madhumitha, Swathi Ravichandran4:26
Total length:27:52

Release

Nalanum Nandhiniyum was released on 11 July 2014.[6][7] Vendhar Movies initially acquired the distribution rights,[8] but Libra Productions later distributed the film themselves worldwide.[9]

Reception

Anupama Subramanian of 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".[10] M Suganth of The Times of India found the plot trite and the film "content to coast on feel good moments and melodrama bordering on implausibility".[11] Sify wrote, "The pace of the film is slow, which hampers the narration and makes it look like one long mega-serial. It has some heart-warming moments, but could have been better".[12]

References

  1. ↑ Jeshi, K. (4 October 2012). "A good start". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Venkatesan debuts as director with Nalanum Nandhiniyum". Chennai Online. 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "3 audio launches and a success meet in Switzerland today!". Sify. 1 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Nalanum Nandhiniyum tracklist ahead of launch". The Times of India. 27 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Nalanum Nandhiniyum (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 1 November 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2026. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Venkat Prabhu surprised with 'Nalanum Nandhiniyum'". The Times of India. 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Friday Fury-July 11". Sify. 11 July 2014. Archived from the original on 11 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Vendhar Movies' next after 'Edhir Neechal'". The Times of India. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  9. ↑ Heytamilcinema [@heytamilcinema] (6 July 2014). "#NalanumNandhiniyum release on #July11" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 1 August 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026 – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ Subramanian, Anupama (12 July 2014). "Movie Review 'Nalanum Nandhiniyum': Is slightly undercooked". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  11. ↑ Suganth, M (12 July 2014). "Nalanum Nandhiniyum Movie Review". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Nalanum Nandhiniyum". Sify. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
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