Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri

Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri (transl.I am both the king and minister) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film, directed by Balu Anand and produced by Thooyavan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Raadhika and Jeevitha. It was remade in Telugu as Nene Raja Nene Mantri (1987).

Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri
Directed byBalu Anand
Screenplay byR. Sundarrajan
Story byBalu Anand
Produced byThooyavan
StarringVijayakanth
Raadhika
Jeevitha
CinematographyRajarajan
Edited byR. Vittal
C. Lancy
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Appu Movies
Release date
  • 21 December 1985 (1985-12-21)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Cast

Production

Balu Anand, who worked as an assistant to R. Sundarrajan made his directorial debut with this film.[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[2][3]

SongSingersLyricsLength
"Mayanginen Solla Thayanginen"Jayachandran, SusheelaVaali04:16
"Thegam Sirakadikkum"Jayachandran, ChithraMu. Metha04:34
"Ilasa Sirusa"Gangai Amaran, S. N. SurendarVaali03:51
"Kelaayo Kanna"Susheela, Usha SrinivasanVaali04:52
"Manthakasamudan"Ilaiyaraaja, T. S. Raghavendra, S. P. Sailaja, Gangai AmaranGangai Amaran04:53

Reception

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote the film which went briskly went lame till the climax. The critic however praised the humour and Ilaiyaraaja's music.[4]

References

  1. Exclusive Interview with Film Director And Actor Balu Ananth (in Tamil). Thandora. 19 September 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2016 via YouTube.
  2. "Naane Raaja Naane Mandhiri (1985)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  3. "Naane Raja Naane Manthiri Tamil Film LP VInyl Record by Ilarayaraja [sic]". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  4. ஜெயமன்மதன் (21 July 1985). "நானே ராஜா நானே மந்திரி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 61. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
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