Nadodi Pattukkaran
Nadodi Pattukkaran (transl. Nomad singer) is a 1992 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by N. K. Viswanathan. The film stars Karthik and Mohini. The film, scripted and produced by Sangili Murugan, was released on 15 May 1992.
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| Directed by | N. K. Viswanathan |
| Written by | Sangili Murugan Jaya Rajendran (dialogues) |
| Produced by | Sangili Murugan |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | N. K. Viswanathan |
| Edited by | V. Rajagopal B.K. Mohan |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Murugan Cine Arts |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Sundaram, Thevar Ayya, Periya Madurai, Seedan, Vadivelu and Annamalai form a music group. Sundaram is a jobless graduate who prefers making his living by singing than being unemployed. The group travel from village to village leaving their family. One day, the group enters a village where the robbers spread terror among the villagers. The group confront them and the police arrests the robbers. The group becomes quickly popular. Geetha, the daughter of the village head Sivathaya, falls under the spell of Sundaram. Later, Geetha and Sundaram fall in love with each other, on the other side Geetha's family objects their love. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Cast
- Karthik as Sundaram
- Mohini as Geetha
- Jaishankar as Sivathaya
- M. N. Nambiar as Thevar Ayya
- S. S. Chandran as Sakkarai
- Rocky as Periya Pandi
- Senthil as Uyaram
- Vivek
- Charle as Seedan
- Chinni Jayanth as Vadivelu
- Thyagu as Periya Madurai
- Manangatti Subramaniam as Annamalai
- Senthamarai as DSP
- V. Gopalakrishnan
- Peeli Sivam
- O. A. K. Sundar as Chinna Pandi
- Karuppu Subbiah as Suna Pana
- Kullamani
- Master Kannan
- Master Arun
- Gandhimathi as Chella Thayi
- Y. Vijaya as Vadivu
- S. N. Parvathy
- Annapoorna as Sundaram's mother
- Vijaya Chandrika
- Thalapathy Dinesh
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja, with lyrics written by Vaali, Muthulingam, Gangai Amaran, Na. Kamarasan, Piraisoodan and Parinaman.[1][2]
| Song | Singer(s) | Lyrics | Duration |
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| "Aagaya Thamarai" | Ilaiyaraaja, S. Janaki | Vaali | 4:57 |
| "Kadhalukku Kangalillai" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Swarnalatha | Muthulingam | 5:00 |
| "Mannaiyam Ponnaiyum" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | Vaali | 5:48 |
| "Vaanga Vaanga" | Malaysia Vasudevan, Mano, Ramani, T. S. Raghavendra | Piraisoodan | 5:09 |
| "Vanamellam Shenbagapoo" (solo) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | Gangai Amaran | 5:11 |
| "Vanamellam Shenbagapoo" (duet) | P. Susheela, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 4:21 | |
| "Thenpandi Cheemai" | Gangai Amaran | Parinaman | 4:34 |
| "Sithirathu There Vaa" | Mano, Swarnalatha | Na. Kamarasan | 4:48 |
Reception
N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express said "Ilayaraja has a few melodious numbers in this film, that sees Karthik emoting well. Directed and photographed by N. K. Viswanathan, the film is one that has possibilities that are wasted because of his preference for the pedestrian".[3] C. R. K. of Kalki praised the performances of Karthik, Mohini and Nambiar, Ilayaraja's music but panned the comedy and concluded no matter what the film is, after a formula has been determined that all the incidents must be in this order, there is no need for a single story writer to give them a context.[4]
References
- "Nadodi Pattukaran (1992)". Music India Online. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- "Nadodi Thendral – Nadodi Pattukkaran Ilaiyaraaja Tamil Audio Cassettes". Banumass. Archived from the original on 20 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- Krishnaswamy, N. (22 May 1992). "Nadodi Paattukkaran". The Indian Express. p. 7. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- சி. ஆர். கே. (7 June 1992). "நாடோடி பாட்டுக்காரன்". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 24–25. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.