Nattukku Oru Nallavan

Nattukku Oru Nallavan (transl. A good man for the country) is a 1991 Tamil-language action film written, produced and directed by V. Ravichandran and also produced by N. Veersamai. The film stars Rajinikanth and Juhi Chawla.[1]

Nattukku Oru Nallavan
Tamil Poster
Directed byV. Ravichandran
Written byV. Ravichandran
R. P. Viswam (dialogues)
Produced byV. Ravichandran
N. Veeraswamy (presenter)
StarringRajinikanth
Juhi Chawla
CinematographyR. Madhusudanan
Edited byK. Balu
Music byHamsalekha
Production
companies
Sri Eswari Productions
BMB Combines
Release date
  • 2 October 1991 (1991-10-02)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesTamil
Hindi

The film was simultaneously shot in Hindi as Shanti Kranti (transl. Peace and revolution) with a slightly different cast. The film marked the debut of popular Kannada actor Anant Nag in Tamil cinema as main antagonist. The music was composed by Hamsalekha.

The film was simultaneously released in Kannada and Telugu under the Shanti Kranti title in 1991. Nagarjuna was the lead in Telugu and Ravichandran was the lead in Kannada, while Rajinikanth was in the lead in Tamil and Hindi. Incidentally, all the versions failed at the box-office.

Plot

Nattukku Oru Nallavan is the story of an honest police officer and his fight against a dreaded criminal named Daddy who indulges in organ transplant mafia.

Cast
Actor (Tamil)Actor (Hindi)Role
RajinikanthInspector Subhash
Juhi ChawlaJyothi
V. RavichandranInspector Bharath
Anant NagDaddy
KhushbuRekha
JaishankarAlok NathCommissioner of Police
JanagarajSatyendra KapoorSubhash's father
ManoramaAruna IraniSubash's mother
-Om ShivpuriPolitician
CharuhasanPolitician
Babu AntonyBob
Y. VijayaSwathi
Delhi Ganesh-Doctor
Jai Ganesh-Advocate
Idichapuli Selvaraj-Astrologer
SangitaChild artist
Manik IraniDaddy's henchman
Jack GaudDaddy's henchman

Production

Sandalwood actor V. Ravichandran announced that Shanti Kranti will be an expensive project in his career. He decided to direct in four languages — Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. The Tamil version was titled Naattukku Oru Nallavan. Rajinikanth played the lead in Hindi and Tamil, while Nagarjuna was in Telugu and Ravichandran himself in Kannada.[2]

Release

All the four versions of the film became a failure in box office.[3][4]

Soundtrack
Tamil version

Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki, K. S. Chithra
Lyrics: Vairamuthu, Muthulingam.

No.SongSingersLyricsLength
1"Chinna Kannamma"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. JanakiVairamuthu08:22
2"En Thayinmani Kodiye"S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam04:43
3"Nallavan Nallavan"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam05:08
4"One Two Three"K. S. Chithra, S. P. BalasubrahmanyamMuthulingam07:29
5"Ore Moochi Ponal"S. Janaki04:34
6"Thendrale Thendrale"S. Janaki, S. P. BalasubrahmanyamVairamuthu05:11
7"Veedi Katti Vilaiyadalama"S. Janaki, S. P. BalasubrahmanyamMuthulingam04:46
Hindi version

Singers: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Alka Yagnik, Anuradha Paudwal, Suresh Wadkar
Lyrics: Indeevar

No.SongSingersLyricsLength
1"Ja Ae Ga"Alka YagnikIndeevar04:41
2"One Two Three"Anuradha Paudwal, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam07:32
3"Ude Uhi Uncha"Suresh Wadkar, Alka Yagnik04:45
4"Tu Hi Mera"Alka Yagnik, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam01:22
5"Sajna O O"Alka Yagnik, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam04:49
6"Purvaee Purvaee"Alka Yagnik, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam05:15
7"Aadhi Night Mein"Alka Yagnik, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam08:24
8"Jo Dare Who"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam05:10

References
  1. "From 'Kaala' To 'Sivaji', Every Time Rajinikanth Made Good Win Over Evil". The Economic Times. 7 June 2018. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. Penguin Books. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
  3. "Rajinikanth's 10 Biggest FLOPS". Rediff.com. 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  4. "Ravichandran: Big dreamer who sometimes lost his way". Deccan Herald. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
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