Thaai Naadu

Thaai Naadu (transl. Mother Land) is a 1989 Indian Tamil-language film, written and directed by R. Aravindraj. The film stars Sathyaraj and Raadhika. It was released on 16 February 1989.[1]

For 1947 tamil film, see Thaai Nadu.

Thaai Naadu
Poster
Directed byR. Aravindraj
Written byR. Aravindraj
Produced byMadampatti Sivakumar
StarringSathyaraj
Raadhika
CinematographyA. Ramesh Kumar
Edited byG. Jayachandran
Music byManoj–Gyan
Production
company
Chemba Movies
Release date
  • 16 February 1989 (1989-02-16)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

In the 1960s, a military officer Tamizhmani (Sathyaraj) is accused, inequitably, of giving intelligence to the enemy, during an operation, code named Day Break. Before he can bring out the truth, he is murdered. The murder was made up as a suicide by the criminals. Four of Tamizhmani's subordinates are suspected: his comrades-in-arms (the traitors of the story) who said they were his friends. Tamizhmani's name banished forever, and his family was delivered to the vindication of the people, who set their place of residence on fire, in reprisal. Tamizhmani's son Anandhan (also Sathyaraj), informed of his origins, starts an investigation to restore his honor and find the real culprits.

Cast
  • Sathyaraj as Albert, alias Anandhan & Brigadier (Three stars) Tamizhmani, Anandhan's father
  • Raadhika as Julie
  • M. N. Nambiar as Saleem Bhai
  • Jaishankar as Christopher, Photographer officer
  • Captain Raju as Ramoji alias Colonel Ramasundhar
  • Srividya as Meenatchi Amma, mother of Anandhan
  • Janagaraj as Samuel
  • Nassar as S.K.T. alias Major S. Krishna Tulasi
  • Kitty as Lieutenant Colonel Prithiviraj
  • Krishnamoorthi as Raja
  • Logu
  • John
  • Ilavarasan as advocat Pandhiyan
  • Kokila as Ramiya, Anandhan's sister & advocat Pandhiyan's wife
  • P. R. Varalakshmi as a sister
  • "Hemnag" Babu

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Manoj–Gyan, with lyrics by Aabavanan.[2][3]

SongSingersLength
"Naan Mudhan Mudhal"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela05:05
"Oh Kangale"T. M. Soundararajan, Malaysia Vasudevan04:47
"Oru Mullai Poo"T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela05:30
"Thaai Maman"T. M. Soundararajan, Vani Jairam05:11
"Thaalam Thatti"T. M. Soundararajan04:33

Reception

The Indian Express wrote, "A routine story of revenge flashily told with the script adopting a zig-zag course to hide away the cliches".[4]

References
  1. "Thainaadu ( 1989 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 20 September 2004. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. "Thai Naadu (1990)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  3. "Thaai Naadu Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Manoj Kyan". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. Krishnaswamy, N. (17 February 1989). "Thaainaadu". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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