Naadodigal

Naadodigal
Directed by	Samuthirakani
Produced by	S. Michael Rayappan
Written by	Samuthirakani
Starring	Sasikumar Vijay Vasanth Bharani Ananya Abhinaya Ganja Karuppu
Music by	Sundar C Babu
Cinematography	S. R. Kathiir
Editing by	A. L. Ramesh
Studio	Global Infotainment
Release date(s)	26 June 2009 (2009-06-26)
Running time	165 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil
Budget	5 crores
Box office	26 crores (overall share)[1]

Naadodigal (Tamil: நாடோடிகள் ; English: Nomads) is a 2009 Indian drama film written and directed by Samuthirakani. The film stars Sasikumar along with Chennai 600028 fame Vijay Vasanth and Kallori fame Bharani in lead roles, with newcomers Ananya, Abhinaya and Malaysia-based Shanthini Deva enacting the lead female roles and Ganja Karuppu playing a pivotal role, providing comical relief. The plot focuses on a trio who attempt to unite their friend with his lover against the wishes of all families involved, and at heavy cost to themselves, only to realize that the lovers separate after a short while. The film released in June 2009, garnering positive reviews.^[2][3]

Plot

The film revolves around three characters – Karunakaran (Sasikumar), Pandi (Bharani) and Chandran (Vijay). The trio eats, sleeps and parties together in Rajapalayam. They also have their individual ambitions in life.

Karunakaran is in love with his uncle’s daughter Nallama (Ananya). He is madly pursuing a government job because his uncle agrees to the marriage if and when he obtains one. Pandi is desperate to go abroad and get rich, while Chandran is committed to start a computer center.

All goes well until Saravanan (Ranga) enters, a childhood friend of Karunakaran. Son of a former MP (Member of Parliament), he is in love with Prabha (Shanthini Devi), daughter of a bigwig in Namakkal. Shocked by Saravanan’s suicide attempt due to love failure, the trio promises to help him out and unite the two lovers. They set out to Namakkal where they enlist the help of their old friend 'Ganja' Karuppu.

The trio manages to help the couple get married and settle down in a safe place. Caught between the two families, Chandran loses his leg and Pandi goes deaf. Meanwhile, Karunankaran suffers a personal loss in the family.

Soon they realise that the battle they fought did not serve any purpose because the couple develop difference of opinions and split within a short time. Their sacrifices for their friend’s love amounted to nothing.

What the trio then does to teach the couple a lesson, forms the movie climax.

Cast

• Sasikumar as Karunakaran Natraj
• Vijay Vasanth as Chandran Karuppiah
• Bharani as Rangapaandi Azhagusundaram
• Ananya as Nallammaal
• Abhinaya as Pavithra Natraj
• Ranga as Saravanan
• Shanthini Deva as Prabha Pazhanivelraman
• Ganja Karuppu as Maariyappan
• Jayaprabha as Sangvi Pathak
• Lakshmi Ramakrishnan
• L. Raja as Natraj Veerabhadran
• V. Jayaprakash as Pazhanivelraman

Remakes

Following its success, the film is currently being remade in Kannada, Telugu and Hindi. The Kannada version, titled Hudugaru stars Puneeth Rajkumar,Srinagara Kitty and Yogesh. The Telugu version, titled Shambo Shiva Shambo, named after a hit song from the original film, stars Ravi Teja, Allari Naresh, Siva Balaji, Priyamani, Abhinaya, and Sunil in the lead roles. It is said that Shahid Kapoor may star in the Hindi version, which is in its pre-production stage. Both versions will be directed by Samuthirakani himself. The Kannada version will have a different director, from the Kannada industry. Ithu Nammude Katha, an Malayalam film, is reportedly based on Nadodigal. The film stars Asif Ali, Nishan, Abhishek, Amala Paul, Nimisha along with Ananya herself. It is written and direced by debutant Rakesh Kannankara.^[4]

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Moviereviews/June09/72Nadodigal%20.aspx
3. ^ http://sify.com/movies/tamil/review.php?id=14896479&ctid=5&cid=2429
4. ^ "Ithu Nammude Katha Synopsis". Nowrunning.com. http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7921/malayalam/ithu-nammude-katha/preview.htm. Retrieved 2011-01-21.