Naani

Naani
The two characters of the film (portrayed by actors Mahesh Babu and Amisha Patel respectively) in a scene from the film.
Directed by	S .J. Suryaah
Produced by	Manjula Ghattamaneni
Starring	Mahesh Babu Amisha Patel Devayani Raghuvaran
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Release date(s)	May 14 2004
Language	Telugu
Budget	Rs.14 crores

Naani (Telugu: నాని) is a Telugu film released in 2004. Directed by S. J. Suryaah, the film stars Mahesh Babu, Amisha Patel, Devayani and Raghuvaran. The film was simultaneously made in Tamil as New.^[1][2] Naani did not fare well at the box office and only managed to get good vogue among the youth due to its fresh and awakening music.

Plot

After feeling that he is being repeatedly humiliated and unwanted by his mother and brother, eight year old Naani goes to a Scientist who turns him into a 28 year old man. As an adult, he works in a Toy Company and is pursued by Priya (Amisha Patel), daughter of his superior. He gets married to her and has a child. His mother Devayani starts looking for him and lodges a complaint in police station that her son is missing. Naani learns of his mother's love for him and asks the scientist to turn him back into a child. But the scientist's reverse process does not work and he ends being an eight year old with his mother during the day and as an adult as Priya's husband at night.

Characters

The main characters are:

• Naani (Mahesh Babu) - an 8-year-old boy who is turned into an adult overnight after drinking a potion given by a Scientist, although he retains his boyish charm and inexperience, and gains amazing physical abilities. As an adult, he gets a job at a toy company.
• Priya (Amisha Patel) - Naani's beautiful wife and intelligent daughter of company's chief in the toy company.
• Scientist (Raghuvaran) - who turns Naani into an adult.
• Naani's mother (Devayani)
• Sanjay Swaroop

Soundtrack

Naani
Soundtrack album by A. R. Rahman
Released	2004
Recorded	Panchathan Record Inn
Genre	Feature Film Soundtrack
Producer	A. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
New (2004) Naani (2004) Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa (2004)

Track #	Song	Singer(s)	Lyricist(s)
1	Naani Vayase	Karthik, Blaaze, Sunitha, Tanvi	Veturi, Blaaze
2	Chakkera	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Sujatha	Sirivennela
3	Pedave Palikina	Unnikrishnan, Sadhana Sargam	Chandra Bose
4	Vasta Nee Venuka	Hariharan, Harini	Sirivennela
5	Naaku Nuvvu	Hariharan, Poornima	Sirivennela, Blaaze
6	Spiderman	Kunal Ganjawala, Poornima	Sirivennela
7	Markandeya	Shankar Mahadevan, Nithyasree Mahadevan	Veturi

References

1. ^ "Devyani as the mother of Mahesh Babu". Idlebrain.com. 2003-03-08. http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news233.html. Retrieved 2011-03-11. 
2. ^ "Mahesh-Surya film in progress". Idlebrain.com. 2003-02-22. http://www.idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news233.html. Retrieved 2011-03-11.