Nadigai (transl. Actress) is a 2008 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by G. Babuganesh and starring himself and Tejashree are in the lead roles. Babu Ganesh scored the music for this film.
| Nadigai | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | G. Babuganesh |
| Written by | G. Babuganesh |
| Produced by | G. Babuganesh |
| Starring | G. Babuganesh Tejashree |
| Cinematography | G. Babuganesh |
| Edited by | G. Babuganesh |
| Music by | G. Babuganesh |
Production company | Bala Vignesh Creations |
| Distributed by | Babuganesh Film International |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
editAlbert sets out to make a film on Mumtaj starring dancer Tejashree, and they fall in love. Albert briefly considers having Mumtaj play herself before reverting back to Tejashree. The film also highlights the dark things that happen in the cinema industry with Director Titanic and Dr. Daniel raping Tejashree's sister Chandra and killing Mumtaj.
Cast
edit- Babu Ganesh as Albert
- Tejashree as Tejashree a.k.a. Teja
- Mumtaj as herself
- K. Rajan as Director Titanic
- Kovai Sarala as Kovai Sarala
- Jeewan Kumaranatunga as Police officer
- Kanchana Mendes as Police officer
- Laura as Police officer
- Manasa as Police officer
- Vijaykar as Police inspector
- Rajendra Prasad as himself
- Shakeela as herself
- Kumarimuthu
- Vaiyapuri as Albert's friend
- Ganeshkar as Albert's friend
- Uncredited
- K. Sivasankar as himself
- Bonda Mani as Mumtaj's manager
- Vengal Rao as Rowdy
- Gundu Hanumantha Rao as himself (in the song "Kanavu Thozhirchalai")
- Jayachitra as herself
- Mumaith Khan as an item number in "Vazhkaiye Konja"
Production
editThis film began production in early 2007 with Vadivelu initially supposed to be a part of the film. This film is about the mysterious deaths of Indian heroines such as Divya Bharati, Fatafat Jayalakshmi, Monal, Prathyusha, Shoba and Silk Smitha.[citation needed] This film was reported to marked the comeback of Kanaka after a hiatus.[citation needed] The film was shot in Chennai, Coimbatore, Pondicherry and in Sri Lanka with Sri Lankan actors.[citation needed] The song "Roja Malare Rajakumari" from Veera Thirumagan (1962), the Hindi song "Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai" from Khal Nayak (1993) and a rhythm from Hero (1983) were remixed and used in the film.[citation needed]
Soundtrack
editThe music was composed by Babu Ganesh, who also wrote the lyrics.[1] S. A. Chandrasekhar, Mansoor Ali Khan, Jayachitra and Amresh Ganesh attended the audio launch as guests.[citation needed]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kanavu Thozhirchalai" | P. Unnikrishnan | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Vazhkaiye Konja" (based on "Choli Ke Peeche Kya Hai" from Khal Nayak (1993)) | Bhuvana, Babu Ganesh, Kovai Kamala | 5:35 |
| 3. | "Roja Malare" (based on "Roja Malare Rajakumari" from Veera Thirumagan (1962)) | Mary George, Binny Krishnakumar, Rajakumar | 4:55 |
| 4. | "Enda Munuswamy" | Harini, Babu Ganesh | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Thadha Mooku" | Karunas, Grace Karunas | 4:18 |
| 6. | "Velli Kolusu" | K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 5:41 |
| Total length: | 28:26 | ||
Reception
editA critic from The New Indian Express wrote that "Nadigai would have made a delightful spoof on the working of the film industry, and of film- making here. Like, on how a maker can direct, complete and get his films released at regular intervals, with not an inkling on how to work out a script".[2]
References
edit- ^ "Nadigai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Amazon Music. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "A confused, haphazard script". The New Indian Express. 10 May 2012.