Nadigai
| 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 |
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.
Plot[edit]
Albert 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
- R. Sarathkumar as himself (archival footage)
- Vijayakumar as himself (archival footage)
- Radha Ravi as himself (archival footage)
- Mumaith Khan as an item number in "Vazhkaiye Konja"
Production[edit]
This 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.[1][2] This film was reported to marked the comeback of Kanaka after a hiatus.[3] The film was shot in Chennai, Coimbatore, Pondicherry and in Sri Lanka with Sri Lankan actors.[1] 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.[4]
Soundtrack[edit]
The music was composed by Babu Ganesh, who also wrote the lyrics.[5] S. A. Chandrasekhar, Mansoor Ali Khan, Jayachitra and Amresh Ganesh attended the audio launch as guests.[6]
| 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 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Vadivelu and 'Nadigai'". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "An actress as actress - Tejashree - Tamil News". IndiaGlitz.com. 20 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Kanaka is back in the hunt - Kannada News". IndiaGlitz.com. 18 May 2007. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Remix song line-up Nadigai - Kannada News". IndiaGlitz.com. 4 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Nadigai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Amazon Music. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Nadigai Audio Launch". Behindwoods. Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 26 May 2024.