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Naiyaandi
Theatrical release poster
Directed byA. Sarkunam
Written byA. Sarkunam
Produced byS. Kathiresan
Starring
CinematographyR. Velraj
Edited byRaja Mohammad
Music byGhibran
Production
company
Five Star Films
Release date
  • 11 October 2013 (2013-10-11)
Running time
142 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Naiyaandi (transl. Satire) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language romantic action comedy film written and directed by A. Sarkunam. The film stars Dhanush and Nazriya Nazim. An unofficial remake of the 1993 Malayalam film Meleparambil Anveedu, it focuses on the love between a kuthuvilakku shop owner and a dental student. The film was released on 11 October 2013.

Plot

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The story begins with Chinna Vandu's brothers Paranjothi and Paranthavan, who are not yet married, despite their old age. Chinna Vandu, who studied in his uncle's son's home, falls in love with Vanaroja, a dental student who comes there to visit her grandmother and see the village festival. Chinna Vandu finds many ways to make Vanaroja fall in love, such as making her laugh, but she still does not fall in love with him. During the village festival, Vanaroja's ring goes missing, so her father Poongavanam comes there and tells everyone to find the ring for a reward of ₹1 lakh (equivalent to ₹1.7 lakh or US$2,000 in 2023). Only Chinna Vandu finds it in front of Vanaroja, but he gives the ring to a poor lady to claim the prize, as Vanaroja does not like him. Seeing this, Vanaroja falls in love with him.

Chinna Vandu makes a challenge to himself: to know whether Vanaroja's in love or not. He gets to know that Vanaroja is also in love with him. Vanaroja leaves the village to her home but upon reaching, she finds her father has arranged her engagement with Krishna and has scheduled her marriage with Krishna on her birthday. Chinna Vandu comes to wish her for her birthday on that night and learns of the engagement. They both escape from Krishna and his henchmen.

Chinna Vandu tells his cousin Soori he has eloped with Vanaroja and asks him to come and meet them. Soori tries to find a way for Chinna Vandu to live with Vanaroja, but Chinna Vandu tells him he has already married her. Soori tells them to hide their marriage and go to his family in Kumbakonam. Soori brings Vanaroja to Chinna Vandu's house, saying she is an orphan. His family accepts her in, but Chinna Vandu's brothers start to love Vanaroja.

Chinna Vandu gets a shock of his life when his father decided to marry Vana Roja to Paranjothi. Vanaroja is shocked too and she argues with Chinna Vandu about the problem and urges him to reveal the truth to his parents, he somehow he manages to pacify her and they make love and from that he makes sure his brothers do not marry her. After some days, their mother finds that Vanaroja is pregnant and expels her from the house. Meanwhile, Krishna's men find Vanaroja and kidnap her. Chinna Vandu finds Vanaroja captured by Krishna and follows him. He goes in a fight and wins, but Chinna Vandu is caught by his whole family, and his father Sambandham does not accept this, but Poongavanam comes and tells Sambandham that his daughter's life needs to be happy, and so finally he accepts their relationship.

Cast

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Production

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In May 2012, A. Sarkunam said Dhanush had agreed to star in his then forthcoming film, though the producer was not yet finalised.[2] The film which was earlier titled as Sotta Vazhakutty was retitled Naiyaandi by January 2013.[3] In the same month, the filmmakers decided in on Nazriya Nazim as Dhanush's pair.[4] The film was produced by S. Kathiresan, photographed by R. Velraj and edited by Raja Mohammad.[5] Principal photography began on 13 February,[6] and wrapped that September.[7] The film was predominantly shot in Kumbakonam, and to a lesser extent in Thanjavur and Pollachi. Two song sequences were shot in Switzerland.[5]

Soundtrack

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The soundtrack album was composed by Ghibran and released on 19 September 2013.[8] The single "Teddy Bear" was released on 17 September, two days before the full album. The song uses dubstep elements and sounds inspired by those in 8-bit video games.[9] Karthik of Milliblog wrote, "Ghibran proves that he owns the most exciting sound in Tamil, in recent times!".[10]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Ae Le Le Etti Paarthale"ArivumathiLeon D'Souza, Sundar Narayana Rao4:48
2."Inikka Inikka"Karthik NethaSuzanne D'Mello, Padmalatha, Nivas, Sofia Symphony Orchestra3:58
3."Marriage Marketil"Ve. RamaswamySundar Narayana Rao3:11
4."Munnadi Pora Pulla"Karthik NethaDivya Kumar, Shweta Mohan, Gold Devaraj4:17
5."Yendi Paathagathi"DevendranGold Devaraj1:21
6."Teddy Bear"VivekaDhanush3:50
Total length:21:25

Controversies

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Ahead of the film's release, Nazriya condemned the filmmakers for shooting some scenes of her character using a body double without her knowledge, with the woman's hip being rubbed, and the tummy/navel area being fully exposed, noting this violated her contract.[11] She filed a complaint with the Chennai Police Commissioner against Sarkunam, demanding that the director should show the film to her before its release.[12][13] She withdrew the complaint after the scene that she had objected to was removed.[14]

Post-release, in November 2013, Malayalam producer Mani C. Kappan said that the story of the film was plagiarised from his 1993 film Meleparambil Anveedu and he bought a stay for the film in Kerala. Mani C. Kappan says that he had planned to remake the film in Hindi and the Tamil release had weakened this opportunity.[15][16]

Release

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Naiyaandi was originally scheduled to release on 10 October 2013, but was shifted by a day.[17] The film had its television premiere in mid-April 2014 on Sun TV, during the week of Puthandu.[18]

Critical reception

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Baradwaj Rangan wrote for The Hindu, "Naiyaandi slavishly follows the Kollywood formula, with thoroughly exaggerated characters whom we see only on screen" and called the film a "vile mess".[19] Sify wrote, "Naiyaandi is not astounding but it is not a damp squib like most draft comedies we’ve had in recent times".[20] M. Suganth of The Times of India gave 2.75 out of 5 stars and wrote "Naiyandi is a leisurely-paced film, a genteel comedy set in a small town, revolving around a romance. But what sets it apart, in a rather unfortunate way from [Sarkunam's] earlier films, is that this time, the characters and scenes are less interesting, and the tone and rhythm of the film inconsistent".[21] Gautaman Bhaskaran of Hindustan Times wrote, "Naiyaandi is a silly romp through school-boyish pranks, juvenile romantic inclinations, choreographed fights and a yawn of a story".[22]

S. Saraswathi of Rediff.com gave 1.5 out of 5 stars and wrote that the film "lacks a good story and seems more like an amateur, half-hearted and a disappointing attempt" and called it a "disaster".[23] S. Viswanath of Deccan Herald wrote "the slapstick comedy works in bits and parts. It suffers from a weak storyline and a sorry script".[24] Indo-Asian News Service gave 1.5 out of 5 and wrote, "Naiyaandi is a mistake every talented actor commits in his career. This one belongs to Dhanush, who has majorly disappointed one and all".[25]

References

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  3. ^ "Dhanush film title changed to 'Naiyaandi'". The Times of India. 23 January 2013. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
  4. ^ "Nazriya Nazim is Dhanush's heroine!". The Times of India. 23 January 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
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  9. ^ "Dhanush's Teddy Bear song to be released as single". The Times of India. 16 September 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  10. ^ Karthik (21 September 2013). "Naiyaandi (Music review), Tamil – Ghibran". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  11. ^ Gupta, Rinku (8 October 2013). "I'm not all right with showing skin: Nazriya". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 28 April 2025. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Nazriya lodges complaint against Naiyaandi team". The Times of India. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 10 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  13. ^ "Nazriya Nazim complains to Commissioner of Police, director denies charges". Deccan Chronicle. 9 October 2013. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Nazriya settles issue with 'Naiyaandi' team". The Times of India. 10 October 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
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  18. ^ "Tamil New Year special movies on TV". Sify. 13 April 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  19. ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (12 October 2013). "Naiyaandi and Vanakkam Chennai: Crazy little thing called love". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  20. ^ "Naiyaandi". Sify. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 25 June 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  21. ^ Suganth, M (14 October 2013). "Naiyandi". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  22. ^ Bhaskaran, Gautaman (12 October 2013). "Movie review: Tamil film Naiyaandi". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  23. ^ Saraswathi, S (14 October 2013). "Review: Naiyaandi is a disaster". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  24. ^ Viswanath, S (12 October 2013). "Comedy sans the chuckle". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  25. ^ "'Naiyaandi' review: The jokes fall flat in this Tamil film". News18. IANS. 12 October 2013. Archived from the original on 29 April 2025. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
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