Nadhi Karaiyinile Explained

Director:Ponvannan
Screenplay:Ponvannan
Story:Sara Aboobacker
Starring:Suvalakshmi
Rajan P. Dev
Ramji
Cinematography:K. V. Mani
Editing:K. Palanivel
Music:Sirpy
Studio:National Film Development Corporation of India
Distributor:Viswas Cinema
Runtime:104 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Nadhi Karaiyinile is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language drama film, written and directed by Ponvannan. Based on the Kannada novel Chandragiriya Theeradalli by Sara Aboobacker,[1] The film, which had an initial release at international film festivals with the title Jameela, stars Suvalakshmi, Rajan P. Dev and Ramji. The music for the film was composed by Sirpy and the film opened to positive reviews in November 2003, after several delays.[2]

Cast

Production

Ponvannan had been impressed with writer Sara Aboobacker's novel and bought the script rights, before submitting his screenplay to National Film Development Corporation of India to finance the film, titled Jameela. The agency agreed and Jameela was shot for 17 days in Pondicherry at a shoestring budget of ₹35 lakh (worth ₹2.4 crore in 2021 prices).

Release

The film won positive reviews in screenings and was well received by critics, prompting it to be selected to be shown in the non-competitive category at the 2002 Shanghai International Film Festival.[3] Despite being censored in 2001, the film only had a theatrical release across India in November 2003 under the title Nadhi Karayinile, after the distributor Viswas Sundar did not want the film to be classified as a "Muslim film". The film did not perform well at the box office, but went on to win three State film awards including the recognition as Best Film portraying Women in Good Light.[4] The Hindu described Ponvannan's direction as an "absorbing presentation", adding "his sensitivity comes to the fore throughout the film".[5] Visual Dasan of Kalki praised the performances of actors, K. V. Mani's cinematography and praised Ponvannan for directing the film realistically.[6] This was Suvalakshmi's last film she had worked before she left the film industry.[7]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 24 March 2012 . Up in arms . 3 May 2024 . . en.
  2. Web site: Mannath . Malini . 2 December 2003 . Nadhi Karayinile . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050408210838/http://www.chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov313.asp . 8 April 2005 . 27 April 2022 . Chennai Online.
  3. Web site: 23 August 2002 . Tamil film in Chinese fest . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030404202841/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2002/08/23/stories/2002082301010200.htm . 4 April 2003 . 19 November 2015 . The Hindu.
  4. Web site: 1 October 2004 . Tamil Nadu announces film awards for three years . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041024060415/http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/10733.html . 24 October 2004 . 19 November 2015 . IndiaGlitz.
  5. Web site: 28 November 2003 . Nadhi Karaiyinilae . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20031207200951/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2003/11/28/stories/2003112801490201.htm . 7 December 2003 . 19 November 2015 . The Hindu.
  6. தாசன் . விஷுவல் . 14 December 2003 . நதி கரையினிலே . live . https://archive.today/20240126160306/https://archive.org/details/kalki2003-12-14/page/32/mode/2up . 26 January 2024 . 26 January 2024 . . 32 . Tamil . Internet Archive.
  7. Web site: 25 January 2024 . Remember Aasai Actress Suvalakshmi? Here's What She Is Doing Now Post-Marriage . 3 May 2024 . . en . 6 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240206141535/https://www.news18.com/movies/remember-aasai-actress-suvalakshmi-heres-what-she-is-doing-now-post-marriage-8754103.html . live .