Thaai Naadu
| Thaai Naadu | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | R. Aravindraj |
| Written by | R. Aravindraj |
| Produced by | 'Madampatti' Sivakumar |
| Starring | Sathyaraj Radhika M. N. Nambiar Jaishankar Captain Raju Srividya Janagaraj Nassar |
| Cinematography | A. Ramesh Kumar |
| Edited by | G .Jayachandran |
| Music by | Manoj - Gyan Aabhavanan |
Production company | Chemba Movies |
| Distributed by | Chemba Movies |
Release date | 16 February 1989 [1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Thaai Naadu (Tamil: Thaai Naadu),(English: Mother Land) is a 1989 Tamil film produced by Madhampatti Sivakumar and directed by R. Aravindraj. The film casts Sathyaraj in dual role along with Radhika. The film with an intuitive story line was released to moderate reviews.
Plot
In the 60s...
A military Grand Officer (Sathiya Radj) is accused, inequitably, of intelligence with the enemy, during an operation, a code name: Day Break.
He is afterward, murdered, without he can put in time, the light on the truth. Murder made up in suicide by the criminals.
Four of his subordinates are suspected, his comrades-in-arms (the traitors of the history) who said to themselves his friend.
The name of the serviceman is banished for ever and his family delivered to the vindication of the people which sets on fire their place of residence, in reprisals.
His son (played also by Sathiyaraj), orphan (he believed it!), informed of his origins, at the moment, takes back the investigation of his father, thanks to a pad, to wash its honor and find the real culprits...
The film has an intuitive story line with Sathyaraj enacting dual role. The role as an army officer was appreciated by the critics.
Cast
- Sathyaraj as Albert alias Anandhan & Brigader (Three stars) Tamizhmani, father of Anandhan
- Radhika as Julie
- M. N. Nambiar as Saleem Bhaï
- Jaishankar as Christopher, Photographer officer
- Captain Raju as Ramoji alias Colonel Ramasundhar
- Srividya as Meenatchi Amma, mother of Anandhan
- Janagaraj as Samuel
- Nassar as S.K.T. alias Major S.Krishna Tulasi
- Kitty as Lieutenant Colonel Prithiviraj
- Krishnamoorthi as Raja
- Logu
- John
- Ilavarasan as advocat Pandhiyan
- Kokila as Ramiya, Anandhan's sister & advocat Pandhiyan's wife
- P.R.Varalakshmi as a sister
- 'Hemnag' Babu
Soundtrack
The music composed by Manoj-Gyan and Aabhavanan.[2]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | Naan Mudhan Mudhal | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | Aabhavanan | 05:05 |
| 2 | Oh Kangale | T. M. Soundararajan, Malaysia Vasudevan | 04:47 | |
| 3 | Oru Mullai Poo | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 05:30 | |
| 4 | Thaai Maman | T. M. Soundararajan, Vani Jairam | 05:11 | |
| 5 | Thaalam Thatti | T. M. Soundararajan | 04:33 |
Reception
The film had a different story line. Sathyaraj's acting was appreciated especially that of an army officer. The film in general with a dark stamp received mixed reviews and was not commercially successful at the box office.
References
- ^ http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=thainaadu
- ^ "Thai Naadu Songs". raaga. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
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