Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri
Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri (Tamil: நானே ராஜா நானே மந்திரி; English: I am the king and the minister) is a 1985 Tamil romantic comedy drama film, directed by Balu Anand and produced by Thooyavan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Raadhika, Jeevitha and Goundamani in lead roles. The film had a musical score by Ilaiyaraaja.[1] The film was a blockbuster at box office and was remade in Telugu as Nene Raja Nene Mantri (1987) with Mohan Babu.
| Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Balu Anand |
| Produced by | Thooyavan |
| Written by | R. Sundarrajan (dialogues) |
| Screenplay by | R. Sundarrajan |
| Story by | Balu Anandh |
| Starring | Vijayakanth Raadhika Jeevitha Goundamani |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
| Cinematography | Rajarajan |
| Edited by | R. Vittal C. Lancy |
Production company | Appu Movies |
| Distributed by | Appu Movies |
Release date | 21 December 1985 |
Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
A self centred egoistic village zamindar Rangamani who makes fun of people, is rude by nature and brashly tries to accommodate a teacher who comes to his village in search of work. The movie in the end show how she gets to understand him, how he reacts and how his uncle's daughter who initially adversely reacts to his tantrums reacts.
Cast
- Vijayakanth as Rangamani
- Raadhika as Bhagyalakshmi
- Jeevitha as Savithri
- Goundamani as Kuppusamy
- Senthil as Naakuthuruthi
- Sivaraman as Puliyankottai
- Vasantha
- Kovai Sarala as Subbatha
- C. R. Parthiban
- Kumarimuthu
- Idichapuli Selvaraj
- Kullamani as Kulaiyan
- Tirupur Ramasamy as Ramasamy
- Swaminathan as Kathavarayan
- Manimaran as Marudhu
Production
Balu Anand, who worked as an assistant to R. Sundarrajan made his directorial debut with this film.[2]
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja and proved to be successful [3]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mayanginen Solla Thayanginen" | Jayachandran, Susheela | Vaali | 04:16 |
| 2 | "Thegam Sirakadikkum" | Jayachandran, Chithra | M. Metha | 04:34 |
| 3 | "Ilasa Sirusa" | Gangai Amaran | Vaali | 03:51 |
| 4 | "Kelaayo Kanna" | Susheela, Usha Srinivasan | Vaali | 04:52 |
| 5 | "Manthakasamudan" | T. S. Raghavendra | 04:53 |
References
- "Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri". bharatmovies.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23PwpJv5fUM
- "Naane Raaja Naane Mandhiri Songs". raaga.com. Retrieved 2 December 2014.