Naanga
2012 Indian film by Selva
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Naanga (transl. We) is a 2012 Indian Tamil language film directed by Selva, featuring an ensemble cast of newcomers in the lead roles. The film, notably Selva's 25th directorial, revolves around a group of alumni from the 1985 batch of a Tiruchi college, who meet again in 2011.[1] It was released on 9 March 2012.[2]
Vinod
Sanjay Krishna
Uday
Muneesh
Shakir
Varun
Virumandi
Ashwin Raja
Vishnupriya
Shivani Bhai
Vaidehi
Arasi
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| Directed by | Selva |
| Screenplay by | Selva |
| Story by | Selva |
| Starring | Nivas Adithan Vinod Sanjay Krishna Uday Muneesh Shakir Varun Virumandi Ashwin Raja Vishnupriya Shivani Bhai Vaidehi Arasi |
| Cinematography | B. Balamurugan |
| Music by | Bala Bharathi |
Production company | Cinema Kottagai |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Five college friends reunite after many years to help Devi, one of their friends who has woken up from a coma, get back with her lover, Babu.
Cast
- Nivas Adithan as Mani
- Vinod as Daya
- Sanjay Krishna as Chandran
- Uday as Babu
- Muneesh as Baasha
- Shakir
- Varun
- Virumandi
- Ashwin Raja
- Vishnupriya as Devi
- Shivani Bhai
- Vaidehi
- Arasi
- Kasthuri
- Raj Kapoor
- K. S. G. Venkatesh
- Lizzie Antony as Reporter
- Chelladurai
- Scissor Manohar
- Raviraj
Production
For the lead roles in the film, Selva had cast children of noted film personalities; Sanjay Krishna, son of actor-director Santhana Bharathi; Nivas, actor Adithan's son, Muneesh, who was Telugu music composer Vasu Rao's son, production executive Gurusamy's son Vinod and film distributor Rajagopal's son Uday.[3][4] The film's antagonist role was played by popular playback singer Mano's son Shakir. Shivani Bhai, who enacted one of the heroines, also made her debut in Tamil films.[5]
Bala Bharathy and Balamurugan, who had been part of Selva's Amaravathi (1993), were signed on as the composer and cinematographer, respectively,[6] rejoining with Selva after nearly twenty years.[7]
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by Balabharathi.[8] He composed eights songs for the film in the same ragas used by Ilaiyaraaja in the 1980s.[9]
- "Devadhaya" – Karthik
- "Adiye Pottapulla" – Solar Sai, Cimon
- "Muthamizhey" – Ravi, Anita Suresh
- "Enadhu Nenjilay" – Haricharan, Mumbai Sailaja Subramaniam
- "Idhazhil" – Karthik, Chinmayi
- "Engay Engay" – Vijay Prakash, Mumbai Sailaja Subramaniam
- "Romance Rowdy" – Benny Dayal
- "Kadhalanay" – Mumbai Sailaja Subramaniam
Reception
M Suganth from The Times of India gave 3 out of 5 and said: "While the broad strokes with which he paints this story let you get the rough feel of the film, "Naanga" doesn't really leave you wistful and yearning for a charming, not-so-distant past".[10] The Hindu's Malathi Rangarajan in her review wrote: "A host of new faces, a fresh approach to narration, a rare storyline that gives equal importance to an entire group of friends — five in all — decent portrayals, a few clichés and a dose of melodrama comprise Selva's Naanga".[7]
