Nadhi Karaiyinile

Nadhi Karaiyinile
Directed by Ponvannan
Produced by NFDC
Written by Sara Abubakar
Ponvannan
Starring Suvalakshmi
Rajan P. Dev
Ramji
Music by Sirpy
Cinematography K. V. Mani
Edited by K. Palanivel
Production
company
National Film Development Corporation
Distributed by Viswas Cinema
Release dates
 28 November 2003[1]
Running time
 104 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil

Nadhi Karaiyinile is a 2003 Tamil drama film, written and directed by Ponvannan. The film, which had an initial release at international film festivals with the title Jameela, stars Suvalakshmi, Rajan P. Dev and Ramji in the lead roles. The music for the film was composed by Sirpy and the film opened to positive reviews in November 2003, after several delays.

Cast

Production

Ponvannan's second directorial venture, Jameela (2003), featuring Suvalakshmi, Rajan P. Dev and Ramji, told the story of an ego clash between two men which ruins the life of an obedient woman. Ponvannan had been impressed with writer Sara Abubakar's novel and bought the script rights, before submitting his screenplay to National Film Development Corporation of India to finance the film. The agency agreed and Jameela was shot for seventeen days in Pondicherry at a cost of 35 lakh rupees.[2]

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".[2] 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]

References

  1. ↑ Dhananjayan 2014, p. 428.
  2. 1 2 Dhananjayan 2014, p. 429.
  3. ↑ "Tamil film in Chinese fest". The Hindu. 2002-08-23. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  4. ↑ "Tamil Nadu announces film awards for three years". Indiaglitz.com. 2004-10-01. Retrieved 2015-11-19.
  5. ↑ ""Nadhi Karaiyinilae"". The Hindu. 2003-11-28. Retrieved 2015-11-19.

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