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{{Infobox film
| name = Nadigan
| image = Nadigan poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[P. Vasu]]
| producer = M. Ramanathan
| writer = [[P. Vasu]]
| screenplay = P. Vasu
| starring = [[Sathyaraj]]<br />[[Khushbu]]<br />[[Goundamani]]
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
| cinematography = [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]
| editing = P. Mohan Raj
| studio = Raj Films International
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1990|11|30}}
| country = India
| runtime =
| language = Tamil
}}
'''''Nadigan''''' ({{translation|Actor}}) is a 1990 Indian [[Tamil language]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[P. Vasu]]. The film stars [[Sathyaraj]] in the lead role, paired with [[Khushbu]]. The film released with largely positive reviews and was declared a blockbuster. The film was a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Professor (1962 film)|Professor]]'' (1962).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://upperstall.com/profile/lekh-tandon/ |title=Lekh Tandon |last=Chatterji |first=Shoma A |date=19 October 2017 |website=Upperstall.com |access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref>

Malayalam actors [[Prathapachandran]] and [[Ramu (actor)|Ramu]] played the villains.

== Plot ==

The story opens as Raja's ([[Sathyaraj]]) mother requires a major operation to be done. However, due to poverty, Raja decides to look for a job in Ooty. While travelling on a train with his mother to Ooty, he meets Devaraj ([[Venniradai Moorthy]]), who is actually a music teacher travelling to island estate – Ooty for a 3000 monthly waged job. He carries with him a recommendation letter with a contact address. while alighting, the suitcases which resembles the same of Raja and Devaraj, interchange. So by mistake, Raja takes away the suitcase. when reaching their room, he finds the letter, and due to the critical situation of his mother, he decides to take the job.

So he joins the job, first changing himself as an old man by sticking a beard and white hair. There, he finds Baby Amma ([[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]), who was the guardian of two young women and two children. He was put in to look after them as a guardian and teacher. Meanwhile, Raja's mother is in critical condition. What transpires form the crux of the story.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Sathyaraj]] as Raja
*[[Khushbu]] as Geetha
*[[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Baby Amma<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/when-the-camera-rolled-she-lived-the-character/article7751052.ece |title=When the camera rolled, she lived the character' |last=Yamunan |first=Sruthisagar |date=12 October 2015 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=20 April 2018 |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*[[Goundamani]] as Kurangu Kannayiram
*[[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Devaraj
*[[Prathapachandran]]
*[[Kundara Johny]]
*[[Chinni Jayanth]] as Chinni
*[[Oru Viral Krishna Rao]]
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as Pandu
*[[Ramu (actor)|Ramu]]
*[[Thalapathy Dinesh]]
*[[Sakthi Vasu]] (child artist)
*Natasha Ali
*Balambiga
*Karikalan
{{colend}}

== Soundtrack ==
Music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].

{{Tracklist
| collapsed = no
| headline = Tracklist — Tamil Version<ref>{{cite web | url=http://play.raaga.com/tamil/album/Nadigan-songs-T0002823 | title=Nadigan Tracklist | publisher=[[Raaga.com]] | accessdate=7 June 2015}}</ref>
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| total_length = 29:24
| title1 = Aattama Paattama
| extra1 = [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]
| lyrics1 = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| length1 = 04:52
| title2 = Deva Malligai
| extra2 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, [[S. Janaki]]
| lyrics2 = [[Pulamaipithan]]
| length2 = 04:45
| title3 = Vela Vanthu
| extra3 = [[Malaysia Vasudevan]]
| lyrics3 = Vaali
| length3 = 04:47
| title4 = Enge Nimmathi
| extra4 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| lyrics4 = Ilaiyaraaja
| length4 = 04:51
| title5 = Adi Veluthu
| extra5 = [[K. S. Chithra]], S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| lyrics5 = Vaali
| length5 = 05:04
}}

== Critical reception ==
N. Krishnaswamy of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' praised Sathyaraj's acting and Ashok Kumar's cinematography.<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19901130&printsec=frontpage&hl=en</ref> The film ran more than 175 days in Chennai and 100 days across major cities in Tamil Nadu.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}} It won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Awards]] for Best Dialogue Writer (Vasu), Special Award for Best Actor (Sathyaraj), and Best Stunt Director (Vikram Dharma).<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 October 1992 |title=Chinnathambi bags six awards |page=3 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19921030&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{P. Vasu}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1990 films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]
[[Category:Films directed by P. Vasu]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Hindi films]]
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Ooty]]
[[Category:Indian comedy thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian mystery thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy mystery films]]
[[Category:1990s comedy mystery films]]
[[Category:1990s comedy thriller films]]
[[Category:1990s mystery thriller films]]
[[Category:1990 comedy films]]

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