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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Nadodi Thendral<br />
| image = Nadodi Thendral.jpg<br />
| caption = DVD cover<br />
| director = [[Bharathiraja]]<br />
| writer = [[Sujatha Rangarajan]] (dialogues)<br />
| starring = [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]]<br />[[Ranjitha]]<br />[[Pandiyan (actor)|Pandiyan]]<br />[[Janagaraj]]<br />[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]<br />
| producer = Bharathiraja<br />
| screenplay = Bharathiraja<br />
| story = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| studio = Manoj Creations<br />
| distributor = Manoj Creations<br />
| music = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
| cinematography = [[B. Kannan]]<br />
| editing = P. Mohan Raj<br />
| released = 18 April 1992<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| runtime = 140 minutes<br />
| gross =<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Nadodi Thendral''''' ({{trans|The nomadic breeze}}) is a 1992 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[historical romance]] film, directed by [[Bharathiraja]] and written by [[Sujatha Rangarajan]]. It starred [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] and [[Ranjitha]] . The music was provided by [[Ilaiyaraaja]]. Featuring an international cast, the film was a period movie set in [[British India]] and was based on a love triangle between a [[goldsmith]] (Karthik), a [[Romani people|gypsy]] woman (Ranjitha) and the [[district collector]]'s sister. Some critics opine that later movies such as the Hindi-language blockbuster ''[[Lagaan]]'' and the 2010 Tamil-language movie ''[[Madrasapattinam]]'' were inspired by ''Nadodi Thendral''.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The story is based on a love triangle between Karthik, Ranjitha and an Englishwoman (District collector's daughter) during the British occupation in India. Karthik is a goldsmith's son, so he is too and Ranjitha is a gypsy woman has a poultry. At the start they both collide and very soon both falls for each other. Meanwhile, Karthik's bravery impresses the District Collector's sister's heart as well. The rest of the movie deals with how the lovers unite with the help of the Englishwoman.<br />
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== Cast ==<br />
*[[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]] as Thangarasu<br />
*[[Ranjitha]] as Poonguruvi<br />
*[[Pandiyan (actor)|Pandiyan]]<br />
*Kripa as the Englishwoman<br />
*[[Kavitha (actress)|Kavitha]]<br />
*Vandhana<br />
*[[Janagaraj]]<br />
*Richard Reidy<br />
*[[Napoleon (actor)|Napoleon]]<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
N. Krishnaswamy of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote it is "a love story that is simple without being superficial, commercial without losing sight of values, artistic without being obscure."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Krishnaswamy |first=N. |date=24 April 1992 |title=Naadodi Thendral |page=7 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19920424&printsec=frontpage&hl=en}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
The lyrics and music was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nadodi Thendral (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1E7CcvEKumlK4x6AfNsVK9 |access-date=22 April 2021 |website=[[Spotify]]}}</ref> This was the last collaboration between Bharathiraja and Ilaiyaraaja.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 November 2019 |title=Fans want legendary combo back after their pics go viral |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/fans-want-legendary-combo-back-after-their-pics-go-viral/articleshow/71852987.cms |url-status=live |access-date=16 December 2019}}</ref><br />
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{{tracklist<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Oru Kanam Oru Yugamaga<br />
| extra1 = [[Ilaiyaraaja]], [[S. Janaki]]<br />
| title2 = Sandhana Marbilae<br />
| extra2 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], S. Janaki<br />
| title3 = Yaarum Vilaiyaadum Thottam<br />
| extra3 = Mano, [[K. S. Chithra]]<br />
| title4 = Maniyae Manikuyilae<br />
| extra4 = Mano, S. Janaki<br />
| title5 = Yelamalai Kaatukulle<br />
| extra5 = [[Malaysia Vasudevan]]<br />
| title6 = All The Time<br />
| extra6 = [[Malgudi Subha]]<br />
| note1 = removed from the theatrical release<br />
}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*{{IMDb title|0155896}}<br />
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[[Category:1990s historical romance films]]<br />
[[Category:1990s Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:1992 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Bharathiraja]]<br />
[[Category:Films scored by Ilaiyaraaja]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in the British Raj]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
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