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{{short description|2002 film by Manobala}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Naina
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Manobala]]
| producer = V. Santhakumar
| writer = Jagan Mohan <small>(dialogues)</small>
| screenplay = Manobala
| story = [[P. Kalaimani]]
| starring = {{ubl|[[Jayaram]]|[[Manya (actress)|Manya]]|[[Vadivelu]]|[[Ramesh Khanna]]|[[Bhanupriya]]|[[Kovai Sarala]]|[[Venniradai Moorthy]]|[[Delhi Ganesh]]|[[Charle]]|[[Vaiyapuri]]|[[Rajan P. Dev]]}}
| music = [[Sabesh–Murali]]
| cinematography = Pandian
| editing = V. M. Udhayashankar
| distributor =
| studio = VSK Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2002|08|30}}
| runtime = 145 minutes
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Naina''''' ({{trans|Father}}) is a [[Tamil films of 2002|2002]] [[Tamil language]] [[comedy horror]] film directed by [[Manobala]]. The film features [[Jayaram]] in a dual role and [[Manya (actress)|Manya]] in lead roles, with [[Vadivelu]], [[Ramesh Khanna]], [[Bhanupriya]] and [[Kovai Sarala]] playing supporting roles. The film, produced by V. Santhakumar, had musical score by [[Sabesh–Murali]] and was released on 30 August 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=naina|title=Filmography of naina|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004164414/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=naina|archive-date=2012-10-04|accessdate=2015-03-14|publisher=cinesouth.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Naina/13190|title=Find Tamil Movie Naina|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501174241/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Naina/13190|archive-date=2012-05-01|accessdate=2015-03-14|publisher=jointscene.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/02/17/stories/2002021701600200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030621053855/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/02/17/stories/2002021701600200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-06-21|title=Return of the native|date=2002-09-17|accessdate=2015-03-14|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film begins with Annamalai ([[Jayaram]]) who is a ghost trying to talk to his son Pasupathy (Jayaram) but nobody has been able to see or hear him since his death. Pasupathy is a taxi driver and he is in love with the lawyer Vaanathi ([[Manya (actress)|Manya]]). Aavudaiyappan ([[Vadivelu]]), a con medium, becomes the only one who can hear Annamalai. After being annoyed by Annamalai, Aavudaiyappan finally decides to help him. They meet Pasupathy but Pasupathy seems to hate his deceased father.

In the past, the widower Annamalai was a wealthy man and a womaniser. Every time there was a good news in his village, he tonsured Pasupathy's head. He later got married a second time with Azhagu Nachiyar ([[Bhanupriya]]) and they had a daughter. During a ceremony, a person pushed from behind in [[Yajna]]. The villagers thought that the innocent Pasupathy killed his father. So he ran away.

Annamalai doesn't know the one who killed him. Pasupathy decides to go back to his village. He wants to prove his innocence at all costs and wants to find the one who killed his father. When Azhagu Nachiyar meets Velu who is the brother of Annamalai she gets unconscious. Annamalai regains her consciousness and makes her overhear Velu's conversation. It turns out that Velu had killed Annamalai to grab his property and blamed the murder on Pasupathy. In the climax, Pasupathy will be performing the last rites of his father while Velu tries to disrupt it. Velu gets burnt and he also becomes a ghost. In the end, Pasupathy joins his father's position in the village.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Jayaram]] as Annamalai and Pasupathy
*[[Manya (actress)|Manya]] as Vaanathi
*[[Vadivelu]] as Aavudaiyappan
*[[Ramesh Khanna]] as Pichu
*[[Bhanupriya]] as Azhagu Nachiyar
*[[Kovai Sarala]] as Angayarkanni
*[[Venniradai Moorthy]] as Mathrubootham
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Sambu
*[[Charle]] as Pazhani
*[[Vaiyapuri]]
*[[Rajan P. Dev]] as Velu
*[[Thalaivasal Vijay]]
*[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as Pandu and Pundu
*[[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] as 'Vedigundu' Muthu
*[[Madhan Bob]] as Annamalai
*[[Chelladurai]] as Chelladurai
*[[Bonda Mani]] as Mani
*Jayamani
*[[Master Bharath]] as young Pasupathy
*[[Manobala]] as voice from heaven
*[[Aruldoss]] as man who scolds Aavudaiyappan (uncredited)
{{colend}}

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Naina
| type = [[soundtrack]]
| artist = [[Sabesh–Murali]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 2002
| recorded = 2002
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 32:51
| label =
| producer = Sabesh-Murali
| prev_title = [[Samuthiram]]
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = [[Paarai (film)|Paarai]]
| next_year = 2003
}}

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by [[film composer]] [[Sabesh–Murali]]. The soundtrack, released in 2002, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by the director [[P. Vijay]], Viveka and [[K. Subash]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mio.to/album/Naina+%282002%29|title=Naina (2002) - Sabesh-Murali|accessdate=2015-03-14|publisher=mio.to}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gaana.com/album/naina-tamil |title=Naina songs |website=Gaana.com |access-date=2019-06-27}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Track !! Song !! Singer(s) !! Duration
|-
|1 || "Annamalai Annamalai" || [[Deva (composer)|Deva]], Krishnaraj || 5:01
|-
|1 || "Annamalai Annamalai" || [[Vadivelu]], Krishnaraj || 4:59
|-
|3 || "Jaathi Ponnae" || [[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], Chitra Sivaraman || 5:12
|-
|4 || "Kaadhalanae Uyire" || [[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Anuradha Sriram]] || 5:47
|-
|5 || "Kichu Kichu" || [[Rajiv Menon]], [[Mathangi Jagdish]] || 5:46
|-
|6 || "Pallikoodam Sellum Megamei" || [[P. Unni Krishnan]], [[Harini (singer)|Harini]] || 6:06
|}

==Reception==
''Sify'' wrote "Naina starring Jayaram in a dual role and supposed to be a comedy is a torture inflicted on the helpless audience by director Manobala."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/naina-review-tamil-pclutJbbfgbjg.html |title=Review: Naina (2002) |date=August 30, 2002 |website=Sify |access-date=2019-06-27}}</ref> ''Chennai Online'' wrote "The film probably would have turned out better, if the director was clear as to whether he wanted the film to be a comic caper or a sentimental, suspense thriller. An injudicious blending of both, has resulted in a film that fails to satisfy".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov207.asp |title=Naina |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=September 1, 2002 |website=Chennai Online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021020003831/http://chennaionline.com/Moviereviews/tammov207.asp |archive-date=20 October 2002}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:2002 films]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy horror films]]
[[Category:Indian films about revenge]]

Naina (2002 film) - Revision history

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