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{{short description|2015 film by Adhik Ravichandran}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Trisha Illana Nayanthara
| image = Trisha Illana Nayanthara.jpg
| director = [[Adhik Ravichandran]]
| producer = CJ Jayakumar
| writer = [[Adhik Ravichandran]]
| starring = {{ubl |[[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] | [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] |[[VTV Ganesh]]| [[Anandhi]] | [[Manisha Yadav]] }}
| music = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]
| cinematography = [[Richard M. Nathan]]
| editing = [[Ruben (film editor)|Ruben]]
| studio = [[Cameo Films]]
| distributor = [[Studio Green]]
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| released = {{Film date|2015|09|17|df=y}}
| budget = 
| gross = 
}}
'''''Trisha Illana Nayanthara''''' (English: ''If Not Trisha, Then Nayanthara'') is a 2015 Indian [[Tamil language]] [[sex comedy film|adult comedy film]] written and directed by [[Adhik Ravichandran]]. The film features [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]], [[Simran (actress)|Simran]], [[Manisha Yadav]] and [[Anandhi]] in the leading roles,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/150703/entertainment-kollywood/article/kissing-scene-didn%E2%80%99t-need-36-retakes-manisha-yadav|title=Kissing scene didn't need 36 retakes: Manisha Yadav|work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional/trisha-illana-nayanthara-s-lip-lock-scene-took-36-takes/article1-1365587.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704080627/http://www.hindustantimes.com/regional/trisha-illana-nayanthara-s-lip-lock-scene-took-36-takes/article1-1365587.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 July 2015|title=When actor GV Prakash Kumar kissed Manisha Yadav 36 times}}</ref> with [[VTV Ganesh]] and [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] portraying supporting roles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/first-look--trisha-illana-nayanthara-imagegallery-kollywood-pc2qTnjecihcb.html|title=First Look: 'Trisha Illana Nayanthara'|work=Sify}}</ref> The film was dubbed into Telugu as ''Trisha Leda Nayanthara''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIcvsjBYkJ0</ref>

== Plot ==
While travelling by train, Jeeva ([[G. V. Prakash Kumar]]) tells the ticket collector why he left his home and is travelling to [[Kumbakonam]].

Jeeva was born together with two other girls - Aditi ([[Manisha Yadav]]) and Ramya ([[Anandhi]]) - due to the shortage of private rooms in the hospital. Jeeva is close to his uncle Vishu ([[VTV Ganesh]]) and asks for his advice every time he has problems with girls. The three of them grew up together.

When they are in higher secondary school, Aditi leaves to [[Bangalore]] for a week. During this time, Ramya and Jeeva fall in love. Jeeva is afraid about proposing to Ramya, whereas Ramya proposes to Jeeva, and he accepts. That night, Ramya visits Jeeva, and both romance` while roaming around the city. The next day, Jeeva reveals to his friend accidentally about his make out session with Ramya. It starts to spread around the school, and Ramya gets so angry with Jeeva that she dumps him. She leaves [[Chennai]] to forget him. As she is leaving, Aditi calls Jeeva and proposes to him on the phone, which Jeeva accepts.

Their relationship is going well for almost three years. One day, Jeeva finds out that Aditi was drinking and forces her into giving up drinking as he hates girls drinking. She promises to stop drinking, but once again, he sees Aditi drinking in a club. He becomes so angry that he scolds her in front of everyone, gets heartbroken, and behaves so wildly that he is forcibly taken away from there. Jeeva tells this story to the ticket collector and finally reaches Kumbakonam, where Vishu was living.

At the railway station, Vishu receives Jeeva. Jeeva asks Vishu for advice, for which he says that if one girl leaves, there is always another one. Jeeva then sees Ramya there and falls for her again. He goes after her, but she chases him off because of what happened in school. There, Vishu tells him to get into contact with Ramya's aunt Simran ([[Simran (actress)|Simran]]). He then tries to make Ramya fall in love again with the help of Simran, doubting whether he can succeed.

Jeeva gets close to Simran, and with her help, he finally woos Ramya again. When they are about to be united, he asks Ramya five questions as he did not know what happened to her these three years when he was not with her. The final question turns out to be whether Ramya is a [[virgin]] or not (as Ramya had a breakup recently). Initially, Ramya gets angry by that question but finally confesses that she is not a virgin as she had sex with her ex-boyfriend, Harish ([[Arya (actor)|Arya]]). Upon hearing this, Jeeva gets angry and immediately asks Ramya to call Harish. Harish arrives at the scene and tries to convince Jeeva that they had sex only once, but Jeeva becomes angrier cursing them and leaves immediately. Ramya and Harish unite once again.

Jeeva, feeling disgusted, plans to leave Kumbakonam and go back to Chennai. He tells Vishu that he wants only a virgin girl, but his uncle scolds him by saying that nowadays, virgin girls are really hard to find, but Jeeva sticks with his policy and leaves for the train, which has started moving. He tries to catch the train and sees one hand extended from a train compartment to help him board inside. That is Priya ([[Priya Anand]]).

Jeeva thanks Priya and sits beside her in the train, trying to flirt with her by asking about her whereabouts, to which she replies Trichy, and he decides to follow, which implies to the audience that Jeeva is now on a mission to woo Priya. The film ends with him saying "Trisha Illana Nayanthara" (if not [[Trisha Krishnan|Trisha]], then [[Nayanthara]]).

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
*[[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] as Jeeva
*[[Manisha Yadav]] as Aditi
*[[Anandhi]] as Ramya
*[[Simran (actress)|Simran]] as Simran, Ramya's aunt
*[[VTV Ganesh]] as Vishu, Jeeva's uncle
*[[Yugi Sethu]] as Vikram, a scientist and Simran's husband
*[[G. Marimuthu]] as Jeeva's father
*[[Robo Shankar]] as Auto Driver
*[[Shanmugasundaram]] as Ticket Collector
*[[Jyothi Lakshmi]] as Aditi's grandmother
*[[Lollu Sabha Manohar]] as CD Raghunathan
*[[R. Neelakantan]]
*Ray Paul as younger Jeeva
*Baby Sathanya as younger Ramya
*Baby Rakshana as younger Aditi
*[[Arya (actor)|Arya]] as Harish, Ramya's lover (cameo appearance)
*[[Priya Anand]] as Priya (cameo appearance)
*[[Adhik Ravichandran]] in a cameo appearance
* Akilan Pushparaj as Aditi's friend
*Body builder Jeyan vignesh from cbe has done a cameo in this film
{{colend}}

==Production==
The film was first announced in late December 2013, when [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] revealed that he would be working on a film with debutant director Adhik Ravichandran for a "romantic comedy along the lines of [[Selvaraghavan]] movies, with ''[[Soodhu Kavvum]]'' treatment".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-13/gv-prakashs-next-production-will-be-directed-by-debutante-adhik-ravichandran.html|title=GV Prakash's next production will be directed by debutante Adhik Ravichandran|work=behindwoods.com}}</ref> The project was confirmed in March 2014 with a tentative title of ''Trisha Illana Nayanthara'' announced, and veteran director [[Bharathiraja]] and actress [[Sridevi]] were approached to play supporting roles, though neither subsequently were signed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/gv-prakash-signs-his-second-movie-as-an-actor-news-tamil-odskeacdgjdsi.html|title=GV Prakash signs his second movie as an actor!|work=Sify}}</ref> As the film featured the names of two prominent actresses in the Tamil film industry, the respective actresses, [[Trisha (actress)|Trisha]] and [[Nayanthara]] had to provide a No Objection Certificate, permitting the team to register the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/nayanthara-gives-noc-to-gv-prakash-news-tamil-of2kg7ibbfcsi.html|title=Nayanthara gives NOC to GV Prakash|work=Sify}}</ref> The title was an amendment of [[Vadivelu]]'s dialogue "trisha illana divya" (English: If Not Trisha, Then Divya) from ''[[Thalai Nagaram]]'' (2006).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/89469-vadivelus-dialog-as-movies-title.html|title=வடிவேலுவின் ஃபேமஸ் டயலாக்குகள்தான் இந்தப் படங்களின் டைட்டில்ஸ்!|last=Lee|first=Dharmik|date=16 May 2017|work=Vikatan|access-date=27 April 2018|language=ta}}</ref> Actresses [[Anandhi]] and [[Manisha Yadav]] were signed on to play the lead actresses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/gv-prakshs-heroine-in-trisha-illana-nayanthara.html|title=GV Praksh's heroine in Trisha Illana nayanthara|work=behindwoods.com}}</ref> To prepare for his role, Prakash undertook a diet regime and sported a thick beard.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-14/gv-prakashs-new-look-for-trisha-illana-nayanthara.html|title=GV Prakash's new look for Trisha Illana Nayanthara|work=behindwoods.com}}</ref>

[[Simran (actress)|Simran]] was revealed to also be a part of the cast in February 2015, and made a comeback to Tamil films after a brief time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/simran-in-gv-prakashs-trisha-illana-nayanthara-news-tamil-pcznS9ffghife.html|title=Simran in GV Prakash's 'Trisha Illana Nayanthara'|work=Sify}}</ref> [[Priya Anand]] shot with the team in June 2015, making a guest appearance in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/priya-anands-special-cameo-in-trisha-illana-nayanthara-news-tamil-pgbkwSffegaaj.html|title=Priya Anand's special cameo in 'Trisha Illana Nayanthara'|work=Sify}}</ref> [[Arya (actor)|Arya]] also was selected by the team to portray another cameo role in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/arya-to-do-a-cameo-role-in-gvprakashs-trisha-illana-nayanthara.html|title=Arya to do a cameo role in G.V.Prakash's Trisha Illana Nayanthara|author=Kaushik L M|work=Behindwoods}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Trisha Illana Nayanthara
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[G.V. Prakash Kumar]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 4 June 2015
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length =
| language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| label = [[Sony Music India]]
| producer = [[G.V. Prakash Kumar]]
| prev_title = [[Kaaka Muttai]]
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = [[Eetti]]
| next_year = 2015
}}

[[G. V. Prakash Kumar]] composed the songs while Kabilan, Rokesh and Na. Muthukumar wrote the lyrics. [[Sony Music India|Sony Music]] released the album on 4 June 2015.
{{Tracklist
| collapsed =
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Artist(s)
| total_length = 22.34
| title1 = Yennachu Yedhachu
| lyrics1 = [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]]
| extra1 = [[G. V. Prakash Kumar]], Kalyani Pradeep, [[Saindhavi]]
| length1 = 05:19
| title2 = Bittu Padam Di
| lyrics2 = [[Rokesh]]
| extra2 = Adhik Ravichandran, G. V. Prakash Kumar
| length2 = 03:47
| title3 = Dakalti
| lyrics3 = [[Andrea Jeremiah]], [[Rokesh]]
| extra3 = Andrea Jeremiah, [[Anthony Daasan]], [[Gana Bala]]
| length3 = 04:13
| title4 = Mutham Kodutha Maayakaari
| lyrics4 = [[Na. Muthukumar]]
| extra4 = [[Yuvan Shankar Raja]]
| length4 = 03:36
| title5 = Trisha Illana Nayanthara
| lyrics5 = Arunraja Kamaraj
| extra5 = Arunraja Kamaraj, [[Pushpavanam Kuppusamy]]
| length5 = 02:30
| title6 = Trisha Illana Nayanthara Theme song
| lyrics6 = NA
| extra6 = Instrumental
| length6 = 03:09
|note1=|writer1=|note2=|writer2=|note3=|writer3=|note4=|writer4=}}

==Release==
The film's distribution rights were bought by [[Studio Green]] in May 2015, who purchased the film after being impressed with the teaser.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/studio-green-sells-baahubali-snaps-trisha-illana-nayanthara-news-tamil-pfljIgchccdge.html|title=Studio Green sells 'Baahubali', snaps 'Trisha Illana Nayanthara'|work=Sify}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/gvs-trisha-illana-nayanthara-trends-on-you-tube-news-tamil-peukDubfgjgjb.html|title=GV's 'Trisha Illana Nayanthara' trends on You Tube|work=Sify}}</ref> The official trailer of the film was released on 6 July 2015. While the film was given an "A" (adults only) certificate by the [[Central Board of Film Certification]],<ref>[http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-15/trisha-illana-nayanthara-gets-a-a-certificate-from-cbfc.html Trisha Illana Nayanthara gets an 'A' certificate from CBFC]. Behindwoods.com (27 August 2015). Retrieved on 30 November 2015.</ref> it received a 12A rating from [[British Board of Film Classification]], which allowed viewers under 18 years of age to watch it.<ref>[http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/trisha-illana-nayanthara-2015 TRISHA ILLANA NAYANTHARA (12A) (2015)]</ref> It released worldwide on 17 September 2015.

===Critical reception===
[[Baradwaj Rangan]] wrote, "Where the director really chickens out is in not pushing his ‘A’ rating far enough. At a time when films claim they are made for ‘family audiences’ despite having the worst innuendos, here's someone being honest — he's saying his film is strictly for adults. But why, then, waste so much time on songs and a soggy romantic subplot...? After all, you've pretty much torched Thamizh kalaacharam with your heroines — why not gross us out all the way? But I wouldn't write Adhik Ravichandran off. He has a good ear for laugh-out-loud dialogue and a good eye for the absurd".<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/an-okayish-sex-comedy-where-the-joke-is-on-the-hero/article7669738.ece An okayish sex comedy where the joke is on the hero]. The Hindu (20 September 2015). Retrieved on 30 November 2015.</ref> Similarly [[Indo-Asian News Service]] wrote, "''Trisha Illana Nayanthara'' was promoted as the boldest Tamil film of this generation, and as strictly intended for adults. It's bold to an extent, but not quite enough and that's disappointing, considering it was Tamil cinema's first attempt at the genre and I wish they had gone all the way" and that "Adhik is a filmmaker you can't easily write off".<ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/trisha-illana-nayanthara-review-a-fun-sex-comedy-that-isnt-bold-enough/articleshow/49012952.cms 'Trisha Illana Nayanthara' review: A fun sex comedy that isn't bold enough – The Economic Times]. Economictimes.indiatimes.com (18 September 2015). Retrieved on 30 November 2015.</ref> [[The Times of India]] gave 3 stars out of 5 and wrote, "There are innumerable innuendos...and adult comedy...and misogynist dialogues, but they do not come across as exploitative but rather harmless fun. And the film also has moments of genuine absurdity...that prove us that the director clearly knows what he is doing".<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/Trisha-Illana-Nayanthara/movie-review/49021609.cms Trisha Illana Nayanthara Movie Review, Trailer, & Show timings at Times of India]. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (19 September 2015). Retrieved on 30 November 2015.</ref> [[Sify]] wrote, "''Trisha Illana Nayanthara'' is uninhibited and naughty which has enough frenzied moments to keep the youth audiences in splits".<ref>[http://www.sify.com/movies/trisha-illana-nayanthara-review--pjrrISchgeije.html Review : Trisha Illana Nayanthara]. Sify.com. Retrieved on 30 November 2015.</ref> [[Rediff]] gave 2 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Director Adhik Ravichandran's ''Trisha Illana Nayanthara'' is no sensitive coming-of-age film, but rather a prejudiced portrayal of modern day youngsters discovering their sexuality".<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-trisha-illana-nayanthara-is-a-bold-film/20150918.htm Review: Trisha Illana Nayanthara is a bold film – Rediff.com Movies]. Rediff.com (18 September 2015). Retrieved on 30 November 2015.</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb title|5029004}}

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[[Category:2010s sex comedy films]]
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[[Category:2010s Tamil-language films]]
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[[Category:2015 directorial debut films]]
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