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{{Infobox film
| name          = Inimey Nangathan
| name          = Inimey Nangathan
| image          =  
| image          = Inimey Nangathan.jpg
| caption        = Poster
| director      = Venkybaboo
| director      = Venkybaboo
| writer        = Venkybaboo
| writer        = Venkybaboo
| starring      = 3D Models
| starring      = [[M. S. Bhaskar|M.S. Bhaskar]]<br />[[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]]<br />[[Vasu Vikram]]<br />[[Lollu Sabha Maaran|Maaran]]
| producer      = S.Sridevi
| producer      = S.Sridevi
| studio        = Mayabimbham Media P Ltd
| studio        = Mayabimbham Media P Ltd
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| distributor    = Mayabimbham Media P Ltd
| distributor    = Mayabimbham Media P Ltd
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2007|09|14}}
| released      = {{Film date|df=yes|2007|09|14}}
| runtime        = 90 Min's
| runtime        = 90 minutes
| country        = India
| country        = India
| language      = Tamil
| language      = Tamil
}}
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'''''Inimey Nangathan''''' (English: Hereafter We Are) is a 2007 [[Tamil language|Tamil-language]] Indian animated children's film directed by Venkybaboo. It was the first Tamil film to be animated. However, the film went unnoticed due to the lack of big stars.
'''''Inimey Nangathan''''' ({{translation|Hereafter it's us}}) is a 2007 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language animated [[family film]], directed by Venkybaboo.<ref name=rediff>{{cite web |last=Srinivasan |first=Pavithra |date=September 14, 2007 |title=Inimey Nangathaan: Kids, go for it! |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/sep/14ssinemey.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913075220/https://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/sep/14ssinemey.htm |archive-date=13 September 2022 |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> It was the first Tamil film to be animated. The film went unnoticed due to the lack of big stars.<ref name=co>{{cite web |last=Mannath |first=Malini |date=Sep 26, 2007 |title=Inimey Nangathan |url=http://chennaionline.com/Film/Moviereviews/Sept2007/09inimey-nangathan.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011064556/http://chennaionline.com/Film/Moviereviews/Sept2007/09inimey-nangathan.asp |archive-date=11 October 2007 |access-date=14 March 2022 |website=Chennai Online}}</ref> The film won the [[National Film Award for Best Animated Film]].<ref>{{cite web |title=55th National Film Awards |url=https://www.dff.gov.in/images/Documents/47_55Nfacatalogue-%20.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226174156/https://dff.gov.in/images/Documents/47_55Nfacatalogue-%20.pdf |archive-date=26 February 2022 |access-date=27 March 2022 |publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]}}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
The film depicts Vichu, Varadhu, Vaithi, and Govind as four friends who earn their livelihood doing [[Katha (storytelling format)|''kathakalakshepam'']]. They want to become rich and famous. They come across an old lady who offers to help them become rich overnight, and then advises them to meet a [[swami]]ji. The swamiji agrees to help them, but on one condition, they should retrieve a holy necklace from [[rakshasa]]s.


Vichu, Varadhu, Vaithi, and Govind are four friends who earn their livelihood doing Kathakalakshepam. They want to become rich and famous. They come across an old lady, who advises them to meet a Swamiji; she tells them she will help them become rich overnight. The Swamiji agrees to help them, but on one condition, they should retrieve a holy necklace from Rakshasas.
The four friends set out to the cave, where they meet a colorful character from the sea in a golden palace. They reach a flowing desert, where Govind pushes them into a pit and then a very tall mountain rises, ending Govind's story.


The four friends set out to the cave, where they meet a colorful character from the sea, a golden palace. They reach a flowing desert, where Govind pushes them into a pit and then a very tall mountain rises, closing Govind's story.
The others reach a hill with stones. Varadhu wants to kill them, so he pushes a big stone onto them. Varadhu eats a fruit given to him by the Swamiji. Since he ate the full fruit, he becomes very fat and his face gets stuck in a doorway. This is the end of Varadhu.
 
The others reach a hill with stones. Varadhu wants to kill them, so he pushes a big stone on them. Varadhu eats a fruit given to him by the Swamiji. Since he ate the full fruit, he becomes very fat and his face gets stuck in a doorway. This is the end of Varadhu.


Vaithi does not listen to Vichu and says that all the diamonds belong to him. He pushes Vichu into a valley. The diamonds become weapons, touching Vaithi, and his body disappears. If he goes out of the cave, he blends into the air. This is the end of Vaithi.
Vaithi does not listen to Vichu and says that all the diamonds belong to him. He pushes Vichu into a valley. The diamonds become weapons, touching Vaithi, and his body disappears. If he goes out of the cave, he blends into the air. This is the end of Vaithi.
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Vichu falls into the valley. He finds the holy necklace, but a rakshas guards it. Vichu fights with the rakshas and takes the necklace.
Vichu falls into the valley. He finds the holy necklace, but a rakshas guards it. Vichu fights with the rakshas and takes the necklace.


Later Vichu gives the necklace to the Swamiji. In exchange for the holy necklace, the Swamiji gives the golden palace to Vichu, but Vichu refuses. He tells her that he has gotten what he wanted in his journey and goes back to his village. The Swamiji tells him telepathically that he will come back, so she will wait for him. The film ends with a golden cow following Vichu.  
Later Vichu gives the necklace to the Swamiji. In exchange for the holy necklace, the Swamiji gives the golden palace to Vichu, but Vichu refuses. He tells her that he has gotten what he wanted in his journey and goes back to his village. The Swamiji tells him [[Telepathy|telepathically]] that he will come back, so he will wait for him. The film ends with a golden cow following Vichu.
<ref>{{cite web|title=Magical mystery tour -- Inimey Nangathan |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/09/21/stories/2007092150030200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015134732/http://hindu.com/cp/2007/09/21/stories/2007092150030200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 October 2007|accessdate=2011-10-18|work=[[The Hindu]] |date=21 September 2007}}</ref>
 
== Cast ==


* [[M. S. Bhaskar|M.S. Bhaskar]] as Vichu
== Voice cast ==
* [[Pandu (actor)|Paandu]] as Varadhu
* [[M. S. Bhaskar|M.S. Bhaskar]] as Vishwanathan a.k.a. Vichu
* [[Vasu Vikram]] as Vaithi
* [[Pandu (actor)|Pandu]] as Varadarajan a.k.a. Varadhu
* Maaran as Govind
* [[Vasu Vikram]] as Vaidyanathan a.k.a. Vaithi
*[[Murali Kumar]] as Saamiyar
* [[Lollu Sabha Maaran|Maaran]] as Venkata Govindarajan a.k.a. Govind
*Murali Kumar as Priest


== Music ==
== Music ==
 
Songs were composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]]
Songs were composed by '''''Maestro''''' [[Ilaiyaraaja]]


{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =  
| total_length =  
| all_writing = [[Vaali (poet)]]
| all_writing = [[Vaali (poet)|Vaali]]
| headline = Tamil Tracklist
| headline = Tamil Tracklist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://avdigital.in/collections/ilaiyaraaja-audio-cd/products/inimey-nangathaan-1|title=Inimey Nangathaan|website=AV Digital|access-date=18 August 2024}}</ref>
| title1 = Oru Murai Kettalae
| title1 = Oru Murai Kettalae
| extra1 = [[Madhu Balakrishnan]] & Chorus
| extra1 = [[Madhu Balakrishnan]] & Chorus
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| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length =  
| total_length =  
| all_writing = [[Vennelakanti (lyricist)|Vennelakanti]]
| all_writing = [[Vennelakanti]]
| headline = Telugu Tracklist
| headline = Telugu Tracklist
| title1 = Okapari Vinntene
| title1 = Okapari Vinntene
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}}
}}


== Credits ==
==Reception==
*'''DOLBY''' Mix '''-''' [[Uttam Singh]]''' (''Music Director'')'''
Divya Kumar of ''[[The Hindu]]'' wrote, "Overall, however, this ambitious movie is a step in the right direction. With some interesting touches like the characters turning into a rock band briefly, and an imaginative non-mythological plotline, it tries to do a few different things and while it isn’t perfect, it succeeds in taking animation a step further in India".<ref>{{cite news|title=Magical mystery tour -- Inimey Nangathan |url=http://www.hindu.com/cp/2007/09/21/stories/2007092150030200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015134732/http://hindu.com/cp/2007/09/21/stories/2007092150030200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 October 2007|access-date=2011-10-18|work=[[The Hindu]] |date=21 September 2007|first=Divya|last=Kumar}}</ref> ''[[Rediff]]'' wrote, "If you can ignore the sometimes inadequate dialogue and trite screenplay, it's a squeaky clean, promising fare. For all its predictability, you can see enough creativity and colourful settings to watch out the movie right till the end".<ref name=rediff /> Malini Mannath of ''Chennai Online'' wrote, "With its crisp editing (Lenin) and engaging background score (Ilayaraja) aiding it, it is worth appreciating the experiment in 3D animation that maintains the nativity and local flavour".<ref name=co />


== See also ==
== See also ==


* [[Indian animation industry]]
* [[Indian animation industry]]
* [[List of Indian animated feature films|List of Indian animated feature films]]
* [[List of Indian animated films]]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{IMDb title}}
{{India Animation Industry}}
{{India Animation Industry}}
{{National Film Award Best Animated Film}}
{{National Film Award Best Animated Film}}


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Inimey Nangathan
Poster
Directed byVenkybaboo
Produced byS.Sridevi
Written byVenkybaboo
StarringM.S. Bhaskar
Pandu
Vasu Vikram
Maaran
Music byIllayaraja
Edited byB. Lenin & Venkybaboo
Production
company
Mayabimbham Media P Ltd
Distributed byMayabimbham Media P Ltd
Release date
  • 14 September 2007 (2007-09-14)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Inimey Nangathan (transl. Hereafter it's us) is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language animated family film, directed by Venkybaboo.[1] It was the first Tamil film to be animated. The film went unnoticed due to the lack of big stars.[2] The film won the National Film Award for Best Animated Film.[3]

Plot[edit | edit source]

The film depicts Vichu, Varadhu, Vaithi, and Govind as four friends who earn their livelihood doing kathakalakshepam. They want to become rich and famous. They come across an old lady who offers to help them become rich overnight, and then advises them to meet a swamiji. The swamiji agrees to help them, but on one condition, they should retrieve a holy necklace from rakshasas.

The four friends set out to the cave, where they meet a colorful character from the sea in a golden palace. They reach a flowing desert, where Govind pushes them into a pit and then a very tall mountain rises, ending Govind's story.

The others reach a hill with stones. Varadhu wants to kill them, so he pushes a big stone onto them. Varadhu eats a fruit given to him by the Swamiji. Since he ate the full fruit, he becomes very fat and his face gets stuck in a doorway. This is the end of Varadhu.

Vaithi does not listen to Vichu and says that all the diamonds belong to him. He pushes Vichu into a valley. The diamonds become weapons, touching Vaithi, and his body disappears. If he goes out of the cave, he blends into the air. This is the end of Vaithi.

Vichu falls into the valley. He finds the holy necklace, but a rakshas guards it. Vichu fights with the rakshas and takes the necklace.

Later Vichu gives the necklace to the Swamiji. In exchange for the holy necklace, the Swamiji gives the golden palace to Vichu, but Vichu refuses. He tells her that he has gotten what he wanted in his journey and goes back to his village. The Swamiji tells him telepathically that he will come back, so he will wait for him. The film ends with a golden cow following Vichu.

Voice cast[edit | edit source]

  • M.S. Bhaskar as Vishwanathan a.k.a. Vichu
  • Pandu as Varadarajan a.k.a. Varadhu
  • Vasu Vikram as Vaidyanathan a.k.a. Vaithi
  • Maaran as Venkata Govindarajan a.k.a. Govind
  • Murali Kumar as Priest

Music[edit | edit source]

Songs were composed by Ilaiyaraaja

All tracks are written by Vaali.

Tamil Tracklist[4]
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Oru Murai Kettalae"Madhu Balakrishnan & Chorus05:40
2."Vaazhu Vendumaa"Madhu Balakrishnan, Sriram Parthasarathy & Chorus04:59
3."Unnai Kezh"Ilaiyaraaja04:23
4."Katha Kaletshepam"Madhu Balakrishnan & Chorus02:56

All tracks are written by Nawab Arzoo.

Hindi Tracklist
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Geet Humare Suno"Krishna & Chorus05:40
2."Zindagi Kahe Aaja"Krishna & Chorus04:59
3."Apne Aap Se"Krishna & Chorus04:23
4."Janani Janani"Krishna & Chorus02:56

All tracks are written by Vennelakanti.

Telugu Tracklist
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Okapari Vinntene"Karthik05:40
2."Manadhe Vijayam"Karthik04:59
3."Thalluchuko"Karthik04:23
4."Katha Kaletshepam"Karthik02:56

Reception[edit | edit source]

Divya Kumar of The Hindu wrote, "Overall, however, this ambitious movie is a step in the right direction. With some interesting touches like the characters turning into a rock band briefly, and an imaginative non-mythological plotline, it tries to do a few different things and while it isn’t perfect, it succeeds in taking animation a step further in India".[5] Rediff wrote, "If you can ignore the sometimes inadequate dialogue and trite screenplay, it's a squeaky clean, promising fare. For all its predictability, you can see enough creativity and colourful settings to watch out the movie right till the end".[1] Malini Mannath of Chennai Online wrote, "With its crisp editing (Lenin) and engaging background score (Ilayaraja) aiding it, it is worth appreciating the experiment in 3D animation that maintains the nativity and local flavour".[2]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Srinivasan, Pavithra (14 September 2007). "Inimey Nangathaan: Kids, go for it!". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mannath, Malini (26 September 2007). "Inimey Nangathan". Chennai Online. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "55th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Inimey Nangathaan". AV Digital. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Kumar, Divya (21 September 2007). "Magical mystery tour -- Inimey Nangathan". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 15 October 2007. Retrieved 18 October 2011.

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