Nandri

Nandri
File:Nandri film.jpg
Directed by	Rama Narayanan
Produced by	A. V. M. Rajan
Written by	Rama Narayanan
Screenplay by	Rama Narayanan
Story by	A. L. Abbaiah Naidu
Starring	Karthik Arjun Sarja Nalini Mahalakshmi
Music by	Shankar–Ganesh
Cinematography	N. K. Viswanathan K. S. Selvaraj
Edited by	Goudhaman
Production company	Chithramahal
Distributed by	Rajmahal
Release date	17 August 1984 (1984-08-17)
Running time	134 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Nandri (transl. Thanks) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language drama thriller film, directed and scripted by Rama Narayanan, with story written by Abbaiah Naidu. Music was by Shankar–Ganesh. It stars Karthik, Arjun Sarja, Nalini, Mahalakshmi and Sangili Murugan playing in the lead roles with Brownie (dog) playing a pivotal role. Arjun Sarja made his acting debut in Tamil with this film. This movie is the remake of hit Kannada movie Thaliya Bhagya.

Cast

• Karthik as Officer Shankar
• Arjun Sarja as Murugan, a dumb man
• Nalini as Lakshmi, Sathyanathan's niece
• Mahalakshmi as Saratha, a schoolteacher
• Sangili Murugan as Sathyanathan, the village chairman
• S. S. Chandran as Punniyakodi
• A. V. M. Rajan as D. I. G.
• Brownie as Raja (Dog), Shankar's pet
• M. R. K as Dharmalingam
• Peeli Sivam as Inspector
• Master Vimal as Ramu
• Shankar–Ganesh as Mentally Challenged (guest appearance)
• Senthil as guest appearance
• Anuradha as guest appearance

Soundtrack

Music was by Shankar–Ganesh and lyrics were written by Vaali.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length (m:ss)
1	"Naan thaan Rukumani"	S. P. Sailaja	Vaali	04:05
2	"Vaa Vaa En Thalaivan"	P. Jayachandran Vani Jairam		04:21
3	"Thaai Seitha Paavam"	P. Susheela		04:41
4	"Madhurai Nagarinile"	Raju Jayaram Vani Jairam		04:54