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| director = D. Parthiban Desingu | | director = D. Parthiban Desingu | ||
| producer = [[Sundar C.]]<br />[[Khushbu]] | | producer = [[Sundar C.]]<br />[[Khushbu]] | ||
| starring = [[Hiphop Tamizha Adhi]]<br />[[Anagha (actress)|Anagha]]<br />[[Karu Pazhaniappan | | starring = [[Hiphop Tamizha Adhi]]<br />[[Harish Uthaman]]<br />[[Anagha (actress)|Anagha]]<br />[[Karu Pazhaniappan]]<br />[[Sha Ra]]<br />[[RJ Vigneshkanth]]<br>[[Pandiarajan]]<br>[[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]]<br>[https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/raj-mohan-put-chutney/biography.html| Putchutney Rajmohan] | ||
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| music = [[Hiphop Tamizha]] | | music = [[Hiphop Tamizha]] | ||
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'''''Natpe Thunai''''' ({{translation|Friendship is Guidance}}) is a 2019 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language | '''''Natpe Thunai''''' ({{translation|Friendship is Guidance}}) is a 2019 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[sports film]] directed by D. Parthiban Desingu in his directorial debut, while Sreekanth Vasrp and Devesh Jeyachandran have written the film's story, screenplay and dialogues. Produced by [[Sundar C.]] and Kushboo under the banner Avni Movies, the film stars [[Hiphop Tamizha|Adhi]], [[Harish Uthaman]], newcomer [[Anagha (actress)|Anagha]] and [[Karu Pazhaniappan]] alongside actors [[Sha Ra]], [[Pandiarajan]] and [[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]]. It is based on the sport of [[field hockey|hockey]]. In 2021, it was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as [[A1 Express]]. | ||
This is the second film of Adhi as a lead male actor, after ''[[Meesaya Murukku]]'' (2017). Apart from acting he also scored the music, while [[Aravinnd Singh]] and Fenny Oliver handled the cinematography and editing respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/hip-hop-adhi-is-all-set-to-enthral-single-pasanga/articleshow/67699250.cms|title=Hip Hop Adhi is all set to enthral 'single pasanga' - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-02-03}}</ref> The film released on 4 April 2019, to mixed reviews but became a box office success.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/official-cast-and-crew-details-of-hiphop-tamizhas-next.html|title=Official cast and crew details of Hiphop Tamizha's next|date=1 November 2018|website=Behindwoods}}</ref> | This is the second film of Adhi as a lead male actor, after ''[[Meesaya Murukku]]'' (2017). Apart from acting he also scored the music, while [[Aravinnd Singh]] and Fenny Oliver handled the cinematography and editing respectively.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/music/hip-hop-adhi-is-all-set-to-enthral-single-pasanga/articleshow/67699250.cms|title=Hip Hop Adhi is all set to enthral 'single pasanga' - Times of India|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-02-03}}</ref> The film released on 4 April 2019, to mixed reviews but became a box office success.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/official-cast-and-crew-details-of-hiphop-tamizhas-next.html|title=Official cast and crew details of Hiphop Tamizha's next|date=1 November 2018|website=Behindwoods}}</ref> | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
Prabhakaran | Prabhakaran is a happy-go-lucky youngster in [[Pondicherry]] whose only ambition is to move to France. He goes to [[Karaikal]] for this purpose, but there, he ends up falling in love with Deepa, a hockey player. Through her, he comes in contact with Shanmugam, a kindhearted retired military man who is the coach of the local hockey team. | ||
A corporate is after the ground where Shanmugam's players practice, and they are aided by the local politician Harichandran | A corporate is after the ground where Shanmugam's players practice, and they are aided by the local politician Harichandran. Later by filing a [[Right to Information Act, 2005|RTI]] about the company, Shanmugam learns about the corporation's plan to build a factory in the ground which will pollute the nearby rivers and harm the nearby villagers. Now to save the ground from the corporate and Harichandran, Shanmugam's students should play with the Pondicherry hockey team and win the match. While selecting the hockey players for his team, he learns that Prabha was the 2012 Junior World Cup Indian hockey team captain who was banned for three years. When Shanmugam asks Prabha to join their hockey team and help them win the match, he refuses and narrates his past and his reasons for leaving hockey. | ||
Prabha and Azhar | Prabha and Azhar, his childhood friend, are both hockey players. Prabha is an attacker in his team, while Azhar is defense in the same team. Prabha, after being selected by national selectors, joins the Indian hockey team and later becomes the captain of the 2012 Junior World Cup competition's Indian hockey team, but Azhar is rejected in the Indian hockey team and asks about this to his coach, who mocks his desire to play hockey as well as his financial status and instead tells him to help his father in his fishing business. Because of this, Azhar commits suicide in grief, and one of Prabha's friends loses his leg to an oncoming train when he tries to save him. When Prabha learns of this, he gets furious and beats up his coach, because of which he is banned for three years. | ||
Later, Shanmugam decides to protest against the corporate company's unit being set up there with the help of his students and the local people, but Harichandran uses his dirty tricks and prevents Shanmugam from becoming successful in his protest. Harichandran later acquaints with Prabha's former coach to thwart Shanmugam's team from winning the hockey tournament. | Later, Shanmugam decides to protest against the corporate company's unit being set up there with the help of his students and the local people, but Harichandran uses his dirty tricks and prevents Shanmugam from becoming successful in his protest. Harichandran later acquaints with Prabha's former coach to thwart Shanmugam's team from winning the hockey tournament. | ||
After seeing the local people suffering, Prabha decides to join the hockey team and get back the ground. Shanmugam and Prabha train the players, and later, after facing so many difficulties, they win the match and get their ground back. When they come back to the ground, they see Harichandran | After seeing the local people suffering, Prabha decides to join the hockey team and get back the ground. Shanmugam and Prabha train the players, and later, after facing so many difficulties, they win the match and get their ground back. When they come back to the ground, they see Harichandran, who has lost his position now, giving a speech to the press as feeling happy for Shanmugam team's victory. He comes to Prabha and blames the common people for voting leaders monetary benefits and questions Prabha if the people will elect a person who is doing good for them without any money, for which Prabha is unable to find an answer.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Natpe Thunai Review {3/5}: Natpe Thunai feels like a blend of plot threads from various films|website=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/natpe-thunai/movie-review/68715765.cms|access-date=2019-05-15}}</ref> | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* [[Hiphop Tamizha Adhi]] as Prabhakaran (Prabha), India U-19 World Cup hockey team Captain | * [[Hiphop Tamizha Adhi]] as Prabhakaran (Prabha), India U-19 World Cup hockey team Captain | ||
* [[Harish Uthaman]] as Shanmugam, the hockey team coach and a retired Army officer | |||
* [[Anagha (actress)|Anagha]] as Deepa, a hockey trainee | * [[Anagha (actress)|Anagha]] as Deepa, a hockey trainee | ||
* [[Karu Pazhaniappan]] as Harichandran, Pondhicherry Sports Minister | * [[Karu Pazhaniappan]] as Harichandran, Pondhicherry Sports Minister | ||
* [[Sha Ra]] as Sridhar, Prabha's cousin | * [[Sha Ra]] as Sridhar, Prabha's cousin | ||
* Eruma Saani Vijay as Bravo (Pradeeshwaran Veerapan), Prabha's friend | * Eruma Saani Vijay as Bravo (Pradeeshwaran Veerapan), Prabha's friend | ||
* [[Ashwin Jerome]] as Aasif, a hockey trainee and a performed player | * [[Ashwin Jerome]] as Aasif, a hockey trainee and a performed player | ||
* [[RJ Vigneshkanth]] as Prabha's friend | * Vinoth Kumar as Pandiyan, a P. E. T. Master | ||
* [[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]] as | * [[RJ Vigneshkanth]] as Frankie, Prabha's friend | ||
* [[Pandiarajan]] as Arulbose, Sridhar's father | |||
* [[Kausalya (actress)|Kausalya]] as Prabha's mother | |||
* [[Elango Kumaravel]] as Prabha's former corrupt coach | * [[Elango Kumaravel]] as Prabha's former corrupt coach | ||
* Bijili Ramesh as Bruce Lee, Prabha's uncle | * Bijili Ramesh as Bruce Lee, Prabha's uncle | ||
* [[Ajay Ghosh]] as Deenadayalan, Deepa's father and a police inspector | * [[Ajay Ghosh]] as Deenadayalan, Deepa's father and a police inspector | ||
* 'Put Chutney' Rajmohan as Prakash, a sports director and Shanmugam's friend | * 'Put Chutney' Rajmohan as Prakash, a sports director and Shanmugam's friend | ||
* [[Pondy Ravi]] as Abdul Marakkayar, an advocate and Aasif's father | * [[Pondy Ravi]] as Abdul Marakkayar, an advocate and Aasif's father | ||
* Guhan Prakash as Azhar, Prabha's childhood friend and a hockey player | |||
* Mannai Sathik as ''Legend'' Mahesh, groom for Sridhar's sister | * Mannai Sathik as ''Legend'' Mahesh, groom for Sridhar's sister | ||
* Deepthi as Deepa's friend | * Deepthi as Deepa's friend | ||
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* Poovendhan as Kadhir, Aranganatha Hockey Ground In-Charge | * Poovendhan as Kadhir, Aranganatha Hockey Ground In-Charge | ||
* [[R. S. G. Chelladurai|R. S. Chelladurai]] as Sharbat seller and Aranganathan's friend | * [[R. S. G. Chelladurai|R. S. Chelladurai]] as Sharbat seller and Aranganathan's friend | ||
* Chutti Aravind as Harichandran's PA | * [[Chutti Aravind]] as Harichandran's PA | ||
* Prashanth Rangaswamy as Himself turned to a TV reporter who took the ground history as documentary | * Prashanth Rangaswamy as Himself turned to a TV reporter who took the ground history as documentary | ||
* 'Think Music' Santhosh in a guest appearance | * 'Think Music' Santhosh in a guest appearance | ||
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== Music == | == Music == | ||
{{Main|Natpe Thunai (soundtrack)}} | {{Main|Natpe Thunai (soundtrack)}} | ||
The soundtrack album was composed by [[Hiphop Tamizha]], with lyrics written by Hiphop Tamizha, Arivu, Sollisai Selvandhar, and Dr. Vadugam Sivakumar. All the songs in the film were released as singles.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Natpe Thunai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Hiphop Tamizha|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/natpe-thunai-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1458700910|language=en-ca|access-date=2019-10-01}}</ref> | The soundtrack album was composed by [[Hiphop Tamizha]], with lyrics written by Hiphop Tamizha, Arivu, Sollisai Selvandhar, and Dr. Vadugam Sivakumar. All the songs in the film were released as singles.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Natpe Thunai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Hiphop Tamizha|date=3 April 2019|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/natpe-thunai-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1458700910|language=en-ca|access-date=2019-10-01}}</ref> | ||
== Remakes == | == Remakes == | ||
The film was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[A1 Express]]'' with [[Sundeep Kishan]] and [[Lavanya Tripathi]] and directed by Dennis Jeevan Kanukolanu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/theatre/210120/a1-express-runs-into-rough-weather.html|title=A1 Express runs into rough weather|work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref> | The film was remade in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] as ''[[A1 Express]]'' with [[Sundeep Kishan]] and [[Lavanya Tripathi]] and directed by Dennis Jeevan Kanukolanu.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/theatre/210120/a1-express-runs-into-rough-weather.html|title=A1 Express runs into rough weather|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=21 January 2020}}</ref> | ||
== Critical reception == | == Critical reception == | ||
''Indiatoday'' wrote "Hip Hop Adhi struggles in film stuffed with social messages"<ref>{{Cite | ''Indiatoday'' wrote "Hip Hop Adhi struggles in film stuffed with social messages"<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/natpe-thunai-movie-review-hip-hop-adhi-struggles-in-film-stuffed-with-social-messages-1494116-2019-04-04|title=Natpe Thunai Movie Review: Hip Hop Adhi struggles in film stuffed with social messages|author=Janani K. |date=April 4, 2019 |magazine=India Today|language=en|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref> Sreedhar Pillai of ''Firstpost'' wrote "A visually appealing, thrilling climax saves this run-of-the-mill sports drama"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/natpe-thunai-movie-review-a-visually-appealing-thrilling-climax-saves-this-run-of-the-mill-sports-drama-6387891.html|title=Natpe Thunai movie review: A visually appealing, thrilling climax saves this run-of-the-mill sports drama- Entertainment News, Firstpost|date=2019-04-04|website=Firstpost|language=en|access-date=2020-04-08}}</ref> Wetalkiess gave Natpe Thunai 3 out of 5 stars and also mentioned this movie is a wholesome entertainment for the youth and as well as the family .<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamilnews.wetalkiess.com/natpe-thunai-movie-review/|title=நட்பே துணை திரை விமர்சனம்|last=Wetalkiess|first=Wetalkies|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-04-04}}</ref> Film Companion South wrote ". Despite the choppy editing, the final match has a few mildly rousing moments. As a closing punch, we get a reminder to vote responsibly during elections. ".<ref>{{cite web|title=Natpe Thunai Movie Review: A Loud, Choppy Sports Movie That Wants To Be Both Drama And Comedy|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/natpe-thunai-movie-review-hip-hop-thamizha-aadhi/|website=Film Companion South|date=4 April 2019}}</ref>[[Sify]] rated 3 out of 5 stars stating "Sports entertainer".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sify.com/movies/natpe-thunai-review-a-cocktail-of-sports-friendship-and-politics-review-tamil-teeoD9efgahgh.html|title=Natpe Thunai review: A cocktail of sports, friendship and politics!|website=Sify|date=2019-05-12|access-date=2020-06-09}}</ref>[[The Times of India]] rated 3 out of 5 stars stating "Natpe Thunai feels like a blend of plot threads from various films".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/natpe-thunai/movie-review/68715765.cms|title=Natpe Thunai|website=The Times of India|date=2019-04-04|access-date=2020-06-09}}</ref>''Behindwoods'' rated 2.5 out of 5 stars stating "Natpe Thunai is a watchable sports-political drama that could have been more emotionally engaging".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies/natpe-thunai/natpe-thunai-review.html|title=NATPE THUNAI MOVIE REVIEW|website=Behindwoods|date=2019-04-04|access-date=2020-06-09}}</ref>[[The Hindu]] stated "‘Natpe Thunai’ starring Hip Hop Aadhi packs a punch, especially towards the climax".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/natpe-thunai-movie-review-a-smartly-packaged-sports-film/article26733981.ece|title='Natpe Thunai' review: a smartly-packaged sports film|website=The Hindu|date=2019-04-04|access-date=2020-06-09}}</ref>''IndiaGlitz'' rated 2.25 out of 5 stars stating "Go for this one if you love hockey and enjoy Hip Hop Thamizha music".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiaglitz.com/natpe-thunai-review-tamil-movie-22607|title=Natpe Thunai Review|website=IndiaGlitz|date=2019-04-04|access-date=2020-06-09}}</ref>[[The Indian Express]] rated 2 out of 5 stars stating "This Aadhi starrer has all the predictable tropes of a sports film but fails to throw up surprises".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/natpe-thunai-movie-review-rating-5660001/|title=Natpe Thunai movie review: An underwhelming, dialogue-heavy sports drama|website=The Indian Express|date=2019-04-05|access-date=2020-06-09}}</ref>[[The News Minute]] rated 2 out of 5 stars stating "Sports drama is not new to Tamil cinema but 'Natpe Thunai' spins the package around a new game and a new landscape".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/natpe-thunai-review-unoriginal-sports-drama-saved-climax-99476|title='Natpe Thunai' review: An unoriginal sports drama saved by the climax|website=The News Minute|date=2019-04-04|access-date=2020-06-09}}</ref>[[Cinema Express]] rated 1.5 out of 5 stars stating "The film is stuck between trying to be a mindless entertainer and taking itself seriously, with a generous infusion of meme material from our social media timelines".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/reviews/tamil/2019/apr/04/natpe-thunai-review--hip-hop-aadhi-karu-pazhanippan-anagha-10876.html|title=Natpe Thunai review: Old wine in an old bottle|website=Cinema Express|date=2019-04-04|access-date=2020-06-09}}</ref>[[Hindustan Times]] rated 2 out of 5 stars stating "Natpe Thunai tries to be too many things at the same time -- it is a sports film that is also a friendship drama and has a political sub-plot. In the end, it does justice to none of the genres".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/natpe-thunai-movie-review-a-sports-drama-that-lacks-seriousness/story-lmiSGUnUCSQECdkfwHhg9M.html|title=Natpe Thunai movie review: A sports drama that lacks seriousness|website=Hindustan Times|date=2019-04-04|access-date=2020-06-09}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||