Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri

Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri (transl. I am both the king and minister) is a 1985 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film, directed by Balu Anand and produced by Thooyavan. The film stars Vijayakanth, Radhika and Jeevitha. It was released on 6 July 1985.[1] The film was remade in Telugu as Nene Raju Nene Mantri (1987).

Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri
Title card
Directed byBalu Anand
Screenplay byR. Sundarrajan
Story byBalu Anand
Produced byThooyavan
StarringVijayakanth
Radhika
Jeevitha
CinematographyRajarajan
Edited byR. Vittal
C. Lancy
Music byIlaiyaraaja
Production
company
Appu Movies
Release date
  • 6 July 1985 (1985-07-06)
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

A self-centered egoistic village zamindar who makes fun of people, is rude by nature and brash tries to accommodate a teacher who comes to his village. She gets to understand him. His uncle's daughter adversely reacts to his tantrums, but steps up.

Cast

Production

Balu Anand, who worked as an assistant to R. Sundarrajan, made his directorial debut with this film.[2][3] The film was shot in Karnataka.[4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[5][6]

SongSingersLyricsLength
"Mayanginen Solla Thayanginen"Jayachandran, SusheelaVaali04:16
"Thegam Sirakadikkum"Jayachandran, ChithraMu. Metha04:34
"Ilasa Sirusa"Gangai Amaran, S. N. SurendarVaali03:51
"Kelaayo Kanna"Susheela, Usha SrinivasanVaali04:52
"Manthakasamudan"Ilaiyaraaja, T. S. Raghavendra, S. P. Sailaja, Gangai AmaranGangai Amaran04:53

Reception

Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote that the film, which went briskly, went lame until the climax, but praised the humour and Ilaiyaraaja's music.[7]

References
  1. "நட்சத்திர படப் பட்டியல்". Cinema Express (in Tamil). 1 December 2002. pp. 41–43. Archived from the original on 2 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  2. Exclusive Interview with Film Director And Actor Balu Ananth (in Tamil). Thandora. 19 September 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2016 – via YouTube.
  3. V, Sankaran (22 March 2024). "கேப்டனால் அறிமுகமான இயக்குனர்!.. ஓபனிங் மாஸாக இருந்தும் பிக்அப் ஆகாமல் போன காரணம் என்ன?". CineReporters (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. M, Narayani (28 December 2023). "Jeevitha Rajasekhar: There are no words to describe Vijayakanth's goodness". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  5. "Naane Raaja Naane Mandhiri (1985)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. "Naane Raja Naane Manthiri Tamil Film LP VInyl Record by Ilarayaraja [sic]". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  7. ஜெயமன்மதன் (21 July 1985). "நானே ராஜா நானே மந்திரி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 61. Archived from the original on 6 July 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
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