Nattukku Oru Nallavan
Tamil Poster
Directed byV. Ravichandran
Written byV. Ravichandran
R. P. Viswam (dialogues)
Produced byV. Ravichandran
N. Veeraswamy (presenter)
StarringRajinikanth
Juhi Chawla
CinematographyR. Madhusudanan
Edited byK. Balu
Music byHamsalekha
Production
companies
Sri Eswari Productions
BMB Combines
Release date
  • 2 October 1991 (1991-10-02)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesTamil
Hindi

Nattukku Oru Nallavan (transl. A good man for the country) is the Tamil version of the 1991 Kannada action film Shanti Kranti written, produced and directed by V. Ravichandran and also produced by N. Veersamai. The film stars Rajinikanth and Juhi Chawla.[1]

The film was simultaneously shot in Hindi as Shanti Kranti (transl. Peace and revolution) with a slightly different cast. The film marked the debut of popular Kannada actor Anant Nag in Tamil cinema as main antagonist. The music was composed by Hamsalekha.

The film was simultaneously released in Kannada and Telugu under the Shanti Kranti title in 1991. Nagarjuna was the lead in Telugu and Ravichandran was the lead in Kannada, while Rajinikanth was in the lead in Tamil and Hindi. Incidentally, all the versions failed at the box-office.

Plot

Nattukku Oru Nallavan is the story of an honest police officer and his fight against a dreaded criminal named Daddy who indulges in organ transplant mafia.

Cast

Actor (Tamil) Actor (Hindi) Role
Rajinikanth Inspector Subhash
Juhi Chawla Jyothi
V. Ravichandran Inspector Bharath
Anant Nag Daddy
Khushbu Rekha
Jaishankar Alok Nath Commissioner of Police
Janagaraj Satyendra Kapoor Subhash's father
Manorama Aruna Irani Subash's mother
- Om Shivpuri Politician
Charuhasan Politician
Babu Antony Bob
Y. Vijaya Swathi
Delhi Ganesh - Doctor
Jai Ganesh - Advocate
Idichapuli Selvaraj - Astrologer
Sangita Child artist
Manik Irani Daddy's henchman
Jack Gaud Daddy's henchman

Production

Sandalwood actor V. Ravichandran announced that Shanti Kranti will be an expensive project in his career. He decided to direct in four languages — Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. The Tamil version was titled Naattukku Oru Nallavan. Rajinikanth played the lead in Hindi and Tamil, while Nagarjuna was in Telugu and Ravichandran himself in Kannada.[2] The film was launched at November 14, 1988 on the hundredth birth anniversary of Jawaharlal Nehru at Kanteerava Studios alongside other language versions of the film.[3]

Release

All the four versions of the film became a failure in box office.[4][5]

Soundtrack

Tamil version[6]

Lyrics: Vairamuthu, Muthulingam.

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length
1 "Chinna Kannamma" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki Vairamuthu 08:22
2 "En Thayinmani Kodiye" S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 04:43
3 "Nallavan Nallavan" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 05:08
4 "One Two Three" K. S. Chithra, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Muthulingam 07:29
5 "Ore Moochi Ponal" S. Janaki 04:34
6 "Thendrale Thendrale" S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Vairamuthu 05:11
7 "Veedi Katti Vilaiyadalama" S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam Muthulingam 04:46
Hindi version[7]

Lyrics: Indeevar

No. Song Singers Lyrics Length
1 "Ja Ae Ga" Alka Yagnik Indeevar 04:41
2 "One Two Three" Anuradha Paudwal, S.P. Balasubrahmanyam 07:32
3 "Ude Uhi Uncha" Suresh Wadkar, Alka Yagnik 04:45
4 "Tu Hi Mera" Alka Yagnik, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 01:22
5 "Sajna O O" Alka Yagnik, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 04:49
6 "Purvaee Purvaee" Alka Yagnik, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 05:15
7 "Aadhi Night Mein" Alka Yagnik, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 08:24
8 "Jo Dare Who" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 05:10

References

  1. ^ "From 'Kaala' To 'Sivaji', Every Time Rajinikanth Made Good Win Over Evil". The Economic Times. 7 June 2018. Archived from the original on 1 September 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. Penguin Books. p. 134. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
  3. ^ "A Day to remember". Screen. 25 November 1988. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023 – via Rajinifans.com.
  4. ^ "Rajinikanth's 10 Biggest FLOPS". Rediff.com. 28 May 2014. Archived from the original on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Ravichandran: Big dreamer who sometimes lost his way". Deccan Herald. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Nattukku Oru Nallavan". AV Digital. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Hindi film songs - Shanti Kranti (1991)". MySwar. Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

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