Nadhi

Nadhi (English: River) is a 2022 Indian Tamil-language romantic action drama film directed by K. Thamaraiselvan. The film stars Sam Jones, Anandhi and Karu Pazhaniappan in the lead roles. It was released on 22 July 2022.

Nadhi
Directed by	K. Thamaraiselvan
Written by	K. Thamaraiselvan
Produced by	Sam Jones
Starring	Sam Jones Anandhi Karu Pazhaniappan
Cinematography	M. S. Prabhu
Edited by	R.Sudharshan
Music by	Dhibu Ninan Thomas
Production company	MAS Cinemas
Distributed by	AP International
Release date	22 July 2022 (2022-07-22)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Cast

• Sam Jones as Thamizh
• Anandhi as Bharathi
• Karu Pazhaniappan
• Munishkanth as Manikkam
• Vela Ramamoorthy
• A. Venkatesh
• Praveen Kumar
• Micset Sriram
• Kodangi Vadivel Murugan

Production

For his role in the film, Sam Jones lost 13 kilograms and learnt Madurai slang.^[1] Karu Pazhaniappan, who had been attempting to make a breakthrough as an actor in lead roles, opted to work as the film's antagonist after being impressed with the script.^[2]

The film was shot in regions including Madurai and Munnar.^[3][4][5]

Music

Nadhi
Soundtrack album by Dhibu Ninan Thomas
Released	2022
Studio	Grace Studios, 20 Db
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	11:45
Language	Tamil
Label	Sony Music
Dhibu Ninan Thomas chronology
Nenjuku Needhi (2022) Nadhi (2022) Chithha (2023)
Singles from Nadhi
"Theera Nadhi" Released: 9 February 2022

The film's soundtrack was composed by Dhibu Ninan Thomas. while lyrics are written by Thamarai.

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Pogadhey"	Thamarai	Anila Rajeev	4:02
2.	"Theera Nadhi"	Thamarai	Kapil Kapilan, Srinisha Jayaseelan	4:20
3.	"Kathari Poovasam"	Yugabharathi	Sinduri Vishal, Deepthi Suresh, Soundarya Nandakumar, Bhargavi Sridhar, Aravind Srinivas, Saisharan, Shenbagaraj, Santhosh Hariharan	3:23

Reception

The film was released on 22 July 2022 across Tamil Nadu. The critic from Times of India noted that it was "an anti-caste love story that could have been more powerful", adding "Nadhi flows seamlessly in the first half, quenching all our thirst. But as the film progresses, it loses its track leaving the audience drained out".^[6] Vignesh Madhu of Cinema Express wrote that "Not really. The characters or their conflicts aren't new. Their tragic ending isn't new. There's no resolution. There's no hope. Just like this film" and gave 2 stars out of 5.^[7]

A critic from Dina Malar gave the film a middling review, rating it 2 out of 5 stars.^[8] Likewise, a critic from The Hindu also gave the film a mixed review.^[9]