Nandhi (2002 film)

Nandhi is a 2002 Kannada-language action-drama film directed by D. Rajendra Babu featuring Sudeep, Sindhu Menon and Radhika Chaudhari in the lead roles. The film features background score and soundtrack composed by Gurukiran and lyrics by Kaviraj and V. Nagendra Prasad. The film released on 27 December 2002.

Nandhi
Directed by	D. Rajendra Babu
Screenplay by	D. Rajendra Babu
Story by	M.K. Maheshwaran
Produced by	B.V. Chakrapani C. Gopi M. Kumar N. Dileep Kumar M.T. Sriram
Starring	Sudeep Sindhu Menon Radhika Chaudhari
Cinematography	Chandru
Edited by	T. Shashikumar
Music by	Gurukiran
Release date	27 December 2002 (2002-12-27)
Running time	125 min
Country	India
Language	Kannada

Plot

Nandhi (Sudeep), a young man who comes from Prison comes to join in Law College. He was sentenced to jail for accidentally murdering his schoolmate in his childhood.

Cast

• Sudeep as Nandhi
• Sindhu Menon as Divya
• Radhika Chaudhari as Pinki
• Ashish Vidhyarthi as Dhanraj/Different Danny
• Ambika as Nandhi's mother
• Kashi as Professor
• Vikas as Nandhi's friend
• Vaijanath Biradar as Bagni
• Shankar Ashwath as Police Officer
• Chikka Suresh
• Narendra Babu Sharma

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Gurukiran collaborating with Sudeep for the third time after Chandu (2002) and Dhumm (2002). Lyrics were written by V. Nagendra Prasad and Kaviraj. The soundtrack was released by Ashwini audio.

Nandhi
Soundtrack album by Gurukiran
Released	24 December 2002
Recorded	Ashwini Recording Company
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	28:32
Language	Kannada
Label	Ashwini Audio
Producer	Gurukiran
Gurukiran chronology
Hollywood (2002) Nandhi (2002) Kariya (2003)
External audio Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Kadala Daati Banda"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Udit Narayan
2.	"Nakara Gikara"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Shankar Mahadevan
3.	"Don't Go"	Kaviraj	Gurukiran, Hemanth Kumar
4.	"Ageu Bandaga"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Malgudi Subha
5.	"Kadala Daati Banda"	V. Nagendra Prasad	Gurukiran
6.	"Ondanondu kaaladali"	V. Nagendra Prasad	K. S. Chithra

Reception

A critic from Viggy wrote that "Film Nandi is an out and out Sudeep film".^[1]

Awards

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Filmfare Awards South 1 N/A Karnataka State Film Awards 1 0
Totals
Awards won	2
Nominations	N/A

Filmfare Awards South :-

• Best Actor - Kannada (2002) - Sudeep^[2]

Karnataka State Film Awards :-

• Best Actor (2002) - Sudeep^[3]