Nandri

Nandri (transl. Thanks) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language thriller film, directed and scripted by Rama Narayanan, with story written by Abbaiah Naidu. It stars Karthik, Nalini, Mahalakshmi and Arjun, with a dog named Brownie in a pivotal role. Arjun made his acting debut in Tamil with this film.^[2] It is a remake of the Kannada film Thaliya Bhagya.^[3] The film was released on 17 August 1984.^[4]

Nandri
Poster
Directed by	Rama Narayanan
Screenplay by	Rama Narayanan
Story by	A. L. Abbaiah Naidu
Produced by	A. V. M. Rajan
Starring	Karthik Nalini Mahalakshmi Arjun
Cinematography	N. K. Viswanathan K. S. Selvaraj
Edited by	Goudhaman
Music by	Shankar–Ganesh
Production company	Rajmahal
Distributed by	Sujatha Films[1]
Release date	17 August 1984 (1984-08-17)
Running time	134 minutes
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Karthik as Officer Shankar
• Nalini as Lakshmi
• Mahalakshmi as Saratha
• Arjun as Murugan
• Sangili Murugan as Sathyanathan, the village chairman
• S. S. Chandran as Punniyakodi
• A. V. M. Rajan as D. I. G.
• Brownie as Raja (Dog), Shankar's pet
• M. R. K as Dharmalingam
• Peeli Sivam as Inspector
• Master Vimal as Ramu
• Shankar–Ganesh as Mentally Challenged (guest appearance)
• Senthil as guest appearance
• Anuradha as guest appearance

Production

Nandri is the Tamil debut of Arjun. When approached by Rama Narayanan, he was initially reluctant due to his then poor grasp of the language, but Rama Narayanan still cast him. According to Arjun, the character being mute benefited him.^[5]

Soundtrack

Music was by Shankar–Ganesh and lyrics were written by Vaali.^[6]

Song	Singers	Length
"Naan thaan Rukumani"	S. P. Sailaja	04:05
"Vaa Vaa En Thalaivan"	P. Jayachandran Vani Jairam	04:21
"Thaai Seitha Paavam"	P. Susheela	04:41
"Madhurai Nagarinile"	Raju Jayaram Vani Jairam	04:54