Naane Raja Naane Mandhiri | |
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Directed by | Balu Anand |
Screenplay by | R. Sundarrajan |
Story by | Balu Anand |
Produced by | Thooyavan |
Starring |
Vijayakanth Radhika Jeevitha |
Cinematography | Rajarajan |
Edited by | R. Vittal C. Lancy |
Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Appu Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
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).[ citation needed]
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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.
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]
The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja. [5] [6]
Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length |
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"Mayanginen Solla Thayanginen" | Jayachandran, Susheela | Vaali | 04:16 |
"Thegam Sirakadikkum" | Jayachandran, Chithra | Mu. Metha | 04:34 |
"Ilasa Sirusa" | Gangai Amaran, S. N. Surendar | Vaali | 03:51 |
"Kelaayo Kanna" | Susheela, Usha Srinivasan | Vaali | 04:52 |
"Manthakasamudan" | Ilaiyaraaja, T. S. Raghavendra, S. P. Sailaja, Gangai Amaran | Gangai Amaran | 04:53 |
Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote that the film, which went briskly, went lame until the climax, but praised the humour and Ilaiyaraaja's music. [7]