Naan (2012 film)
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Directed by | Jeeva Shankar |
Written by | Neelan K. Sekar (Dialogue) Jeeva Shankar (Additional Dialogue) |
Screenplay by | Jeeva Shankar |
Story by | Jeeva Shankar |
Produced by | Fathima Vijay Antony |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Jeeva Shankar |
Edited by | Sathish Suriya |
Music by | Vijay Antony |
Production company | Vijay Antony Film Corporation |
Distributed by | Sri Devar Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 143 minutes |
Language | Tamil |
Naan (English: Me) is a 2012
Plot
Karthik is a brilliant student but already shows signs of criminal behavior in childhood itself, like forging his friend's parent's signature on a mark sheet. Sent home from school early for this misdeed, Karthik is shocked to discover his mother in bed with a neighbor. His mother begs him not to tell his father, but he does so, and his father commits suicide and dies. Karthik's mother continues her illicit relationship. One day, Karthik kills his mother and her lover by setting the house on fire. He is sent to a juvenile home where he grows up. On his release, the warden gives him the address of another of his uncles and asks him to concentrate on his studies.
Karthik's aunt is not interested in taking him in, so he goes to Chennai to start a new life. As fate would have it, the bus meets with an accident, and his co-passenger, Mohammed Salim eventually dies. Karthik steals Salim's documents, adopts his identity, and due to Salim's high marks, enrolls in a Government medical college in MBBS. He develops friendships with a rich classmate named Ashok, his girlfriend Rupa, and their friend Suresh. Ashok allows Salim to stay in his house rent-free, seeing his innocent and good nature. Later, Salim and Ashok encounter the same warden from the former's juvenile home, who seems to recognize Karthik. However, since Karthik is now impersonating Salim, he picks up an argument with the warden and swears that he is not the person he thinks he is. This incident causes Ashok to develop a dilemma towards Salim's identity.
One day Ashok and Suresh plan to go to a farmhouse without Rupa. Suresh suggests that they take some other girls along. Salim lets Rupa know of this plan due to her sincere and true love for Ashok. Rupa starts to suspect Ashok's fidelity, and Ashok worries that Salim betrayed him by complaining about him to Rupa. Ashok slaps Salim angrily and asks him to get out of his place. Salim seeing no other way, apologizes to him and looks for another lodging.
Ashok is still full of suspicion. While Salim takes a bath, Ashok opens his briefcase. He finds a photo of Karthik's biological father and realizes that it was a different man that Karthik had introduced as his actual father earlier. Suddenly, Salim enters the room and asks Ashok to give back the photo. Ashok refuses, removes Salim's towel, and confirms that he is not a
Suresh, however, discovers Salim's deception. Salim then kills Suresh and buries him in the same graveyard. The following day, the police come to Ashok's house and reveal that they have found Suresh's corpse. They interrogate several people in the city, including Salim, but they cannot find the truth. They conclude that Ashok killed Suresh due to an old personal vengeance and then absconded; meanwhile, they consider Karthik (now back to impersonating Salim) an innocent and a hard-working student. Karthik continues to live as Salim after seeking permission from Salim's father and promises to take care of him forever. The film ends with the tagline "To Be Continued", and the story of Salim becoming a successful doctor is shown in its sequel movie, Salim.
Cast
- Vijay Antony as Karthik/Salim
- Siddharth Venugopal as Ashok Ravindran
- Rupa Manjari as Roopa.
- Anuya Bhagvathas Priya
- Vijay Victor as Suresh
- Vibha Natarajan as Uma
- Charmilaas Karthik's mother
- Ratchasan Saravanan as the original Mohammed Salim
- Pramod as Inspector Duraipandiyan
- Krishnamoorthy
- Shyam as Ashok's enemy
Production
The film was initially launched in 2008, with
Soundtrack
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Soundtrack album to Naan by | ||||
Released | 4 June 2012 | (Single) 30 July 2012 (Album)|||
Recorded | 2012 | |||
Film soundtrack | ||||
Language | Tamil | |||
Label | Gemini Audio T-Series | |||
Producer | Vijay Antony | |||
Vijay Antony chronology | ||||
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The soundtrack has six tracks, composed by Vijay Antony himself. Following Yuvan Shankar Raja, who created single tracks in Vaanam and Mankatha, Vijay Antony too released a single track "Makkayala Makkayala" in June 2012. All the songs in the album are composed by Vijay Antony.[4]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Makkayala Makkayala" | Priyan | Krishan Maheson, Mark Thomas, Shakthisree Gopalan | 4:52 |
2. | "Thapellam Thape Illai" | Asmin | Adhi, Santhosh Hariharan | 4:27 |
3. | "Ulaginil Miga Uyaram" | Annamalai | Vijay Antony | 4:49 |
4. | "Dinnam Dinnam" | Annamalai | Deepak | 4:35 |
5. | "No One Is Perfect (Theme)" | Instrumental | 2:56 | |
6. | "Thappelam Thappe Illai (Version 2)" | Asmin | Vijay Antony | 2:36 |
Total length: | 24:25 |
Release
Critical reception
Malathi Rangarajan of
Upon release, it was noted that the film had been inspired by The Talented Mr. Ripley.[11][12]
Other languages
It was remade in Bengali as Amanush 2 which released in April 2015.[13] Kannada Remake released in 2016 as Asthitva.
Awards
Ceremony | Category | Winner | Result |
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2nd South Indian International Movie Awards | Best Music Director | Vijay Antony | Nominated |
Best Debutant Producer | Nominated | ||
Best Male Debutant | Nominated |
Legacy
A sequel to the movie was released in August 2014 by the name Salim. In March 2014, it was reported that the film would be remade in Hindi with Prashanth in the lead role. Despite a production delay, Thiagarajan confirmed during an interview that the film would be made in February 2017.[14][15]
References
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- ^ S. R. Ashok Kumar (4 August 2012). "Arts / Cinema : Audio Beat: Naan". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ Rangarajan, Malathi (18 August 2012). "Naan: I for intelligence". The Hindu. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- The Times Of India. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- IBNLive. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
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- ^ "Naan review: Vijay Antony changes beat". Deccan Chronicle. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ "Movie Review:Naan". Sify. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ Mannath, Malini (19 August 2012). "Naan (Tamil)". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- Times of India. 25 May 2016. Archived from the originalon 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Arya and Jiiva in Jeeva Shankar's next?". The Times of India. July 2017.
- ^ "A mastermind at work". The Hindu. 11 February 2017 – via www.thehindu.com.
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External links
- Official website
- Naan at IMDb