| Naandi | |
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| Directed by | N. Lakshminarayan |
| Written by | N. Lakshminarayan |
| Produced by | Vadiraj Jawahar |
| Starring | Dr. Rajkumar Harini Kalpana Udaykumar |
| Cinematography | R. N. K. Prasad |
| Edited by | P. S. Murthy |
| Music by | Vijaya Bhaskar |
Production company | Sri Bharathi Chitra |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Kannada |
Naandi is a 1964 Kannada-language romantic drama film directed and written by N. Lakshminarayan, making his first venture in film direction.[1] The film was produced by actor Vadiraj and Jawahar for Sri Bharathi Chitra studio house. The film starred Dr. Rajkumar and Harini along with Kalpana and Udaykumar playing guest roles. Actor Dinesh made his debut through this film in a supporting role.
The film, upon release garnered wide appreciation and recognition for capturing the real-time plights of those with hearing impairments [2] for the first time in commercial cinema.[3] The film set a landmark by being the first ever Kannada film to be screened at an International film festival.[4][5][6] This film was screened at IFFI 1992 Kannada cinema Retrospect.[7] It is considered by one critic to be the first "offbeat" movie in Kannada cinema.[8]
- ^ N.Lakshminarayan movies list
- ^ "'Movie' over the subtitle barrier with these must-watch films in 8 Indian languages".
- ^ History 44 - Naandi Gets International Recognition
- ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (27 January 2017). "Kannada cinema makes its presence felt at Bengaluru film fest". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Kannada films for all time". 31 October 2018.
- ^ Comedian Vadiraj is dead
- ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (26 February 2018). "Celebration of Kannada 'power' at BIFFes". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Kannada films for all time". 31 October 2018.