Nanbanin Kadhali (transl. Friend's lover) is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film written and directed by G. Kicha, starring Vikramaditya, Kunal, Shivani Singh and Vinu Chakravarthy.^[1] The film had been shot and completed in 2005 under the title Cleopatra, but only released in 2007. The film is inspired from Telugu film Nee Premakai. This is Kunal's last Tamil film release before his death in 2008.

Plot

Jeeva who takes up residence in Sujata's neighbourhood, falls for her ample charms. Jeeva's attempts to woo Suji misfires, landing him on the wrong side of her father, a retired military man. Enters into the scene Surya. Surya's smooth talking ways and pleasing manners charm Suji and her family. In the game of one-upmanship and misunderstandings, who finally gets the girl forms the finale.^[2]

Cast

• Vikramaditya as Jeeva
• Kunal as Suryaprakash aka Surya, Jeeva's childhood friend
• Shivani Singh as Sujatha (Suji)
• Vinu Chakravarthy as Sujatha's father
• Nirosha as Sujatha's mother
• R. Thyagarajan
• Vaiyapuri
• Kalpana Shree

Production

The film began production in 2005 under the title Cleopatra, the filming was held at Goa and Visakhapatnam for 40 days.^[3]

Soundtrack

The music for the film was scored by Deva and lyrics were written by Yugabharathi.^[4]

Reception

Chennai Online wrote "The script is a rehash of some earlier films. While the first half is a rehash of 'Mujhse Shadi Karogi?', the second part is clearly inspired by 'Kal Ho Na Ho'. If there is a paucity of story ideas, one doesn't mind the adaptations and rehashes. Only, the director (his third film) could have put in a bit of his own effort too and tried to bring in a freshness in the presentation. 'Nanbanin Kadhali' is a lacklustre affair."^[5]

References

External links

• Nanbanin Kadhali at IMDb