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Naan Kadavul
Directed by	Bala
Produced by	K. S. Sreenivasan
Written by	Bala Jayamohan
Starring	Arya Pooja
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Cinematography	Arthur A. Wilson
Editing by	Suresh Urs
Studio	Vasan Visual Ventures
Distributed by	Saimira Theatres
Release date(s)	2009-02-06
Running time	150 mins
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Naan Kadavul (Tamil: நான் கடவுள்; English: I am God) is a 2009 Tamil film directed by Bala, starring Arya and Pooja Umashankar in lead roles. Filmed in Tamil, the plot is based in the holy town of Kashi. The film, which had been in making for over three years, was finally released on 6 February 2009, received rave reviews and critical acclaim, winning two National Film Awards, including the Best Director Award for Bala, and three Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. It is considered a moderate success at the box office.^[1][2]

Plot

For astrological reasons, a father leaves his son Rudran (Arya) in Kasi. Years later, repenting his act he goes with his daughter in search of him. He finds him there but is shocked to learn that he has become an Aghori. Nevertheless he brings him back to Tamil Nadu. The story takes a turn here and introduces us to the world of physically and mentally challenged beggars. A world controlled by the cruel Thandavan (Rajendran). Hamsavalli (Pooja Umashankar) a blind girl is forcefully separated from her troop and made to join the beggars. Soon she becomes another victim of Thandavan's cruelty. Meanwhile, Rudran leaves his house to find his place on a small cave, and soon meets Hamsavalli, who tries her best to convince him to return home, but fails. Thandavan then takes a deal with a Kerala man of the same profession and decides to force Hamsavalli to marry an ugly, deformed man for 10-lakhs worth of money. On one incident, Hamsavalli angers the deformative, who runs away without marrying her. This angers Thandavan, who deeply wounds her. She later goes crying to Rudran to somehow free from this curse. The aghori then kills her and grants her moksha. The story ends.

Cast

• Arya as Rudran
• Pooja Umashankar as Hamsavalli
• Rajendran as Thandavan
• Krishnamoorthy as Murugan

Crew

== | Choreographer || ankam raju

Soundtrack

This film features 6 songs composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The audio was released on 1st of January 2009. Lyrics have been penned by Vaali except for the track Pitchai Paathiram which has been penned by Ilayaraja himself.

• Om Siva Om Om - Vijay Prakash
• Kannil paarvai - Shreya Ghoshal
• Matha un kovilil - Madhumitha
• Amma un pillai naan - Sadhana Sargam
• Oru kaatril alaiyum - Ilayaraaja
• Pitchai paathiram - Madhu Balakrishnan

Awards

National Film Awards

• National Film Award for Best Direction - Bala
• National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist - Sasi

Tamil Nadu State Film Awards

• Best Female Character Artiste - Pooja Umashankar
• Best Villain - Rajendran
• Best Cinematographer - Arthur Wilson

Box office

• The film grossed over $10 million at the box office in the first 6 weeks, reports the comparison web site Behindwoods.com. [1]

Trivia

• The film is based on the Tamil novel 'Yelavathu Ulagam' by writer Jayamohan. He also penned the dialogues for the film.
• Previously actor Ajith Kumar was cast for the lead role 'Ruthran', but later the role was given to the Arya. For the lead female character of Hamsavalli, several actresses, including Bhavana and Karthika were considered and tested before Pooja was confirmed for the role.^[3]

References

External links

• Naan Kadavul at the Internet Movie Database