{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox film | name = Naadu | image = Naadu poster.jpg | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = [[M. Saravanan (film director)|M. Saravanan]] | writer = | producer = | starring = {{Plainlist| *[[Tharshan Thiyagarajah|Tharshan]] *[[Mahima Nambiar]] }} | cinematography = [[Shakthi (cinematographer)|K. A. Sakthivel]] | editing = | music = [[C. Sathya]] | studio = Sri Arch Media and Entertainment | runtime = 127 mins | distributor = | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2023|12|01|ref1=}} | country = India | language = Tamil }}
'''''Naadu''''' ({{Translation|Country}}) is a 2023 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[drama film]] written and directed by [[M. Saravanan (film director)|M. Saravanan]]. Produced by Narayanan Sri Arch Media and Entertainment, the film stars [[Tharshan Thiyagarajah|Tharshan]] and [[Mahima Nambiar]] in the lead roles. The music was composed by [[C. Sathya]] with cinematography by [[Shakthi (cinematographer)|K. A. Sakthivel]]. The film was released theatrically on 1 December 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tharshan-Mahima Nambiar starrer Naadu completes censorship formalities |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/nov/26/tharshan-mahima-nambiar-starrer-naadu-completes-censorship-formalities-49888.html |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
== Cast == *[[Tharshan Thiyagarajah|Tharshan]] as Maari *[[Mahima Nambiar]] as Dr. Shobana *[[R. S. Shivaji]] in dual roles as Maari’s father and Maari's uncle *[[Singampuli]] *[[Aruldoss]] *Inba Ravikumar as Yogi *Vasantha
== Production == Prior to the start of production, the team engaged in a 35-day acting workshop.<ref>{{Cite web |title=‘Naadu is not about pointing fingers at anybody’ |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2023/dec/04/naadu-is-not-about-pointing-fingers-at-anybody-2638401.html |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> The film was shot throughout 2022, and Saravanan balanced post-production work on ''[[Raangi]]'' (2022), with making ''Naadu''. It became the first film to be shot at the [[Kollimalai]] mountain range.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 December 2022 |title=My film with Tharshan is an emotional one based on a real-life incident: M Saravanan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/my-film-with-tharshan-is-an-emotional-one-based-on-a-real-life-incident-m-saravanan/articleshow/95903800.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203204418/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/my-film-with-tharshan-is-an-emotional-one-based-on-a-real-life-incident-m-saravanan/articleshow/95903800.cms |archive-date=3 February 2023 |access-date=5 December 2023 |via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The first look of Tharsan-M Saravanan's Naadu out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/nov/11/the-first-look-of-tharsan-m-saravanans-naadu-out-36536.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230630132432/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2022/nov/11/the-first-look-of-tharsan-m-saravanans-naadu-out-36536.html |archive-date=2023-06-30 |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
== Soundtrack == The soundtrack was composed by [[C. Sathya]] in his fourth collaboration with Saravanan after ''[[Engaeyum Eppothum]]'', ''[[Ivan Veramathiri]]'', and ''[[Raangi]]''.
{{Infobox album | name = Naadu | type = Soundtrack | artist = [[C. Sathya]] | released = 2023 | recorded = | genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]] | length = 17:13 | language = [[Tamil language|Tamil]] | label = [[Think Music]] | producer = [[C. Sathya]] | prev_title = [[Raangi]] | prev_year = 2022 | next_title = [[Hit List (2024 film)|Hit List]] | next_year = 2024 }}
{{Track listing | headline = Track listing | extra_column = Singer(s) | total_length = 17:13 | title1 = Yelelaai | lyrics1 = Thozhan | extra1 = Suganthi | length1 = 3:45 | title2 = Malainaatile | lyrics2 = [[Karthik Netha]] | extra2 = [[Ananthu (singer)|Ananthu]] | length2 = 3:26 | title3 = Dull Aavaadha | lyrics3 = [[Viveka (lyricist)|Viveka]] | extra3 = Sneha, Irfan Hyder, Vaimu | length3 = 3:12 | title4 = Maavilai Maavilai Thorananga | lyrics4 = Viveka | extra4 = [[Anthony Daasan]] | length4 = 3:48 | title5 = Vandhanam Vandhanam | lyrics5 = M. Saravanan | extra5 = Gold Devaraj, Muthu Sirpy, Nehru Samidurai, Puratchi Mani | length5 = 3:02 }}
== Release and reception == The film had a theatrical release on 1 December 2023 across Tamil Nadu. A reviewer from ''[[Times Now]]'' noted the film was sure to make the audience "question both your service to your nation and your sense of humanity".<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 December 2023 |title=Naadu Movie Review: Mahima Nambiar, Tharshan Thiyagarajah Film Will Push You To Rethink |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/tamil/naadu-movie-review-mahima-nambiar-tharshan-thiyagarajah-film-will-push-you-to-rethink-review-105637066 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201055447/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/reviews/tamil/naadu-movie-review-mahima-nambiar-tharshan-thiyagarajah-film-will-push-you-to-rethink-review-105637066 |archive-date=1 December 2023 |access-date=5 December 2023 |website=TimesNow}}</ref> A critic from ''[[The New Indian Express|Cinema Express]]'' wrote "the melodrama in ''Naadu'' is insufferably overstated and all for a story that is flat and pretty straightforward" and that "''Naadu'' might have its heart in the right place but the heart pumps gallons of tears instead of blood".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Naadu Movie Review: Sheds light on a relevant issue but milks dry the melodrama |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/review/2023/dec/01/naadu-movie-reviewsheds-light-on-a-relevant-issue-but-milks-dry-the-melodrama-50063.html |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{IMDb title|28182832}} {{M. Saravanan (film director)}}
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