Natchathiram
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{{Infobox film
| name = Natchathiram
| image = Natchathiram 1980.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = Dasari Narayana Rao
| screenplay = Dasari Narayana Rao
| story = Dasari Narayana Rao
| producer = {{ubl|Girija Pakkirisamy|K. S. Narashiman}}
| starring = {{ubl|Sripriya|Hariprasath|Mohan Babu}}
| cinematography = K. S. Mani
| editing = Vellaisamy
| music = Shankar–Ganesh
| studio = Sreesanmundeeswari
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1980|4|12|ref1=}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}
Natchathiram ({{translation|Star}}) is a 1980 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Dasari Narayana Rao and starring Sripriya. It is a remake of the 1978 Telugu film Sivaranjani.{{Cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |publisher=Penguin Books |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 |location=New Delhi |pages=104 |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |orig-date=2012}} The film also has Hariprasath and Mohan Babu as Sripriya's cunning husband. Sivaji Ganesan, Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Savithri, K. R. Vijaya, Manjula Vijayakumar, Srividya and Pushpalatha played guest roles.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NVAZAAAAIAAJ&q=Natchathiram |title=Tribune |publisher=Ceylon News Service |year=1982 |volume=26 |pages=5 |access-date=26 September 2022 |issue=29–40}} It was released on 12 April 1980.{{Cite web |title=Natchatiram (1980) |url=https://screen4screen.com/movies/natchatiram |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231117171028/https://screen4screen.com/movies/natchatiram |archive-date=17 November 2023 |access-date=17 November 2023 |website=Screen 4 Screen}}
Plot
{{More plot|date=May 2024}}
A movie buff befriends a popular actress and believes that she is leading a happy life, until one day he sees an unknown man making an attempt on her life.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Sripriya
- Mohan Babu
- Hariprasath
- Sivachandran
- Manorama
- Jayamalini
- Subhashini
}}
;Guest appearances
{{Cast listing|
- Sivaji Ganesan
- Rajinikanth
- Kamal Haasan
- Nagesh
- Prabha
- Savitri
- Radha
- K. R. Vijaya
- Manjula
- Srividya
- Pushpalatha
}}
Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.{{Cite web |date=31 December 1980 |title=Natchathiram |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/natchathiram/8rMBvJm9gV0_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926032508/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/natchathiram/8rMBvJm9gV0_ |archive-date=26 September 2022 |access-date=26 September 2022 |website=JioSaavn}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Ponnangkanni
| extra1 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
| lyrics1 = Kannadasan
| length1 =
| title2 = Vaanam Ingay
| extra2 = P. Jayachandran, S. Janaki
| lyrics2 = Pulamaipithan
| length2 =
| title3 = Aval Oru Menakai
| extra3 = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
| lyrics3 = Kannadasan
| length3 =
| title4 = Vaigai Nathiyil Oru
| extra4 = S. Janaki
}}
Reception
Kanthan of Kalki praised Sripriya's acting, panned Nagesh's comedy and felt the film offered nothing new and concluded Natchathiram (star) did not glitter.{{Cite magazine |last=காந்தன் |date=11 May 1980 |title=நட்சத்திரம் |url=https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-05-11/page/n33/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230305150119/https://archive.org/details/kalki1980-05-11/page/n33/mode/2up |archive-date=5 March 2023 |access-date=25 September 2022 |magazine=Kalki |pages=32–33 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}} Anna wrote the director could have focused more on screenplay and could have avoided dragging scenes unnecessarily.{{cite news |date=20 April 1980 |title=நட்சத்திரம் |url=https://archive.org/details/EAP372-6-23-4-162/page/3/mode/2up |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240531010022/https://ia803209.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/31/items/EAP372-6-23-4-162/EAP372-6-23-4-162_jp2.zip&file=EAP372-6-23-4-162_jp2/EAP372-6-23-4-162_0003.jp2&id=EAP372-6-23-4-162&scale=4&rotate=0 |archive-date=31 May 2024 |access-date=30 May 2024 |newspaper=Anna |pages=3 |language=ta |via=Internet Archive}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0262642}}
{{Dasari Narayana Rao}}
Category:1980s Tamil-language films
Category:Films about filmmaking
Category:Films directed by Dasari Narayana Rao
Category:Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh