# Naalai Namadhe (2009 film)

Naalai Namadhe (transl. Tomorrow is ours) is a 2009 Indian Tamil language film directed by Vinayan. The film stars newcomer Pradeep, Sharwanand, Sanusha, Karthika Mathew, Kiran Rathod and Oviya (in her Tamil debut) with Manivannan, Ashish Vidyarthi, Rajan P. Dev, Tanikella Bharani, M. S. Bhaskar, and Charle playing supporting roles. It was released on 10 April 2009. The film was dubbed into Malayalam as India Today and was released on 10 April 2014.

## Plot

Udayappa is a wealthy businessman who donates 1800 crores for charity purpose in his district. He requests the district collector Priya Alexander to entrust the job of spending the money to two slum-dwellers, Mani and his adopted son Ramu. Udayappa instructs to use the money to build houses for slum dwellers.
One night, the drunk Raju, the son of the greedy politician Mahaganapathy, attempts to rape Mani's adopted daughter Shanthi, but the prostitute Sarasu saves Shanthi from her aggressor. The next day, at a school function, Raju is invited as the chief guest and is shocked to see the schoolgirl Shanthi. Shanthi then gives a public speech and begs Raju to help the slum dwellers. Raju decides to become a good person, and he declares his love for her. Mahaganapathy and Ramasamy are keen to usurp the money given by Udayappa, and they threaten Mani to give them the 1800 crores. Mani and Ramu then kidnap Mahaganapathy to avert the blackmail. During the abduction, Maha Ganapathy discovers Udayappa's dead body.
In the past, Udayappa was a small-time crook who forced the child Ramu to steal, and one day, he burned a hovel where 24 orphaned kids were sleeping, and all of the children died. Many years later, Udayappa became a rich businessman by wrong means. To take revenge on him, Ramu kidnapped his daughter Aishwarya and he blackmailed Udayappa to donate a part of his fortune to the slum dwellers. Udayappa first cooperated with them but then changed his mind.
When the election starts, Ramu decides to become an independent candidate at the election, but since he is homeless and does not have a voter ID, he cannot contest at the election. Ramu then requests the slum dwellers to vote none of the above, and NOTA gets the majority of votes. Udayappa is, in reality, alive and is sequestered by Mani. Mahaganapathy escapes from the place and orders his henchmen to kill Udayappa. Mahaganapathy then kidnaps Shanthi, and she gets brutally raped by his henchmen. Shanthi then kills Mahaganapathy and is arrested. Seven years later, Shanthi is released from jail and saw her brother is the new Home Minister while her lover, Raju, asks for her hand in marriage.

## Cast

* Pradeep as Ramu
* Sharwanand as Raju
* Sanusha as Shanthi
* Karthika Mathew as Priya Alexander
* Kiran Rathod as Sarasu
* Oviya as Aishwarya
* Manivannan as Mani
* Ashish Vidyarthi as Udayappa
* Rajan P. Dev as Mahaganapathy
* Tanikella Bharani as Ramasamy
* M. S. Bhaskar as DGP Pullaiah
* Mayilsamy as Kunjithapatham
* Crane Manohar as Poochi
* Muthukaalai as Kaattu Poonai
* Charle as Police Officer
* Leema Babu
* Vaiyapuri
* Kumaresan as Sundarrajan
* Thalaivasal Vijay in a guest appearance
* Ragasya in a special appearance

## Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Bharadwaj, with lyrics written by Palani Bharathi.
| Song | Duration |
| "Thaai Mannil" | 3:54 |
| "Naalai Namadhe" | 4:16 |
| "Kadavul Pole" | 4:07 |
| "Pudi Pudi Pudi" | 3:21 |

## Reception

The Hindu wrote that "Many characters criss cross the screen – most of them vamoose and suddenly re-emerge only to fade away again. The intention could be noble but the execution is pathetic". Pavithra Srinivasan of Rediff.com rated the film 1 out of 5 and said, "It should have been en emotional roller-coaster but this flick is more akin to a road-roller". Maudgalyan of Nowrunning.com rated the film 1 out of 5 and said, "Vinayan has handed out a big disappointment as the film in nothing but a mish-mash of fights, item numbers and crass comedy".