# Ninaithale

Ninaithale is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film starring Suchindra and Nargis Bagheri. It is a remake of the 2004 Telugu film Anand. It is Suchindra's first Tamil film as the hero. The film is directed by Viswas Sundar who is also the producer for the films Adhu and Chanakya.

## Plot

The story opens with Rupa's parents being killed in a car accident by a drunken driver. She is orphaned, but friends and neighbors support her, and she gets a good job. She falls in love with Rahul, her colleague, and she accepts to marry him. On the other side, there is Anand, who has returned from the United States and is forced to attend a family friend's wedding. On the wedding day, he meets the bride Rupa, and it is love at first sight for him, but soon, the wedding is called off because of some arguments between Rupa and her future mother-in-law. Anand is elated because the marriage is canceled. He talks to Rupa and admires her for her boldness. He completely falls in love with her. To win her love, he, among other things, shifts to a house nearer to hers, develops a friendship with her and she starts to love him. But she discovers that Anand's father murdered her parents. The rest of the story is about whether the lovers will be united.

## Cast

* Suchindra as Anand
* Nargis Bagheri as Rupa
* Santhoshi
* Krishna as Narayanan
* Baby Palak
* Sreya
* Sarfraaz as Rahul
* Velu Prabhakaran as Anand's father

## Production

The movie was earlier entitled Sweet. However, Sundar changed the title because of the announcement of the Tamil Nadu Government that Tamil films with Tamil names will be exempted from entertainment tax. The shooting of the song "Naanthaanaa Naanthaanaa" took place in Golkonda, capital and fortress city of the Qutb Shahi kingdom, near Hyderabad. Another important scene was shot in Kushaldass Garden in Chennai.

## Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Vijay Antony.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
| 1 | "Anandham Anandham" | Roopa, Sangeetha Rajeshwaran, Vinaya | |
| 2 | "Dingi Dingi" | Pavithra, Vinaya | Annamalai |
| 3 | "En Peyar Ennakaye" | Vinaya | Annamalai |
| 4 | "Ilaiyaraaja A. R. Rahman" | Naresh Iyer, Vinaya | Kabilan |
| 5 | "Kaakkai Siraginiley" | Roopa, Sangeetha Rajeshwaran, Vinaya | Bharathiyar |
| 6 | "Konji Konji" | Vinaya | P. Vijay |
| 7 | "Naanthana Naanthana" | Rahul Nambiar, Sadhana Sargam | Vijay Sagar |
| 8 | "Thanneer Pookkale" | Sangeetha Rajeshwaran | Palani Bharathi |

## Reception

The film received generally positive reviews but failed to create any impact at the box office due to non-prominent cast. Cinesouth reported the movie was 'sweet'. One Indian website reported that the movie was average, praising the acting of Nargis. Chennai Vision wrote "Anand, the original version of Ninaithale in Telugu came with the caption ‘Oka manchi coffee lanti cinema’ (a film as fresh as a nice coffee). In Tamil too, producer turned director Viswas Sundar has followed it faithfully and retained the freshness, not just in the screenplay or narration, but in everything including refreshing takes and sensitive crafting". Rediff wrote "Thought the film suffers from a weak story line, the setting and the characters are contemporary". Chennai Online wrote "A soft, sweet love-story, sans violence, overt sex or double entendres, 'Ninaithaley...' is a clean, wholesome, family entertainer". Lajjavathi of Kalki praised the acting of lead pair and other cast, cinematography, music, dialogues and direction.