Natchathiram

1980 Indian film

Girija Pakkirisamy
K. S. Narashiman

Starring

Sripriya
Hariprasath
Mohan Babu

CinematographyK. S. ManiEdited byVellaisamyMusic byShankar–Ganesh

Production
company

Sreesanmundeeswari

Release date

12 April 1980 (1980-04-12)

CountryIndiaLanguageTamil

Natchathiram (transl. 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.^[1] The film also has Hariprasath and Mohan Babu as a cunning husband of Sripriya. Sivaji Ganesan, Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Savithri, K. R. Vijaya, Manjula Vijayakumar, Srividya and Pushpalatha played guest roles.^[2] It was released on 12 April 1980.^[3]

Plot

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

Sripriya
Mohan Babu
Hariprasath
Sivachandran
Manorama
Jayamalini

Guest appearances

Sivaji Ganesan
Kamal Haasan
Rajinikanth
Nagesh
Prabha
Savitri
Radha
K. R. Vijaya
Manjula
Srividya
Pushpalatha

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Shankar–Ganesh.^[4]

Track listing
No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)
1.	"Ponnangkanni"	Kannadasan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, P. Susheela
2.	"Vaanam Ingay"	Pulamaipithan	P. Jayachandran, S. Janaki
3.	"Aval Oru Menakai"	Kannadasan	S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
4.	"Vaigai Nathiyil Oru"		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.^[5] Anna wrote the director could have focused more on screenplay and could have avoided dragging scenes unnecessarily.^[6]

References

^ Ramachandran, Naman (2014) [2012]. Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography. New Delhi: Penguin Books. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-14-342111-5.
^ Tribune. Vol. 26. Ceylon News Service. 1982. p. 5. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
^ "Natchatiram (1980)". Screen 4 Screen. Archived from the original on 17 November 2023. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
^ "Natchathiram". JioSaavn. 31 December 1980. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
^ காந்தன் (11 May 1980). "நட்சத்திரம்". Kalki (in Tamil). pp. 32–33. Archived from the original on 5 March 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2022 – via Internet Archive.
^ "நட்சத்திரம்". Anna (in Tamil). 20 April 1980. p. 3. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024 – via Internet Archive.