''Naandi'' is a 1964

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

romantic drama Romance films or movies involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey ...

film directed and written by N. Lakshminarayan, making his first venture in film direction. The film was produced by actor Vadiraj and Jawahar for ''Sri Bharathi Chitra'' studio house. The film starred

Dr. Rajkumar Singanalluru Puttaswamaiah Muthuraj (24 April 1929 – 12 April 2006), better known by his stage name Dr. Rajkumar, was an Indian actor and singer who worked in Kannada cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian ci ...

and

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along with Kalpana and

Udaykumar Bommasandra Srinivasaiah Suryanarayana Murthy (16 March 1933 – 26 December 1985), known by his screen name Udaykumar, was an Indian actor and producer in Kannada cinema. He, along with Kalyan Kumar and Rajkumar, were called the ''Kumarath ...

playing guest roles. Actor

Dinesh Dinesh (Devanagari: ') is a common Hindu male given name. The Sanskrit word ' is a compound of ' 'day' and ' 'lord', meaning 'day-lord', an epithet of the Sun. Notable people with the name include: * Dinesh, Indian film actor * Dinesh Baboo, Ind ...

made his debut through this film in a supporting role. The film, upon release garnered wide appreciation and recognition for capturing the real-time plights of those with hearing impairments for the first time in commercial cinema. The film set a landmark by being the first ever Kannada film to be screened at an International film festival. This film was screened at IFFI 1992 Kannada cinema Retrospect. It is considered by one critic to be the first "offbeat" movie in

Kannada cinema Kannada cinema, also known as Sandalwood, or Chandanavana, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Kannada language widely spoken in the state of Karnataka. The 1934 film '' Sati Sulochana'' directe ...

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

Vijaya Bhaskar Vijaya Bhaskar ( kan, ವಿಜಯಭಾಸ್ಕರ್; 1924–2002) was an Indian music director and composer who composed music for several mainstream and experimental feature films in the Kannada film industry. Scoring music for over 600 fe ...

with lyrics by R. N. Jayagopal.Naandi songs
/ref> All the songs composed for the film were received extremely well and considered as evergreen songs.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Naandi 1964 films 1960s Kannada-language films Indian romantic drama films Indian black-and-white films Films about disability in India Films scored by Vijaya Bhaskar 1964 directorial debut films 1964 romantic drama films Films directed by N. Lakshminarayan