''Natpadhigaram 79'' () is a 2016 Indian

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film written and directed by

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. The film features Raj Bharath,

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and Tejaswi Madivada in the leading roles, with Deepak Nilambur composing the film's music and the film was released in March 2016

Cast

* Raj Bharath as Jeeva *

as Aravind *

as Maha * Tejaswi Madivada as Pooja * Subbu Panchu * M. S. Bhaskar as Maha's father * Vignesh Karthick as Jeeva's friend *

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* Ramanathan * Rail Ravi *

Raju Sundaram Basuva Raju Sundaram is an Indian dance choreographer, actor and director, who works primarily in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu films. He appeared as an actor in films such as but not limited to: '' Jeans'' (1998), '' 123'' (2002), '' I Love Yo ...

special appearance in the song "Sollu Sollu Chellamma" * Sridhar special appearance in the song "Sollu Sollu Chellamma"

Production

Director

re-emerged from a sabbatical and began making a film on friendship featuring his nephew Raj Bharath during late 2014. Other rookie actors

and Tejaswi Madivada were signed on to play further leading roles in the project. Raj Bharath also worked as an assistant director to Ravichandran during the making of the film. The film's shoot progressed throughout mid 2014 in

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and

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, before the climax scenes were shot in October 2014. Despite being ready for release in April 2015, the team failed to find a distributor amidst several other film releases during the period. The team subsequently added another song, featuring

, before announcing their release date in March 2016.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack was composed by Deepak Nilambar. *"Sollu Chellamma" – Deva *"Nanba" – Haricharan, Deepak Nilambar *"Thozha" – Deepak Nilambur *"Shaila" – Naresh Iyer

Reception

The film opened to mixed reviews upon release in March 2016, with a critic from

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noting it has an "interesting premise but is a disappointing film". Likewise, another critic from The New Indian Express wrote "''Natpadhigaram'' would have been an apt tribute to friendship and love, if only the screenplay was crafted more coherently and convincingly".

References

External links

* 2010s Tamil-language films {{2010s-Tamil-film-stub