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{{short description|2001 film by Sundar C.}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Azhagana Naatkal
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Sundar C.]]
| writer = [[Boopathy Pandian]] (dialogues)
| screenplay = Sundar C.
| story = [[Priyadarshan]] (story base) [[Cheriyan Kalpakavadi]] (uncredited)
| starring = [[Karthik Muthuraman|Karthik]] [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] [[Mumtaj]]
| producer = S. T. Selvan
| cinematography = [[Prasad Murella]]
| music = [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]
| editing = [[P. Sai Suresh]]
| studio = Gowthami Arts
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2001|12|07}}
| runtime = 145 minutes
| language = Tamil
| country = India
}}

'''''Azhagana Naatkal''''' ({{lang-en|Beautiful Days}}) is a 2001 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy film]] directed by [[Sundar C]]. The film features [[Karthik Muthuraman|Karthik]] and [[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] in the lead roles and became the third collaboration of the pair with Sundar after the successes of ''[[Ullathai Allitha]]'' (1996) and ''[[Unakkaga Ellam Unakkaga]]'' (1999). The film also featured [[Mumtaj]], [[Goundamani]] and [[Senthil]] in pivotal roles and featured music composed by [[Deva (music director)|Deva]]. The film released on 7 December 2001 and is a remake of the Malayalam film ''[[Minnaram]]'' and is also loosely based on [[Jaishankar]] film ''Penne Nee Vazhga''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=208&user_name=bbalaji&review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323151359/http://www.thiraipadam.com/cgi-bin/movie_review.pl?id=208&user_name=bbalaji&review|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-03-23|title=Azhagana Naatkal|access-date=2014-12-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/moviereviews/tammov160.asp|title=Azhagana Naalgal|date=19 August 2003|access-date=4 April 2018|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030819041419/http://www.chennaionline.com/moviereviews/tammov160.asp|archive-date=19 August 2003|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Plot==
Indu and Chandru ([[Rambha (actress) |Rambha]] and [[Karthik Muthuraman|Karthik]]) fall in love. Indu does the disappearing act and Chandru gets engaged to Rekha ([[Mumtaj]]). Indu re-appears after three years with a little girl, who she claims is Chandru's daughter. Chandru vehemently denies it and finding Indu's presence an embarrassment tries to ferret out the truth. After many scenes of forced comedy, we learn that the girl is the illegitimate daughter of Chandru's much-married brother, who had seduced Indu's sister. After his brother's futile attempt to play the villain, Chandru latches on to Indu fast enough with no apology to Rekha. But it is not really Chandru's fault. For Rekha had done the disappearing act from the scene early enough without any explanation either.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Karthik Muthuraman|Karthik]] as Chandru
*[[Rambha (actress)|Rambha]] as Indu
*[[Mumtaj]] as Rekha
*[[Goundamani]] as Ranjith
*[[Manivannan]] as Rajasekhar
*[[Senthil]] as Mahali
*[[Rajeev (Tamil actor)|Rajeev]] as Guna
*[[Delhi Ganesh]] as Somasundaram
*[[Ponnambalam (actor)|Ponnambalam]] as Somasundaram's nephew
*[[Thalapathy Dinesh]] as Fighter
*[[Madhan Bob]] as Doctor
*[[Sabitha Anand]] as Guna's wife
*[[Jyothi Meena]] as Asha
*[[Chithra Lakshmanan]]
*[[Anu Mohan (Tamil actor)|Anu Mohan]]
*Vengal Rao
* [[Muthukaalai]]
*[[Pandiarajan]] as Michael (Guest appearance)
{{colend}}

==Production==
[[Simran (actress)|Simran]] had originally signed on to play the lead role in the film, before she was replaced by Rambha.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20001207075900/http://movies.indiainfo.com/tamil/movienews/morenews2.html</ref> This is a Tamil remake of 1994 Malayalam film ''[[Minnaram]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chennaionline.com/reeltalk/nov252.asp|title=Simran to wed|date=25 October 2004|access-date=4 April 2018|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041025064758/http://www.chennaionline.com/reeltalk/nov252.asp|archive-date=25 October 2004|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://cinema.dinamalar.com/tamil-news/34110/cinema/Kollywood/Mohanlal-movies-and-their-remakes.htm|title=மோகன்லாலும், பின்னே தமிழ் ரீமேக்கும்...|date=2015-07-05|work=Dinamalar|access-date=2018-05-19}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==

The music was composed by [[Deva (composer)|Deva]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://gaana.com/album/azhagana-natkal |title=Azhagana Naatkal songs |website=Gaana.com |access-date=2019-03-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/azhagana-natkal-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1110331730 |title=Azhagana Natkal (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |website=Apple Music |access-date=2019-03-03}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics
|-
| 1 || "Adi Devathaiye" || [[Tippu (singer)|Tippu]], "Mahanadhi" Shobana || rowspan=4|[[Pa. Vijay]]
|-
| 2 || "Chik Chik Chinnakiliye" I || [[Sujatha Mohan|Sujatha]], [[S. P. B. Charan]]
|-
| 3 || "Chik Chik Chinnakiliye" II || [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]], Shaisan
|-
| 4 || "Ishaa Ishaa" || [[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[Anuradha Sriram]]
|-
| 5 || "Kadhal Ok" || [[Shankar Mahadevan]], Sujatha || Kalaikumar
|-
| 6 || "Udugaya Udugaya" || [[Malgudi Subha]] || Pa. Vijay
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101213204907/http://www.jointscene.com/movies/Kollywood/Azhagana_Naatkal/3624 Azhagana Naatkal at Jointscene]

{{Sundar C.}}

[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:2001 films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sundar C.]]
[[Category:2000s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in Ooty]]
[[Category:Films scored by Deva (composer)]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Malayalam films]]

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>Aniruddh Ramanujam0701 at 05:48, 2 May 2021