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{{Short description|2023 Indian drama film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox film
| image = Bommai Nayagi poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Shan
| writer = Shan
| producer = [[Pa. Ranjith]]
| starring = [[Yogi Babu]] [[Hari Krishnan (Tamil actor)|Harikrishnan Anbudurai]] [[G. M. Kumar]] Subatra Robert Srimathi
| cinematography = Athisayaraj R
| editing = Selva R. K.
| music = Sundaramurthy K S
| studio = Neelam Productions Yaazhi Films
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2023|02|03}}
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Bommai Nayagi''''' ({{translation|Doll heroine}}) is a 2023 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[Social problem film|social]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] written and directed by Shan in his directorial debut and produced by [[Pa. Ranjith]] under Neelam Production. The film had [[Yogi Babu]] in the lead role. The music was composed by Sundaramurthy K S, [[Cinematography]] handled by Athisayaraj R and edited by Selva R. K. This film received critical acclaim from critics and audiences.

== Plot ==

Velu ([[Yogi Babu]]) is a simple man whose entire world revolves around his family and the tea stall he works in. One day, when his entire family were having fun at the Bommai Nayagi Amman temple festival, his daughter (Bommai Nayagi) went home to bring her piggy bank and offered the money she saved to the [[Deity]]. But a couple of drunkards abuse her on the way back, leaving her unconscious. The rest of the film deals with Velu's fight to bring [[justice]] to Bommai Nayagi.

== Cast ==
{{cast listing|
*[[Yogi Babu]] as Velu
*[[Hari Krishnan (Tamil actor)|Harikrishnan Anbudurai]] as Jeeva
*Subatra Robert as Kayalvizhi, Bommai Nayagi's mother
*Srimathi as Bommai Nayagi
*[[G. M. Kumar]] as Velu's father
*[[Aruldoss]] as Senthil
*[[Lizzie Antony]]
*[[S. S. Stanley]]
*Jayachandran
*[[Rockstar Ramani Ammal]]
*Sumaiya
*Ishmath banu
*Dhamu
*Indrajith
*Jayavel
}}

== Production ==
The shooting of the film began in January 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 January 2021 |title=Yogi Babu's Bommai Nayagi shoot begins |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/yogi-babus-bommai-nayagi-shoot-begins/articleshow/80403087.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001035956/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/yogi-babus-bommai-nayagi-shoot-begins/articleshow/80403087.cms |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=22 January 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Balachandran |first=Logesh |date=23 January 2021 |title=Yogi Babu and Pa Ranjith's film Bommai Nayagi goes on floors. See first look poster |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/yogi-babu-and-pa-ranjith-s-film-bommai-nayagi-goes-on-floors-see-first-look-poster-1761931-2021-01-23 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001035956/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/yogi-babu-and-pa-ranjith-s-film-bommai-nayagi-goes-on-floors-see-first-look-poster-1761931-2021-01-23 |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=23 January 2021 |website=[[India Today]]}}</ref> and [[Wrap (filmmaking)|wrapped]] on 24 November 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 November 2021 |title=Yogi Babu's Bommai Nayagi shooting wrapped up |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/yogi-babus-bommai-nayagi-shooting-wrapped-up/articleshow/87889464.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001035957/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/yogi-babus-bommai-nayagi-shooting-wrapped-up/articleshow/87889464.cms |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=24 November 2021 |website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> [[Yogi Babu]] started dubbing for his portions on 1 February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 February 2022 |title=Bommai Nayagi dubbing update |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/yogi-babu-starts-dubbing-for-bommai-nayagi/articleshow/89274559.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001035959/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/yogi-babu-starts-dubbing-for-bommai-nayagi/articleshow/89274559.cms |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=1 February 2022 |website=[[The Times of India]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 July 2022 |title="இப்படியொரு யோகிபாபுவை நீங்கள் பார்த்திருக்கவே மாட்டீர்கள்!" |url=https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/director-shan-interview-about-bommai-nayagi-movie |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001061603/https://cinema.vikatan.com/tamil-cinema/director-shan-interview-about-bommai-nayagi-movie |archive-date=1 October 2022 |access-date=28 July 2022 |website=[[Cinema Vikatan]] |language=ta}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Bommai Nayagi
| type = [[Soundtrack]]
| artist = Sundaramurthy K. S.
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 6 January 2023
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| label = [[Think Music]]
| length = 21:11
| producer = [[Neelam Productions]]
| prev_title = [[Beginning (2023 film)|Beginning]]
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = [[Thandatti]]
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Bommai Nayagi
| type = soundtrack
| single1 = Adiye Raasaathi
| single1date = 6 January 2023
| single2 = Kadar Kara Kaathu
| single2date = 20 January 2023
}}
}}

The soundtrack album is composed by Sundaramurthy K S, the audio rights were purchased by [[Think Music]]. The first single titled "Adiye Raasaathi" was released on 6 January 2023 and it is a melody number. The song written by Kabilan, composed by Sundaramurthy K S and sung by Sathyaprakash.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 January 2023 |title=Bommai Nayagi first single update is out |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/jan/05/bommai-nayagi-first-single-update-is-out-38440.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108144145/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/jan/05/bommai-nayagi-first-single-update-is-out-38440.html |archive-date=8 January 2023 |access-date=5 January 2023 |website=[[Cinema Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=6 January 2023 |title=Adiye Raasaathi Video Song {{!}} Bommai Nayagi {{!}} Yogi Babu, Subatra, Srimathi {{!}} Shan {{!}} Sundaramurthy KS |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YiyRQMS0-Q |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108144141/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YiyRQMS0-Q |archive-date=8 January 2023 |access-date=6 January 2023 |publisher=[[Think Music India]] |language=en |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref>

{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| extra1 = D. Sathyaprakash
| lyrics1 = [[Kabilan (lyricist)|Kabilan]]
|| title1 = Adiye Raasaathi
| length1 = 04:51
| extra2 = Rockstar Ramani Ammal
| lyrics2 = Sithan Jayamoorthy & Shan
|| title2 = Kadar Kara Kaathu
| length2 = 03:27
| extra3 = Sithan Jayamoorthy
| lyrics3 = Ilaya Kamban
|| title3 = Bommai Nayagi
| length3 = 04:34
| extra4 = [[Haricharan]]
| lyrics4 = Kabilan
|| title4 = Vaanam Thaiyaga
| length4 = 05:24
| extra5 = Srimathi, Srisakthi & Shan
| lyrics5 = [[Arivu]]
|| title5 = Saga Uyire
| length5 = 02:55
| headline = Track listing
| total_length = 21:11
}}

== Release ==
=== Theatrical ===
The film was released theatrically on 3 February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 January 2023 |title=Here's when Yogi Babu's Bommai Nayagi will hit the screens |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/jan/04/heres-when-yogi-babus-bommai-nayagi-will-hit-the-screens-38396.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105134906/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/news/2023/jan/04/heres-when-yogi-babus-bommai-nayagi-will-hit-the-screens-38396.html |archive-date=5 January 2023 |access-date=4 January 2023 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Home media ===
The post theatrical streaming rights of the film is sold to [[ZEE5]], while the satellite rights of the film is sold to [[Zee Tamil]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2025}}

== Reception ==
{{expand section|date=October 2023}}
Logesh Balachandran of ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote, "''Bommai Nayagi'' is yet again an effective social drama that addresses a sensitive issue in the most sensible way. It has a drama that affects us deeply. Worth a watch".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Balachandran |first=Logesh |title=Bommai Nayagi Movie Review : Yogi Babu's shines in this deeply-affecting drama on justice and the judicial system |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/bommai-nayagi/movie-review/97597448.cms?from=mdr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230205050412/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movie-reviews/bommai-nayagi/movie-review/97597448.cms?from=mdr |archive-date=5 February 2023 |access-date=5 February 2023 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt16239334}}

{{Pa. Ranjith}}

[[Category:2023 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:2023 Indian films]]
[[Category:2023 drama films]]
[[Category:Films about father–daughter relationships]]
[[Category:Films about social issues in India]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films set in Cuddalore]]
[[Category:Films produced by Pa. Ranjith]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

Bommai Nayagi - Revision history

AsliKhan99 at 02:32, 3 March 2026