''Nandri'' () is a 1984 Indian

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, directed and scripted by

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, with story written by Abbaiah Naidu. It stars Karthik,

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and Arjun, with a dog named Brownie in a pivotal role. Arjun made his acting debut in Tamil with this film. It is a remake of the

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film ''Thaliya Bhagya''. The film was released on 17 August 1984.

Plot

Cast

Production

''Nandri'' is the Tamil debut of Arjun. When approached by Rama Narayanan, he was initially reluctant due to his then poor grasp of the language, but Rama Narayanan still cast him. According to Arjun, the character being mute benefited him.

Soundtrack

Music was by

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and lyrics were written by Vaali.

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* {{Rama Narayanan 1980s Indian films 1980s Tamil-language films 1984 films 1984 thriller films Films about dogs Films directed by Rama Narayanan Films scored by Shankar–Ganesh Indian thriller films Tamil remakes of Kannada films Tamil-language Indian films Tamil-language thriller films