
Nageswari(2001)
Tamil136 mins
Nageswari (2001) is a 136-minute Tamil film directed by Rama Narayanan. Starring Ramya Krishnan, Karan and Babloo Prithiveeraj. With an audience rating of 5.6/10, Nageswari stands as one of the notable Tamil releases of 2001.
Director:Rama Narayanan
Mood:
darkemotionalsuspenseful
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 14 January 2001
- Director
- Rama Narayanan
- Language
- Tamil
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
- GudVibe Rating
- 5.6/10
Storyline
A woman named Nagaveni is killed by four criminals. With help from a divine power, she returns to get revenge on her murderers.
“A murdered woman returns for divine revenge.”
Film Details
5.6Rating
136Minutes
TamilLanguage
UACertificate
Release Date14 January 2001
Release Typetheatrical
Parental Guide
Violence
High
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
High
Vibe & Tags
Mood
darkemotionalsuspenseful
Themes
revengejusticecorruptionfamily
Toneintense
Pacingepisodic
Complexitylight
Audiencemass
Best Withwith-partner
Violence4
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability2
Reviews & Ratings
Your Rating
5.6/10Rating
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Cast & Crew
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Trivia
- The film was shot in just 15 days, a common practice for director Rama Narayanan to keep budgets low.
- Actress Meena played the dual role of both the murdered Nagaveni and the goddess Nageswari.
- The movie's plot is loosely inspired by the popular Tamil folk tale of 'Naga Kannika'.
- It was one of the last major horror films from director Rama Narayanan, known as the 'King of B Movies'.
- The film reused sets and costumes from other fantasy films made by the same production company.
- Despite its low budget, the movie featured extensive special effects for its time, including optical dissolves for the transformation scenes.
- The soundtrack by Srikanth Deva was not released as a standalone audio cassette, which was unusual for Tamil films then.
Notable Collaborations
Frequent partnerships reunited in Nageswari
Junior Aatha-Nagaveni's brother / Magician15 films →
Junior Aatha-Temple trustee13 films →
Nagaveni's brother / Magician-Temple trustee12 films →
Nagaveni's brother / Magician-Music Composer12 films →
Junior Aatha-Snake charmer10 films →
Junior Aatha-Actor10 films →
Junior Aatha-Music Composer9 films →
Nagaveni's brother / Magician-Eshwar's friend9 films →
Temple trustee-Director9 films →
Director-Composer9 films →
Junior Aatha-Director7 films →
Snake charmer-Nagaveni's brother / Magician7 films →
Snake charmer-Temple trustee7 films →
Snake charmer-Director6 films →
Snake charmer-Music Composer5 films →
Nagaveni's brother / Magician-Director5 films →
Eshwar's friend-Music Composer5 films →
Junior Aatha-Eshwar's friend4 films →
Snake charmer-Eshwar's friend4 films →








