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Nageswari(2001)

5.6/10
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.

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

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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
Junior Aatha-Director7 films
Snake charmer-Nagaveni's brother / Magician7 films
Snake charmer-Temple trustee7 films
Nagaveni's brother / Magician-Actor7 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

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