Nandhi (2002 film)

Nandhi is a 2002 Kannada-language action-drama film directed by D. Rajendra Babu featuring Sudeep, Sindhu Menon and Radhika Chaudhari in the lead roles. The film features background score and soundtrack composed by Gurukiran and lyrics by Kaviraj and V. Nagendra Prasad. The film released on 27 December 2002.

Plot
Nandhi (Sudeep), a young man who comes from Prison comes to join in Law College. He was sentenced to jail for accidentally murdering his schoolmate in his childhood.

Cast

 * Sudeep as Nandhi
 * Sindhu Menon as Divya
 * Radhika Chaudhari as Pinki
 * Ashish Vidhyarthi as Dhanraj/Different Danny
 * Ambika as Nandhi's mother
 * Kashi as Professor
 * Vikas as Nandhi's friend
 * Vaijanath Biradar as Bagni
 * Shankar Ashwath as Police Officer
 * Chikka Suresh
 * Narendra Babu Sharma

Soundtrack
The soundtrack was composed by Gurukiran collaborating with Sudeep for the third time after Chandu (2002) and Dhumm (2002). Lyrics were written by V. Nagendra Prasad and Kaviraj. The soundtrack was released by Ashwini audio.

Reception
A critic from Viggy wrote that "Film Nandi is an out and out Sudeep film".

Awards
Filmfare Awards South :-
 * Best Actor - Kannada (2002) - Sudeep

Karnataka State Film Awards :-
 * Best Actor (2002) - Sudeep