Netru, Indru, Naalai

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In February 2006, Netru, Indru, Naalai, a Broadway musical style tribute to the Tamil filmdom premiered at the Jeppiar Engineering College, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Directed by Mani Ratnam, the three hour song, dance, and drama extravaganza brings to life definitive celluloid moments from Tamil cinema, across its different eras (Netru (yesterday), Indru (today), and Naalai (tomorrow)), to the stage. The show features 100 dancers, as well as actors and actresses from across the country. Acclaimed film and theatre composer A. R. Rahman has composed a special song for the show, and other notable technicians involved in the production include art director Sabu Cyril, and award winning director/cinematographer Rajiv Menon.

The stage musical marks the first theatre production directed by Mani Ratnam, who, along with director Vasanth, and numerous other well known artistes, conceived the show in aid of The Banyan, a charity that aids mentally challenged and destitute women.

Actors involved in the production include Kamal Haasan, Joseph Vijay, R. Madhavan, Vikram, Prakash Raj, Mohanlal, Bharath, Shriya Saran, Asin Thottumkal, Kiran Rathod, Pooja, Sadha, Malavika, Rohini, Vivek, Genelia D'Souza, Sridevi, Vineeth, Abbas, Shaam, Vivek Oberoi, Abhishek Bachchan, Simbu, Laila, Revathi Menon, Simran Bagga, Srikanth, Shobana, Arya, Bhanupriya, Sandhya, Reema Sen, and Shilpa Shetty. Singers involved in the production include Harini.