'Nandigayin Diary' Review: This Tamil film is a sleaze fest
by IANS
Cast: Sana Khan, Aravind, Suresh Krishna and Irshad;

Director: K Viyasan;

Loosely inspired by lesser known true story about Silk Smitha's life, 'Nadigayin Diary' is a bad homage to the late actress, who once ruled the industry with her dare bare roles.

Even though the film claims it is not inspired by the story of 'Silk', we know for a fact, thanks to 'Dirty Picture' and numerous other references, this is nothing less than a biopic. What could have been an emotionally powerful story, it gets sabotaged due to excess skin show....more    
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by IANS
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