Naalai Namadhe is a 2009 Indian Tamil language film directed by Vinayan.
The film stars Pradeep, Sharwanand, Sanusha, Karthika Mathew, Kiran Rathod, and Oviya in her Tamil debut, alongside Manivannan, Ashish Vidyarthi, Rajan P. Dev, Tanikella Bharani, M. S. Bhaskar, and Charle in supporting roles.
The movie follows Udayappa (Ashish Vidyarthi), a wealthy businessman who donates 1800 crores for charity purposes in his district. He requests the district collector Priya Alexander to entrust the job of spending the money to two slum-dwellers, Mani and his adopted son Ramu.
The story revolves around Udayappa's request, as well as a night when the drunk Raju attempts to rape Mani's adopted daughter Shanthi, but is thwarted by the prostitute Sarasu. The next day, at a school function, the events unfold.