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Naandi may refer to:
- Naandi Foundation, an Indian development charity
- Naandi (film), 1964 Kannada-language film
- Naandri, Meendum Varuga, a Tamil language film
Naandi is a 1964 Kannada romantic drama film directed and written by N. Lakshminarayan, making his first venture in film direction. The film was produced by actor Vadiraj and Jawahar for "Sri Bharathi Chitra" studio house. The film starred Rajkumar and Harini both playing deaf couple roles along with Kalpana and Udaykumar playing guest roles. Actor Dinesh made his debut through this film in a supporting role.
The film, upon release garnered wide appreciation and recognition for capturing the real-time plights of the deaf couple for the first time in commercial cinema. The film, produced by Vadiraj, set a landmark by being the first ever film to screen in an International film festival. This film screened at IFFI 1992 Kannada cinema Retrospect.