''Nenjil Thunivirundhal'' () is a 2017 Indian
action drama film written and directed by
Suseenthiran
Suseenthiran is an Indian film director and screenwriter in Tamil cinema. He rose to fame with his directorial debut ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009).
Career
Suseenthiran, who originally hails from a small village called Amarapoondi in Palan ...
. It is shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu languages, the latter titled ''C/O Surya''. The film stars
Sundeep Kishan
Sundeep Kishan (born 7th May 1987) is an Indian actor and producer who works in predominately in Telugu and Tamil cinema.
Career
Sandeep Kishan was born in a Telugu family in present-day Chennai. He is the nephew to the cinematographers Chota ...
,
Mehreen Pirzada
Mehreen Pirzada (born 5 November 1995) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and Punjabi films. Pirzada made her acting debut in 2016 with the Telugu film '' Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha''. She ...
,
Vikranth
Vikranth is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He was first introduced in the film ''Karka Kasadara'' (2005) directed by R. V. Udayakumar and later appeared in other romantic drama films. Following his participation in th ...
, and Shathiga with
Soori,
Satya , and
Harish Uthaman
Harish Uthaman (born 5 April 1982) is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films. He made his début portraying the lead role in '' Tha'' (2010), before playing villains in '' Gouravam'', ''Pandiya Naadu'', ''Mea ...
also in pivotal roles. Featuring music composed by
D. Imman
Immanuel Vasanth Dinakaran (born 24 January 1983), better known as D. Imman, is an Indian film composer and singer, predominantly working in Tamil cinema. Also worked in Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, and Hindi film industry. His first film as mu ...
, the venture began production in December 2016 and was released on 10 November 2017.
The film is dubbed into Hindi as ''C/o Surya'' in 2018.
Plot
Kumar (
Sundeep Kishan
Sundeep Kishan (born 7th May 1987) is an Indian actor and producer who works in predominately in Telugu and Tamil cinema.
Career
Sandeep Kishan was born in a Telugu family in present-day Chennai. He is the nephew to the cinematographers Chota ...
) (Surya in Telugu version) is a somewhat timid young man who, after losing his father to a negligent operation, takes care of his mother (
Thulasi) and medical student sister Anuradha (Shathiga) by running a catering outfit. His best friend is Mahesh (
Vikranth
Vikranth is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He was first introduced in the film ''Karka Kasadara'' (2005) directed by R. V. Udayakumar and later appeared in other romantic drama films. Following his participation in th ...
) who likes talking with his fists and the comedy duo (
Soori) and (
Appukutty
Sivabalan, better known as Appukutty, is an Indian actor and comedian, who mainly appears in Tamil films. He became recognized following his performance in ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu''. His role as Azhagarsami in ''Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai'' was prai ...
) (in Telugu played by
Satya). Mahesh and Anu are secretly in love, and they hide it from Kumar / Surya as it would spoil their friendship. Durai Pandi / Sambasivudu (
Harish Uthaman
Harish Uthaman (born 5 April 1982) is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films. He made his début portraying the lead role in '' Tha'' (2010), before playing villains in '' Gouravam'', ''Pandiya Naadu'', ''Mea ...
) is an assassin whose modus operandi is to double-cross his clients and earn double the money for his kills. Ensuing circumstances seemingly make Mahesh the target of Durai Pandi / Sambasivudu. However, there is a twist there, and whether the good guys and their dear ones survive against the powerful and ruthless enemy forms the rest of the screenplay.
Cast
; Tamil version
*
Appukutty
Sivabalan, better known as Appukutty, is an Indian actor and comedian, who mainly appears in Tamil films. He became recognized following his performance in ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu''. His role as Azhagarsami in ''Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai'' was prai ...
as Kumar's friend
; Telugu version
*
Dhanraj
Dhanaraj may refer to:
People
*Dhanraj (actor), Telugu actor and comedian
*Dhanraj Bhagat (1917–1988), Indian sculptor
*Dhanraj Giri (1811–1901), Indian abbot of Kailash Ashram
* Dhanraj Pillay (born 1968), Indian field hockey player
* Dhanr ...
Production
In November 2016,
Suseenthiran
Suseenthiran is an Indian film director and screenwriter in Tamil cinema. He rose to fame with his directorial debut ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009).
Career
Suseenthiran, who originally hails from a small village called Amarapoondi in Palan ...
began working on an untitled film as director with
Sundeep Kishan
Sundeep Kishan (born 7th May 1987) is an Indian actor and producer who works in predominately in Telugu and Tamil cinema.
Career
Sandeep Kishan was born in a Telugu family in present-day Chennai. He is the nephew to the cinematographers Chota ...
and
Vikranth
Vikranth is an Indian actor who has appeared in Tamil language films. He was first introduced in the film ''Karka Kasadara'' (2005) directed by R. V. Udayakumar and later appeared in other romantic drama films. Following his participation in th ...
signed on to play lead roles. Initial reports suggested that the film would be a bilingual Tamil and Telugu venture, where Kishan would replace Vikranth in the Telugu version, but later both were included in the cast. Vikranth worked on the film alongside his commitments in Suseethiran's production venture ''
Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2
''Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu 2'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language sports action film directed by Selva Sekaran. A sequel to ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009), the film is written by the original's director Suseenthiran and features Vikranth and Art ...
'' (2017) and
Samuthirakani
Samuthirakani (born 26 April 1973) is an Indian actor and film director who predominantly works in Tamil films and Telugu films besides appearing in a number of Malayalam films. He worked as an assistant to director K Balachander. He won the N ...
's action drama ''
Thondan'' (2017).
Harish Uthaman
Harish Uthaman (born 5 April 1982) is an Indian actor who appears in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada films. He made his début portraying the lead role in '' Tha'' (2010), before playing villains in '' Gouravam'', ''Pandiya Naadu'', ''Mea ...
and
Soori also joined the cast in November 2016. Sundeep Kishan reunited with Suseenthiran after a previous venture, the Telugu version of ''
Jeeva'' (2014), had been shelved midst production. Actress
Mehreen Pirzada
Mehreen Pirzada (born 5 November 1995) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and Punjabi films. Pirzada made her acting debut in 2016 with the Telugu film '' Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha''. She ...
was brought in to make her acting debut in Tamil films, and recruited a Tamil instructor to help her learn the language. Production began in December, and the film was shot across Chennai, Vishakapatnam, Nellore and Tirupathi. The film's initial title, ''Aram Seidhu Pazhagu'', and first look poster were revealed to the media on 14 February 2017. When the title was changed to ''Nenjil Thunivirundhal'', the team again released the first look with the new title. The team has wrapped up the filming in June 2017.
When speaking about the heroine's role in the film, the director
Suseenthiran
Suseenthiran is an Indian film director and screenwriter in Tamil cinema. He rose to fame with his directorial debut ''Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu'' (2009).
Career
Suseenthiran, who originally hails from a small village called Amarapoondi in Palan ...
said, "usually my scripts will have importance for the role of female leads, but in this particular movie,
Mehreen Pirzada
Mehreen Pirzada (born 5 November 1995) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly appears in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil and Punjabi films. Pirzada made her acting debut in 2016 with the Telugu film '' Krishna Gaadi Veera Prema Gaadha''. She ...
is having a cliché role". Despite being a bilingual, the entire film in two languages was shot in 55 days.
Soundtrack
The film's music was composed by
D. Imman
Immanuel Vasanth Dinakaran (born 24 January 1983), better known as D. Imman, is an Indian film composer and singer, predominantly working in Tamil cinema. Also worked in Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu, and Hindi film industry. His first film as mu ...
, while the audio rights of the film were acquired by Saregama. The album was released on 5 October 2017 and featured five songs and two theme tracks.
Release
The makers originally planned to release the film in early October 2017 to coincide with
Diwali
Diwali (), Dewali, Divali, or Deepavali ( IAST: ''dīpāvalī''), also known as the Festival of Lights, related to Jain Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Tihar, Swanti, Sohrai, and Bandna, is a religious celebration in Indian religions. It is ...
, but postponed the release owing to the lack of available screens.
The Tamil version of the film opened to mixed reviews from critics on 10 November 2017. A critic from ''
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...
'' wrote that Suseenthiran "is out-of-form in this action drama", while ''The New Indian Express'' wrote that the film was an "uninspired thriller" and that it "pretends to be an enterprising thriller, but what it actually is, is your garden-variety cliché-ridden film. In a more positive review, ''The Indian Express'' wrote the "movie is an average thriller". Sify.com called the film "entertaining", explaining that "the movie has a charming friendship angle, middle-class family issues, a social message and a deadly villain". Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion wrote "The premise is similar to what the director handled to far better effect in Naan Mahaan Alla and Pandiya Naadu, where ordinary men found themselves in extraordinary circumstances. The story has terrific potential. (It's the tragedy with so many of our films: great story, lousy screenplay.) "
The film garnered a poor commercial response at the Chennai box office, owing to the
unexpected success of ''
Aramm
''Aramm'' () is a 2017 Indian Tamil-language political drama film written and directed by Gopi Nainar. It features Nayanthara as a district collector, with Ramachandran Durairaj and Sunu Lakshmi in supporting roles. Featuring music composed b ...
'', which was released on the same day. Coupled with the success of the horror film ''
Aval
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* ''Aval'' (1967 film)
* ''Aval'' (1972 film)
* ''Aval'' (2017 film)
* ''Aval'' (TV series), a 2011 Indian Tamil-language family soap opera
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'' and ''
Mersal'', ''Nenjil Thunivirundhal'' underperformed commercially. Within four days of the release of the film, Suseenthiran re-edited and trimmed nearly 20 minutes of the film to re-release, with many scenes featuring Mehreen Pirzada being removed. As the new version failed to get an immediate positive response, Suseenthiran chose to pull the film from the theatres on 16 November 2017 and later announced that there would be a re-release on 15 December 2017. Owing to the busy schedule at the box office, the idea was later scrapped, meaning that the film only ran for six days in Chennai.
References
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