''Netru Indru'' () is a 2014 Indian

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-language

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, directed by

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, a filmmaker who earlier directed ''Pallavan'' and the

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-starrer ''

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''. Prasanna and Vimal, along with

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and

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of ''

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'' fame, played the lead roles, while Arundhati and

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were the female leads. Rehhan scored the music for the film, while Dinesh Sre was the cinematographer and C. S. Prem was the editor. Shot entirely in forests of South India, ''Netru Indru'' draws a parallel between events happened in the past and ones that happens in the present in the forest. Produced by S. Malathy, it was expected to hit the screens in August 2013, but it did not release on the projected release date but after several delays in June 2014.

Cast

* Prasanna as DSP David / Patchai * Vimal as Sivaji *

as Sathya *

as Arivazhagan *

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as Narayanan *

as Dhamini * Arundhati as Akhila * Gemini Balaji as Captain Esakki Muthu *

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as Guru * Sabarna as Lavanya * Kamalesh as Murugan *

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as Veera

Production

In August 2012, it was reported that director Padmamagan was starting a new film titled ''Koothu'' with Vimal and Prasanna in the lead. The director claimed that it was not "a run of the mill love story" but a thriller with a "unique screenplay". He further stated, "''Koothu'' is a green journey in my life amid rocks and isolated forests with no human approach. We were in dense jungles to conduct shooting for ''Koothu''. It is an extravaganza of nature's bounty." Alongside Vimal and Prasanna, upcoming actors Richard Rishi, Bharani, Harish and Nithish were part of the principal cast, while

(then named Nandhagi) and Arundhathi were signed as the female leads. The film was shot in 65 days in the dense forests around the border of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Filming locations include places such as

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s, Western Ghats mountain

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and

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. The film's trailer was released in August 2012 and after a period of inactivity, the title was changed in March 2013 from ''Koothu'' to ''Netru Indru'' and an audio launch function was held. Prasanna revealed that Vimal had forgone his salary for the film, as a result of the producer's financial problems. The film received an

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from the Censor Board, with the director stating, "For commercial value, we wanted heroines for the film. Once we got them on board, the glamour quotient went a bit out of hand. But the whole thing suited the story very well than we expected. So we decided not to compromise the film by taking a U certificate".

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Rehaan who earlier composed for the film ''Vannathupoochi''. * "Aappa" - Richard * "Akila" - Richard, Hemambika * "Kaavalkara" - Nincy * "Pangali" -

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* "Vellithirai" -

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Critical reception

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gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5 and wrote, "Every once in a while, there comes a film that makes you go 'Am I really seeing this?' and ''Netru Indru'' is that kind of film — a film so bad that it's good. It is unashamedly crass, exploitative and downright sexist".

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=3426270 2014 films Indian adventure comedy films 2010s adventure comedy films 2010s Tamil-language films Indian nonlinear narrative films Films set in forests 2014 comedy films